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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed diseases, fruit trees – North Korea
Undiagnosed -- North KoreaFruit trees in orchards have been damaged by disease and insects in South Pyongan Province. Damage has also been done in North Hwanghae Province. The damage grew serious because of the lack of "disinfectant and insecticide," along with the adverse weather conditions. Authorities told farmers to make their own insecticide using plant-based natural oils, but they're not really effective. [This] has led [the government] to mobilize local people to take measures to prevent further Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis – Ireland: salad mix, alert, recall
Foodborne Illness — Ireland
What are operator variations, and how do they impact your hazmat shipments?
The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations manual—known throughout the supply chain as the “IATA DGR”—is universally acknowledged as the world’s single authority on the compliant transport of hazardous materials by air. It’s more than 1,000 pages thick. Surely IATA has issued every rule any shipper would need to know, right? Not quite. There’s a whole chapter...
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Research Questions for Aerosol Scientists Addressing COVID-19 and the Workplace
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has raised many questions about the transmission of the virus that causes COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, including the possibility of aerosol transmission. In the workplace, workers may encounter asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic, and symptomatic individuals who are infected with SARS-CoV-2 and may expel airborne particles containing the virus. Aerosol scientists bring a unique understanding of airborne particle behavior to infectious disease transmission Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness – China: (GD) fatal, bongkrekic acid NOT, B. cereus, susp. CORR
Foodborne Illness -- ChinaThe original post included a machine translation of the article that mentioned "...experts at Guangdong Province CDC provisionally confirmed the event was caused by bongkrekic acid poisoning."According to the revised translation below, "...the incident was caused by rice yeast acidosis."ProMED apologizes for the error in translation that misidentified the toxin as bongkrekic acid, which can form on rice but does not necessarily produce the clinical signs noted in the original Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (11): (BR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaFever fever [sic] in Muzaffarpur has started to wreak havoc again. After a peace of one or 2 months, a glowing fever, also known as AES (acute encephalitis syndrome), has killed an 8-year-old girl. More than half a dozen children have died in Muzaffarpur this year [2020] so far from this deadly disease.[Byline: Bhavi Mandalia]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Apparently, there has been a lull in Japanese encephalitis and acute encephalitis syndrome Read more [...]
Sheriff: Rollover crash, hazardous materials leak in Miami Township – The Cincinnati Enquirer
Sheriff: Rollover crash, hazardous materials leak in Miami Township The Cincinnati Enquirer
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kyrgyzstan (02): (OH) cattle, human
Anthrax -- KyrgyzstanThe owner of the calf in Kara-Suu district of Osh region, source of anthrax, was fined, the state inspectorate for veterinary and phytosanitary safety reported. The man was fined KGS 5500 (USD 70.54) for violation of veterinary rules.The carcass of the dead calf was divided into 4 parts. Meat was distributed among villagers without a veterinary permit. A total of 288 people divided the meat and consumed it; 8 were taken to the hospital with suspected anthrax. One patient tested Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – Nepal (02): (SE)
Scrub Typhus -- NepalAn adolescent girl died of scrub typhus infection in the Baitadi district [Seti proivnce). The deceased has been identified as 14 [year-old], of Dogadakedar rural municipality-3, Shreekot. The infected girl was taken to Dhangadhi-based Sarathi Hospital from Baitadi via Dadeldhura Hospital. Her relative [...] informed she passed away on the way to the Kohalpur Hospital from Dhangadhi for further treatment.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Baitadi District, with Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Ukraine: (OD) human, prob. bovine exposure
Anthrax -- UkraineA case of anthrax has been confirmed in the Odessa region in Ukraine, reports RIA News with reference to the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine.It is noted that on [3 Aug 2020], a man who buys animals for subsequent resale had a fever, and a boil which then turned into an ulcer appeared on his lower leg. The patient asked for medical help only on [7 Aug 2020]. On [11 Aug 2020], the reference laboratory of the Center for Public Health of Ukraine isolated anthrax Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (357): coinfections, sequelae, selected countries, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown- The COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 390 000 people in the Americas, is threatening regional plans to eliminate and control infectious diseases including tuberculosis, HIV, hepatitis, and others, WHO Regional Director for the Americas, Dr Carissa F. Etienne said yesterday [11 Aug 2020].- The WHO Regional Office for Europe is convening a Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development. The Commission will draw lessons on how different countries' Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis – Sierra Leone: (NO) goats, sheep, OIE
Brucellosis -- Sierra LeoneInformation received on [and dated] 11 Aug 2020 from Dr. Amadu Tejan Jalloh, Deputy Director - Animal Health, Livestock and Veterinary Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Freetown, Sierra LeoneSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 16 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Jul 2020Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2011Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (356): South Africa (GT) animal, puma, zoo, OIE
COVID-19 -- South AfricaInformation received on 12 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: 17 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 31 Jul 2020Report date: 11 Aug 2020Date submitted to OIE: 12 Aug 2020Reason for notification: emerging diseaseMorbidity: 2%Mortality: 0%Zoonotic impact: Human Read more [...]
