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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (01): (NM) cat
Plague -- United StatesThe New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports a cat has been diagnosed with plague in Los Alamos County, making it the 1st plague case in New Mexico this year [2021]."NMDOH staff will conduct an environmental investigation to ensure the safety of the immediate family and neighbors," said Secretary-Designate Dr. Tracie Collins. "We also offer a friendly reminder: even in the midst of a global pandemic, other diseases still occur in New Mexico, and there are steps people Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (35): Japan (CH), Nepal (KT), poultry, HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- NepalBird flu has been confirmed in Sanglekhola of Tarkeshwar Municipality in the district.The flu has been detected among chickens and ducks reared there. According to Chief of the Livestock Department of the Municipality, Dhanapati Ray, the viral disease has been detected among chickens and ducks reared by 2 locals, [PT] and [ST].The flu was confirmed following a sample test conducted at the Tripureshwar-based central laboratory.With this, the local authorities have urged Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – USA: nonimported XDR Salmonella Typhi infections, 2019-20, alert
Typhoid -- United StatesSummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is providing1. information on extensively drug-resistant (XDR) _Salmonella_ Typhi (Typhi) infections among US residents without international travel, and2. treatment recommendations for XDR Typhi infection.BackgroundTyphoid fever is a systemic illness caused by the bacterium _Salmonella enterica_ serotype Typhi (Typhi). Most people in the US diagnosed with typhoid fever acquired it during international travel, but Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (34): Europe, wild bird, poultry, HPAI H5N5, H5N8, H5N3, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- AustriaInformation received on [and dated] 10 Feb 2021 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, Consumer Health, Federal Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection (BMASGK), Vienna, AustriaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 10 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Feb 2021Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the countryManifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (63): children, China, nebulizer-associated spread, WHO, global
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): 1 516 916 (7394) / 26 804 (191)European Region (61): 36 294 484 (147 171) / 805 071 (4042)South East Asia Region (10): 13 141 859 (19 581) / 201 828 (322)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 5 951 021 (26 230) / 138 834 (375)Region Read more [...]
Relationship Advice on Valentine’s Day: Quality Assurance—In a Respirator, That Is
On this Valentine’s Day, what lessons can respirator manufacturers learn from Liz Taylor, Larry King, Lana Turner, and Mickey Rooney? Why, the importance of quality assurance, of course. All of these celebs were married eight times—for Liz and Larry, they actually tied the knot twice with the same person—but their repeated unluckiness in love tells us that no matter how successful one is at starting a relationship, it might not stand up when put to a true, rigorous test of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (07): Congo DR (NK) WHO
Ebola -- DR CongoIn its latest report on the epidemiological situation of the 12th epidemic of the Ebola virus disease published this Friday, 12 Feb 2021, the provincial ministry of health in North Kivu reports that 1200 doses of vaccines have already been deployed in the city of Butembo to curb the spread of the epidemic.The ministry indicates in the wake that these vaccines have already been received in Butembo, as has cold chain equipment that will keep the product at the recommended temperature.In Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (03): Kenya, human, animal
Rift Valley Fever -- KenyaIn a follow-up on the Rift Valley fever (RVF) outbreak in Kenya, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports as of 4 Feb 2021 that there are 32 total [human] cases reported, of which 14 are confirmed and 11 deaths.RVF in humans has been reported in Isiolo and Mandera counties and in animals in Isiolo, Mandera, Murang'a, and Garissa counties.The 1st case of suspected RVF was reported in late November 2020 following a sudden death of an adult male who was a herder. This was Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (61): meat facility, S Korea, T lymphocytes, S Asia, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the agent of a major global outbreak of respiratory tract disease known as coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19). SARS-CoV-2 infects the lungs and may cause several immune-related complications such as lymphocytopenia and cytokine storm, which are associated with the severity of the disease and predict mortality. The mechanism by which SARS-CoV-2 infection may result in immune system dysfunction is not Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (62): Latvia (RA) animal, cat, OIE
COVID-19 -- LatviaInformation received on [and dated] 10 Feb 2021 from Dr. Maris Balodis, Chief Veterinary Officer and Director General, Food and Veterinary Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Riga, LatviaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Dec 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 1 Feb 2021Report date: 10 Feb 2021Date submitted to OIE: 10 Feb 2021Reason for notification: Emerging diseaseMorbidity: 1 (scale 0 to 5)Mortality: 0 (scale 0 to 5)Zoonotic Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (33): Latvia (JM) wild bird, HPAI H5N8, 1st rep
