c/canada · by grte@lemmy.ca · 3y

N.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in bison | Winnipeg Free Press

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/life/greenpage/2023/07/14/n-w-t-confirms-anthrax-outbreak-in-slave-river-lowlands-bison

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terk@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Is anthrax just naturally out there for anyone to contract?

grte@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 3y

Yeah. It's very rare but it happens. That said, I came across this study, which makes me wonder if we'll see it happening more frequently in the north.