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PRO/EDR> Influenza (10): South Korea
Influenza -- South KoreaThe number of South Koreans who have died after getting flu shots has risen to 48, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday [24 Oct 2020], adding that the vaccines would continue to reduce the chance of having simultaneous epidemics.The health authorities said they found no direct link between the deaths and the shots. They plan to carry on with the state-run vaccination programme to try to avoid having to fight both the flu and the coronavirus Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (454): vaccine trials, immunity, reinfections, 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): 703 240 (4249) / 15 134 (157)European Region (61): 9 052 417 (221 898) / 265 998 (2049)South East Asia Region (10): 8 811 018 (66 084) / 138 771 (832)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 2 884 897 (24 624) / 73 266 (604)Region of the Americas (54): 19 317 767 (143 313) / 619 339 (2839)African Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Fowl typhoid – Honduras: (CM) poultry, OIE
Typhoid -- HondurasInformation received on 22 Oct 2020 from Dr Rafael Enrique Rodriguez Alvarado, [Head of the Animal Health Epidemiology Department, Animal Health Technical Sub directorate, National Service for Agriculture and Livestock (SENASA), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock], Tegucigalpa, HondurasSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 24 Sep 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 1 Oct 2020Report date: 20 Oct 2020Date submitted to OIE: 22 Oct 2020Reason Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st. Typhimurium – Europe, Canada (02): 2nd st import. Brazil nuts
Salmonella -- CanadaMore than 120 people are part of a multi-country _Salmonella_ outbreak linked to Brazil nuts. Since August 2019, the outbreak, caused by _Salmonella_ Typhimurium and _Salmonella_ Anatum, has affected 3 European Union countries, the United Kingdom and Canada. The United States was one of more than 30 countries that received Brazil nuts from Bolivia contaminated with _Salmonella_.In total, 123 cases of _Salmonella_ Typhimurium have been reported, of which 105 were in the UK, 14 Read more [...]
Multiple agencies respond to fire at chemical plant, evacuations ordered – Palestine Herald Press
Multiple agencies respond to fire at chemical plant, evacuations ordered Palestine Herald Press
PRO/EDR> Gonococcal disease – Spain: (CT) ceftriaxone/azithromycin resistance, 2013-2017
Gonorrhea, Antimicrobial resistance -- SpainCitation: Salmeron P, Vinado B, El Ouazzani R, et al.: Antimicrobial susceptibility of _Neisseria gonorrhoeae_ in Barcelona during a 5-year period, 2013 to 2017. Euro Surveill. 2020; 25(42):1900576; doi: .Introduction. Gonorrhoea is the 2nd most reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), after chlamydia. Untreated gonorrhoea can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and infertility in women and epididymitis and orchitis in men. In the European Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease – Japan: (ON) shrimp, 1st rep, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- JapanInformation received on [and dated] 21 Oct 2020 from Dr. Norio Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, JapanSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Oct 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Oct 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: _Vibrio parahaemolyticus_Nature Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (453): rapid breath test, excess mortality, masks, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownFirst, many thanks for providing everyone with all the highly accurate and up-to-date information each day.However, to me, there seems to be an error in the moderator's comments concerning the point "[2] USA: excess mortality." There, in the 1st sentence [the moderator] makes the rough calculation, "If you add the almost 200 000 deaths to the most recent mortality figures of slightly over 225 000 deaths, the estimated mortality directly attributable to the SARS-CoV-2 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Europe (11): Serbia (RS, RN) sheep, serotype 4, OIE
Bluetongue -- SerbiaInformation received on [and dated] 21 Oct 2020 from Dr Emina Milakara, DVM, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade, SerbiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 7 Oct 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Oct 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 14 Jun 2017Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: bluetongue virusSerotype: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Insecticide resistance in Aedes mosquitoes – USA: (Texas)
Pests -- United StatesEvery summer, vector control teams throughout the country work to minimize the mosquito population in their areas. After all, mosquitoes aren't just the uninvited guests at your backyard barbecue that leave you with itchy, red bumps; they can spread diseases [viruses] including Zika, West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis, dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.So, what happens when those control methods become less effective? That's a question the state of Texas is facing now."Recent Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (452): Chile (RM) animal, cat, OIE
COVID-19 -- ChileInformation received on [and dated] 22 Oct 2020 from Dr. Oscar Eduardo Videla Perez, Head of the Livestock Protection Division, Agricultural and Livestock Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Santiago, ChileSummaryReport type: Immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 1 May 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 1 Oct 2020Report date: 22 Oct 2020Date submitted to OIE: 22 Oct 2020Reason for notification: Emerging diseaseMorbidity: 5 (scale 0 to Read more [...]
