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July–December, 1989 1989 California medfly attack: Ceratitis capitata (Medfly) 0 0 Southern California, United States: During the summer and fall of 1989, several outbreaks of medflies occurred throughout Southern California, particularly in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The outbreaks devastated crops. "The Breeders" (Unresolved) [4 ...
The period of infestation stretched from July 1989 through November 1990. [21] In the years since medflies were discovered in California, an average of $26 million was spent annually to control them; but 1989's attack was estimated to have cost $60 million in eradication efforts, making 1989 the second-most expensive year in the state's program.
Date Type Dead Injured Location Details Perpetrator Part of; February 23–24 Shooting, Clash: 13 (28+ attackers) and a horse: 53 (4 missing) : Buenos Aires, Argentina: The 1989 attack on La Tablada barracks was an attempt to occupy the barracks of the Mechanized Infantry Regiment 3 General Belgrano of the Argentine Army in La Tablada, Buenos Aires Province, by members of the All Movement for ...
There were no fatalities. This incident was the first known bioterrorist attack in the United States in the 20th century. [17] It was also the single largest bioterrorism attack on U.S. soil. [18] In June 1993, the religious group Aum Shinrikyo released anthrax in Tokyo. Eyewitnesses reported a foul odor.
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[3] [61] [62] In the chapter "Influencing An Election: America's First Modern Bioterrorist Attack" in his 2006 book Terrorism on American Soil: A Concise History of Plots and Perpetrators from the Famous to the Forgotten, author Joseph T. McCann concludes: "In every respect, the Salmonella attack carried out by the cult members was a major ...
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Assistance with the outbreak of Ebola infections among monkeys imported to Reston (Virginia) in 1990 (→ Reston virus); and Epidemiological and diagnostic support to the World Health Organization –Centers for Disease Control and Prevention field team that studied the Ebola outbreak in Zaire in 1995 (→ Zaire ebolavirus ).