Bacillus anthracis lethal toxin (LT) is a determinant of lethal anthrax. Its function in myeloid cells is required for bacterial dissemination, and LT itself can directly trigger dysfunction of the ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. While the infection is often treatable in its early stages, once the disease has progressed beyond the “point of no return” ...

Medically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmDMedically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmD The anthrax vaccine is given to select U ...

Anthrax—a bacterial disease with dangerous potential as a biological or bioterrorist weapon—is spreading at an alarming rate in Zambia and a handful of nearby African countries, the World Health ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Anthrax arrived in September for the first time in 2023 when it was confirmed in a cattle herd in Ziebach County. South Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson said ...

Only a fraction of the presumed cases in five countries have led to positive tests for anthrax. Some scientists say other causes cannot yet be ruled out. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva Mandavilli ...

There's an anthrax outbreak in Zamfara State, Nigeria. Laboratory tests by the National Veterinary Research Institute laboratory confirmed that there's an outbreak of anthrax in Nigeria. The Federal ...