Anthrax

Definition of Anthrax
(Scientific name: Bacillus anthracis)

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Rodshaped gram-positive bacteria, spread from contaminated food, clay (mudbath) or water.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, anthrax is a bacteria found naturally in soil and commonly affects domestic and wild animals when they breathe in or ingest spores in contaminated soil, plants, or water. Anthrax is not contagious and humans can only get infected by ingesting the bacteria. It can be prevented in animals via regular vaccination.

Syndroms:

Skin form (common in India)
Intestinal form (Zoos and parks)

Caracterics

Sudden death
High fever
Tremors
Lethargy
Colic
Swellings
Foam and blood from body openings

Diagnosis:

Blood smears show capsules with the bacteria

Treatment:

Penicillin

2019-10-23: More than 100 elephants die in Botswana in suspected anthrax outbreak

3 Deceased elephants due to Anthrax.

Name	Species Sex	Origin	Age	Birth	Death date	Death reason	Parents	Arrival Death location
+ -unnamed (wild)-	EM F	wild	?		2021-07-17	disease Anthrax	x	Coimbatore forest division
+ -Sally-	EM	wild	8	1956	1964-03-22	disease Anthrax	x	1961-08-26 Chester Zoo
+ -Sheila-	EM F	wild	?		1964-03-18	disease Anthrax	x	1962-02-00 Chester Zoo

Anthrax is mentioned on 2 other pagesSepsis, Rabies,

Anthrax is mentioned on 1 location pagesChester Zoo,

Anthrax is mentioned on 3 elephant record pagesSally, Sheila, unnamed (wild),

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2025). Anthrax. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=193. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-botswana-elephants-idUSKBN1X12EE

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Definition of Anthrax(Scientific name: Bacillus anthracis)