Latest "anthrax" stories

Two soldiers stand guard February 25, 2002 at the main gate of Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, where the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infections Diseases is located.

Did a military lab spill anthrax into public waterways? New book reveals details of a US leak.

“Pandora’s Gamble” describes how wastewater potentially containing anthrax, Ebola, and other deadly pathogens spilled from an Army facility in 2018.

By Alison Young, KFF Health News

4 weeks ago

As the Army pivots to battle peers, chemical, biological threats loom

The CBRN community is seeing renewed attention in the shadow of potential adversary threats.

By Todd South

8 months ago

Big changes ahead for how troops battle future chemical, biological threats

New funding, strategy and focus puts CBRN back in the mix.

By Todd South

10 months ago

Here’s how the Pentagon will make sure it never accidentally mails live anthrax around the world again

A new government watchdog shows progress, but much work remains.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Army unit retracts memo touting VA benefits for soldiers due to bad anthrax vaccines

A memo about potential VA benefits for soldiers who had been vaccinated against anthrax was based on bad information, the Army said.

By Meghann Myers

5 years ago

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