The Anthrax Attacks: In the Shadow of 9/11 review – the lethal letters that brought America to its knees
In 2001, there was mass panic in the US after a bio-terror killer started sending lethal spores by post. Now, relive the moment that made everyone feel in danger, all the time
January 2020
Experience
Experience: I opened an envelope filled with anthrax
Ten days later, my glands were so swollen, my chin disappeared. I had a high fever and a sensation of something running through my veins
July 2017
Weatherwatch
All hell breaks loose as the tundra thaws
Weatherwatch A recent heatwave in Siberia’s frozen wastes has resulted in outbreaks of deadly anthrax and a series of violent explosions
October 2016
Reindeer to be culled in Russia’s far north due to anthrax outbreak
Governor of the Yamal-Nenets region confirms cull after melting permafrost awakens ‘zombie infection’
September 2016
Nightmare before Christmas: Siberia plans to cull 250,000 reindeer amid anthrax fears
One third of world’s largest reindeer herd could be killed in an effort to prevent the spread of the ‘zombie’ disease in the Russian tundra
August 2016
Climate change is thawing deadly diseases. Maybe now we'll address it?
Mona Sarfaty
Anthrax outbreak triggered by climate change kills boy in Arctic Circle
October 2015
Cow dies from anthrax in Wiltshire
Public Health England imposes movement restrictions at farm in Westbury area after first case of anthrax in livestock since 2006
July 2015
Anthrax shipment from Pentagon the result of 'a massive institutional failure'
Review into incident that led to live anthrax being sent to more than 80 laboratories in seven countries finds ‘systemic’ lack of standards
June 2015
North Korea accuses US of targeting it with anthrax and asks UN for help
North Korea’s UN ambassador claims that US is trying to use ‘biological warfare’ against them but US state department calls the allegations ‘ridiculous’
State Department calls North Korea’s anthrax allegation ’ridiculous’ – video
The United States rejected as "baseless" an assertion by North Korea that the US was targeting it with anthrax.
UK lab among recipients of live anthrax shipment from US defence department
Latest anthrax scare points to dangerous lack of accountability, experts warn
Pentagon unsure how live anthrax went to 51 US labs and three countries
May 2015
Pentagon chief to hold people accountable for anthrax shipments
Pentagon admits live anthrax may have been shipped to Australian lab in 2008
Pentagon anthrax blunder reveals 'chain of errors' in government lab protocols
Anthrax: Pentagon accidentally sent bioweapon to as many as nine states
February 2015
Cow dies of anthrax, Victorian dairy farm placed under quarantine
Victorian farmers are on alert following the death of a dairy cow from the bacterial disease anthrax
July 2014
From anthrax to bird flu – the dangers of lax security in disease-control labs
A series of security failures in US disease-control labs handling lethal bugs such as anthrax, smallpox and bird flu has raised questions about the dangers of research into deadly pathogens, writes Ian Sample
