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PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (11): (KS) horse, cattle
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesIn its 16 Jul 2020 situation report, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed 4 new positive and 7 new suspect premises in Kansas with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).Counties with affected premises now include- Butler (1 new suspect equine premises),- Cowley (1 new confirmed positive cattle premises; 3 new suspect equine premises),- Miami (1 new suspect equine premises),- Montgomery (2 new confirmed positive cattle premises; 3 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (03): USA (VA, FL) horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesThe Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) confirmed 2 horses in Suffolk were euthanized after testing positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE). Both horses were tested for EEE after presenting with acute neurological signs.The 1st horse tested positive for EEE on 14 Jul 2020, and the 2nd horse tested positive on 15 Jul 2020.Sometimes called sleeping sickness, EEE is a mosquito-borne illness that causes inflammation or swelling of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (24): Philippines, Indonesia, spread
African Swine Fever -- Philippines[Circulated by mail; due to COVID-19-related teleworking of the FAO HQ staff, the updates will be uploaded into the website once the situation is improved].1. The Philippines:Since the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed the 1st ASF outbreak started in July 2019, ASF have been confirmed on Luzon and Mindanao Islands. On Luzon Island, according to the government news agency quoting the Samahan ng Industriya at Agrikultura (SINAG) chairman Rosendo So, some 380 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Myxomatosis – Finland: (US) wild rabbit, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- FinlandInformation received on [and dated] 24 Jul 2020 from Dr. Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, FinlandSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of star of the event: 5 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 22 Jul 2020Reason for notification: First occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Myxoma virusNature Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine piroplasmosis – Finland: (KH) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- FinlandInformation received on [and dated] 24 Jul 2020 from Dr. Taina Aaltonen, Chief Veterinary Officer and Deputy Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Helsinki, FinlandSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 1 Jun 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Jun 2020Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jul 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 1985Manifestation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Congo DR (07): (IT) clusters, fatal, WHO
Plague -- DR CongoThe health zone of Rethy in Ituri Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has seen an upsurge of plague cases since June 2020. The 1st case, a 12-year-old girl, reported to a local health center on 12 Jun 2020 experiencing a headache, fever, cough, and an enlarged lymph node. She died on the same day, and further deaths from the community due to suspected cases of plague were subsequently reported. From 11 Jun 2020 through 15 Jul 2020, 6 of 22 health areas have been affected Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Heartland virus – USA (02): (IL)
Tick-borne disease -- United StatesResearchers have confirmed that Heartland virus, an emerging pathogen with potentially dire consequences for those infected, is present in Lone Star ticks in 2 Illinois counties hundreds of miles apart. Lone Star ticks were first detected in Illinois in 1999 but had not been found to be infected with Heartland virus in the state.The findings are reported in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases [see reference below].In July 2018, a resident of Kankakee County Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Newport – USA (02): CDC, unidentified source
Salmonella -- United StatesSince the last update on 21 Jul 2020, an additional 87 ill people have been reported in this outbreak, including 38 from 8 new states: Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Virginia.As of 23 Jul 2020, a total of 212 people infected with the outbreak strain of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Newport have been reported from 23 states.State / Ill people----------------Arizona / 13California / 10Florida / 1Idaho / 5Illinois / 9Iowa / Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (331): Southern hemisphere influenza, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown- Dr. Tedros, in his media briefing yesterday [23 Jul 2020], reminded people not to let their guard down "we will not be going back to the 'old normal'. The pandemic has already changed the way we live our lives. Part of adjusting to the 'new normal' is finding ways to live our lives safely."- As the possibility of a protracted pandemic becomes increasingly likely, countries are encouraged to conduct periodic reviews of their national and subnational COVID-19 response. Read more [...]
