Anthrax -- United States
There may soon be a new weapon in the centuries-old battle against anthrax in wildlife thanks to groundbreaking work at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS).
Anthrax, a disease caused by a bacterium called _Bacillus anthracis_, contaminates surface soil and grasses, where it may be ingested or inhaled by livestock or grazing wildlife. This is especially common in the western Texas Hill Country, where each year the disease kills livestock and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7670955&promed&0
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