Sverdlovsk: The Soviet BW Program Analysis

Sverdlovsk Outbreak: What We Know ● • • • April 1, 1979: Filters at Compound 19 anthrax production facility removed-production restarted before two were replaced April 2: Between 1 gram-10 kg of Anthrax spores released between 1:30 PM-4:00 PM April 4: first cases appear April 7-8: Moscow alerted April 10: First anthrax diagnosis April 12: Moscow authorities take charge, led by Burgasov Mid-April: Public health campaign begins • Last death in mid-May At least 68 deaths, possibly 105

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