Zambia has reported its largest anthrax outbreak for a decade, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As of late November 2023, 684 suspected cases and four deaths have been recorded. A large-scale outbreak occurred in 2011 with 511 suspected cases.
Anthrax is caused by a spore-forming bacteria called Bacillus
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The animal research and diagnostic lab at South Dakota State University has confirmed the presence of Anthrax in a beef herd West of the Missouri River.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Anthrax can cause severe illness in humans and animals. CDC lists Anthrax as
Continue Reading Rare anthrax strikes beef herd in South Dakota’s West River ranch country
Three studies have been published describing water and foodborne outbreaks in India and the Philippines.
The articles, in a supplement of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, involve Salmonella, Hepatitis A and suspected anthrax. They are accepted conference abstracts that were to be presented at the International Congress on Infectious
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A federal review of laboratories handling many of the most dangerous pathogens on the planet, including some that can be foodborne such as Brucella and bacterium that cause botulism poisoning, shows room for improvement.
The “high-containment laboratories” are overseen by the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services via
Continue Reading GAO says USDA needs to tighten up policies at certain labs
Colorado’s first anthrax outbreak in a generation is being investigated on a Logan County ranch, the state government has confirmed. Anthrax, an infection caused by the spores produced by Bacillus anthracis, has reportedly killed at least 50 head of cattle on the Colorado ranch. “The risk is minimal outside the
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Usually you risk getting arrested if you go some place where they want to see you naked and fondle you, but now you just have to go to the airport.
All the uproar in the last week about the Transportation Security Agency’s (TSA’s) bonehead screening policies had me thinking that
The deaths of two heroin users, a recent one in England and another one last December in Germany, may be linked by anthrax.
Tests carried out at the United Kingdom’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) and Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and Friedrich-Loeffler Institute (FLI) on the strain of anthrax isolated
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Both England and Scotland since December have recorded cases of anthrax where the source is believed to be heroin or a contaminated cutting agent mixed with heroin.
There is no evidence of any person-to-person or airborne transmission, according to both the Health Protection Agency (HPA) and the National Health Service
