Steven Hatfill promoted hydroxychloroquine during the pandemic. Decades earlier he was wrongly connected with the anthrax attacks that killed five people.

BANGKOK, May 2 (Reuters) - (This story has been corrected to fix the headline and clarify that it was the first anthrax fatality since 1994, not first ever, in paragraphs 1 and 9) Thailand has ...

WHO Says One Dead in Anthrax Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -An anthrax outbreak has been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo with one death, the World Health ...

BANGKOK — Thailand has reported its first anthrax-related death in decades with two infections nationwide, prompting a public health alert after authorities identified hundreds potentially exposed to ...

Anthrax is an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, a spore-forming bacterium, which occurs naturally in soil and mainly affects livestock and wild animals.

There have been three cases of anthrax in a northeastern province bordering Laos, according to health authorities. One of them died while 98 people remain under surveillance for the disease.

An anthrax outbreak is compounding the worsening security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), driving up humanitarian needs and further limiting access to basic services.