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Ninety people are undergoing hospital checks in remote northern Russia because of an anthrax outbreak that killed a boy. Eight people are confirmed as infected with anthrax, a rare but deadly bacterial disease. It is believed to have spread from reindeer. More than 2,300 reindeer have died in the outbreak, in the Yamalo-Nenets region of Siberia. Reindeer-herding families have been moved out. A heatwave has fuelled the disease. [Source: BBC News]
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