Anhydrous Ammonia Chemical Release --- Lake County, Illinois, April 2019

Published on January 30, 2020

An accidental residential-area release of anhydrous ammonia gas, used as an agricultural fertilizer, resulted in multiple emergency department evaluations and further hospitalizations, including some for cases of respiratory failure.

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January 23, 2020
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EARLY RELEASE: Initial Public Health Response and Interim Clinical Guidance for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak --- United States, December 31, 2019--February 4, 2020

February 5, 2020
CDC, multiple other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and other partners are implementing aggressive measures to slow transmission of 2019-nCoV in the United States, be ready if widespread transmission occurs, and work on medical countermeasures.