The dead hippos were found in Lake Edward, a lake straddling the border between the DRC and Uganda. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax, and this bacteria lives naturally in soils around the world. Livestock and wild animals can become infected and then pass the disease […]
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The dead hippos were found in Lake Edward, a lake straddling the border between the DRC and Uganda. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax, and this bacteria lives naturally in soils around the world. Livestock and wild animals can become infected and then pass the disease […]