In most of the rest of the world, anthrax in animals occurs only sporadically. In the United States, outbreaks in animals have occurred since 1990 in the Midwest (Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota), in the West (California, Nevada), and in Texas and Oklahoma (MBAH 2006, WHOCC).
lethargy (countable and uncountable, plural lethargies) ( 1 pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, or prolonged sleep patterns. 2  A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion or interest; loosely, sluggishness, laziness.
Diseases of the neurological system can also cause lethargy, and examples of these include fibromyalgia and Parkinson's disease. Diseases such as these have joint discomfort or stiffness, which may cause those affected to move less. Since they cannot move well without pain, this may increase their lethargy.