THE U.S. was gripped by a "bioterrorism" scare after a dozen people in Florida, New York and elsewhere were exposed to anthrax apparently sent through the mail. National and local news shows were ...

An outbreak of feral hogs in Texas has sparked concern as they could be carrying anthrax infections, which can be dangerously fatal in humans. Feral hogs are an invasive species that have largely made ...

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A biodefense researcher committed suicide this week, just as the US government was about to indict him for the 2001 anthrax attacks that killed five people and caused a national panic. The ...

An outbreak of anthrax—a deadly bacterial disease feared as a potential bioweapon—among cattle and wildlife in Wyoming has killed dozens of animals, and health officials are urging people to take care ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Hannah Kinzer, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) The bacteria that ...