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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed root rot, onion – India: (TN)
Undiagnosed -- IndiaWith onion crops on hundreds of acres damaged by rain and affected by root rotten disease in Perambalur district, farmers have started destroying the remaining standing crop. Those who took up cultivation during October-November [2020] suffered heavy loss due to incessant rain. "Most of the crops were affected by root rotten disease," said a farmer. Though they administered the prescribed pesticides and fertilizers, nothing could safeguard the crop, said another farmer.Horticulture Read more [...]
PRO> Invasive mosquito, A. stephensi – Africa: malaria
Pests -- Worldwide/UnknownAbstract_Anopheles stephensi_ mosquitoes, efficient vectors in parts of Asia and Africa, were found in 75.3% of water sources surveyed and contributed to 80.9% of wild-caught anopheles mosquitoes in Awash Sebat Kilo, Ethiopia. High susceptibility of these mosquitoes to _Plasmodium falciparum_ and _P. vivax_ infection presents a challenge for malaria control in the Horn of Africa.Conclusions_An. stephensi_ mosquitoes have spread from Asia throughout the Horn of Africa, detected Read more [...]
DG Digest: OSHA updates workplace Covid-19 guidance and the FAA updates its ‘DRS’ database
Today marks the first day of February—already! As veterans of the election transition process may have expected, the last week of the month featured a fairly quiet regulatory scene as one result of the new administration taking over in Washington, DC. It’s common after a change in administrations for things to get a little slow...
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PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease – Uganda: (KH) cattle, st pending, RFI
Foot and Mouth -- UgandaThe authorities in Kiruhuura District have banned all animal movements in the district, one of the latest measures to contain spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD). The disease has persisted since November [2020] and has so far spread to the sub-counties of Kikatsi, Kenshunga, Kashongi, Kinoni and Kiruhura Town Council. Each of these sub-counties has at least one farm affected by FMD. Others, including Kikatsi Sub-county, have as many as 8 farms affected by the disease."Kiruhura Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (44): immunocompromise & mutations, Israel vaccine, WHO
COVID-19 -- United StatesAmong the 100 million people around the world who have battled coronavirus infections, scientists are turning to the case of a 45 year old COVID-19 patient in Boston to understand how the virus is able to outwit humans. During his 154 day illness -- one of the longest on record -- the patient's body became a crucible of riotous viral mutation. He offered the world one of the first sightings of a key mutation in the virus's spike protein that set off alarm bells when it was Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (22): Senegal, wild bird, HPAI H5N1
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- SenegalSome 750 pelicans found dead in a UNESCO World Heritage site in northern Senegal last week [18 - 24 Jan 2021] have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, the head of the parks authority told Reuters on [Fri 29 Jan 2021]. Rangers found the pelicans on [23 Jan 2021] in the Djoudj bird sanctuary, a remote pocket of wetland near the border with Mauritania and a resting place for birds that cross the Sahara Desert into West Africa each year. The birds were incinerated and the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (43): animal, China, origin, WHO mission, Huanan market
COVID-19 -- ChinaAccording to Agence France-Presse [AFP], experts from the World Health Organization [WHO] investigation team visited the South China Seafood Market in Wuhan on Sunday [31 Jan 2021]. More than a year ago, the first reported new corona [COVID-19] pneumonia epidemic was related to this market.Since January last year [2020], the South China Seafood Market has been under lockdown. According to an AFP reporter at the scene, after WHO experts entered the market, security personnel immediately Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (41): vaccine, EU, Iran, US navy ship, long haulers, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe European Commission said on Friday [29 Jan 2021] that it had agreed on a plan to control exports of vaccines from the European Union, including to Britain, arguing it needed to do so to ensure its own supplies.EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis told a news conference the export monitoring and controls were "time limited," initially lasting until the end of March 2021, and applied to COVID-19 vaccines the EU had bought in advance.The bloc could block the export Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (04): long term sequelae, antibody resurgence
Ebola -- Worldwide/UnknownAlthough Ebola is from a different virus family, survivors' long-term symptoms are similar to those of people with long Covid. Scientists are studying the similarities between long Covid and ongoing symptoms experienced by survivors of Ebola and chikungunya virus in the hope of devising new treatments to improve their health.Like patients with long Covid, survivors of these other, relatively new human viruses, often experience lingering symptoms which can make it difficult Read more [...]