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (10): October 2020
COVID-19, Not Yet Classified, Dengue, Japanese Encephalitis, Hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Tuberculosis, Schistosomiasis, Influenza, Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) -- Worldwide/UnknownITP following vaccinationPaula David, Yehuda ShoenfeldInt J Infect Dis. 2020; 99(Oct): 243-244A call for strengthened evidence on targeted, non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 for the protection of vulnerable individuals in sub-Saharan AfricaRobert Colebunders, Joseph Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> St. Louis encephalitis – USA (03): (CA)
St. Louis Encephalitis -- United StatesFor the 1st time in nearly a half-century, San Joaquin County health officials say they have confirmed a human case of St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV).Back in August [2020], county public health officials say they found SLEV in mosquitoes collected near Lodi. It was the 1st time since 1973 that officials had detected the virus in the county.Then, on Thursday [22 Oct 2020], public health officials announced that a Stockton resident had a confirmed case of Read more [...]
How hazmat shipping automation helps you find hidden demand (and revenue).
Can you really grow your operation’s revenue by simply automating with hazmat software? That’s the basis of our new DGIS Challenge page, where you can feed numbers from your operation into our simple calculator to see how our Dangerous Goods Information System can help you execute more hazmat shipments every day. And more shipments equals...
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Hearing Loss Among Construction Workers: Chemicals Can Make It Worse
Three out of four construction workers are exposed to hazardous noise levels on the jobsite.[i] Noise levels are considered hazardous when they reach 85 decibels or higher. A NIOSH study examining hearing loss across industries found that construction workers have higher levels of hearing loss than workers in most industries.[ii] The highest rates are experienced by construction workers in nonresidential building construction, highway and bridge construction, and heavy and civil engineering. [iii] Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (450): animal, cattle, research, experimental infection
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWe inoculated 6 cattle with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2] and kept them together with 3 uninoculated cattle. We observed viral replication and specific seroreactivity in 2 inoculated animals, despite high levels of preexisting antibody titers against a bovine betacoronavirus. The in-contact animals did not become infected.--Communicated by:Mary Marshall[Coronaviruses are known to cause a variety of diseases affecting mammals and birds. In Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – USA (02): peaches, Canada cases
Salmonella -- United StatesCDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, FDA, and the Public Health Agency of Canada investigated a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Enteritidis infections.Public health investigators used the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that were part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria isolated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Congo DR (10): (IT)
Plague -- DR CongoIturi province, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has notified an upsurge of plague cases in the health zone of Rethy. From [11 Jun to 9 Aug 2020], a total of 73 cases with 10 deaths (CFR 13.6%) were notified in 5 out of 22 health areas of Rethy health zone.Plague is endemic in Ituri province. Since the beginning of 2020 to date [Tue 20 Oct 2020], Ituri Province has reported a total of 124 cases and 17 deaths (CFR 18.7%) in 5 health zones, namely Aungba, Linga, Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever- Chile: reduced fluoroquine susceptibility
Typhoid -- ChileMaes M, Dyson ZA, Higginson EE, et al. Multiple Introductions of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi H58 with Reduced Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility into Chile. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020;26(11):2736-2740. Abstract--------_Salmonella enterica_ serovar Typhi H58, an antimicrobial-resistant lineage, is globally disseminated but has not been reported in Latin America. Genomic analysis revealed 3 independent introductions of _Salmonella_ Typhi H58 with reduced fluoroquinolone susceptibility Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (449): GB syndrome, tests, challenge trials, WHO, global
COVID-19, Guillain Barre -- BrazilWHO 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): 691 964 (3227) / 14 848 (25)European Region (61): 8 367 423 (145 902) / 260 141 (1771)South East Asia Region (10): 8 610 317 (63 651) / 136 166 (891)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 2 811 831 (23 169) / 71 538 (575)Region of the Americas (54): 18 911 563 (110 540) / 610 475 (1737)African Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (448): animal, raccoon dog, research, experimental infection
