FBI investigators believe photocopy machines were the reason anthrax spores were spread throughout an office building in Boca Raton, where a tainted letter was mailed in last year’s attacks, according ...

Anthrax bacteria spread by mail to Argentina and Kenya, and new cases emerged in the United States, as officials worldwide moved to contain what they call a “growing bioterrorist threat.” A postal ...

WHAT IS ANTHRAX? Bacillus anthracis is a rod-shaped bacterium that typically appears–when outside a living host–in a dormant state, protected by a hard-shelled spore. Provided it is lodged in rich ...

Although most Texas anthrax cases historically occur in the “anthrax triangle” bounded by Uvalde, Ozona, and Eagle Pass, ...

1. Why is anthrax vaccination needed? Anthrax vaccination is needed because the threat from anthrax weapons is real and lethal. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff named anthrax as the #1 ...

Nowadays, many people associate anthrax with bioterrorism. Indeed, the anthrax bacteria is "one of the biological agents most likely to be used" in terrorism, according to the Centers for Disease ...

Some White House officials, it turns out, were given Cipro six weeks ago -- just in case. The Boston Globe has the latest A-news: "Anthrax was discovered yesterday at a remote facility that handles ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have expressed their readiness to partner to check and control the ...

As federal authorities offered a $1 million reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone sending toxic substances through the mail, it was revealed that an aide to CBS anchorman Dan Rather ...

The anthrax scare in the nation's capital continued to widen today -- with new incidents including CIA, State Department, Supreme Court and Army mail centers -- and health officials said it probably ...

WASHINGTON -- The fear of anthrax spread to the Midwest on Thursday with a preliminary finding of contamination at a Kansas City postal facility. Investigators established a link between the death of ...