Investigations begins after 6 killed by chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant – FOX 5 Atlanta
Investigations begins after 6 killed by chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant FOX 5 AtlantaAt least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant KIRO SeattleChemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers The GuardianGainesville church honors victims who died in chemical leak at plant CBS46 News Atlanta6 dead, nearly a dozen injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamView Full Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (02): Kenya (IS, GA) animals, OIE, human, RFI
Rift Valley Fever -- KenyaA roll-out has been launched to vaccinate thousands of cattle in Isiolo County following reported cases of Rift Valley fever (RVF) disease outbreak.The vaccination, which will be carried for the next 21 days in Meri and Garbatula sub-counties of Isiolo, will target animals in hot spot areas where cases have been reported recently. Seven people and over 100 heads of cattle succumbed to the disease recently in Erisaboru Biliki and Sericho areas of Isiolo County. Speaking during Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (41): animal, China, origin, WHO experts mission, visits start
COVID-19 -- China"Article 42: The state is to strengthen biosecurity management of pathogenic microbiology labs and draft uniform standards for laboratory biological security. Pathogenic microbiology laboratories shall meet the national standards and requirements on biological security."Engagement in experiments of pathogenic microbes shall strictly follow relevant national standards, laboratory technical regulations, and operational procedures, and shall employ safety and prevention measures."Article Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (40): vaccines, Thailand, Viet Nam, 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): 1 396 042 (9951) / 24 216 (187)European Region (61): 33 929 775 (193 515) / 735 449 (5320)South East Asia Region (10): 12 796 765 (35 424) / 196 976 (675)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 5 624 974 (24 510) / 133 088 (424)Region Read more [...]
6 killed in chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant identified – FOX 5 Atlanta
6 killed in chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant identified FOX 5 Atlanta6 dead, nearly a dozen injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamLiquid nitrogen leak at Gainesville, Georgia, poultry plant kills 6 KGO-TVAt Least 6 Dead at Georgia Poultry Plant, Officials Say The New York Times'A devastating loss': 6 dead, 11 hospitalized after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant, officials say USA TODAYView Read more [...]
Harrowing 911 calls describe what happened inside plant during deadly chemical leak – WSB Atlanta
Harrowing 911 calls describe what happened inside plant during deadly chemical leak WSB AtlantaChemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers The GuardianAt least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant KIRO SeattleInvestigations begins after 6 killed by chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant FOX 5 Atlanta6 dead, nearly a dozen injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamView Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (21): Europe, wild bird, poultry, H5N8, H5N5, H5N4, H5N3, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8, Avian Influenza -- ItalyInformation received on [and dated] 27 Jan 2021 from Dr. Davide Lecchini, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate General for Veterinary Health and Veterinary Medicinal Products (DGSAF), Ministry of Health, Rome, ItalySummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 21 Jan 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Jan 2021Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 15 Nov 2017Causal agent: Highly Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (39): Spain, Switzerland, animal, mink, cat, OIE
COVID-19 -- SpainInformation received on [and dated] 26 Jan 2021 from Dr. Valentin Almansa, Director General, Health of Agricultural Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid, SpainSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Jan 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 22 Jan 2021Reason for notification: Emerging diseaseMorbidity: [0.20%]Mortality: 0%Zoonotic impact: The infected animals showed no clinical signs.Causal agent: SARS-CoV-2New Read more [...]
