China Confirms 2 Anthrax Cases, Including 1 Death

A technician conducts tests at the Kunming Center for Disease Control in Kunming City, Yunnan Province, China, on April 10, 2013. ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images

Officials have confirmed two cases of anthrax in northern China, including one death in early August.

China CDC Weekly reported on Aug. 15 two confirmed anthrax cases from Binzhou, Shandong Province. Authorities identified no further cases in the following weeks, according to the report.