Officials have confirmed two cases of anthrax in northern China, including one death in early August. China CDC Weekly reported Aug. 15 two confirmed anthrax cases from Binzhou City, Shandong Province. Authorities identified no further cases in the following weeks. One of the patients was a 14-year-old student, who died on Aug. 6; the other was a 35-year-old male who had contact with the student’s family. The student’s early symptoms were fever, fatigue, retching, diarrhoea, and convulsions on July 28. On the same day, he received initial treatment in his village clinic. Two days later, his symptoms expanded to include sudden unconsciousness, lockjaw, and neck stiffness while receiving intravenous fluids in the village clinic. On the following day, he was transferred to a local hospital, but later passed away on Aug. 6. Experts drew a preliminary conclusion that the teenager died from intestinal or meningitis anthrax, said China CDC Weekly. An investigation …