The novel virus was wriggling around a well-preserved wool mammoth specimen from thawing permafrost, permanently frozen ...

While the scenario and the virus were completely fictitious, scientists warn the threat of 'zombie viruses' emerging from ...

For the first time in twenty years, Anthrax will share a stage with Black Sabbath when the band performs at Sabbath’s “Back to The Beginning” concert set to take place on Saturday ...

open image in gallery Hantavirus is a virus that spreads through the urine, droppings, or saliva of wild rodents, including deer mice, and can cause serious disease in humans (California ...

At least three people have died and several others are hospitalised in an anthrax outbreak in Uganda’s north-eastern and western regions , the country’s health ministry said on Friday.

Dozens of hippopotamuses died as a result of anthrax poisoning at the oldest national park in Africa. A spokesperson confirmed with USA TODAY that at least 40 to 50 hippos were found deceased at ...

“And for good reason.” Officially known as Gruinard Island, this 484-acre piece of land is better known in Britain by the menacing moniker ‘Anthrax Island’. A remote but accessible island ...

Dozens of hippopotamuses have died from anthrax poisoning at Africa’s oldest national park. Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused by soil-dwelling bacteria, can infect wild animals when ...

Livestock and wild animals are the most frequently affected by anthrax, but the virus can be contracted by humans as well. "Although this disease mainly affects wildlife, it poses a potential risk ...

Virunga National Park/Handout via REUTERS Anthrax has been connected to the death of dozens of hippopotamuses at Virunga National Park in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to ...

An outbreak of anthrax recently reported in a farm in Zamfara State serves as another stark reminder of the ongoing public health challenges in Nigeria. Confirming the outbreak, the Federal ...