The prolonged dry weather conditions over Karn­ataka and Tamil Nadu could have led to the reemergence of the anthrax bacteria in the forests of Tamil Nadu.

Animal experts say that, in the past, when

Spores of the dreadful Anthrax once a major killer of mammals and cattle are in the air and have already killed an elephant calf in Thalavadi range of Thalamalai Reserve Forest in Sathyamangalam Fores

With anthrax emerging as the favourite biological warfare weapon, a team of researchers from Guntur district has found that the deadly super bacterium can be tackled by attacking its genetic material

The Pakistani police were on Wednesday investigating how and why a parcel containing anthrax was sent to the Prime Minister's official residence in the capital Islamabad last month.