Diseased Rams: The First Biological Weapon?

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Diseased Rams: The First Biological Weapon? by Morbus Iff

From NewScientist:

The historical documents hint that the Hittites – whose empire stretched from modern-day Turkey to northern Syria – sent diseased rams to their enemies to weaken them with tularemia, a devastating bacterial infection that remains a potential bioterror threat even today, says the review.

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