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In September 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two U.S. Senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. Of those infected, 11 developed cutaneous anthrax, while 11 developed inhalation anthrax. 20 of the 22 infected worked at a site where contaminated mail was handled or received. [7]
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Rabies causes about 59,000 deaths worldwide per year, [6] about 40% of which are in children under the age of 15. [16] More than 95% of human deaths from rabies occur in Africa and Asia. [1] Rabies is present in more than 150 countries and on all continents but Antarctica. [1] More than 3 billion people live in regions of the world where rabies ...
People that progress to the fulminant phase of inhalational anthrax nearly always die, with one case study showing a death rate of 97%. [71] Anthrax meningoencephalitis is also nearly always fatal. [72] Gastrointestinal anthrax infections can be treated, but usually result in fatality rates of 25% to 60%, depending upon how soon treatment ...
The positive test came from a deceased skunk found by a resident near her unvaccinated dogs, the SPCA said.
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Isolated cases of rabies involving illegally smuggled pets from Africa, as well as infected animals crossing the German and French borders, do occur. [98] However, in 2024, a case of rabies was detected in a cat in the Netherlands, with laboratory tests finding the cat had been infected with the European bat lyssavirus 1 (EBLV-1). [99]
An unidentified Fresno County individual died of rabies despite treatment after probably being bitten by a bat, the first human case in the area in 32 years. Bat is the prime suspect in ultra-rare ...