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.
Aside from the potential for transmitting plague, Oriental rat fleas can also carry other diseases. Some samples in the latest study were found to carry Bartonella bacteria, which can cause cat scratch disease, trench fever and Carron disease in humans.