Hazmat spill temporarily narrows Main Street Aug. 1 – The Newkirk Herald Journal – Newkirk Herald Journal
Hazmat spill temporarily narrows Main Street Aug. 1 – The Newkirk Herald Journal Newkirk Herald Journal
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (355): USA (NC) animal, dog
COVID-19 -- United StatesA North Carolina dog died from coronavirus [COVID-19] complications last week [week of 3 Aug 2020], state health officials said Tuesday [11 Aug 2020].The dog's owner took it to a veterinary hospital, reporting breathing problems, and told staff it had earlier tested positive for the coronavirus and recovered. A test for the dog came back positive at the vet's office, according to a local CBS affiliate.Health officials noted there is no evidence animal-to-human transmission Read more [...]
Work Ability among Older Nurses
As the U.S. workforce ages, many older nurses continue to work in direct patient care. However, by 2030, an estimated 1 million nurses will have retired from the workforce (Buerhaus, Skinner, Auerbach, & Staiger, 2017). The known safety and health hazards for nurses in direct-care positions could be even more dangerous for older workers. Nursing care requires physical tasks with repeated bending, lifting, and twisting that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). On average, nurses Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Italy (03): (CM) goat, OIE
Anthrax -- ItalyInformation received on [and dated] 12 Aug 2020 from Dr. Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, ItalySummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 22 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 31 Jul 2020Report date: 12 Aug 2020Date submitted to OIE: 12 Aug 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Epizootic ulcerative syndrome, fish – Botswana: (CH) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- BotswanaInformation received on [and dated] 8 Aug 2020 from Dr Letlhogile Modisa, Director, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Gaborone, BotswanaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 31 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 31 Jul 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 31 Oct 2010Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: _Aphanomyces invadans_Nature of diagnosis: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (02): possible new livestock/wildlife oral vaccine
Anthrax -- United StatesThere may soon be a new weapon in the centuries-old battle against anthrax in wildlife thanks to groundbreaking work at the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS).Anthrax, a disease caused by a bacterium called _Bacillus anthracis_, contaminates surface soil and grasses, where it may be ingested or inhaled by livestock or grazing wildlife. This is especially common in the western Texas Hill Country, where each year the disease Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague, animal – Russia: (TU) ground squirrel, alert
Plague -- RussiaPlague was detected in ground squirrels in the Russian southeastern Republic of Tuva last month [July 2020], the country's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog [Rospotrebnadzor] said on Tuesday [11 Aug 2020], adding that the entire population engaged in livestock breeding in the area was subject to vaccination."There is an epizootic activity of Tuva mountain natural plague foci recorded almost every year since 1964. In July 2020, local epizootics in the habitat of long-tailed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (54): Australia (VI) poultry, LPAI H5N2, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N2 -- AustraliaInformation received on [and dated] 11 Aug 2020 from Dr. Mark Schipp, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Australian Government, Canberra, AustraliaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 7 Aug 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Aug 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 27 Jun 2013Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (354): vaccine development, New Zealand, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- New Zealand- Nearly 20 million cases of COVID-19 have now been recorded. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros stressed that behind these statistics there is a great deal of pain and suffering. He emphasized that 'There are 2 essential elements to addressing the pandemic effectively. Leaders must step up to take action and citizens need to embrace new measures...My message is crystal clear: suppress, suppress, suppress the virus'.- Dr Tedros sent a message of solidarity to the people of Beirut Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria – India (02): (New Delhi)
Malaria -- IndiaAccording to a municipal report released on Monday [10 Aug 2020], 45 cases of malaria have been reported in the national capital this year till [8 Aug 2020].The commissioner of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) had recently issued an advisory on prevention and control of vector borne diseases.Civic bodies have set up separate fever clinics to attend to patients afflicted with the vector borne disease, authorities earlier said.The number of households where Read more [...]
