Town quarantined in fatal anthrax outbreak

Russian emergency officials quarantined the village of Druzhba after a suspected exposure to anthrax killed one person and sent 10 others to area hospitals. Officials said one person died and three people were sickened from anthrax exposure Saturday in Druzhba, RIA Novosti reported Monday. Seven others were hospitalized for tests, officials said. Authorities said 32 people in the Altai territory are thought to have come into contact with infected animals. Druzhba, with a population of 740, was quarantined and officials ordered all animals vaccinated, RIA Novosti said. Stray animals were killed to help contain the outbreak.