2013 Event Twenty people die on the island of Madagascar from bubonic plague, which is transmitted to humans via rat fleas; chronic overcrowding and unhygienic prison conditions are identified as the root cause of the outbreak 2013 Event The World Health Organization announces that the Novel coronavirus 2012, the newly discovered coronavirus, also referred to as Saudi SARS, can be transmitted from person-to-person contact 2013 Event In China, two people die from H7N9 avian influenza infection. xH7N9 avian influenza is a sub-type that previously had not been transmitted to humans 1989 Event 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex 1959 Event 1st telecast transmitted from England to U.S. 1953 Event 1st U.S. telecast transmitted to Canada-from Buffalo NY 1924 Event 1st photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC)
