RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS DEVELOP NEW DRUG AGAINST ANTHRAX
August 1st, 2017
Russian scientists have developed a diagnostic drug that may prevent anthrax outbreaks in livestock by identifying which animals need to be re-vaccinated against the disease. The medicine has been developed because of concerns over statistics gathered by the Russian ministry of agriculture indicating that despite the mandatory vaccination of livestock in the country against anthrax, about 30% of these animals remain susceptible.
The UN Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) last year reported that there were at least 2,600 cases in Russian livestock during ...
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