Anthrax, a severe illness most commonly caused ... forage, or water. Any wounds in the digestive tract’s mucosal lining can allow the bacilli to enter the system. Inhalation of contaminated ...

April 8 (Reuters) - At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in eastern Congo's Virunga National Park and have been spotted floating along a major river ...

Roughly 50 hippopotamuses at Africa’s premier nature reserve died from anthrax poisoning, according to park officials. The naturally occurring form of anthrax took down the behemoths in the ...

At least 50 hippos and other large animals have been killed by anthrax poisoning in Africa's oldest national park, its ...

blisters and wounds on the skin, body weakness and bleeding.Read: Fighting anthrax in animals, humansThe disease has mainly been reported in cattle, sheep and goats. Farmers and meat consumers ...

Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo — Anthrax poisoning has killed about 50 hippos in Virunga, Africa's oldest national park, which is located in the Democratic Republic of Congo's troubled east ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tests confirmed anthrax poisoning, said Virunga Park director Emmanuel De Merode, adding that buffalo have been killed too. The exact cause of the poisoning was not yet clear. Images shared by the ...