US Embassy in Stockholm evacuated after receiving letter with ‘mysterious powder’
The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm was evacuated Wednesday after receiving a letter containing an unknown substance, police said. Americans may be reminded of the anthrax scares from a decade ago as a white powder was More...
Scottish health officials issue health alert after heroin user contracts anthrax
Health officials in Lanarkshire have issued a public health alert after a injection heroin user contracted the deadly bacterial infection, anthrax. The individual is currently hospitalized in critical condition. Public More...
Anthrax: from a disease of livestock to an agent of bioterrorism
It has been around since to dawn of civilization. Many believe that the 5th plague in the Book of Genesis was caused by anthrax. It’s been recorded in the literature of many other ancient civilizations. Bacillus More...
