“Inhalation anthrax is a life-threatening infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and remains one of the nation’s top biowarfare threats,” Elusys said in a statement. “Much of ...

The CDC has published updated recommendations for the postexposure prevention and treatment of Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) infection; the FDA has granted marketing approval to an at-home chlamydia ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Environmental technicians prepared Monday for what could be the last test needed before the planned fumigation of Washington's main mail-handling facility, where anthrax-tainted ...

ANTHRAX is an acute, infective disease of man and animals and is caused by the anthrax bacillus, which becomes disseminated throughout the body so that every part is infectious. The many animal ...

There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax. Injection anthrax ...

Given the possible severity of anthrax infection, early and fast diagnosis is key. InBios International, Inc., a developer of diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases and biothreats, has been ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in the soil of endemic areas. It is primarily a disease of herbivorous ...

Nowadays, many people associate anthrax with bioterrorism. Indeed, the anthrax bacteria is "one of the biological agents most likely to be used" in terrorism, according to the Centers for Disease ...

More than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past two months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said on Tuesday. "Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants ...

To the Editor: The Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries has recently passed rules and regulations designed to prevent anthrax in industries where animal products are handled. This step was ...