Anthrax, a common disease globally that affects both livestock and human beings, is listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health.What is anthrax?It is caused by a bacterium called Bacillus ...

In a proactive move to prevent the spread of Anthrax to Abia State, Governor Alex Otti has approved a statewide mass ...

A naturally occurring bacterium known for centuries, anthrax can infect grazing animals that eat or inhale dormant spores in soil. The disease can be transmitted to humans when infected meat is ...

The diseases they cultivated as weapons were glanders and anthrax, both known to ravage populations of grazing animals in natural epidemics. By infecting just a few animals, through needle ...

Anthrax is a naturally occurring bacterial disease of cattle and other animals. It has a long and dark history — a history full of deliberate and dangerous misuse. Today it is still one of the best ...

To mount an effective government response to anthrax outbreaks in Indonesia's Yogyakarta Special Region, policymakers must understand local cultural practices and economic concerns as central to ...

Abia State Government official said the campaign became necessary following a recent anthrax outbreak in cattle in Nasarawa, ...

We suspect it is anthrax, especially because a local vet said so. These areas are inhabited by people who depend on livestock so we fear we could lose more animals,” said Mr Murugu yesterday.

[Collins oduor, Standard] Kenya has laid out a plan to eliminate Anthrax in humans and reduce incidence in animals – to less than 1 per cent of the 2020 baseline – by 2036. The anthrax ...