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PRO/PL> Flavescence doree, grapevine – Germany: (RP)
Other Plant Disease -- GermanyIn Germany, grapevine flavescence doree phytoplasma (EPPO A2 List) was first recorded in one grapevine plant (_Vitis vinifera_) in 2014 [ProMED-mail post http://promedmail.org/post/20141217.3038025] and declared eradicated in 2017 (EPPO RS 2014/202, 2017/135). The NPPO [National Plant Protection Organisation] of Germany informed EPPO that the pathogen was found again at the end of 2020 in one plant (_V. vinifera_) in a vineyard in Rheinland-Pfalz. The identity of the Read more [...]
Emergency crews responding to possible hazardous materials incident – KRTV Great Falls News
Emergency crews responding to possible hazardous materials incident KRTV Great Falls News
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (05): China (YN) domestic, spread, pathogenicity
African Swine Fever -- ChinaOn 3 Mar 2021, an outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] has been confirmed in piglets being illegally transported through Funing county in China's southwestern province of Yunnan, the farm ministry said. The case comes amid growing concern that a severe wave of disease in recent months has hit China's hog herd, the world's largest. Six out of the 36 pigs had died, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said in a statement late on Tuesday [2 Mar 2021], while 6 more Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> COVID-19 update (86): transmission, variants, immune profiling, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownAbstract--------We constructed an age-to-age infection matrix to characterize the household transmission pattern of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Korea. Among 4048 household clusters, within-age group infection dominated the overall household transmissions. Transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 was more common from adults to children than from children to adults.--Communicated by:ProMED Rapporteur Kunihiko Iizuka[According to this study, Read more [...]
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Chemical Safety Board releases investigative update on fatal Belle plant explosion – Charleston Gazette-Mail
Chemical Safety Board releases investigative update on fatal Belle plant explosion Charleston Gazette-Mail
Chemical Safety Board releases report on fatal Belle plant explosion – Charleston Gazette-Mail
Chemical Safety Board releases report on fatal Belle plant explosion Charleston Gazette-Mail
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (21): Congo DR (NK) Guinea, WHO
Ebola -- DR CongoMinisters of Health from Guinea -- which is combating a new Ebola outbreak -- and neighbouring countries have agreed on a unified front to combat the virus that re-emerged about 3 weeks ago.The meeting was opened by His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Guinea, Dr Ibrahima Kassory Fofana in Guinea's capital, Conakry on [2 Mar 2021]. Ministers and government representatives from Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone attended the inter-ministerial Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Dirofilaria repens: Ukraine
Other Human Disease -- UkraineOfficials in the southeastern Ukraine city of Melitopol are reporting the 1st human case of dirofilariasis this past January [2021]. The individual was confirmed as having dirofilariasis of the eyelid.There have been 200 cases reported in Ukraine in the past 2 decades.Experts say that in recent years, there has been an increase in the incidence of dirofilariasis in those countries where it is considered rare. You can protect yourself only by preventing mosquito bites.The Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed leaf blight, tomato – India: (OR)
Undiagnosed -- IndiaLeaf blight affecting tomatoes when nearing harvest has farmers worrying about their crops in Jajpur district. It might lead to heavy loss if the disease is not checked from spreading further. Observers claimed that leaf blight disease happens due to fungal infection and advised to use pesticide with constraint. They also advised to conduct awareness programme to sensitise the farmers about the disease.However, the [local] agriculture department has failed to be of any help. The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Theileria – New Zealand: spread by sheep
Tick-borne disease -- New ZealandNew Zealand researchers have proven sheep can carry and potentially spread the parasite behind the bovine anaemia epidemic. Sheep were asymptomatic carriers of the tick-borne parasite _Theileria orientalis_, which meant they were unaffected by the disease but could spread it to the ticks feeding on them._T. orientalis_ is a tickborne intracellular parasite of red blood cells causing severe and mild infections in various ruminants worldwide. To date [22 Feb 2021], Read more [...]
Update: I-70 reopens following crashes in both directions – Summit Daily News
Update: I-70 reopens following crashes in both directions Summit Daily News
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, goat – Morocco: (SS) RFI
Undiagnosed -- MoroccoMore than 200 goats have died in the village "Torrit Ekarkaren" from Targua n'touchka in Chtouka Ait Baha province, over the past few days and the reasons are still unknown.According to the owner of the dead herd, the incident caused a financial, environmental, and sanitary disaster. The foul smells and stray dogs that gather at the place where these dead animals were disposed of, threaten the safety of the citizens.Hespress newspaper learned that the local authority had previously Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (85): USA challenges, Brazil reinfection, WHO
COVID-19 -- United StatesOver the weekend [27-28 Feb 2021] both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave the green light to Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine, making it the 1st one-dose option available to Americans. The newly approved vaccine is expected to arrive in arms as soon as tomorrow. A total of 4 million doses will be administered across the United States by the end of the week, Reuters reported. Johnson & Johnson previously Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (39): Ukraine (KS) wild bird, HPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- UkraineInformation received on 2 Mar 2021 from Svitlana Shlapatska, focal point for animal disease notification, UkraineSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 28 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 1 Mar 2021Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 12 Jan 2017Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5Nature of diagnosis: laboratory Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (21): Congo DR (NK), Guinea
Ebola -- DR CongoProvincial health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said yesterday [1 Mar 2021] that 3 more Ebola cases have been confirmed in North Kivu, raising the outbreak total to 11, according to a report from Reuters.North Kivu Health Minister Eugene Nzanzu Salita said the new cases involve people from Butembo health zone. If added to the World Health Organization (WHO) total, they would be the 1st cases reported since 22 Feb 2021. The DRC first reported this most recent Read more [...]