Community mourns loss of 6 workers killed in chemical leak – CBS46 News Atlanta
Community mourns loss of 6 workers killed in chemical leak CBS46 News Atlanta
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (38): infectious duration, post vaccine infection, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- South KoreaThe duration of transmissibility of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the associated level of contagion have been uncertain. We cultured severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in serial respiratory samples obtained from hospitalized patients with COVID-19 to assess the duration of shedding of viable virus.The data reported here represent all the patients with COVID-19, as confirmed by positive real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Sea star wasting syndrome – North America: oxygen depletion
Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownIn 2013, the lives of millions of sea stars were mysteriously extinguished. Limbs that were once strong, probing arms searching for sustenance, shrivelled and tore themselves away from the rest of their bodies and melted into a sickly goo."There were arms everywhere," ecologist Drew Harvell told The Atlantic's Ed Yong. "It looked like a blast zone."The dismal remains of these animals, who are usually capable of regenerating their own limbs, were strewn along Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (01): USA (FL) horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA 4-year-old quarter horse from a private facility in Volusia County has been confirmed with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE).The unvaccinated horse showed signs of inability to stand, incoordination, and weakness of hind limbs earlier this month [January 2021]and was euthanized.This is the 1st confirmed case of EEE in Florida for 2021.--Communicated by:ProMED[While eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) crops up every year, especially in unvaccinated animals, Read more [...]
6 dead, nearly a dozen injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant – Now Habersham
6 dead, nearly a dozen injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamAt least 6 killed in chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant FOX 5 AtlantaLiquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6 ABC News'A devastating loss': 6 dead, 11 hospitalized after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant, officials say USA TODAYView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Two upcoming webinars focus on essential Dangerous Goods issues.
In the Dangerous Goods galaxy, you never run out of new subjects to master. That’s why we try to connect you with industry experts whenever possible. Sometimes a topic—such as cold chain packaging—takes on new importance due to global events. And we’ve got an upcoming webinar for that. Sometimes a regulatory agency such as IATA...
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Hazardous Materials Management Facility to reopen its free Reuse Area to the public – Boulder County
PRO/ALL> Announcements: Opt-in coming soon for ProMED
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6 dead, nearly a dozen more injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant – Now Habersham
6 dead, nearly a dozen more injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamLiquid nitrogen leak at Gainesville, Georgia, poultry plant kills 6 WABC-TVLiquid nitrogen leak kills 6 and injures 11 others at food processing plant in Georgia CBS NewsLiquid nitrogen leak in Ga. poultry plant kills 6 WTOCLiquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant kills 6 Daily MailView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Liquid nitrogen leak at Gainesville, Georgia, poultry plant kills 6 – WABC-TV
Liquid nitrogen leak at Gainesville, Georgia, poultry plant kills 6 WABC-TV6 dead after liquid nitrogen leak at Georgia poultry plant WJXT News4JAX Liquid nitrogen leak in Ga. poultry plant kills 6 WSFAGainesville hazmat plant explosion – ‘6 poultry factory employees dead’ after chemical blast The SunLiquid nitrogen leak kills 6 and injures 11 others at food processing plant in Georgia CBS NewsView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
At least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant – WSOC Charlotte
At least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant WSOC CharlotteChemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers The GuardianAt least 6 dead, several taken to hospital after chemical leak at Hall County plant WSB AtlantaAt least 6 killed in chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant FOX 5 Atlanta6 dead, at least ten injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamView Full Coverage Read more [...]
At least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant – KIRO Seattle
At least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant KIRO SeattleChemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers The GuardianAt least 6 dead, several taken to hospital after chemical leak at Hall County plant WSB Atlanta6 dead, at least ten injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Chemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers – The Guardian
Chemical leak at Georgia poultry plant kills six workers The GuardianAt least 6 dead, several injured in chemical leak at Georgia food processing plant KIRO SeattleAt least 6 dead, several taken to hospital after chemical leak at Hall County plant WSB AtlantaAt least 6 killed in chemical leak at Gainesville food processing plant FOX 5 Atlanta6 dead, at least ten injured after chemical leak at Hall County plant Now HabershamView Full Coverage Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Pertussis update: Canada (NT)
Whooping Cough -- CanadaThe NWT's [Northwest Territories'] chief public health officer has declared an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough, in the Dehcho region after a total of 7 cases were confirmed in 2 communities. The cases were confirmed in Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson, according to an advisory issued Wednesday [13 Jan 2021] morning. Last week, officials advised of 4 people that had been diagnosed in Fort Simpson [].Pertussis is a vaccine-preventable disease that affects the lungs Read more [...]
