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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (371): remdesivir vs standard care, countries, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownImportance: Remdesivir demonstrated clinical benefit in a placebo-controlled trial in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but its effect in patients with moderate disease is unknown.Objective: To determine the efficacy of 5 or 10 days of remdesivir treatment compared with standard care on clinical status on day 11 after initiation of treatment.Design, Setting, and Participants: Randomized, open-label trial of hospitalized patients with confirmed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (09): Europe, ECDC update, Spain
West Nile Virus -- SpainBetween 14 and 20 Aug 2020, EU Member States reported 34 human cases of WNV [West Nile virus] infection: Italy (17), Greece (11), and Spain (6). One case was reported from the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy, which had not been affected in previous transmission seasons. All other cases were reported from areas that have been affected during previous transmission seasons. This week, no deaths were reported. No human cases of WNV infection or deaths were reported from Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Africa (05): Senegal (DK)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- SenegalOn 12 Aug [2020], health officials reported a Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case in Senegal. The case was detected as part of the epidemiological surveillance system in the country. The patient is a 27-year-old woman living in the Pikine district in Dakar.At the time of diagnosis, she presented with a fever with hemorrhagic signs (gingivorrhagia [bleeding from the gums], metrorrhagia [irregular uterine bleeding]). Investigations by a multidisciplinary Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (06): Iran, update
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- IranCrimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has claimed 5 lives in the country since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (21 Mar [2020]), director of zoonotic diseases management office at the Ministry of Health has said.Behzad Amiri said that over the past 5 months, 38 people have been diagnosed with the disease but were cured and survived death.Last year, 119 persons were diagnosed with Crimean-Congo fever in the country, of whom 11 died, he regretted, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Europe (03): Spain (CL)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- SpainNational Microbiology Center of Majadahonda (Madrid) with the 'Carlos III' Health Institute (computer translated) has confirmed the presence of the Crimean-Congo virus in the samples sent corresponding to a male who died on Tue 11 Aug [2020] at the Complex University Assistance of Salamanca.The 69-year-old patient had been admitted to the ICU of the Salamanca Clinic on Mon 10 Aug [2020], after going to the Hospital 'Nuestra Senora del Castanar' in Bejar, due Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Porcine reprod. & resp. syndrome – North America: USA (WA) imported
Blue Ear -- United StatesWashington state has confirmed its 1st case of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) diagnosed in pigs illegally imported into the state. It is the 1st time the disease has been found in Washington, according to a release from the Washington State Veterinary Medical Association.The disease manifests with clinical signs of reproductive impairment or failure in breeding animals and respiratory disease in pigs of any age. The release states PRRS is the most economically Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (08): Middle East (Israel)
West Nile Virus -- IsraelMosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus were recently found in the Arava and Gilboa regions of Israel, according to a statement by the Environmental Protection Ministry on Wednesday [19 Aug 2020]. The Environmental Protection Ministry asked the Eilot and Gilboa regional councils to monitor the situation and carry out immediate pest control if necessary.The virus-carrying mosquitoes were found during standard monitoring operations by the ministry in July [2020].West Nile Virus Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – India: (WB)
Scrub Typhus -- IndiaAs many as 7 people, including children, from various parts of Murshidabad have been affected by scrub typhus in the past 48 hours. Around 9 people from the districts have so far been admitted to the Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, out of which 5 are children. This has become a concern for the Health department.Taking a note of reports of scrub typhus from some parts of Murshidabad, the state Health department has directed the district health officials to be alert and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (370): USA severe illness risk, saliva vs DNS vs ANS, 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): 438 513 (6300) / 9741 (119)European Region (61): 3 909 981 (32 935) / 215 781 (334)South East Asia Region (10): 3 383 904 (74 917) / 65 314 (1102)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 1 790 071 (13 172) / 47 549 (359)Region of the Americas Read more [...]
Chemical leak causes panic in Chinese city, but government says it’s safe – South China Morning Post
Chemical leak causes panic in Chinese city, but government says it’s safe South China Morning Post
Changes you’ll see in the 2020 Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) is essential for all frontline Dangerous Goods personnel, and the 2020 version is finally almost here! We expect to ship our first deliveries in four to five weeks. As expected, this year’s ERG has a multitude of changes from the 2016 version, as PHMSA has assembled an international group of...