Preventing Needlestick Injuries at COVID–19 Vaccination Sites
Note: If you experience a needlestick from a used or contaminated needle, seek immediate evaluation and treatment. Call the PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) hotline at 1–888–448–4911 immediately for guidance on treating exposures. Introduction The availability of effective vaccines is a major milestone for the fight against the virus that causes COVID–19. However, the effort to administer vaccines to the large number of people who need to Read more [...]
Lung Disease in Textile Workers
This blog is part of a series for NIOSH’s 50th anniversary highlighting research and prevention throughout the Institute’s history. Background Since the 1970s, NIOSH has worked to prevent illness from cotton dust. Byssinosis is an airways disease with features of both asthma and COPD that occurs with exposure to cotton dust. In the early 1970s, the prevalence of byssinosis among US cotton workers was estimated at 20%. In 1974, NIOSH released a Criteria Document that summarized the available Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (84): statin use, long haul flight transmission, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownPatients who used statins prior to COVID-19 hospitalization were almost 50% less likely to experience 30-day in-hospital mortality compared with those that didn't, according to a retrospective study published late last week in Nature Communications [see [B] below].Statins are drugs meant to reduce blood fat for conditions such as high cholesterol, and, as such, they have anti-inflammatory and anti-clotting properties.The researchers matched 648 patients who used statins Read more [...]
Firefighters Attend Hazardous Materials Drill – wvdispatch.com
Firefighters Attend Hazardous Materials Drill wvdispatch.com
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – Australia: (NT) cattle workers, alert
Leptospirosis -- AustraliaThe best wet season in a decade has also seen a spike in cases of the rare disease leptospirosis among cattle workers in the Top End.There have already been 9 cases confirmed in the Northern Territory [NT], which has prompted the issuing of a health warning.Leptospirosis can be a fatal disease, which passes to humans chiefly through animal urine and cases have risen after the return of a better La Nina-inspired wet season across the Territory. It can be successfully treated Read more [...]
Firefighters remove hazardous material in 15-hour affair – Sherbrooke Record
Firefighters remove hazardous material in 15-hour affair Sherbrooke Record
DG Digest: IATA issues second addendum to the 62nd DGR, PHMSA to hold Lithium Battery Air Safety meeting this week
Today’s digest covers the two weeks just past. The first week of the period was quiet; the second week, quite busy. IATA published a new addendum and PHMSA was quite active. All in all, a busy period. Meanwhile, the vaccination effort against the ongoing pandemic continues. Let’s all keep working and living safe and do our part to battle this...
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Advancements in Elastomeric Respirator Technology for Use as Source Control
Respirator design is constantly improving and evolving to meet new challenges. Manufacturers have recently developed innovative NIOSH-approved elastomeric half mask respirator (EHMR) designs that both protect the wearer as well as provide adequate source control – protecting others by filtering the wearer’s exhaled air that may contain harmful viruses or bacteria. EHMRs are being used more widely in U.S. healthcare systems because they can be cleaned, disinfected, and reused. During Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue, cattle – Spain: susp. international trade issue, RFI
Bluetongue -- SpainSpanish authorities are about to begin slaughtering hundreds of calves that have spent months crisscrossing the Mediterranean, said a lawyer for the cattle shippers.The 864 cattle due for slaughter are onboard the Karim Allah, which is docked in the Spanish port of Cartagena. It is one of 2 vessels that left Spain in mid-December 2020 to deliver live cargoes of young bulls. The 2nd vessel, Elbeik, loaded almost 1800 cattle from Tarragona.The Elbeik, now carrying more than 1700 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Koala retrovirus – Australia: update
Other Animal Disease -- AustraliaKoala bears are infected with a virus which is inserting itself into their DNA and causing cancer, a study has found. The marsupials are native to Australasia [and South America], only eat eucalyptus and have a range of health issues, including chlamydia and cancers such as leukaemia and lymphoma. They are also being dramatically impacted by wildfires and habitat loss. While it is known that chlamydia is widespread among koalas, the cause of their cancers has long Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (83): summary tidbits, intellectual property, holistic model, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown- The US Food and Drug Administration approved the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use on Saturday evening [27 Feb 2021], making it the 3rd vaccine to be given the green light in the country.- Thousands of Argentinians gathered in front of government buildings in Buenos Aires on Saturday [27 Feb 2021] evening to protest "vaccine privileges." The revelation that people close to the minister of health had been able to jump the queue sparked outrage and ended Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (20): USA, Guinea, Sub-Saharan Africa
Ebola — Worldwide/Unknown
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, goat – Morocco (02): (SS) RFI, comment