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- LatviaLaboratory tests have confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza for 2 dead swans in Jurmala, Dzintaru Beach. This is the 1st case of avian influenza in Latvia, the Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) said [10 Feb 2021].The Ministry of Agriculture intends, on the basis of information provided by the PVD, to impose additional biosecurity measures for poultry keepers throughout the country, including ban of keeping poultry outdoors in order to prevent direct or indirect Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (06): Congo DR (NK) WHO, 2nd fatal case
Ebola -- DR CongoOn 7 Feb 2021, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared [the 12th] outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after the laboratory confirmation of one case in North Kivu Province. The case was an adult female living in Biena Health Zone. To date the source of infection is still under investigation.On [25 Jan 2021], the case presented with nasal bleeding. From [25 Jan-1 Feb 2021], she reportedly received outpatient care at a local health centre. From [1-3 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus (01): Americas, research, observations
Zika virus -- United StatesDomesticating Zika virus------------------------Why hasn't Zika virus (ZIKV) disease caused as much devastation in Africa, its continent of origin, as it has in the Americas? Outside of Africa, this flavivirus is transmitted by a ubiquitous mosquito subspecies, _Aedes aegypti aegypti_, which emerged from the African forerunner subspecies _Aedes aegypti formosus_ and acquired a preference for human blood and a peridomestic lifestyle. Now, this subspecies colonizes many intertropical Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Feline panleukopenia – Australia: (SA) alert
Parvovirus, Other Animal Disease -- AustraliaFeline parvovirus (FPV); synonymous with feline panleukopenia virus) is closely related to mink enteritis virus and the type 2 canine parvoviruses (CPV) causing canine parvoviral enteritis. All are now designated as members of the species _Carnivore protoparvovirus 1_. FPV can cause disease in all felids and in some members of related families (such as raccoon, mink), but it does not harm canids. Conversely, some currently circulating CPV strains (CPV-2a, Read more [...]
Shell Oil fined $191K for chemical release 6 years ago – My Clallam County
Shell Oil fined $191K for chemical release 6 years ago My Clallam County
Everything you need to know about MSDS-SDS conversions
Sometimes, we overlook the obvious. I was working with a client just last week and was asked to evaluate a pair of materials for further handling at a new site they are developing. “Will you please send me the Safety Data Sheets? I’ll take a look and run the numbers,” I said. A few minutes...
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): Bulgaria, Latvia, poultry, wild bird, H5, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza, Avian Influenza H5N8 -- BulgariaInformation received on [and dated] 9 Feb 2021 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, BulgariaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 3 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Feb 2021Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 10 Jul 2020Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Root rots, pea – Canada: (AB)
Other Plant Disease -- CanadaWidespread root rot [was] found in Alberta pea fields. The severity in surveys last year [2020] reached levels at which the disease can become an economic threat. They found root rot in every field visited on an estimated 66% of roots examined."Root rots continue to be a real issue in peas," said Alberta Agriculture's Michael Harding. "Mycosphaerella and ascochyta were by far the most commonly observed pathogen. [They] were very, very common on peas in 2020."Field peas Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (59): dementia risk, UK REACT, mutation, mAb therapy, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWang Q, Davis PB, Gurney ME, Xu R. COVID-19 and dementia: Analyses of risk, disparity, and outcomes from electronic health records in the US. Alzheimers Dement. 2021 Feb 9. doi: 10.1002/alz.12296. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33559975; The investigators adjusted for demographics and COVID‐19 risk factors (cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, obesity, asthma, chronic kidney disease), many of which are also risk factors for dementia. In addition, they adjusted Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River virus – Australia (02): (VI)
Ross River Virus -- AustraliaHealth authorities are warning Gippsland residents to protect themselves against mosquitoes following the detection of Ross River virus in 10 people in Wellington Shire so far this year [2021].While the latest warning from the Victorian Health Department is for people travelling to the Bellarine Peninsula and surf coast regions, where there has been a big jump in cases in recent months, local infections show the virus is still present in mosquitoes in Gippsland.Well known Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (31): Algeria (OB) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- AlgeriaInformation received on [and dated] 8 Feb 2021 from Dr Ahmed Chawki El Karim Boughalem, Directeur des Services Veterinaires, Direction des Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Agriculture, du Developpement Rural et de la Peche, Alger, AlgeriaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Jan 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Jan 2021Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: highly pathogenic Read more [...]
