1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
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1984-rajneeshee-bioterror-attack-162-3394110
title:
1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack
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In 1984, 751 people suffered food poisoning in The Dalles, Oregon, United States, due to the deliberate contamination of salad bars at ten local restaurants with Salmonella. A group of prominent followers of Rajneesh led by Ma Anand Sheela had hoped to incapacitate the voting population of the city so that their own candidates would win the 1984 Wasco County elections. The incident was the first and is still the single largest bioterrorist attack in U.S. history. Rajneesh's followers had previou
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Deliberate Salmonella contamination in Oregon, US
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rajneeshee_bioterror_attack
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2007-11-18T12:08:59Z
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2024-08-27T17:05:46Z
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