NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a press release from the Mureș Public Health Directorate Friday (computer translated): On 21.08.2023, the Mureș Public Health Directorate was informed by telephone, by the specialist...

This week’s episode is about one species of Bacillus that causes disease and has the potential of being used as a bioterror agent : Bacillus anthracis. What is anthrax? How is this organism identified...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Colorado agriculture officials have confirmed anthrax in at least two beef cattle herds in Sedgwick County. These are the first confirmed cases of anthrax in cattle in Colorado since...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews There has been a number of suspected and confirmed anthrax outbreaks/infections in China recently, including an anthrax pneumonia case and a human fatality in a 14-year-old...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Saskatchewan Agriculture is reporting on the confirmation of anthrax in a sheep on a premises in RM of South Qu’Appelle #157, causing the death of the animal. It...

On today’s podcast, I had the honor of talking to E.B. Fred Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus at UW–Madison and author of the book, Robert Koch–A Life in Medicine and Bacteriology, Thomas...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Zimbabwe report at least three human anthrax cases in the Mahusekwa, Marondera district in Zimbabwe, according to a IOL report. The three people are...

A new study led by Dr. Antonella Fioravanti in the lab of Prof. Han Remaut (VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology) has shown that removing the armor of the bacterium that causes anthrax slows its growth...

Earlier this week, research was published in the journal, Nature Microbiology, which has newly published maps that reveal, for the first time, where anthrax poses global risks to people, livestock and...

Newly published maps reveal, for the first time, where anthrax poses global risks to people, livestock and wildlife. Popularly viewed as a frightening airborne agent of bioterrorism, the bacteria that...