Four maintenance workers injured at Wacker plant on Friday – Chattanooga Times Free Press
Four maintenance workers injured at Wacker plant on Friday Chattanooga Times Free Press
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (330): China (Hong Kong) animal, cat, OIE
COVID-19 -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 24 Jul 2020 from Dr. Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer/Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR-PRC)SummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 21 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 23 Jul 2020Report date: 24 Jul 2020Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jul 2020Reason for Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease – USA (08): (UT) domestic, wild
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesRabbit hemorrhagic disease, previously found in domestic rabbits at a private Utah farm, has now been found in wild rabbit populations in the state.Not related to the COVID-19 virus that infects humans, the disease is highly contagious and causes rapid rabbit death, killing one to five days after exposure according to Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources [DWR]. Officials there want Utahn's to contact them if they see multiple dead wild rabbits in an area. The Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – Australia: (QL) correctional centers
Hepatitis C -- AustraliaPressure is mounting on the Queensland Government to implement needle and syringe programs (NSPs) in the state's correctional centers amid an outbreak of hepatitis C at a Far North Queensland prison. Darren Russell from the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service said most of those cases were linked to the Lotus Glen Correctional Centre. "What we are seeing is increasing amounts of injecting drug use [at the prison], and that is occurring particularly in a group Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (34): Congo DR (EQ)
Ebola -- DR CongoAs the coronavirus spread in January [2020], Fallah met with the Liberian president George Weah to form a coronavirus task force that included many of the same doctors and public health experts that led the Ebola response. The group resurrected the main pillars of outbreak response. This included acquiring coronavirus tests from the World Health Organization (WHO), coordinating teams of people to trace contacts, and communicating health messages to the public. In operation centres Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (329): China seafood plant, ACEIs & ARBs, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- ChinaIn this 2nd monthly update of our living review (1), we searched MEDLINE (Ovid) weekly from [9 Jun 2020] to [6 Jul 2020] using the same search strategy as described in the original review. We did not limit by language. This search update yielded 91 results (de-duplicated). After an independent dual-review process, we identified 3 new meta-analyses, 5 new observational studies, and one in-progress trial for inclusion.New evidence------------Results of 3 new meta-analyses (2-4) Read more [...]
Hazardous materials believed to be involved in garbage truck fire – Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
Hazardous materials believed to be involved in garbage truck fire Sherman Denison Herald Democrat
Chemical leak from PVC plant hits France's southern coast – Thomson Reuters Foundation
Chemical leak from PVC plant hits France’s southern coast Thomson Reuters Foundation
How to evaluate and evolve your Dangerous Goods training program—part 2
Last week, we shared strategies from leading Dangerous Goods trainers for evaluating hazmat training programs to determine when they need updating. Here are some powerful tips for evolving your training program to match your current operation—and preparing it for future growth. If 2020 has proved anything, it’s that businesses must always be ready to adapt...
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PRO/EDR> COVID-19 update (328): vaccine, scaling up testing, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownIn the week leading up to [13 Jul 2020], daily diagnostic testing capacity in the United States was fluctuating between 520 000 and 823 000 tests. Models that provide robust estimates of the number of tests needed per day vary widely. Some experts estimated that 900 000 tests per day would be needed in May [2020]. Others forecasted the need for 5 million tests per day by June [2020], increasing to 20 million tests per day by July [2020].Test performance (the limit of Read more [...]
Marlborough firm launches revised chemical terrorism protections – Worcester Business Journal
Marlborough firm launches revised chemical terrorism protections Worcester Business Journal
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (02): USA (FL, MA, SC) horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesEEE/WEE vaccines currently available are formalin-inactivated adjuvanted whole virus products. Early testing of bivalent (EEE/WEE) vaccines was performed by intracranial challenge with either EEE or WEE; the formalin-inactivated preparations were shown to be highly efficacious in protecting against clinical disease.Currently, the only available VEE vaccines are killed products; an MLV would likely be conditionally released in the face of an outbreak."Vaccination Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (09): (AS)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaAt least 48 persons have lost their lives in Japanese encephalitis (JE) and other such acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) out of 331 cases across Assam this year [2020], the National Health Mission (NHM) said on Wednesday [22 Jul 2020]. The National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) held a video conference with all districts to review the status of AES and JE in Assam, a joint statement by the health department and the NHM's state unit said."The state currently Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Announcements (02): OIE COVID-19 portal
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownIn July 2020, the OIE created a portal for COVID-19 information. The site provides useful information on the OIE's COVID-19 activities during the pandemic and includes OIE's response, questions and answers, events in animals, expert groups and guidance, and media resources."In a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our communities and ways of life. With devastating effects on society in nearly all countries of the globe, it has also heavily challenged our food Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (21): Asia (Kazakhstan) cattle, OIE
Rabies -- KazakhstanInformation received on [and dated] Wed 22 Jul 2020 from Dr Tursyn Kabduldanov, Deputy Chairman, Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, Ministry of Agriculture, Nur-Sultan, KazakhstanSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart date: 6 May 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 29 May 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: rabies virusSerotype: RABVNature of diagnosis: clinical, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Nepal: cattle, 1st rep, susp.
