New work published in Nature indicates that Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, targets dendritic cells (DCs) and the adaptive immune response as an immune-evasion strategy.

In a new study, researchers declare the presence of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium responsible for anthrax, in soil samples collected from Unit 731’s site in northeastern China. These findings ...

The in-depth story of the Soviet Bio Weapon Anthrax Leak Incident of Sverdlovsk / Yekaterinburg in 1979. Anthrax Leak. ...A Deadly Biological Weapon Unleashed. April 2, 1979. Another chilly spring day ...

In a new study, researchers declare the presence of Bacillus anthracis, the bacterium responsible for anthrax, in soil samples collected from Unit 731’s site in northeastern China. These ...

Bacillus anthracis is an organism that is of increasing importance as a biological weapon. Inhalational anthrax has an extremely high mortality rate, and can occur after exposure to an aerosol of ...

Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and spreads when the anthrax spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with the skin lesion on a host.

Embu County has placed local residents on high alert following an outbreak of Bovine Anthrax. The county’s Department of ...

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the exercise of contract option and modification valued at approximately $20 million to supply BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) to the U.S.

Bukola Richards, described anthrax as an infectious disease caused by exposure to bacillus anthracis bacteria, adding that the disease is very fatal and could be devastating to both public health ...

Objective: To evaluate the anthrax-protective effect of beta1,3 ... or in drinking water for 10 days postchallenge with a lethal dose of Bacillus anthracis spores. Survival, survival time, and ...