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Daily Record, July 11, 2020 | News, Sports, Jobs – Marshalltown Times Republican
Daily Record, July 11, 2020 | News, Sports, Jobs Marshalltown Times Republican
Road closed due to chemical spill in Millvale – WTAE Pittsburgh
Road closed due to chemical spill in Millvale WTAE Pittsburgh
3 COVID-19 cases keeping some Manco & Manco shops closed until weekend – FOX 29 News Philadelphia
3 COVID-19 cases keeping some Manco & Manco shops closed until weekend FOX 29 News Philadelphia
Ousted Stuart statue sought for birthplace – Mount Airy News
Ousted Stuart statue sought for birthplace Mount Airy News
Truck wreck blocks I-74 connector – Mount Airy News
Truck wreck blocks I-74 connector Mount Airy News
Paso Robles Daily NewsSitemap – Paso Robles Daily News
Paso Robles Daily NewsSitemap Paso Robles Daily News
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – China: cattle, spread
Lumpy Skin Disease -- ChinaChina is facing outbreaks of a debilitating virus in cattle that causes a condition called "lumpy skin disease", following an incident on a farm in the eastern province of Zhejiang this week, the agriculture ministry said on Wednesday [15 Jul 2020]. On its website, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said 5 cases [outbreaks, see comment] were found during June [2020] in the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian and the eastern provinces of Jiangxi and Anhui."The Read more [...]
Phoenix firefighters responding to reported chemical leak at Amazon warehouse – FOX 10 News Phoenix
Phoenix firefighters responding to reported chemical leak at Amazon warehouse FOX 10 News Phoenix
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (317): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, spread
COVID-19 -- NetherlandsAn additional mink farm has been found infected by SARS-CoV-2. The farm, in Ledeacker, includes 4500 mink dams. The infection was brought to light by a report of symptoms of mink disease on the farm (duty to report). The farm will be cleared as soon as possible.In total, 24 mink companies in the Netherlands have now been declared infected. All animals were culled on the 23 farms where SARS-CoV-2 was previously diagnosed.The cabinet will continue the monitoring investigation Read more [...]
RoHS and Critical Materials – Electronic Design
RoHS and Critical Materials Electronic Design
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (07): July 2020
Not Yet Classified -- Worldwide/UnknownInternational Society for Infectious Diseases -- Sustained and continuous funding for WHO.Marjorie Pollack, Lawrence C Madoff, Paul A Tambyah, Marc Mendelson, Alison Holmes.Int J Infect Dis. 2020; 96(Jul): 458.The voice of nurses in hospital epidemiology and infection control: an example from the 19th century.Romain Martischang, Alexandra Peters, Andres Nicolas Reart, Didier Pittet.Int J Infect Dis. 2020; 96(Jul): 119-120.Reducing mortality and morbidity in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Mongolia (04): (GA) marmot meat exposure, fatal
Plague -- MongoliaA 15-year-old boy has died of bubonic plague in Mongolia, according to the country's health ministry. The National Centre for Zoonotic Diseases (NCZD) said the teenager from the western province of Govi-Altai (also spelled Altay) had died from eating marmot meat. A quarantine has now been put in place on 5 districts in the province, which shares a border with China. "The result of a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test revealed on Monday night [13 Jul 2020] that bubonic plague caused Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease) – USA: (OR) feral pig
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesAn adult female feral pig from Central Oregon sampled for disease as part of a surveillance program tested positive for pseudorabies, a contagious disease that can harm livestock and also spread to some wildlife species, state officials said on Friday [10 Jul 2020]. This pig was sampled on 8 Jun 2020 as a part of the ongoing feral pig control and disease surveillance program overseen by USDA Wildlife Services in Oregon. This is the 1st detection of PRV in a feral Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Spain: bat reservoir
Leishmaniasis — Spain
RoHS and Hazardous Materials – Electronic Design
RoHS and Hazardous Materials Electronic Design
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (316): UK farm workers, Japan US military, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United Kingdom- The latest edition of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, published yesterday [13 Jul 2020], estimates that almost 690 million people went hungry in 2019 -- up by 10 million from 2018, and by nearly 60 million in the past 5 years. The report forecasts the COVID-19 pandemic could tip over 130 million more people into chronic hunger by the end of 2020.- In South Sudan, WHO and the Ministry of Health are working to address stigma and fear, which are proving Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (09): (OK,AZ,NE) horse
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesBecause biting insects are the most common source of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV), the best way to prevent VS is to remove insects from the horse and his habitat. The researchers specify f4our spatial scales you can use to reduce risk:1. Neighborhood:- rotate pastures to avoid grazing during periods of water's base flow just following peak runoff, which a hydrology study found correlated with past outbreaks;- move horses to higher-elevation pastures (4000 Read more [...]