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (56): South Africa (WC) ostrich, LPAI H7, OIE
Avian Influenza -- South AfricaInformation received on [and dated] 21 Aug 2020 from Dr. Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, Pretoria, South AfricaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 15 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 31 Jul 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 21 May 2019Manifestation of disease: subclinical infectionCausal Read more [...]
Anne Ingrid Eriksson | Obituaries – Hudson Valley 360
Anne Ingrid Eriksson | Obituaries Hudson Valley 360
Obituary: Ann Ingrid Eriksson | Lewiston Sun Journal – The Bethel Citizen
Obituary: Ann Ingrid Eriksson | Lewiston Sun Journal The Bethel Citizen
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (369): India CHWs face shields, social distancing, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- IndiaThe transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is believed to be predominantly through respiratory droplets from infected persons in close proximity to uninfected persons, (1) although airborne transmission may also play a role. (2,3) Face shields have been proposed to prevent transmission in the community, (4) but data are lacking. We describe transmission in a community setting before and after the use of face shields.MethodsBeginning [3 May 2020], Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Vine decline syndrome, kiwi fruit – Italy: (LZ)
Other Plant Disease -- ItalyAccording to the agricultural organisation Confagricoltura Latina, a root disease of kiwi fruit is spreading in the province of Latina [Lazio region]. The region has 12 000 hectares [about 29 650 acres] of kiwi cultivation. Roots of affected plants rot for as yet unknown reasons. According to cautious estimates, 10% of the plants have been lost and half the harvest may be destroyed. There is little scientific knowledge about the disease so far. Trade associations, therefore, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America (03): USA (TX) horse
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United StatesAcute-----When horses are exposed to EIAv, they may develop severe, acute signs of disease and die within 2 to 3 weeks. This form of the disease is the most damaging and the most difficult to diagnose because the signs appear rapidly, and often only an elevated body temperature is noted. 1/5 of a teaspoon of blood from a horse with acute EIA contains enough virus to infect a million horses. Clinical signs of acute infectiousness are rather nonspecific; in Read more [...]
Shouldn’t you have more confidence in your hazmat supply chain partners?
Very few organizations maintain their own end-to-end supply chains—we all depend on partners to some extent. That’s why it was disheartening to learn, in the 2019 Dangerous Goods Confidence Outlook, that so many hazmat pros had so little confidence in their supply chain partners: 71% of respondents wished their supply chain partners were as compliant...
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Cannabis and Work: The Need for More Research
Introduction Cannabis sativa has been used for a wide variety of industrial, medical, and non-medical uses for thousands of years, yet remains a source of controversy across the fields of medicine, law, and occupational safety1-5. Access to and consumption of cannabis have increased as a result of more favorable public attitudes and state access laws. Nearly 18 percent of full-time workers and 21 percent of part-time workers used cannabis in 20186. Lifetime, past-year, and past-month use among full-time Read more [...]
Obituary: Ann Ingrid Eriksson – Lewiston Sun Journal
Obituary: Ann Ingrid Eriksson Lewiston Sun Journal
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (25): India (ML) domestic
African Swine Fever -- IndiaVergne T, Guinat C and Pfeiffer DU. Undetected circulation of African swine fever in wild boar, Asia. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Oct. DOI: 10.3201/eid2610.200608Abstract--------African swine fever is a growing threat to the livestock industry. We examined data indicating that in most countries in Asia, most notified events were related to farm outbreaks; meanwhile, only a few wild boar cases were reported. We hypothesize the virus circulates unnoticed in wild boar populations Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – USA: FDA, peaches, alert, risk
Salmonella -- United StatesThe FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Enteritidis infections potentially linked to bagged peaches sold at ALDI stores in multiple states. The peaches are in Wawona-brand 2-pound, clear plastic bags sold in ALDI stores from 1 Jun 2020 until present. Based on information collected from ill persons, CDC has identified bagged peaches from ALDI stores as a likely source of _Salmonella_ Enteritidis infections. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (368): testing, countries, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United KingdomBackground----------WHO has called for increased testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries have taken different approaches and the effectiveness of alternative strategies is unknown. We aimed to investigate the potential impact of different testing and isolation strategies on transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).Methods-------We developed a mathematical model of SARS-CoV-2 transmission based on infectiousness and Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Late blight, potato – Russia: (SL)
