Anthrax has been connected to the death of dozens of hippopotamuses at Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a new report.

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its ...

The toxin is caused by a spore-forming bacterium, Bacillus anthracis, which survives for decades in soil where animals that died of anthrax or were carriers were buried. It is transmissible to ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anthrax is a disease linked to bacteria, which could be found in soil and commonly impacts wildlife. "Livestock and wild animals can ...