An EPA Enforcement Roundup for Q2 2020 – EHS Daily Advisor
An EPA Enforcement Roundup for Q2 2020 EHS Daily Advisor
PRO/EDR> Botulism – New Zealand: (BP) home-preserved sea snails
Botulism -- New Zealand1. Hughes JM, Hatheway CL, Ostroff SM: Botulism. In: Scheld WM, Whitley RJ, Durack DT, editors. Infections of the central nervous system. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1997, 615-28.2. Weber JT, Hibbs RG, Darwish A, et al. A massive outbreak of type E botulism associated with traditional salted fish in Cairo. J Infect Dis. 1993; 167(2): 451-4. Abstract available at: .The North Island, also officially named Te Ika-a-Maui, () is one of the 2 main islands of New Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – China (02): (GD) st pending, swine
Foot and Mouth -- ChinaOn [11 Jul 2020], an outbreak of foot and mouth disease [FMD] was diagnosed by the Guangdong Provincial Animal Disease Prevention and Control Center, affecting swine. The outbreak is located in Leizhou City, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province. There were 131 pigs in the batch, 39 were ill and 1 died. After the detection of the epizootic, the local authorities are doing a good job in dealing with it according to the technical requirements for prevention and control and relevant Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (315): Canada genetics, health worker safety, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Canada- WHO has updated the risk assessment tools for mass gatherings, religious gatherings, and mass gatherings during sports events to guide authorities and planning and event organizers during the current COVID-19 pandemic.- WHO regional director for Europe Dr Hans Kluge thanked frontline workers in Turkey and across Europe for their work in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was speaking at a joint press conference with the Turkish minister of health, Dr Fahrettin Koca, to Read more [...]
Household hazardous waste collection event set for July 25 – Coos Bay World
Household hazardous waste collection event set for July 25 Coos Bay World
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (32): Congo DR (EQ)
Ebola -- DR CongoSince the start of vaccination on 5 Jun 2020 and until 10 Jul 2020, 10 916 people have been vaccinated with the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine.--communicated by:Mary Marshall[Helen Branswell on Twitter: "#Ebola: +1 case, +1 death in the Equateur outbreak in western DRC. Looks like this new case was a person who died in the community, which likely means more cases to come () / Twitter][The cases continue to inch upwards gradually. Community deaths have the potential to change that to a Read more [...]
DG Digest: PHMSA extends relaxation of enforcement for COVID-19 specific rules
The new week brings with it renewed concerns over the pace of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak continues to accelerate at present, so it’s more important than ever for us to make sure that our workplaces follow all applicable guidelines to keep employees as safe as possible under the present circumstances. The week also brought...
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PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (07): Brazil (PR), swine origin H1N2v
Influenza -- BrazilFurther genetic and phenotypic characterization of the virus from the patient is ongoing.On [26 Jun 2020], local authorities started a retrospective and prospective investigation in the slaughterhouse in Ibipora Municipality and other municipalities where the slaughterhouse workers live. According to the preliminary epidemiological investigation, a second individual who also worked at the slaughterhouse developed respiratory symptoms during the same timeframe as the confirmed case, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (314): waning antibodies, selected countries, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United StatesThis article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.Abstract--------Antibody (Ab) responses to SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in most infected individuals 10-15 days following the onset of COVID-19 symptoms. However, due to the recent emergence of this virus in the human population it is not yet known how long these Ab responses will be maintained Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd – China: (AH)
Hemorrhagic Fever -- ChinaZhang YZ, Zhou DJ, Qin XC, et al. The ecology, genetic diversity, and phylogeny of Huaiyangshan virus in China. J Virol. 2012; 86(5): 2864-2868. doi:10.1128/JVI.06192-11; HealthMap/ProMED map of Anhui Province, China: ][See Also:2018---Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. - East Asia http://promedmail.org/post/20180416.57511552014---Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia syndrome - China, South Korea http://promedmail.org/post/20140705.25897252012---Bunyavirus disease, human Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (20): Americas (USA, Canada) animal, human exposure
Rabies -- United StatesCattle rarely contract rabies, but some states have reported cases this year [2020], including one each in Minnesota and Texas, and 2 in Oklahoma.The cases in Oklahoma are concerning, according to the Oklahoma Department of Health, as the state had already confirmed 20 cases of rabies by early June 2020, nearly equaling the total 24 cases the state confirmed in 2019.Nationwide, a total of 33 rabid cattle were reported in 2018, representing a 8.3% decrease from 2017, according Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Copper poisoning – Japan: (OT) care facility
Poisoning -- JapanA total of 13 elderly people in southwestern Japan suffered symptoms of food poisoning, apparently after traces of copper from an old kettle contaminated a sports drink they consumed, the Oita Prefectural Government said on 8 Jul 2020.According to the prefecture's food and environmental health division, the incident occurred at a care facility in the city of Usuki, Oita Prefecture on the morning of 6 Jul 2020. The facility boiled water with the kettle, then cooled it and added powder Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Zika virus (04): Americas, Asia, research, comment