The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and blood-filled tissues.
Mar 26, 2026
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Despite political endorsements and global frameworks, Africa's One Health approach continues to falter at the local level, where weak coordination, limited resources, and poor governance often delay outbreak detection and ...
Feb 5, 2026
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Political polarization during COVID-19 was 12 times greater than in past disease outbreaks in terms of vaccine hesitancy, according to a comprehensive new study by Caitlin McMurtry, an assistant professor at the Brown School ...
Sep 1, 2025
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Barely over a year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that mpox was no longer a public health issue of international concern, it is back in the news. This time with a diversity of variants, new modes of transmission ...
Aug 26, 2024
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Anthrax disease in humans is rare and when it does occur, it's usually during hot, dry summers.
Jun 7, 2024
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Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock on Thursday after an outbreak of anthrax in neighboring Laos, where more than 50 suspected human cases have been reported.
Mar 28, 2024
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Zambia on Tuesday reported more cholera deaths as it battles the bacterial disease as well as its worst outbreak of anthrax in more than a decade.
Dec 19, 2023
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Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Dec 12, 2023
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At least 17 people have died in an anthrax outbreak in southern Uganda this month, a local official told AFP Thursday, saying the situation was "under control".
Nov 30, 2023
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As Ghana and Nigeria grapple with outbreaks of anthrax, scientists say governments must prioritize funds for vaccination to prevent a re-emergence of the disease across West Africa.
Aug 18, 2023
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