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2001 anthrax attacks: 18 September 2001: 5 deaths 17 infected 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 ...
The anthrax attacks, as well as the September 11, 2001 attacks, spurred significant increases in U.S. government funding for biological warfare research and preparedness. For example, biowarfare-related funding at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) increased by $1.5 billion in 2003.
On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated 14 combined statistical areas, 12 metropolitan statistical areas, and 21 micropolitan statistical areas in Illinois. [1] As of 2023, the largest of these is the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA, comprising the area around Illinois' largest city, Chicago.
In 2022, Illinois continued to shrink with 12.62 million people. But, Thursday’s Census update has the population increasing to 12.42 million in 2023 and up to 12.71 million for 2024.
Anthrax is spread by contact with the bacterium's spores, which often appear in infectious animal products. [10] Contact is by breathing or eating or through an area of broken skin. [10] It does not typically spread directly between people. [10] Risk factors include people who work with animals or animal products, and military personnel. [3]
The religious group Aum Shinrikyo released anthrax in Tokyo. Eyewitnesses reported a foul odor. The attack was a failure, due to the fact that the group used the vaccine strain of the bacterium, and no one was infected. Aum Shinrikyo [5] September 18–October 12, 2001 2001 anthrax attacks: Bacillus anthracis: 5 17 United States
New data shows nearly every Illinois county saw a population decrease from 2020-2023 in Illinois—including Sangamon County. ... which is home to the Chicago metropolitan area, has been on rapid ...
In 1966, the New York City Subway was contaminated with Bacillus globigii in an attempt to simulate the spreading of anthrax in a large urban population. [21] More field tests involving pathogenic species were conducted at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah and anti-animal studies were conducted at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. [11]