After a three-year effort, scientists have determined the crystal structure of edema factor, a toxic protein secreted by Bacillus anthracis, the bacteria that causes anthrax.1 Edema factor (EF) works ...

ingested revealed an occasional anthrax bacillus on the smear ... in-vitro sensitivities of the infecting strains of B. anthracis to the antibiotic agents employed. Ingestion of aureomycin ...

It's also offered to people who handle livestock, since the anthrax bacteria, Bacillus anthracis, can be found in infected ...

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 ...

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

CNN reported on Thursday afternoon that 54 CDC employees determined to have been in the labs or hallways at the time live anthrax was present have been seen by the agency’s Occupational Health Clinic.

Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and spreads when the anthrax spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with the skin lesion on a host.

Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats ...

To mount an effective government response to anthrax outbreaks in Indonesia's Yogyakarta Special Region, policymakers must ...

Khalid H. Ibrahim, Minneapolis, MN Update: investigation of bioterrorism-related anthrax and interim guidelines for exposure management and antimicrobial therapy, October 2001. MMWR 26 Oct 2001 ...

an anthrax vaccine; CYFENDUS for post-exposure prophylaxis of disease following suspected or confirmed exposure to Bacillus anthracis; and Raxibacumab injection for the treatment and prophylaxis ...