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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (26): Poland, Bulgaria, domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- PolandInformation received on [and dated] 30 Sep 2020 from Dr. Bogdan Konopka, Chief Veterinary Officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, General Veterinary Inspectorate, Warsaw, PolandSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 12 Sep 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Sep 2020Report date: 30 Sep 2020Date submitted to OIE: 30 Sep 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical Read more [...]
Free Post-Fire HazMat Clean-Up Worked Out For Eight Oregon Counties – KLCC FM Public Radio
Free Post-Fire HazMat Clean-Up Worked Out For Eight Oregon Counties KLCC FM Public Radio
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (25): Germany (BB) wild boar, spread, RFI
African Swine Fever -- GermanyThe ongoing intensive search for wild boar in the area of Germany affected by African swine fever (ASF) suggests the virus has been in the Brandenburg since early July [2020].The Friedrich Loeffler Institute (FLI) confirmed 2 more cases in wild boar in the Spree-Neisse district on Thursday [1 Oct 2020], taking the total number of confirmed outbreaks in Brandenburg to 40. [During the afternoon of Friday 2 Oct 2020, FLI tweeted: "6 more cases of ASF have been confirmed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (422): obesity & severity, cluster busting, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United States"Summary--------"The linkage of individuals with obesity and COVID‐19 is controversial and lacks systematic reviews. After a systematic search of the Chinese and English language literature on COVID‐19, 75 studies were used to conduct a series of meta‐analyses on the relationship of individuals with obesity-COVID‐19 over the full spectrum from risk to mortality. A systematic review of the mechanistic pathways for COVID‐19 and individuals with Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (08): DRC, WHO
Monkeypox -- DR CongoWHO is working with national authorities to obtain more information about cases and laboratory capacity. Investigation and confirmation of suspected cases will help to further understand the range of the virus in DRC.Technical support is being provided to the Ministry of Health to rapidly develop and implement a comprehensive response plan to strengthen surveillance at national and local levels, including further outbreak investigation and response activities.One major challenge Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Exotic tick – USA: (RI)
Pests -- United StatesThe Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that 2 exotic species of Asian and Eurasian ticks have been detected for the 1st time on Block Island. The ticks were discovered by Dr Danielle M Tufts, then an associate research scientist at Columbia University, as part of a research program conducted by Dr Maria Diuk-Wasser's research group on Block Island since 2010. It was confirmed by DNA and morphological characteristics that they are ticks not Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium – USA (02): hedgehog
Salmonella -- United StatesCDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Typhimurium infections linked to contact with pet hedgehogs.Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be 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 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Muenster – USA: bearded dragons
Salmonella -- United StatesCDC and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Muenster infections linked to bearded dragons.Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be 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 from Read more [...]
What we can learn from regulatory updates at the DG Symposium
On one level, regulatory update sessions at the 2020 Dangerous Goods Symposium are for true DG diehards—the trainers and shipping managers who have to know hazmat regulations in detail to keep their clients and operations compliant. But even if your job only occasionally touches the Dangerous Goods supply chain, you can still gain valuable insight....
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Preventing Struck-by Injuries in Construction
Struck-by injuries are the leading cause of nonfatal injuries and the second most common cause of fatalities among construction workers (1), costing over $1.7 billion in workers compensation costs in 2016 (2). These injuries occur when a worker is struck by a moving vehicle, equipment, or by a falling or flying object, (3). For construction workers, the risk of nonfatal struck-by injuries is twice the risk of all other industries combined, and construction workers have the highest number of fatal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Mauritania (02): animal, human, spread, Sudan susp
Rift Valley Fever -- MauritaniaThe Mauritanian government announced the registration of 3 deaths due to a haemorrhagic fever known as "Rift Valley fever", out of 5 cases in the governorates of Tigant and Assaba, while several animal cases were recorded in 5 states, according to Mauritanian news. The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Rural Development said that several cases in livestock were confirmed in some locations in Assaba, Tagant, Hodh El Gharbi, Brakna, and Tararza. The 2 ministries Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cat Que virus – India, China
Other Human Disease -- IndiaThe presence of the Cat Que virus has been largely reported in _Culex_ mosquitoes in China and in pigs in Viet Nam. For the study, 1020 human serum samples that showed acute febrile illness during 2014-2017 were collected. All these samples, however, were found to be negative for CQV when subjected to the real-time RT-PCR test. Of these samples, the majority (806) were collected from Karnataka, followed by Maharashtra (116), Kerala (51), Madhya Pradesh (20), and Gujarat Read more [...]
Texas Judge Throws Out Charges Over Chemical Plant Fire – Courthouse News Service
Texas Judge Throws Out Charges Over Chemical Plant Fire Courthouse News Service
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (421): safer indoors, Spain WHO, global
COVID-19 -- SpainVentilation is the introduction of fresh air into an indoor space while the stale air is pushed outside.Whether at home or in public buildings, such as schools and offices, ventilation can be improved by simply opening windows and doors whenever possible.Luca Fontana, a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) specialist consultant at the WHO, told Al Jazeera ventilation is "one part of the big package of infection prevention and control measures" along with physical distancing, hand Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis – Libya: (MS) cattle, OIE
Brucellosis -- LibyaInformation received on [and dated] 27 Sep 2020 from Dr Zakaria Mohamed Mustafa Elkhatal, Director General, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal & Marine Wealth, Tripoli, LibyaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 27 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Sep 2020Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 18 Sep 2018Manifestation of disease: clinical Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – Sudan (02): (NO) RFI
Undiagnosed -- SudanIn the localities of Merowe and Ed Debba in Northern State, "fevers accompanied by bleeding and a decrease in blood platelets" resulting in the death of 10 people and leaving hundreds in critical condition were reported yesterday [24 Sep 2020].As a result, the Northern State Ministry of Health announced a Medical State of Emergency in Merowe locality, and the federal Ministry of Health dispatched a specialized emergency and health intervention team to the locality.The Sudanese Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness – China (02): (HE) fatal, sodium nitrite, children
Foodborne Illness -- ChinaA kindergarten teacher in China has been sentenced to death for poisoning dozens of children in an act of revenge against a colleague that left one toddler dead.A court in the central Chinese province of Henan said on Monday [28 Sep 2020] that [WY] put sodium nitrite into porridge being prepared for her colleague's pupils, causing 25 of them to fall sick. The attack, which took place in March last year [2019], left one boy severely ill for months before he died in January Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (24): Germany (BB) wild boar, spread
African Swine Fever -- GermanyTwo more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in wild boars in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, with one found outside the area of the 1st discoveries, the federal agriculture ministry said on Wednesday [30 Sep 2020].One new discovery was confirmed in the Maerkisch-Oderland district in Brandenburg outside of the area close to the Polish border where the 1st cases were found, the ministry said. The 2nd case was inside the original area, it added."The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Edema pathema – China: (Qinghai-Tibet Plateau) Hequ horse, selenium def. susp.
