
This is a micrograph of a mediastinal lymph node from a cynomolgus monkey, Macaca fascicularis with inhalation anthrax.

This case of anthrax was as a result of the monkey’s exposure to a naturally occurring aerosol of Bacillus Anthracis in a goat-hair processing plant. The photomicrograph reveals severe hemorrhagic necrosis using Giemsa stain; Magnification 20X.
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