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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (12): Africa (Nigeria)
Cholera -- NigeriaThe number of lives lost to the recent cholera outbreak in Bauchi State has risen to 37. The immediate-past Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, had on [Tue 25 May 2021], announced the outbreak in the state, with a 37-year-old housewife who reportedly had the disease at the Burra General Hospital on [Sat 24 Apr 2021]. Maigoro disclosed then that 20 people had died from the disease, while 322 people affected were being managed.Meanwhile, the Bauchi State Primary Read more [...]
PRO/AH> African swine fever – Asia (16): India (MZ) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- IndiaIt seems that Northeast India's tussle with African swine fever [ASF] is not over yet. After killing thousands of pigs in 2020 in Assam, it has turned towards Mizoram. The National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Bhopal has confirmed the recent deaths of pigs in Mizoram to be caused by ASF.ASF was 1st detected in Mizoram on 21 Mar 2021 at Lungsen village, prompting the creation of Rapid Response Teams Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (04): (CO) cat
Plague -- United StatesA cat living near North Foothills Highway and Plateau Road in Boulder County was examined by a veterinarian on [Wed 2 Jun 2021], tested positive for plague. The cat's owner was concerned when the cat became ill 2-3 weeks after being found with a baby rabbit.This is the 1st time plague activity has been confirmed in Boulder County this season and public health officials want to remind residents of how to protect themselves against plague. Boulder County Parks and Open Space Read more [...]
Firefighters are still battling a massive blaze that destroyed an Illinois chemical plant on Monday – USA TODAY
Firefighters are still battling a massive blaze that destroyed an Illinois chemical plant on Monday USA TODAYMassive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoIllinois public health administrator urges residents near chemical fire to wear a mask and not pick up debris falling from the sky CNN An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRChemical fire in Rockton: Evacuation ordered for Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthemosoma garnhami – South Africa: rodent piroplasm, HIV-infected patient
Other Human Disease -- South AfricaAbstract--------An HIV-positive man from Zimbabwe living in South Africa sought treatment for multiple clinical signs, including fever, weight loss, anemia, and splenomegaly. We identified in his blood an African rodent piroplasm, _Anthemosoma garnhami_, related to _Babesia_ species. This finding extends the known geographic and host range of _A. garnhami_.A 24-year-old man from Zimbabwe complaining of a 3-month period of generalized body pains, drenching night Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Stolbur leaf scorch, pistachio – Turkey: (KI)
Other Plant Disease -- TurkeyPhytoplasma disease in pistachios in Kilis province was high this year [2021] due to low seasonal precipitation and temperature. Samples were taken from orchards and sent to Adana Agricultural Protection and Pistachio Research Institute for analysis. The disease is increasing in pistachio orchards in Kilis, an important area for pistachio production in Turkey, and is devastating producers.The Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry said, "The disease was characterized Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Contagious equine metritis – UK: (England) horse, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- United KingdomReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 9 Jun 2021Confirmed: 9 Jun 2021Reported: 10 Jun 2021Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseLast occurrence: 6 Apr 2020Causal agent: _Taylorella equigenitalis_Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to the whole country.New outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: West Devon, Devon, EnglandStarted: 9 Jun 2021Ended: ongoingEpidemiological unit: otherAffected animals:Species / Susceptible Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (207): animal, Spain (GA) mink, OIE
COVID-19 -- SpainSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart on: 26 May 2021Confirmed on: 8 Jun 2021Reported on: 10 Jun 2021Event status: ongoingReason for notification: emerging diseaseEvent morbidity (%): 0.01Event mortality: -Zoonotic potential: yesDiagnostic details: laboratory testCausal agent: SARS-CoV-2This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: Carral, A Coruña, GaliciaStarted on: 26 May 2020Ended on: Read more [...]
A massive fire destroyed a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois. It could burn for days, officials say. – USA TODAY
A massive fire destroyed a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois. It could burn for days, officials say. USA TODAYMassive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoIllinois public health administrator urges residents near chemical fire to wear a mask and not pick up debris falling from the sky CNN An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRWatch now: Explosion, large fire at chemical Read more [...]
DG Digest: Biden DOE Releases National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries 2021- 2030
Believe it or not it’s nearly mid-June already. The long hours of daylight and warm weather this time of year often lead workplaces to tackle those outdoor projects that may have been lagging all winter. If your site plans such work, be sure to do your homework first—secure necessary permits, plan your safety, especially fall protection...
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease – Luxembourg: (LU) domestic, RHDV2, OIE
Hemorrhagic Fever -- LuxembourgSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 3 Jun 2021Confirmed: 7 Jun 2021Reported: 10 Jun 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceLast occurrence: 31 Dec 2008Causal agent: rabbit hemorrhagic disease virusGenotype: RHDV2Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to the whole country.New outbreaks:Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: Eischen, Hobscheid, Capellen, LuxembourgStarted: 3 Jun 2021Ended: 7 Jun Read more [...]
