A suspected anthrax outbreak has killed some 107 hippopotami at a north-eastern Namibia game park, according to media reports. The outbreak at Bwabwata National Park in Namibia’s Zambezi region...

In a follow-up to a report last week of a suspected anthrax outbreak among hippos in the Binga District of Zimbabwe, health officials the Ministry of Health and Child Care has recorded nine cases of suspected...

The death of up to 16 hippopotamus in the Binga District of Zimbabwe is being investigated by state officials and anthrax is at the top of the list for the cause of death, according to local media. The...

In a follow-up to a report last week concerning an anthrax outbreak in Chama district, in the northeast region of Zambia, media accounts show the outbreak has nearly tripled in cases. The case tally...

Officials in at least two African countries are warning the public against consuming certain animals due to the risk of the serious and potentially lethal bacterial disease, anthrax. In Nigeria’s...

The wildlife conservation group, the Born Free Foundation, has come out criticizing and condemning an apparent plan sanctioned by the Zambian government- to cull 2000 hippopotamuses over the next five...

At least 10 fisherman were sickened with suspected anthrax after consuming hippopotamus meat in central Kenya, according to a Daily Nation report today. Apparently, the fishermen found the hippo’s...