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   Biological Hazard in USA on Sunday, 28 July, 2013 at 05:38 (05:38 AM) UTC.Description
A mysterious illness has led officials to restrict the movements of more than 150 inmates at the Lowell Correctional Institution in northern Marion County while the state Department of Corrections and state Department of Health investigate. Misty Cash, a spokeswoman for the DOC, said some inmates at the women's prison are experiencing "flu-like symptoms." Because the problem has not been diagnosed, Cash said 156 inmates have been restricted in R Dorm. That does not mean all 156 have contracted the unknown illness. An inmate from R Dorm, Yvonne Eugena McBride, 26, died Wednesday from what family members were told was pneumonia. Cash confirmed McBride's death, but because of federal privacy laws could not disclose if the woman's death was connected to the mystery illness. She would only say that McBride died Wednesday at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Eugene McBride said he received a call on that day from a prison chaplain informing him of his daughter's death. McBride said he asked about the cause of death and was told it was pneumonia. He said he hasn't heard anything from Lowell officials. Cash said the sickness was detected on Tuesday after someone reported being sick. Craig Ackerman, a spokesman for Florida Department of Health in Marion County, said his office was notified about the condition at Lowell on Wednesday and is assisting the DOC with the investigation. Ackerman described it as an "influenza-like illness." He said officials await laboratory results.
Biohazard name:	 Unidentified respiratory illness (influenza-like illness)
Biohazard level:	 3/4 Hight
Biohazard desc.:	 Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level.
Symptoms:	
Status:	 suspected

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	Biological Hazard in USA on Sunday, 28 July, 2013 at 05:38 (05:38 AM) UTC. Description A mysterious illness has led officials to restrict the movements of more than 150 inmates at the Lowell Correctional Institution in northern Marion County while the state Department of Corrections and state Department of Health investigate. Misty Cash, a spokeswoman for the DOC, said some inmates at the women's prison are experiencing "flu-like symptoms." Because the problem has not been diagnosed, Cash said 156 inmates have been restricted in R Dorm. That does not mean all 156 have contracted the unknown illness. An inmate from R Dorm, Yvonne Eugena McBride, 26, died Wednesday from what family members were told was pneumonia. Cash confirmed McBride's death, but because of federal privacy laws could not disclose if the woman's death was connected to the mystery illness. She would only say that McBride died Wednesday at Ocala Regional Medical Center. Eugene McBride said he received a call on that day from a prison chaplain informing him of his daughter's death. McBride said he asked about the cause of death and was told it was pneumonia. He said he hasn't heard anything from Lowell officials. Cash said the sickness was detected on Tuesday after someone reported being sick. Craig Ackerman, a spokesman for Florida Department of Health in Marion County, said his office was notified about the condition at Lowell on Wednesday and is assisting the DOC with the investigation. Ackerman described it as an "influenza-like illness." He said officials await laboratory results. Biohazard name: Unidentified respiratory illness (influenza-like illness) Biohazard level: 3/4 Hight Biohazard desc.: Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level. Symptoms: Status: suspected

LOPPER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote LOPPER Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 29 2013 at 10:42am
	This is something to keep an eye on.

LOPPER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote LOPPER Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 29 2013 at 5:47pm
	RSOE no longer has this event listed and no test results have been released. Additionally I have not seen any further news updates relating to this event. That seems rather odd. Anyone else hear anything else about this event?

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	Cash said the test results returned so far have indicated influenza. Officials have not determined how it came into the prison. Citing federal privacy laws, DOC officials would not disclose whether McBride's death was connected to the illness that prompted a quarantine. The virus was detected the day before McBride died, officials said. A local Department of Health official said the agency is assisting DOC with a diagnosis and last week described the sickness as an “influenza-like illness.” Cash stressed that not all 156 inmates had come in contact with the illness. So they know it was flu and have not identified or disclosed what strain of flu virus. And that is kinda odd too.

LOPPER Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote LOPPER Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July 31 2013 at 10:31am
	Here is the follow up article it is kinda light on facts. http://www.ocala.com/article/20130730/ARTICLES/130739986 - http://www.ocala.com/article/20130730/ARTICLES/130739986