Illinois public health administrator urges residents near chemical fire to wear a mask and not pick up debris falling from the sky – CNN
Illinois public health administrator urges residents near chemical fire to wear a mask and not pick up debris falling from the sky CNN An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRMassive fire at Illinois chemical plant is expected to burn for several days Chicago Sun-TimesWatch now: Explosion, large fire at chemical plant near Rockford, Illinois, prompts evacuation of area Madison.comMassive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (09): Germany, swine origin, H1N1v
Influenza -- GermanyThe World Health Organization (WHO) reports on a a human case of infection with an influenza A(H1N1)v virus in Germany recently. The individual infected is a 17-year-old boy from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania who developed an influenza-like illness onset on [18 Apr 2021].The virus was confirmed with genome sequencing conducted at the National Influenza Centre (NIC) at the Robert Koch Institute in a sample collected as part of routine sentinel surveillance. Sequencing indicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Iran: (IL) livestock, susp, RFI
Anthrax -- IranThe Director General of Veterinary Medicine of Ilam said: the province is suspected to have anthrax in a village located in the Majin section of Darhshahr city and that all animals of this village were quarantined. In an interview with IRNA on [Sun 13 Jun 2021], Dr. Ramin Poranjef said: "according to the report of unusual losses of a number of cattle in a rural rancher, groups of veterinarians were sent to the site and began to investigate the current situation."He added: "This rural Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (10): Senegal, cVDPV2
Polio -- SenegalThe EPI announced on Wednesday [9 Jun 2021] a polio national vaccination campaign for 17-19 Jun 2021 using the inactivated poliovirus vaccine [IPV] "to capture all children up through 5 years of age who were never vaccinated." "Since 2016, we have been conducting environmental surveillance. The poliovirus was identified through environmental surveillance in the wastewater treatment station in Khourounar (Pikine) and has been circulating in the sub-region [West Africa] and in neighboring Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (10): USA (PA) horses, new variant
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesAn outbreak of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) at a Pennsylvania horse barn in March [2021] was caused by a new variant of the H752 genotype, researchers report.The H752 genotype has the potential to cause neurological disease. This new variant has a particular mutation in the ORF 30 gene, similar to that reported in a recent outbreak from France, the study team reported.The mutation is at a pivotal nucleotide position which has previously been shown to discriminate Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> COVID-19 update (206): Long COVID, Russia, China, T cell cytotoxicity, WHO
COVID-19 -- RussiaAt Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut, immunologist Prof Akiko Iwasaki has spent much of the past year trying to tease apart the differences between how men and women respond to the Sars-CoV-2 virus. One of her early findings was that T cells - a group of cells important to the immune system which seek out and destroy virus-infected cells - are much more active in women than men in the early stages of infection. One component of this is thought to be due to genetics."Women have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (83): Iraq (WA) poultry, HPAI H5N8 susp, spread, RFI
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Iraq[The following report, based upon the above and 4 additional Iraqi media sources in Arabic, has been translated and submitted by a reliable source who preferred to remain unnamed. ProMED-mail is very grateful to the submitter]. Media news articles [in Arabic, translated, edited] reported in [13-14 Jun 2021] that Wasit (Governorate's) Agriculture Directorate clarified that the avian influenza infection (most likely HPAI H5N8) that has been reported, was in one of the unauthorized Read more [...]
Massive chemical fire in Illinois prompts authorities to order evacuations – CNN
Massive chemical fire in Illinois prompts authorities to order evacuations CNN An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRWatch now: Explosion, large fire at chemical plant near Rockford, Illinois, prompts evacuation of area Madison.comMassive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn for days, officials say MyStateline.comMassive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoView Read more [...]
Massive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn for days, officials say – MyStateline.com
Massive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn for days, officials say MyStateline.comAn Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRMassive chemical fire in Illinois prompts authorities to order evacuations CNN Massive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoMassive fire at Illinois chemical plant is expected to burn for several days Chicago Sun-TimesView Full Coverage on Read more [...]
Massive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported – WGN TV Chicago
Massive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoAn Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRMassive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn for days, officials say MyStateline.comMassive fire at Rockton chemical plant is expected to burn for 'several' days Chicago Sun-TimesIllinois Chemical Plant Explosion, Fires Prompt Evacuations | Illinois News | US News U.S. News & Read more [...]
An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations – NPR
An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations NPRMassive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton; No injuries reported WGN TV ChicagoMassive Rockton chemical plant fire could burn for days, officials say MyStateline.comMassive chemical fire in Illinois prompts authorities to order evacuations CNN Massive fire at Rockton chemical plant is expected to burn for 'several' days Chicago Sun-TimesView Full Coverage Read more [...]
