The US military shipped live anthrax to an American base in Japan a decade ago, bringing to five the number of countries that were inadvertently sent the lethal bacteria, officials said Friday ...

The Pentagon on Friday added Japan to a list of countries that received live anthrax samples from the U.S. military, while a news report said the lab that sent out the bacteria faced sanctions in ...

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Friday added Japan to a list of countries that received live anthrax samples from the U.S. military, while a news report said the lab ...

Warren said the anthrax, which was sent to Japan for the purpose of testing detection equipment, came from a master lot that was thought to have been inactive but turned out to be active when tested.

Japan Sought to Develop Weaponized Anthrax During WWII, New Research Confirms A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the presence of the anthrax-causing bacteria at the site of an infamous ...

The horrors of Nazi medical experiments during World War II are widely known, but Japan's Unit 731 in occupied China remains a lesser-explored chapter of wartime atrocities, according to ...

The Anthrax Letters That Terrorized a Nation Are Now Decontaminated and on Public View Carriers of the deadly anthrax bacteria, these letters—on loan from the FBI—can be seen at the National ...

BEIJING - The declassified documents released by the Russian government provide further solid evidence that Japanese invaders ...

Anthrax is a very rare disease, but it can be serious. Learn about the different kinds of anthrax infections and how to get diagnosed if you think you’ve been exposed to the bacteria.