FBI investigators believe photocopy machines were the reason anthrax spores were spread throughout an office building in Boca Raton, where a tainted letter was mailed in last year’s attacks, according ...

NEW YORK - A hospital worker lay gravely ill with inhalation anthrax Tuesday as the growing list of victims prompted investigators to worry that the bacteria might be spreading at postal facilities ...

WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of letters mailed around the country could have picked up trace amounts of anthrax while passing through a contaminated Trenton, N.J., postal facility, the nation's top ...

A senior law enforcement official who asked not be named said analysts remain divided over whether the anthrax is being spread by foreign terrorists, possibly in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks, ...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Health officials tried to reassure Americans Monday about the safety of the mail they receive at home as the anthrax threat spread to the Justice Department.

What is anthrax? Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium. It commonly occurs in wild and domestic animals such as cattle, sheep and goats. It can occur in humans ...

DHAKA, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Bangladesh issued a red alert on Sunday over an outbreak of anthrax which has infected nearly 300 people and killed about 150 cattle in the north of the country in the past ...

Anthrax is a recurring zoonotic disease in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia, with annual fatalities among animals and affected humans. Gunungkidul district, a major cattle supplier for Yogyakarta, ...