Other Plant Disease -- RussiaRosselkhoznadzor [Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance] warns of the threat of potato contamination with late blight in Sakhalin. The branch in [the] region notifies that in the southern part manifestations of potato late blight have been noted. The development of the disease is facilitated by the weather conditions prevailing in the region -- high humidity and sharp drops between day and night temperatures.The specialists of the department recommend Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (40): Congo DR (EQ)
Ebola — DR Congo
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Turkey: (TB) cattle, human, susp
Anthrax -- TurkeyA neighborhood in northern Turkey was placed under quarantine over suspicion of an anthrax outbreak among livestock. Local authorities declared a quarantine for Yemisli in the Surmene district of the Black Sea province of Trabzon on Tuesday [18 Aug 2020]. An unspecified number of people fell ill after eating meat from a bull suspected of having the disease. An investigation is underway.The local branch of the general directorate of food and control said in a written statement that Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis – New Zealand
Campylobacter -- New ZealandLindsay Farm is recalling raw drinking milk in New Zealand after one person needed hospital treatment for a _Campylobacter_ infection. Rachel Eyre, Hawke's Bay medical officer of health, said illness from the raw milk was campylobacteriosis, but more tests were being undertaken by the Institute of Environmental Science and Research (ESR) to identify the strain. Dr. Eyre said a Hawke's Bay resident needed hospital treatment after becoming sick on 4 Aug 2020 but has since Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Newport – USA, Canada: CDC, PHAC, onions, recall
Salmonella -- United StatesLatest outbreak information:- Since the last case count update on 7 Aug 2020, an additional 229 ill people have been reported in this outbreak, including 9 from 4 new states: Arkansas, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Texas.- On 12 Aug 2020, cheese dips and spreads were recalled from the following stores: Kroger, Kroger Mid-Atlantic, Kroger Delta Division, Fry's Food Stores, Fred Meyer, and Smith's.- A total of 869 people infected with the outbreak strain of _Salmonella_ Newport Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Malawi (03): (CK) cattle, not typed, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- MalawiInformation received on [and dated] 15 Aug 2020 from Dr Patrick Chikungwa, Director of Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Department of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, Lilongwe, MalawiSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 7 Aug 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Aug 2020Report date: 15 Aug 2020Date submitted to OIE: 15 Aug 2020Reason for notification: Read more [...]
Free disposal day for hazardous materials is near – Carroll Daily Times Herald
Free disposal day for hazardous materials is near Carroll Daily Times Herald
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (367): UK type 1 diabetes, age distributions, WHO, global
Chronic/Non-Infectious Disease, COVID-19 -- United KingdomData on new-onset type 1 diabetes during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) pandemic, particularly in children, is limited. A recent US multicenter study reported outcomes in 64 adults and children with type 1 diabetes, and confirmed or suspected COVID-19. However, only 6 patients presented with new-onset type 1 diabetes (1).We report multicenter regional data from North West London (NWL) of new onset type 1 diabetes and diabetic ketoacidosis Read more [...]
Livermore Hazmat Investigation Finds No Threat – Livermore, CA Patch
Livermore Hazmat Investigation Finds No Threat Livermore, CA Patch
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (366): animal, USA (UT) mink
COVID-19 -- United StatesMink at 2 Utah fur farms have tested positive for the virus causing COVID-19 in humans, the Department of Agriculture said Monday [17 Aug 2020], announcing the 1st U.S. cases in a species having been widely culled in Europe following outbreaks there.Employees at the farms in Utah, the 2nd-largest producer of mink pelts used for coats and other luxury items, also tested positive for the coronavirus, the USDA said. Dean Taylor, Utah's state veterinarian, told reporters on Mon Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kyrgyzstan (04): (OH) cattle, human, OIE
Anthrax -- KyrgyzstanInformation received on [and dated] Thu 13 Aug 2020 from Dr. Kalysbek Jumakanov, Director Chief State Veterinary Inspector (CVO), State Inspectorate of Veterinary and Phyto-Sanitary Security, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Summary Report type: immediate notification (final report) Date of start of the event: 2 Aug 2020 Date of confirmation of the event: 4 Aug 2020 Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence: 2019 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (05): (CA)
Plague -- United StatesA South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for plague according to El Dorado County health officials. The individual is currently under the care of a medical professional and is recovering at home. It is believed that the person, an avid walker, may have been bitten by an infected flea while walking their dog along the Truckee River Corridor north of Highway 50 or the Tahoe Keys area in South Lake Tahoe. Health officials started investigating the situation after being Read more [...]
