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Lao public stays alert amid anthrax concerns • May 16, 2025, 2:50 AM ET (The Star)
CDC: Anthrax not present in Cambodia, despite Thai death • May 5, 2025, 9:45 PM ET (The Star)
Thai district in Mukdahan declared Anthrax surveillance zone after one death confirmed • Apr. 30, 2025, 6:04 PM ET (The Star)

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Also Known As splenic fever • malignant pustule • woolsorters’ disease

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Louis Pasteur
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