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Assam: Two elephants die of anthrax, authorities try to trace source Anthrax is a highly infectious zoonotic disease found primarily in herbivorous animals. Following the two deaths, the forest department has launched a vaccination drive and is trying to trace the source of the infection Updated: December 10, 2020 8:40:08 pm Two elephants died of anthrax in Assam s Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary. (Representational image / Express) On December 3, a female elephant calf was found dead, blood oozing out of its mouth, trunk and anus, in the Joypur range of Assam’s Dehing Patkai wildlife sanctuary. Two days later, about a kilometre away, another elephant carcass a female adult was found in a similar condition. Fearing an outbreak of the anthrax disease, samples were collected by the authorities, and both the pachyderms were cremated at the spot shortly after they were found. ....