14 Hospitalized with Suspected Anthrax in Tajikistan
At least 14 people have been hospitalized with suspected anthrax in the Sogdiana region of Tajikistan. In late March, a resident of the village (Kayirma, Shahristan District) discovered the death of...
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Outbreak of Cutaneous Anthrax in Liaoning, China
As of yesterday, 30 patients, 3 of which have been confirmed, in Haicheng City and Xiuyan County of Liaoning Province, were admitted to local hospitals with symptoms of cutaneous anthrax. All sick...
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Anthrax Suspected in the Death of Canada's Bison
Canadian news organizations reported Monday that another 23 bison carcasses were found in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Last week the Northwest Territories Department of Environmental and National...
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Anthrax Kills 12 Cows in Germany
One cowherd in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany is suffering from a rare outbreak of anthrax disease. The Minister of Agriculture from Magdeburg, the capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, revealed on Monday that 12...
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Anthrax Death Reported in Siberia
Russia declared a state of emergency after an anthrax outbreak caused its first death. The outbreak occurred in the village of Druzhba, in the Altai region of Western Siberia. Local news reports the...
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Contaminated Heroin Suspected in European Anthrax Outbreak
British health officials announced Monday that another drug user in Blackpool has died of an anthrax infection.The individual died after injecting heroin suspected of being contaminated with anthrax...
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Anthrax, Ricin, or Smallpox: Which Are the Deadliest Bioterrorism Agents?
In between the Boston Marathon bombings and the devastating explosion in West, Texas last week, Americans also heard about the interception of several pieces of mail meant for President Obama, Senator...
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Anthrax Outbreak in Siberia as a Harbinger of the Unfreezing of Pathogens
On August 1, 2016 in Northern Russia, a 12-year-old boy died of anthrax, marking the first fatal case among 20 confirmed infected humans from the Yamalo-Nenets region in Siberia. The anthrax outbreak...
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Anthrax Outbreak Persists in Zambia Despite Public Health Efforts
For the past several months, Zambia has been combating another anthrax outbreak. A prior outbreak occurred in the province of Muchinga in late September of 2016, but was brought under control by...
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