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.

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

FG confirmed an anthrax outbreak on a farm in Zamfara and called for immediate measures to contain the disease, highlighting symptoms and preventive steps.

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 ...

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

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 ...

A recent anthrax outbreak has been confirmed on a farm in Zamfara State, prompting urgent warnings from the government. The Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, in an official statement signed ...

Nigerians have been alerted by the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development over the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State. Ben Bem Goong, the Director, ...

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 ...

THE Federal Ministry of Livestock Development, yesterday, alerted Nigerians over the outbreak of anthrax in Zamfara State.

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 ...

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 ...