Mysterious anthrax outbreak kills hippos in Africa — raising concerns for human spread0

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• November 4, 2026

Hippos in Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been affected by an anthrax outbreak over the past month.Credit: Evelyn Hockstein/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty An anthrax outbreak has killed at least 30 hippopotamuses in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past month. No cases in people have