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2016 anthrax outbreak July 2016 1 human death (~100 infected) 2,300 animal deaths In July 2016, nearly 100 people were hospitalized amid an anthrax outbreak among nomadic communities in northern Siberia, Russia and more than 2,300 reindeer died from anthrax infections in Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.
2006 North American E. coli O157:H7 outbreaks; 2008 United States salmonellosis outbreak; 2009 swine flu pandemic in the United States; 2011 United States listeriosis outbreak; 2012 outbreak of Salmonella; 2012–2013 flu season; 2014 enterovirus D68 outbreak; 2015 Bronx Legionnaires' disease outbreaks; 2015 United States E. coli outbreak; 2015 ...
Pacific Northwest, United States Malaria, possibly other diseases too 150,000 [139] [140] 1829–1835 Iran plague outbreak 1829–1835 Iran: Bubonic plague: Unknown [141] 1834–1836 Egypt plague epidemic 1834–1836 Egypt: Bubonic plague: Unknown [142] 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic: 1837–1838 Great Plains, United States and Canada ...
The virulent Ames strain, which was used in the 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States, has received the most news coverage of any anthrax outbreak. The Ames strain contains two virulence plasmids , which separately encode for a three-protein toxin, called anthrax toxin , and a polyglutamic acid capsule .
On September 18th in 2001, letters that tested positive for anthrax were sent to NBC and the New York Post. The anthrax scare of 2001, killed five people and affected more than a dozen more.
The CDC said it is believed to be the first salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter in United States history. [ 65 ] In April and May, 14 people in 11 states were sickened after eating E. coli O157:H7-tainted beef packed by United Food Group.
Anthrax usually affects livestock like cattle, sheep and goats, as well as wild herbivores. Humans can be infected if they […] The post Five African countries suffer anthrax outbreaks, with 20 ...
Five countries in East and southern Africa are in the middle of outbreaks of the anthrax disease, with more than 1,100 suspected cases and 20 deaths this year, the World Health Organization said ...