COVID-19 -- ChinaFreuling CM, Breithaupt A, Mueller T, et al. Susceptibility of raccoon dogs for experimental SARS-CoV-2 infection. bioRxiv 2020; doi: [Corresponding authors: Beer M & Mettenleiter TC; preprint not certified by peer review].[Byline: Sally Robertson]--Communicated by:Sabine ZentisCastleview English LonghornsGut Laach, D-52385 NideggenGermany[The report above, initially published 23 Aug 2020, is being posted due to its preserved actuality and in view of the striking Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> European foulbrood, apis – Europe: Malta (NO) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- MaltaInformation received on [and dated] 19 Oct 2020 from Dr Roberto Andrea Balbo, director (veterinary regulation) chief veterinary officer, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Regulation Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Marsa, MaltaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 15 Oct 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Oct 2020Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 3 Oct Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (447): herd immunity, USA excess mortality, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United StatesThere is a lot of confusion among many, regarding herd immunity, on account of 2 problems:One, assuming that the herd immunity principle taken from vaccinology applies equally well to disease epidemiology without vaccination. That is incorrect.Two, herd immunity itself is not well defined. When used in science the term must have a clear definition.I have been addressing these issues for a long time.[Dr. TJ John provided the following article from The Wired Science published Read more [...]
Total confirms chemical release at Port Arthur refinery – KBTV Fox 4 Beaumont
Total confirms chemical release at Port Arthur refinery KBTV Fox 4 Beaumont
PRO/AH> African swine fever – Europe (29): Germany (BB) wild boar, spread
African Swine Fever -- GermanyThe Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) today [20 Oct 2020] confirmed another case of African swine fever [ASF] in wild boar in Brandenburg. This increases the current number of cases in Germany to 71. The carcass was found within the 1st core area near Neuzelle in the Oder-Spree district.Domestic pig herds are still free of ASF.Meanwhile, on the Oder island in Kustrin-Kietz, the supposedly infected group of boar, which was detected during drone flights about 2 weeks Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (50): Congo DR, case update
Ebola -- DR CongoThe epidemiological situation of the Ebola virus disease dated 18 Oct 2020:Since the start of the epidemic declared on 1 Jun 2020, the cumulative number of cases is 128, including 119 confirmed and 9 probable. In total, there were 53 deaths (44 confirmed and 9 probable) and 69 recovered (people cured or survivors of EVD).- No newly confirmed cases were recorded for the 19th consecutive day. The last case was confirmed on 28 Sep 2020;- The 2nd test of the last confirmed case treated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zimbabwe (16): (MA) cattle, human
Anthrax -- ZimbabweAt least 2 persons were last week [week of 12 Oct 2020] admitted with anthrax related symptoms in Chipinge [Manicaland Province], prompting officials to dispatch a rapid response team to vaccinate local livestock. According to sources, the outbreak is now reportedly posing a threat to human life as there are suspicions that local butcheries are also stocking the infected beef for resale. Hunger stricken locals have also been consuming beef from ailing cattle, while others are finishing Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (446): ADE, New Zealand lessons, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- New Zealand"Abstract---------"Antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) has been reported in several virus infections including dengue fever virus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) coronavirus infection. To study whether ADE is involved in COVID-19 infections, in vitro pseudotyped SARS-CoV-2 entry into Raji cells, K562 cells, and primary B cells mediated by plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients were employed as models. The enhancement Read more [...]
DG Digest: DoD publishes AFMAN regulations on military transport of dangerous goods
Mid-October finds the nation confronting a renewed surge in the coronavirus pandemic. As people move indoors from their summertime activities, more frequent chances to pass along infection become a greater possibility. As HSE professionals, let’s do our part to help our workplace limit spread. The week was a relatively quiet one in regulatory terms; here’s the...
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