Fire crews tackle serious chemical leak at Heysham Port – Lancaster Guardian
Fire crews tackle serious chemical leak at Heysham Port Lancaster Guardian
Six fire engines rush to chemical leak at Heysham Port – live updates – Accrington Observer
Six fire engines rush to chemical leak at Heysham Port – live updates Accrington Observer
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kyrgyzstan (OH): bovine, human
Anthrax -- KyrgyzstanA quarantine was declared in the village of Toguz-Bulak, Kara-Suu district of Osh region over anthrax, rural municipality governor Kurbanbek Miyashev said. The village is locked down from 4-18 Aug 2020, he said.Turmush reported suspected anthrax cases in the village. Eight people were taken to the hospital. The villagers slaughtered a cow infected with anthrax and divided meat between 288 people. Testing of the soil where the cow was slaughtered gave a positive result for anthrax. Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Varicella update: Canada (ON)
Chicken Pox -- CanadaCHEO [Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario] and Ottawa Public Health have declared a chickenpox outbreak at the children's hospital after cases of the virus were confirmed onsite.In a statement on its website, CHEO said: "A child contracted chickenpox in the community and was admitted to CHEO for other reasons, then developed a rash. Two other children were subsequently infected."CHEO says all safety precautions are in place, adding: "The cases are contained, and the risk of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae – UK: dogs, alert
Algae -- United KingdomThe British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging pet owners to take extra precautions when walking their dogs in the vicinity of water bodies, after a spike in reports of toxic blue green algae in several locations across the UK this summer [2020].Blue green algae or cyanobacteria are a group of bacteria potentially containing dangerous toxins which can be harmful and even fatal to our pets, livestock and birds if ingested, even in small quantities.The warning comes as at Read more [...]
Office of State Fire Marshal Programs Promote Hazardous Materials Safety for Oregonians – Cottage Grove Sentinel
Office of State Fire Marshal Programs Promote Hazardous Materials Safety for Oregonians Cottage Grove Sentinel
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (353): healthcare workers, lockdown & viral diseases, WHO
COVID-19 -- NigeriaOver the past weeks, WHO has been adding functionality to its COVID-19 global dashboard, to display all of the latest data that have been published in the daily situation report; these data are now fully available on the dashboard. Important narrative updates are being merged into the WHO COVID-19 "Rolling updates" pages. Starting next Monday [17 Aug 2020], the daily situation report will be replaced by a "COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update" which will focus on analysis and Read more [...]
Hazmat team called to Beaver Dam facility – Fox11online.com
Hazmat team called to Beaver Dam facility Fox11online.com
PRO/PL> Esca disease, grapevine – Germany: (BW)
Other Plant Disease -- GermanyFor the past 3 weeks, the fungal disease esca has increased in Baden. Affected grapevines often cannot be saved. The disease is not new, but is apparently being favoured by the current dry conditions.Grape growers everywhere in the region report that numerous vines are affected by the disease.Esca is increasingly affecting viticulture and is spreading worldwide, causing considerable damage. The disease is very complex and further research is needed. So far, 5 different Read more [...]
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (08): August 2020
COVID-19, Antimicrobial resistance, Bacterial Meningitis, Tuberculosis, Enterovirus, Other Human Disease, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, Rabies, Chikungunya, Malaria, Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownSetting priorities for patient-centered surveillance of drug-resistant infectionsElizabeth A. Ashley, Alistair McLean, Francesca Chiara, Nicholas Feasey, Walter Jaoko, Japheth A. Opintan, Sharon J. Peacock, Priscilla Rupali, Paul TurnerInt J Infect Dis. 2020; 97 (Aug): 60-65Coronavirus (COVID-19) collection---------------------------------Diagnostics-----------Fast Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (09): Americas
Dengue -- United StatesCases by Country / Week updated / Serotype / Total / Confirmed / Severe / DeathsNorth AmericaUSA / 31 [w/e 1 Aug 2020] / D? / 160 / 160 / 0 / 0Central America and MexicoBelize / 27 [w/e 4 Jul 2020] / D1,3 / 1743 / 306 / 0 / 0Costa Rica / 29 [w/e 18 Jul 2020] / D? / 5966 / 289 / 0 / 0El Salvador / 30 [w/e 25 Jul 2020] / D2 / 3983 / 31 / 4 / 0Guatemala / 28 [w/e 11 Jul 2020] / D1,2,3,4 / 4465 / 588 / 7 / 5Honduras / 30 [w/e 25 Jul 2020] / D1,2 / 17 940 / 75 / 1391 / 9Mexico / Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (19): Africa (Somalia) Asia (India) WHO, comment