An outbreak of anthrax in Siberia has been blamed on a heatwave melting infected reindeer carcasses that were frozen in the tundra inside the Arctic Circle.<br /><br /> A 12 year old nomadic Nenets boy has died in hospital in the town of Salekhard and another eight people have been diagnosed with the deadly bacterial disease.<br /><br /> Around 2,300 reindeer have also died.<br /><br /> The outbreak is evidence of more climate change in an area of permafrost – so called because it’s normally permanently frozen. In some provinces of Siberia temperatures have risen 10 degree Fahrenheit beyond normal. <br /><br /> It’s been 70 years since the last outbreak and Russian troops trained in biological warfare have been drafted in to manage the emergency. <br /><br /> It’s a logistical challenge as the nomadic people are spread over large distances.<br /><br /> Nomadic people living in the infected area on the Yamal Peninsula who herd livestock including reindeer have been evacuated.<br /><br /> Around 90 of them are now being checked for anthrax in hospital where antibiotics are available to treat the disease, however treatment must start quickly for it to work.<br /><br /> An unrelated anthrax outbreak has also been reported in central Sweden<br />