Other Animal Disease -- ChinaZhao K, Chi Y, Shen X. Studies on edema pathema in Hequ horse in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Biol Trace Elem Res. 2020. doi: 10.1007/s12011-020-02043-9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 31965424; [Byline: Christine Barakat with Melinda Freckleton]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[This is a great observation and detective work regarding the difference in the herds of horses. Selenium is regarded as an essential element for many animals.Photos of Hequ horses may be seen at and- Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (19): (USA) horse, human
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesThe Oakland County Health Division and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are urging Oakland County residents to take precautions against mosquito bites, according to a press release issued by Oakland County on Friday [11 Sep 2020].This is because 2 horses were confirmed to have eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne disease, on Friday in Holly and Ortonville.[Byline: Jessica McLean]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (420): ECMO, USA serosurvey, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United StatesSummary-------"Background"Multiple major health organisations recommend the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure. However, initial reports of ECMO use in patients with COVID-19 described very high mortality and there have been no large, international cohort studies of ECMO for COVID-19 reported to date."Methods"We used data from the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO) Registry to characterise Read more [...]
PRO/ALL> Announcement (04): ProMED anniversary award 2020
Not Yet Classified -- Worldwide/UnknownEach year, ProMED presents an award in honor of the anniversary of its founding in August 1994. We are pleased to announce the winner of this annual award.This year's award goes to one of our own, Deputy Editor Marjorie Pollack. Marjorie sounded an early warning of a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China on 30 Dec 2019. Alerted by social media chatter (forwarded by a Chinese-speaking ProMED reader) Marjorie quickly recognized the importance of the cluster and its Read more [...]
The Unique Occupational Environment of the Home Healthcare Worker
Patient care is expanding beyond the walls of healthcare organizations. Improvements in technology, progression of disease management, and a growing number of persons seeking care within their homes are driving the growth of the home healthcare industry. Home healthcare workers (HHCWs) are a vital part of the rapidly growing industry and their work environment and occupational hazards are as diverse as the communities and homes they enter to provide care. The home healthcare service industry is one Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Potomac horse fever – Canada: (AB) horse
Other Animal Disease -- CanadaHorse owners and veterinarians in Alberta are on alert after an outbreak of Potomac horse fever, which causes death in up to 30 percent of cases.The disease causes diarrhea, depression and intestinal problems and can occur after horses ingest snails, slugs, and insects in their food.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail******[2]Date: Mon 28 Sep 2020Source: The Globe and Mail [edited]Sue McIntosh thought her horse, Finnegan, looked a bit off, so she rushed him to a Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, elephant – Zimbabwe: hemorrhagic septicemia susp.
Other Animal Disease -- ZimbabweParks authorities in Zimbabwe said Monday [28 Sep 2020] that the recent deaths of elephants have been caused by a bacterial disease that has previously affected elephants in Asia and other animals in southern Africa, although more tests will still be carried out.Fulton Mangwanya, the director-general of the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told a parliamentary committee that 34 elephants have died so far and "many" more could still die "in the short Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (19): Europe (Spain) horse
West Nile Virus -- SpainInclusive dates: 10 Aug-25 Sep 2020Provinces / No. equine casesCadiz / 32Huelva / 16Jaen / 1Sevilla / 47[Total: 96 cases]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[The previous ProMED-mail post reported 5 fatal and 25 confirmed human cases of West Nile virus infection in Sevilla province (see West Nile virus (18): Europe (Spain) http://promedmail.org/post/20200927.7817241). That report did not mention if there were any cases of West Nile virus infection in horses in that province. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (419): intranasal treatment, USA hospital outbreak, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownProud PC, Tsitoura D, Watson RJ, et al. Prophylactic intranasal administration of a TLR2 agonist reduces upper respiratory tract viral shedding in a SARS-CoV-2 challenge ferret model. bioRxiv 2020.09.25.309914; [preprint not certified by peer review]; ]----[B]Date: Wed 19 Aug 2020Source: Cell [abridged, edited]ref: Hassan AO, Kafai NM, Dmitriev IP, et al. A single-dose intranasal ChAd vaccine protects upper and lower respiratory tracts against SARS-CoV-2. Cell. 2020; Read more [...]
DG Digest: OSHA to submit ICR on handling of Ethylene Oxide
Welcome to fall! Let’s all hope the new season brings progress on our nation’s efforts to cope with the pandemic, and that the cooler weather helps with the wildfires on our West Coast and brings an end to what has been a very active Atlantic hurricane season. 2020 has just kept coming! We hope you...
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