On top of significant discounts, Oracle will also provide “white-glove migration services” for cloud, stop charging data egress fees and promote pricing parity under the deal.

Alan Sim announced he’s leaving his role as CDC’s chief data officer. Alan Sim, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) actively responds to anthrax epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

NEW YORK | Citing an anthrax scare and a recurring problem with safety, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday shut down two research labs and stopped shipping ...

The CDC reports that the likelihood of an anthrax infection is highest during dry, hot conditions. Still, the public health agency says people should take extreme caution when encountering an ...

A rancher in Texas contracted anthrax earlier this year after butchering a lamb that died suddenly on his ranch, CDC researchers said. Two wound swabs from the rancher, a male in his 50s, were ...

Emergent BioSolutions was awarded a 5-year, $235.8 million contract with the U.S. Dept. of Defense to supply the anthrax vaccine BioThrax to the various branches of the military.

Outbreaks of anthrax, considered a likely candidate for a bioterrorist attack, have surged in African countries like Zambia and Kenya and the WHO warns the deadly disease could spread further.

Given the possible severity of anthrax infection, early and fast diagnosis is key. InBios International, Inc., a developer of diagnostic tests for emerging infectious diseases and biothreats, has been ...

Current treatments for bladder cancer need improvement. A new study combines a growth factor with anthrax toxin to create a quick, effective treatment.

"The CDC has unique resources like this collection of anthrax strains, and we hope to continue this collaboration to further understand what is going on with this and other pathogens," he said.

Lying in wait Anthrax-causing bacteria live in soil, where the spores can remain inactive for decades at a stretch, and outbreaks are most common in agricultural areas, according to the CDC.