More than one-third of species that eat some amount of carrion are threatened or declining, a new analysis finds, and that ...

Anthrax is a potentially fatal disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Humans can contract it from infected animals or contaminated animal products.

An anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has left one person and dozens of animals dead, health officials said.

At least 50 hippos die from anthrax in Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo Residents warned to avoid wild animals and boil water amid anthrax outbreak.

Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when they breathe in spores present in contaminated dirt, plants, or water.

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major ...

Officials believe the anthrax was present in the soil due to other anthrax-carrying animals who died and were buried near the scene of the mass grave, according to the report.

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river that feeds one of ...

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.

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 ...

At least 50 animals, including cattle and one moose, in Wyoming have died during a recent outbreak of anthrax. However, officials say the current risk to humans is small.