Anthrax kills 28 hippos in DR Congo's Virunga National Park

Laboratory tests have confirmed anthrax as the cause of mass hippo deaths in DR Congo's Virunga National Park, where 28 hippos died over roughly a month. Carcasses began appearing in the Semuliki River in mid-September, alarming nearby communities already coping with an Ebola outbreak. Park officials warned the disease can spread to humans through contact with sick or dead animals or by eating their meat.