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Anthrax Kills Over 100 Elephants in Botswana

November 11, 2019January 24, 2023 Marinanicole Schultheiss

By: Alyssa Loskill Image courtesy of Brian Ralphs via Flickr Creative Commons BACKGROUND When Americans think about anthrax, we think about the weaponization of white

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EpiCore RFIs: Anthrax in Kisumu, Kenya

July 19, 2019January 25, 2023 Lauren Goodwin

Image courtesy of the CDC Public Health Image Library The HealthMap system was alerted to a media report for suspected anthrax infections in Kisumu, Kenya.

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Anthrax Outbreak Persists in Zambia Despite Public Health Efforts

February 6, 2017 Jackie Sheridan

  For the past several months, Zambia has been combating another anthrax outbreak. A prior outbreak occurred in the province of Muchinga in late September

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Anthrax Outbreak in Siberia as a Harbinger of the Unfreezing of Pathogens

August 16, 2016 Colleen Nguyen

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

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Anthrax, Ricin, or Smallpox: Which Are the Deadliest Bioterrorism Agents?

April 24, 2013January 25, 2023 Jason Hayes

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

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Contaminated Heroin Suspected in European Anthrax Outbreak

September 12, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

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

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Anthrax Death Reported in Siberia

August 27, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

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

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Anthrax Kills 12 Cows in Germany

July 20, 2012January 25, 2023 Katharina Schwan

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,

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Anthrax Suspected in the Death of Canada’s Bison

July 12, 2012January 25, 2023 Robyn Correll Carlyle

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

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Outbreak of Cutaneous Anthrax in Liaoning, China

August 12, 2011January 25, 2023 Glory Song

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

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