A few days later, on Oct. 12, the public learned that a letter containing deadly anthrax spores had been sent to NBC anchor Tom Brokaw, along with a message containing the words “Death to America” and ...

Anthrax Leak. ... A Deadly Biological Weapon Unleashed. April 2, 1979. Another chilly spring day in Sverdlovsk, a city tucked away on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains, deep in the ...

All it took was a relatively small mistake for dozens of scientists at one of the U.S. government's most secure laboratories to be exposed to a potentially deadly strain of anthrax bacteria.

The disease caused by B. anthracis, anthrax, is deadly to both humans and animals. Symptoms include black sores, swollen neck, fever, and severe respiratory issues. Without treatment, it can escalate ...

The local health office earlier did medical checks on the five persons after it was discovered that the cattle they had slaughtered were infected with the often deadly anthrax bacterium ...

Saddam Hussein could be "months" away from assembling a nuclear bomb and has stockpiled possibly thousands of litres of deadly anthrax, a report on Iraq's military capabilities warned today.

As the Arctic’s permafrost thaws, deadly microbes are being released, causing problems for humans and animals.

You might expect scavengers such as vultures to have a diet high in dangerous bacteria. Our study investigated what defences these animals have to help them stay healthy. On World Rabies Day ...

The disease caused by B. anthracis, anthrax, is deadly to both humans and animals. Symptoms include black sores, swollen neck, fever, and severe respiratory issues. Without treatment, it can ...