Pasteur's anthrax vaccine trial at Pouilly-le-Fort
1881 · Event
Before invited farmers, vets and journalists, Pasteur vaccinates half a flock of sheep and then infects them all with anthrax; on 2 June every vaccinated animal is alive and the rest are dead or dying.
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