Anthrax Season Firing Up in Texas

by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
With the weather in Texas transitioning rapidly from extreme rainfall to extreme heat, anthrax has reemerged in Tom Green county and caused the death of two horses so far. Bacillus anthracis is a spore-forming bacteria that occurs worldwide. If an animal dies from the disease and the carcass isn't properly disposed of, the bacteria will lie dormant in the soil and resurface under ...