1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack (English Wikipedia)

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T. J. Török; R. V. Tauxe; R. P. Wise; J. R. Livengood; R. Sokolow; S. Mauvais; K. A. Birkness; M. R. Skeels; J. M. Horan; L. R. Foster (August 6, 1997). "A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars". Journal of the American Medical Association. 278 (5): 389–395. doi:10.1001/jama.278.5.389. PMID 9244330. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.

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Leitenberg, Milton (December 1, 2005). Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat. Strategic Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-4289-1626-5. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

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Dobbs, Lou (October 12, 2001). "Anthrax Exposure Discovered in New York; Interview With William Cohen". Lou Dobbs Moneyline. CNN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2007.

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Latkin, Carl A.; Sundberg, Norman D.; Littman, Richard A.; Katsikis, Melissa G.; Hagan, Richard A. (1994). "Feelings after the fall: former Rajneeshpuram Commune members' perceptions of and affiliation with the Rajneeshee movement". Sociology of Religion. 55 (1). Oxford University Press: 65–74. doi:10.2307/3712176. JSTOR 3712176.
T. J. Török; R. V. Tauxe; R. P. Wise; J. R. Livengood; R. Sokolow; S. Mauvais; K. A. Birkness; M. R. Skeels; J. M. Horan; L. R. Foster (August 6, 1997). "A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars". Journal of the American Medical Association. 278 (5): 389–395. doi:10.1001/jama.278.5.389. PMID 9244330. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
Tucker, Jonathan B. (July 1, 1999). "Historical Trends Related to Bioterrorism: An Empirical Analysis". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 5 (4). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 498–504. doi:10.3201/eid0504.990406. PMC 2627752. PMID 10458952.

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Carus, W. Seth (2002). Bioterrorism and Biocrimes (PDF). The Minerva Group, Inc. pp. 50–55. ISBN 978-1-4101-0023-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

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Staff (September 25, 2006). "Leadership, Director, Office of Policy and Planning, Joseph R. Greene". U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.

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Latkin, Carl A.; Sundberg, Norman D.; Littman, Richard A.; Katsikis, Melissa G.; Hagan, Richard A. (1994). "Feelings after the fall: former Rajneeshpuram Commune members' perceptions of and affiliation with the Rajneeshee movement". Sociology of Religion. 55 (1). Oxford University Press: 65–74. doi:10.2307/3712176. JSTOR 3712176.

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Thompson, Christopher M. (December 2006). The Bioterrorism Threat By Non-State Actors: "The Rajneeshee Cult" (PDF). United States Navy. pp. 17–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
Bernett, Brian C. (December 2006). U.S. Biodefense and Homeland Security Toward Detection and Attribution (PDF). United States Navy. pp. 13–35: "The Rajneeshee Cult Biological Attacks". Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.

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"Health experts fear bioterror attack". The Grand Rapids Press. Grand Rapids, Michigan. January 28, 2007. p. G1. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. A total of 751 people, including members of the Wasco County Commission, became ill with nausea, diarrhea, headaches and fever. Forty-five people were hospitalized, but no one died. It was the first, and still the largest, germ-warfare attack in U.S. history.
Larabee, Mark (December 16, 2000). "Two Rajneeshee leaders plead guilty". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. p. E3. Retrieved August 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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T. J. Török; R. V. Tauxe; R. P. Wise; J. R. Livengood; R. Sokolow; S. Mauvais; K. A. Birkness; M. R. Skeels; J. M. Horan; L. R. Foster (August 6, 1997). "A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars". Journal of the American Medical Association. 278 (5): 389–395. doi:10.1001/jama.278.5.389. PMID 9244330. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
Tucker, Jonathan B. (July 1, 1999). "Historical Trends Related to Bioterrorism: An Empirical Analysis". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 5 (4). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 498–504. doi:10.3201/eid0504.990406. PMC 2627752. PMID 10458952.

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Tucker, Jonathan B. (July 1, 1999). "Historical Trends Related to Bioterrorism: An Empirical Analysis". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 5 (4). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 498–504. doi:10.3201/eid0504.990406. PMC 2627752. PMID 10458952.

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"Oregon agrees to sell former Rajneeshees cult encampment". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Associated Press. December 15, 2005. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2007.

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Weaver, James (April 24, 2001). "Slow Medical Sleuthing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
UPI Staff (November 9, 1984). "Few Followers of Guru Vote". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
Staff (October 21, 1984). "Ill Handlers Suspected in Oregon Food Poisonings". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

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Martin, Douglas (September 22, 1985). "Guru's Commune Roiled As Key Leader Departs". The New York Times. Retrieved March 15, 2008.

