Roughly 50 hippopotamuses at Africa’s premier nature reserve died from anthrax poisoning, according to park officials.

We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Anthrax, otherwise known as the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a deadly serious infectious disease that kills without question if its ...

Anthrax has been connected to the death of dozens of hippopotamuses at Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic ...

10 and 20 microgm. of Chloromycetin per cc. A smear and culture of the lesion were now negative for anthrax (after ingestion of 11 gm. of Chloromycetin in 66 hours). On June 9, the axillary node ...