Anthrax Outbreak Strikes Wyoming Wildlife and Livestock, Prompting Health Alerts and Investigation
ELK MOUNTAIN, Wyo. — A recent anthrax outbreak affecting both wildlife and livestock in Wyoming has prompted swift intervention by state health and agricultural officials. This comes after a moose carcass in Carbon County tested positive for anthrax, marking the state’s first confirmed case in wildlife since 1956, and numerous cattle in the vicinity have also fallen victim to the disease. State veterinarian Dr. Hallie Hasel announced that the outbreak has claimed the lives of …