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Lewis, Susan K (November 2001). "History of Biowarfare: Bioterror, The Cults". Nova Online Website. WGBH/NOVA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.

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Toelkes, Philip (2021). "Declaration of John Shelfer". USA v. Osho: A Legal History of the U. S. Government Persecution of a Minority Religious Community, Oregon 1981-1986. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Scribd.

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AP Staff (October 21, 2001). "Bioterror's first US victims offer hope to a nation – Cult Attack: The small town of The Dalles, near Portland, Oregon, was in 1984 the first place in America hit with germ warfare. The people of the town say that the country will get through this as well". The Taipei Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.

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Elmer-Dewitt, Philip (September 30, 2001). "America's First Bioterrorism Attack". TIME. Time Warner. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2007.

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"US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on July 20, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
Lewis, Susan K (November 2001). "History of Biowarfare: Bioterror, The Cults". Nova Online Website. WGBH/NOVA. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
Weaver, James (April 24, 2001). "Slow Medical Sleuthing". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 9, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
Thompson, Christopher M. (December 2006). The Bioterrorism Threat By Non-State Actors: "The Rajneeshee Cult" (PDF). United States Navy. pp. 17–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2008.
Carus, W. Seth (2002). Bioterrorism and Biocrimes (PDF). The Minerva Group, Inc. pp. 50–55. ISBN 978-1-4101-0023-8. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
Grossman, Lawrence K. (January–February 2001). "The Story of a Truly Contaminated Election". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
UPI Staff (November 9, 1984). "Few Followers of Guru Vote". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 12, 2019. Retrieved March 12, 2008.
Staff (October 21, 1984). "Ill Handlers Suspected in Oregon Food Poisonings". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
Weaver, James (February 28, 1985). "The Town That Was Poisoned" (PDF). Congressional Record. 131 (3–4). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office: 4185–4189, 99th United States Congress, 1st Session. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008. Transcription at WikiSource.
Toelkes, Philip (2021). "Declaration of John Shelfer". USA v. Osho: A Legal History of the U. S. Government Persecution of a Minority Religious Community, Oregon 1981-1986. Archived from the original on September 4, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Scribd.
Bernett, Brian C. (December 2006). U.S. Biodefense and Homeland Security Toward Detection and Attribution (PDF). United States Navy. pp. 13–35: "The Rajneeshee Cult Biological Attacks". Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
Staff (September 25, 2006). "Leadership, Director, Office of Policy and Planning, Joseph R. Greene". U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ICE. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved September 25, 2006.
Leitenberg, Milton (December 1, 2005). Assessing the Biological Weapons and Bioterrorism Threat. Strategic Studies Institute. ISBN 978-1-4289-1626-5. Archived from the original on March 4, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008.
T. J. Török; R. V. Tauxe; R. P. Wise; J. R. Livengood; R. Sokolow; S. Mauvais; K. A. Birkness; M. R. Skeels; J. M. Horan; L. R. Foster (August 6, 1997). "A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars". Journal of the American Medical Association. 278 (5): 389–395. doi:10.1001/jama.278.5.389. PMID 9244330. Archived from the original on December 1, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (December 15, 1999). Assessing The Threat: First Annual Report to The President and The Congress of the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (PDF). DIANE Publishing. pp. 18–19. ISBN 978-1-4289-8112-6. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Dobbs, Lou (October 12, 2001). "Anthrax Exposure Discovered in New York; Interview With William Cohen". Lou Dobbs Moneyline. CNN. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
AP Staff (October 21, 2001). "Bioterror's first US victims offer hope to a nation – Cult Attack: The small town of The Dalles, near Portland, Oregon, was in 1984 the first place in America hit with germ warfare. The people of the town say that the country will get through this as well". The Taipei Times. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 8, 2007. Retrieved November 22, 2007.
Elmer-Dewitt, Philip (September 30, 2001). "America's First Bioterrorism Attack". TIME. Time Warner. Archived from the original on March 6, 2005. Retrieved November 18, 2007.
"Oregon agrees to sell former Rajneeshees cult encampment". The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. Associated Press. December 15, 2005. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved November 24, 2007.

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Weaver, James (February 28, 1985). "The Town That Was Poisoned" (PDF). Congressional Record. 131 (3–4). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office: 4185–4189, 99th United States Congress, 1st Session. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008. Transcription at WikiSource.

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Weaver, James (February 28, 1985). "The Town That Was Poisoned" (PDF). Congressional Record. 131 (3–4). Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office: 4185–4189, 99th United States Congress, 1st Session. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2008. Transcription at WikiSource.

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Bharti., Franklin, Satya (1992). The promise of paradise : a woman's intimate story of the perils of life with Rajneesh. Station Hill Press. ISBN 0-88268-136-2. OCLC 24871791.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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