The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Abstract and Anthrax Pathogenesis Current Strategies for Prevention & Treatment of Inhalation Anthrax Problems Associated with Postexposure Prophylaxis Based on Antibiotics ...

Findings highlight the need for better integration between the public and private health care systems during public health crises and the importance of equipping private physicians for their key role.

Although anthrax is a rare infection, the bacteria remains a looming threat as a biological weapon, so effective treatments outside of antibiotics remain immensely valuable.

Discussion Our experience indicates that the newer antibiotics, aureomycin, Chloromycetin and terramycin, are efficacious therapeutic agents for the cutaneous manifestations of anthrax infection.

Houseflies live close to humans and domesticated animals and because they are so mobile they can easily spread bacteria that ...

Outbreaks of anthrax, considered a likely candidate for a bioterrorist attack, have surged in African countries like Zambia and Kenya and the WHO warns the deadly disease could spread further.

Combining an anthrax vaccine with a short course of antibiotics completely protected monkeys who inhaled spores of the often-deadly bacteria, offering perhaps a more realistic way to protect ...

In the 2001 'Amerithrax' attacks, anthrax-causing spores were sent through the mail to media outlets and members of Congress, sickening at least 22 people and killing five. Antibiotic-resistant ...

In the 2001 “Amerithrax” attacks, anthrax-causing spores were sent through the mail to media outlets and members of Congress, sickening at least 22 people and killing five. Antibiotic ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded Paratek Pharmaceuticals a potential a five-year, $169M contract to further develop an antibiotic drug as a potential treatment for ...

Anthrax is becoming a household word, yet there are many questions about how it is contracted and treated and how people are tested for it.