Explosion, massive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton – WJHL-TV News Channel 11
Explosion, massive fire at chemical plant prompts evacuations in Rockton WJHL-TV News Channel 11
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Congo DR (03): (IT) pneumonic, fatal
Plague -- DR CongoIn a follow-up to a report on a plague outbreak in Ituri province in northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officials say they are investigating a cluster of deaths due to suspected pneumonic plague were recorded in the health zone of Fataki, Ituri province. The cluster, which began on 22 Apr 2021, has resulted in 19 suspected pneumonic plague cases, including 11 deaths were recorded in 2 health areas (Bu-Kachele and Bule) of the Fataki health zone.The patients presented Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – USA (03): increase in antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance -- United StatesThe annual incidence of resistant nontyphoidal _Salmonella_ infections was 40% higher in 2015 and 2016 compared with the years 2004 to 2008, according to a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases [see reference below]."_Salmonella_ is a major cause of foodborne illness in the USA. Antimicrobial-resistant infections pose a particular threat to public health because they are linked to more severe illness," Felicita Medalla, MD, MS, an epidemiologist Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Ireland (03): children, outdoor play
E. coli -- Ireland1. Hussein HS, Omaye ST. Introduction to the food safety concerns of verotoxin-producing _Escherichia coli_. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2003; 228(4): 331-2; abstract available at .2. Blanco J, Blanco M, Blanco JE, et al. Verotoxin-producing _Escherichia coli_ in Spain: prevalence, serotypes, and virulence genes of O157:H7 and non-O157 VTEC in ruminants, raw beef products, and humans. Exp Biol Med. 2003; 228(4): 345-51; abstract available at .3. Law D, Kelly J. Use of heme and hemoglobin Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (82): Europe (Germany, Estonia) wild bird, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- GermanySummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 20 Apr 2021Confirmed: 26 Apr 2021Reported: 8 Jun 2021Reason for notification: new strain in a zone or a compartmentCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5N1Nature of diagnosis: laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaks (1)Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: HamburgStarted: 20 Apr 2021Epidemiological unit: not Read more [...]
Explosion, massive fire at chemical plant in Rockton – WGN TV Chicago
Explosion, massive fire at chemical plant in Rockton WGN TV Chicago
NDSC and ND Highway Patrol encourage caution around vehicles hauling hazardous materials – Devil's Lake Daily Journal
NDSC and ND Highway Patrol encourage caution around vehicles hauling hazardous materials Devil’s Lake Daily Journal
PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine congestive heart failure – USA
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesInstances of bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF) in feedlot cattle have been increasing. This disease is essentially untreatable -- and usually fatal -- involving right ventricular failure, though it may begin with left-heart dysfunction in many cases. This makes it different from right-heart failure (brisket disease) at high altitudes because BCHF affects both sides of the heart.Congestive heart failure itself can occur with other conditions such as hardware Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (04): Uganda, human
Rift Valley Fever -- UgandaFour people in Kiruhura have succumbed to Rift Valley fever, which recently broke out in the district, officials have confirmed. The disease is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is most commonly seen in domesticated animals.Although it primarily affects animals, the virus can be transmitted to humans through the handling of animal tissue during slaughtering, animal births, conducting veterinary procedures, or the disposal of carcasses. Human infections have also resulted Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (205): Africa, vaccine, Uganda, China, Indonesia, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)---------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 3 243 700 (18 913) / 49 608 (394)European Region (61): 54 938 606 (45 932) / 1 165 516 (999)Southeast Asia Region (10): 33 317 282 (104 147) / 447 938 (4399)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 10 444 300 (27 353) / 208 026 (392)Region of the Americas (54): 69 331 998 (196 Read more [...]
Late night fire damages Dover Chemical plant; no offsite environmental impact – New Philadelphia Times Reporter
Late night fire damages Dover Chemical plant; no offsite environmental impact New Philadelphia Times Reporter
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – UK: ex Africa
Monkeypox -- United KingdomIn a follow-up on a report yesterday [10 Jun 2021] about monkeypox cases reported in Wales, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided some additional details in a Disease Outbreak News (DON) today [11 Jun 2021]:On 25 May 2021, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the WHO of one laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox. The patient arrived in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2021. Prior to travel, the patient had lived and worked in Delta State, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cowpox – UK: (England) human, orbital, cat source
Other Animal Disease -- United KingdomA 28-year-old woman went to the emergency room after she experienced eye irritation, along with redness and discharge in her right eye, which had lasted for 5 days, according to the report, published on 5 Jun 2021 in The New England Journal of Medicine.She received a slew of antibiotics and antiviral drugs used to treat common eye infections, but nothing seemed to work. Her symptoms were getting worse -- she had developed orbital cellulitis, or an infection of Read more [...]
