A DEADLY anthrax outbreak has struck Thailand, killing a man and hospitalising four others, health officials say. Authorities are now racing to trace the source of the highly dangerous livestock ...

It was a critical test to ensure anthrax bacteria had been thoroughly killed so the samples could be safely shipped to researchers at other labs. Yet the Army scientist simply threw out one test ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease that’s caused by bacteria. It’s very rare in the United States, but it can be very serious. It usually only affects farm animals like cows and sheep.

If people don't get proper treatment, all types of anthrax have the potential to spread through the body and cause death ...

The Army bioterror defense research facility that has mistakenly sent live anthrax to dozens of labs in the U.S. and abroad faced potential sanctions in 2007 for ...

Terrorists, he warned, could easily engineer a devastating killer germ: a form of anthrax resistant to common antibiotics. U.S. intelligence agencies have never established that any nation or ...

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Anthrax, which is present in many soils, can come out of dormancy and cause sudden death in livestock. Although most picture the white powder developed in a laboratory and associated with the 2001 ...

1970: The AVA anthrax vaccine was licensed by BioThrax for use in humans. 1990 t0 1991: An estimated 150,000 troops were ...

We practiced how to operate in environments with nerve agents like sarin gas, or biological agents like anthrax. When I completed my training, they gave me a small lapel pin in the shape of a ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...