New work published in Nature indicates that Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, targets dendritic cells (DCs) and the adaptive immune response as an immune-evasion strategy.

Researchers trying to unravel the mysteries of the dark period claim they have found Bacillus anthracis at a Japanese World War II-era laboratory in northeastern China. The bacteria, known to ...

For some 50 years, a small island just off the Scottish coast was declared off limits after it was the site of deadly wartime experiments.

Bacillus anthracis can also be weaponized — even small amounts of microscopic anthrax spores in an aerosol release can cause a fatal lung infection. By the time the letter attacks were over, five ...

An outbreak of anthrax recently reported in a farm in Zamfara State serves as another stark reminder of the ongoing public ...

CDC scientists were studying the bacteria in a high-level biosecurity lab and then transferred the samples to three lower-security labs without first properly inactivating the live microbes. Workers ...

The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development has alerted the public of a confirmed outbreak of Anthrax in a farm in Zamfara State. A statement on Tuesday issued by Mr.

Infect Immun. 2016 Nov 18;84(12):3408-3422. Print 2016 Dec. PMID: 27647868 Nguyen CT, Shetty V, Maresso AW. Global metabolomic analysis of a mammalian host infected with Bacillus anthracis. 2015 ...

Anthrax, caused by the Bacillus anthracis bacterium, is a zoonotic disease that can impact various warm-blooded animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and wildlife, as well as humans.

Anthrax, a bacterial zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, affects warm-blooded animals, including cattle, sheep, goats, horses, wildlife, and humans. The Nigerian Federal Ministry of ...

Current efforts are focused in two areas: (1) delineating the molecular mechanisms of Human Papillomavirus family (HPV) induced oncogenesis that are known to lead to head & neck cancers and cervical ...

He said that the outbreak occurred on a farm in Zamfara. Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis that can affect warm-blooded animals such as cattle, sheep, goats ...