NIOSH Directors
Since the creation of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in 1971, the Institute has had six Directors who shaped NIOSH into what it is today. The Occupational Safety and Health Act states “The Institute shall be headed by a Director who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and who shall serve for a term of six years unless previously removed by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.” Summaries of the accomplishments of each Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (58): animal, China, origin, WHO mission
COVID-19 -- ChinaRepresentatives from China and an international joint mission team led by the World Health Organization (WHO) today [Tue 9 Feb 2021] in Wuhan detailed the results of a 2-week probe into the zoonotic source of the outbreaks, which didn't reveal a definitive source but did shed new light on the events.At the nearly 3-hour briefing, officials laid out 4 main theories, some of them less likely possibilities. The 10-person joint mission team has been in China since 14 Jan [2021] and followed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (30): China (JS) wild bird, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 8 Feb 2021 from Dr. Huang Baoxu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China (People's Republic of)SummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 29 Jan 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 4 Feb 2021Reason for notification: New strain of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly Read more [...]
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (02): February 2021
COVID-19, Antimicrobial resistance, Hospital-Related Infection, Rickettsia, Salmonella, Legionnaires', Acinetobacter baumannii, Staph, Sepsis, Tuberculosis, Influenza, Lassa Fever, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Avian Influenza, HIV/AIDS, Leishmaniasis, Malaria, Tetanus, Gastroenteritis, Sexually Transmitted Infection, West Nile Virus, Hepatitis A, Strep -- Worldwide/UnknownEditorial---------COVID-19: A PCR-defined pandemicThirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Christian G. Meyer. Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic disease – Tanzania: (MB) RFI
Undiagnosed -- TanzaniaA mystery illness that causes people to vomit blood has killed 15 people in Tanzania and hospitalized more than 50 others.The New York Post reported that the illness killed its mostly male patients within hours of them developing symptoms []. The illness is being reported in the southern Mbeya region of the country, according to the U.K. Sun.Expert medical teams have been deployed to the area to try to uncover the cause of the outbreak. Tanzania borders the Democratic Republic Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (03): China (Hong Kong) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- ChinaInformation received on 6 Feb 2021 from Dr. Thomas Sit, chief veterinary officer/assistant director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)SummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 2 Feb 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Feb 2021Report date: 5 Feb 2021Date submitted to OIE: 6 Feb 2021Reason for notification: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Peste des petits ruminants – Thailand: (PB) goat, 1st rep, OIE
Peste des petits ruminants -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation received on [and dated] 8 Feb 2021 from Dr Sorravis Thaneto, Director General, Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Bangkok, ThailandSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 28 Jan 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Feb 2021Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: Peste des petits ruminants virusNature of diagnosis: Laboratory (advanced)This Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> COVID-19 update (55): vaccines, variants, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- South AfricaSouth Africa recently received 1 million doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine and was poised to start vaccinating healthcare workers, but yesterday [7 Feb 2021], health officials announced a pause for the rollout to investigate early findings that it offered little protection against mild-to-moderate disease caused by variant 501Y.V2, lineage B.1.351 that's dominant in the country.New questions about the vaccine come as World Health Organization (WHO) advisers this Read more [...]
DG Digest: Buttigieg confirmed to run DOT, new IATA portal offers guidance for vaccine shippers.
The nation enters the second week of February with vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 virus still accelerating. It’s going to be a long slog to the end of this massive project, but we’re on the road. If your workplace is planning on engaging with health authorities in terms of assisting your workforce, now’s the time to get...
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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, mustard – India: (PB)
Undiagnosed -- IndiaA mystery disease has damaged the standing mustard crop in [parts of] Sangrur District. Fearing damage in other areas in coming days, the Agriculture Department has started efforts to contain the disease spread. "I have taken 13 acres on lease and sown mustard on it. But for the last 10 days, plants have been shriveling and not bearing any fruit. It's ripening time," said a farmer. The shriveling of mustard has given tension to other farmers, who have demanded quick action to Read more [...]
