How a deadly biological warfare pathogen was accidentally released in the city of Sverdlovsk.
On April 2 (presumably), 1979, an accident occurred at a Soviet military research facility in the city of Sverdlovsk, where spores of Bacillus anthracis were released into the surrounding area. This incident led to an outbreak of anthrax, resulting in the deaths of at least 68 people, with the actual number of victims possibly being higher. For years, the Soviet authorities denied the true cause of the outbreak.
Pardon my pronunciation of the word "Anthrax".
*[10:30] - Pulmonary anthrax incubation period should be 1–3 days (though it can be longer).
Credits:
Music by Yuzzy:
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00:00 Part 1: Anomaly
03:38 Part 2: The secrets
08:47 Part 3: The bioweapon
12:04 Part 4: The denial
References:
Meselson M, Guillemin J, Hugh-Jones M, et al. The Sverdlovsk anthrax outbreak of 1979. Science. 1994;266(5188):1202-1208. doi:10.1126/science.7973702
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Anthrax.
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From Major General V. P. Sidorov:
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[Sergey Parfenov. Death from a Test Tube: What Happened in Sverdlovsk in April 1979?] Сергей Парфенов. Смерть из пробирки. Что случилось в Свердловске в апреле 1979 года? // Ural: Monthly Literary-Artistic and Publicistic Magazine. — Yekaterinburg, 2008. — No. 3. — ISSN 0130-5409
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Story about Raisa Smirnova:
[Ivan Zhilin. Marshal Anthrax] Иван Жилин. Маршал язва. Issue "Новая Газета" No. 70, July 6, 2020.
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