Idaho State Veterinarian, Dr. Scott Leibsle, says the Idaho State Department of Agriculture is working with producers and ...

A teenager training to be a welder contracted a rare and dangerous lung infection, prompting a combined state and federal investigation.

An anthrax case in the Cassia County beef herd poses minimal public risk, according to the Idaho State Department of ...

WHAT IS ANTHRAX? Bacillus anthracis is a rod-shaped bacterium that typically appears–when outside a living host–in a dormant state, protected by a hard-shelled spore. Provided it is lodged in rich ...

Several animals have been found dead due to infection by anthrax in Wyoming. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced on September 3 that a dead moose had tested positive for anthrax in Carbon ...

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 ...

An 18-year-old in Louisiana who was training to be a welder developed a stubborn cough that quickly worsened. He was soon hospitalized with pneumonia and needed a machine to help him breathe. Doctors ...

The U.S. Postal Service has had only one confirmed incident of the U.S. Mail being used to transport anthrax bacteria Notify your supervisor, who will immediately contact the Inspection Service, local ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World ...

While much effort has focused on avoiding anthrax, history has also seen attempts to explore using the bacterial spores to inflict harm. They used to call it “wool sorter’s disease” or “hide-porter’s ...

Christopher Ngugi attends to one of his dairy cattle Kanguku village Muranga county. He is one of the anthrax victim which occurred in the county in February 2024. [Collins oduor, Standard] The month ...