At least 50 animals, including cattle and one moose, in Wyoming have died during a recent outbreak of anthrax. However, officials say the current risk to humans is small.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And in 2004, anthrax was responsible for killing around 300 hippos in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. These latest deaths are an especially heavy toll for the local hippo population.

Over the last decade or so, anthrax has been among the top five most prioritised zoonotic diseases in Nigeria. While there is usually no animal-animal or human-human transmission of anthrax, human ...

China's eastern Shandong province reported five people were infected with anthrax and a beef cattle farm was shut after an outbreak was discovered in the agricultural province.

Although human-to-human transmission of anthrax is rare, it poses hazards. Chinese regulations mandate the isolation and treatment of individuals diagnosed with anthrax.

If anthrax is not identified and treated promptly, ... While there is usually no animal-animal or human-human transmission of anthrax, human infection remains potentially hazardous.