Lumpy Skin Disease -- NepalA new virus has been found in cows in Nepal. Symptoms of fainting due to fever and sores on the body of the cow have been seen. According to Dr. Sanjay Yadav, head of the Animal Research Laboratory, Biratnagar, 400 cows have fallen ill in the last one month in Morang alone.He informed that the lesions seen on the body on the previous day would spread all over the body the next day; fever up to 104-105 deg F [40.0-40.6 deg C] was recorded. He said that the problem has been Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st. Newport – USA: CDC, unidentified source, RFI
Salmonella -- United StatesCalifornia / 3Illinois / 1Iowa / 3Michigan / 12Minnesota / 3Missouri / 2Montana / 11North Carolina / 3Ohio / 5Oregon / 42Tennessee / 1Utah / 28Washington / 1Wisconsin / 1Wyoming / 9-----------------Total / 125Illnesses started on dates ranging from 19 Jun 2020 to 7 Jul 2020. Ill people range in age from 2 to 92 years, with a median age of 38. Of the ill people, 56% are female. Of 72 ill people with information available, 24 hospitalizations have been Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (08): Asia, Pacific
Dengue -- Sri Lanka- Wallis and Futuna. 22 Jun 2020. DENV-2 identified: The outbreak has been declared over and the alert has been removed from the map. Source: Personal communication from country officials on 22 Jun 2020.[HealthMap/ProMED maps:Marshall Islands: Yap State, Micronesia: Cook Islands: Wallis and Futuna: ]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Dengue fever is a major public health problem worldwide. The vector-borne acute febrile viral illness has widespread distribution throughout Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (327): risk activities, USA prevalence studies, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United StatesSummaryWhat is already known about this topic?No state has conducted a random sample study to determine the population prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection at a given point in time.What is added by this report?In a random sample of Indiana residents aged greater than or equal to 12 years, the estimated prevalence of current or previous SARS-CoV-2 infection in late April 2020 was 2.79%. Among persons with active infection, 44% reported no symptoms.What are the implications for Read more [...]
Powder in envelope draws haz-mat team to apartment office – lehighvalleylive.com
Powder in envelope draws haz-mat team to apartment office lehighvalleylive.com
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (17): Russia (ZB) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 21 Jul 2020 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 9 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jul 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 21 Jul 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lactococcus garvieae – USA: (CA) emerging fish pathogen
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesCalifornia will kill 3.2 million trout to stop the outbreak of a bacterial infection threatening hatcheries, wildlife officials said Monday [20 Jul 2020].The trout, which are used to stock waterways for recreational fishing, are in 2 hatcheries in the Owens Valley in the eastern Sierra and one hatchery in the Mojave Desert city of Victorville, northeast of Los Angeles.Fish at the hatcheries have been infected with _Lactococcus garvieae_, which is similar to streptococcus, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus: Europe (Germany) crow, zoo, OIE
West Nile Virus -- GermanyInformation received on [and dated] 17 Jul 2020 from Dr Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, GermanySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 13 Jul 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Jul 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 21 Feb Read more [...]
Two Wrentham water treatment employees injured during chemical leak – The Sun Chronicle
Two Wrentham water treatment employees injured during chemical leak The Sun Chronicle
Two Wrentham water treatment plant workers injured during chemical leak – The Sun Chronicle
Two Wrentham water treatment plant workers injured during chemical leak The Sun Chronicle
PRO/PL> High Plains wheat mosaic virus, wheat & maize – Europe: 1st rep (Ukraine)
Other Plant Disease -- UkraineIn 2018, more than 40 wheat (_Triticum aestivum_) samples showing symptoms of leaf streak were collected in the Ukraine and tested for the presence of _Wheat streak mosaic virus_ (_Tritimovirus_, WSMV). Despite the presence of symptoms and of the mite vector (_Aceria tosichella_), WSMV was not found, but transmission electron microscopy revealed the presence of an emaravirus.Further studies confirmed the occurrence [of] _High Plains wheat mosaic virus_ (_Emaravirus_, Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Fireblight, apple – Norway: (RO)
Other Plant Disease -- NorwayFor the 1st time, fireblight has been detected in commercial fruit production in Norway. The infectious plant disease was found on apple trees of Gravenstein [variety].The trees that were discovered in an orchard in Strand in Rogaland [county], were planted in the autumn of 2019 and the spring of 2020 and are from the Netherlands. There are occurrences of fireblight [and] also beehives [see comments below] in the area, but this is the 1st finding in a [commercial planting Read more [...]
