Kim Gab Jung (right), director general of the KDCA's Department of Disease Diagnosis and Analysis, on July 1 answers ...

In April of that year, patients started appearing at hospitals in the industrial city of Sverdlovsk, now known as ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

The most common form is anthrax of the skin, when spores get into cuts or scratches, leading to black bumpy sores, headaches, muscle aches, fever and vomiting.

Anthrax is a gram positive bacteria which forms spores that are highly-resistant to environmental degradation. It is present across the world, but comes out of dormancy in isolated areas.

Outbreaks of anthrax, considered a likely candidate for a bioterrorist attack, have surged in African countries like Zambia and Kenya and the WHO warns the deadly disease could spread further.

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria, Bacillus anthracis. The bacteria is somewhat unique as it remains in the environment by producing spores. Sporulated anthrax organisms are ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a gram-positive, spore-forming bacterium commonly found in the soil of endemic areas.

Outbreaks often affect the same areas because, once released, the bacteria continues to live as spores in the soil.