Soma Coal Mining Industries became infamous on May 13, 2014, when the 301 miners died in an explosion and blaze at the Soma coal mine. Users can turn on selected data layers to allow them to see various coal mining data on top of the map.
Leptospirosis. Leptospirosis, also called Weil's disease, is a bacteria that many rats carry without showing symptoms of infection. Humans become infected when contaminated rat urine or feces comes in contact with mucous membranes. Symptoms in people include headache, fever, vomiting, rash and muscle aches.
There have been several rat urine stories in the news of late. Leptospirosis, better known as Weil's disease, is a potentially deadly illness caused by bacteria passed along to humans in contact with urine from diseased animals (rats, frogs, rabbits, snakes, pigs and dogs). It is picked up rurally from swimming in contaminated lakes and reservoirs.