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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]
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 ...
In countries where dogs commonly have the disease, more than 99% of rabies cases in humans are the direct result of dog bites. [11] In the Americas, bat bites are the most common source of rabies infections in humans, and less than 5% of cases are from dogs. [1] [11] Rodents are very rarely infected with rabies. [11]
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Map showing Presence/Absence of rabies according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Date: 9 September 2009: Source: CDC website: Author: CDC: Other versions: Rabies Free Countries Sourced 2010. Derivative works of this file: Rabies Free Countries new.svg
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.
After being declared rabies-free in 1997, Italy saw a new epidemic of rabies in 2008–2011, occurring in foxes in north-eastern Italy. [109] The country was again declared rabies-free in 2013. [110] However, an isolated rabies case occurred in 2020, when a rabid cat was discovered in the Arezzo province. [110]
DPH says if you believe that you, someone you know, or your pets have come in contact with the rabid animal, or another animal that potentially has rabies, call the agency’s Public Health ...