Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are scaling up the response to an anthrax outbreak in North ...

Anthrax is a bacterial infection that primarily affects animals, but can infect humans through contact with contaminated ...

An anthrax outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has left one person and dozens of animals dead, health officials said.To date, one confirmed and 16 suspected human cases have been reported ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s ...

Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with technical support from the World Health ...

At least three people have died and several others are hospitalised in an anthrax outbreak in Uganda’s north-eastern and western regions , the country’s health ministry said on Friday.

KAMPALA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's Ministry of Health said Friday that an anthrax outbreak in the northeastern and western regions of the country has left three people dead and several others ...

And in 2004, anthrax was responsible for killing around 300 hippos in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. These latest deaths are an especially heavy toll for the local hippo population.

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and ...

which forms Congo's border with Uganda and runs through an area under the control of rebel fighters. Anthrax is a serious disease usually caused by bacteria found naturally in soil. Wild animals ...