Yambio, South Sudan Apr, 2004 Ebola Most Major OutbreaksSudan's 2004 Outbreak
Yambio, South Sudan Apr, 2004 This occurred in Yambio county in Western Equatoria of southern Sudan (present-day South Sudan). This outbreak was concurrent with an outbreak of measles in the same area, and several suspected EVD cases were reclassified later as measles cases. This outbreak infected 17 and killed 7.
Geneva, Switzerland Wednesday Apr 21, 2004 China Friday Apr 23, 2004 SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)New SARS Death in China
China Friday Apr 23, 2004 On April 23, China announced that a 53-year-old woman had died on April 19, its first SARS death since June. Two other cases were found, who were both healthcare workers, one of which was the deceased woman's daughter. The outbreak originated from a researcher working on the SARS virus in a lab at the Institute of Virology in Beijing, who inadvertently caught the disease and ended up spreading it to the nurse taking care of him.
Washington D.C., U.S. Apr, 2004 September 11 (9/11) Attacks9/11 Commission
Washington D.C., U.S. Apr, 2004 The failures in intelligence-sharing were attributed to 1995 Justice Department policies limiting intelligence sharing, combined with CIA and NSA reluctance to reveal "sensitive sources and methods" such as tapped phones. Testifying before the 9/11 Commission in April 2004, then-Attorney General John Ashcroft recalled that the "single greatest structural cause for the September 11th problem was the wall that segregated or separated criminal investigators and intelligence agents."
