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PRO/AH/EDR> Ehrlichiosis – Australia: (WA) dog
Tick-borne disease -- AustraliaAn exotic tick-borne disease, never seen before in Australian canines, has been found in a small number of sick dogs tested in Western Australia's far north Kimberley.Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial illness transmitted by ticks, particularly common in tropical and sub-tropical regions, but this is the 1st time it has been confirmed in dogs that haven't been imported from another country.The affected dogs, in Halls Creek and Kununurra, have been treated by a private veterinarian Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (15): Americas (USA) fox, raccoon, dog, human exp
Rabies -- United StatesA 76-year-old woman was injured after a fox bit her on her legs and hand in front of her Lisbon home Tuesday [19 May 2020], the Sun Journal reported.Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan said the woman's husband heard her cries for help from the porch and worked with her to get control of the fox and eventually kill it. The woman, who didn't want to be identified, was taken to a hospital to receive treatment, which includes rabies vaccination.Animal control was called and took the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (233): selected countries
COVID-19 -- China[These data are changing daily and are hard to reconcile with data from previous dates. - Mod.MPP]Situation in Spain:After combining the data from both surveillance methods, in Spain, at present a total of 239 638 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 127 deaths have been reported to date (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and Figure 2) [286 718 - Worldometer accessed 1 Jun 2020 18:06 EDT (GMT-4)]. The tables and figures are available at the source URL above.--Communicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (232): global, China Wuhan testing, NPIs, WHO
COVID-19 -- ChinaSummary-------BackgroundSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causes COVID-19 and is spread person-to-person through close contact. We aimed to investigate the effects of physical distance, face masks, and eye protection on virus transmission in health-care and non-healthcare (such as community) settings.MethodsWe did a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the optimum distance for avoiding person-to-person virus transmission and to assess the Read more [...]
Hazmat spill closes off Seventh Street – Newkirk Herald Journal
Hazmat spill closes off Seventh Street Newkirk Herald Journal
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (230): Netherlands (NB, LI) animal, farmed mink, spread, control
COVID-19 -- NetherlandsCoronavirus has been found in mink at 3 more fur farms in Noord Brabant, farming minister Carola Schouten has confirmed.The infections came to light during compulsory screening introduced since the 1st cases were found in April [2002]. A 4th suspected new outbreak is also under investigation. The disease has now been established at 6 companies and on 8 different locations at the heart of the fur farming industry.The new cases were identified during early warning research carried Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (14): Europe (Bosnia & Herzegovina) dog, OIE
Rabies -- Bosnia and HerzegovinaInformation received on [and dated] Tue 2 Jun 2020 from Dr. Ljubomir Kalaba, Director, Veterinary Office, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart date: 28 May 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 29 May 2020Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Nov 2014Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: rabies virusSerotype: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – China (01): (CQ) serotype O, cattle, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 1 Jun 2020 from Dr. Huang Baoxu, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group, Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China (People's Rep. of)SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 21 May 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 28 May 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Foot and mouth Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – China: (HK) sandwiches
Salmonella -- ChinaThe Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported 229 people were sick and 45 needed hospital treatment after eating the implicated sandwiches. It was previously reported that 27 people were sick and 5 needed hospital treatment. The CHP has identified 96 clusters of suspected food poisoning. Among them, stool specimens from 12 sick people and one food sample tested positive for _Salmonella_. All those affected are now in stable condition. The Centre for Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (229): selected countries
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown[These data are changing daily and are hard to reconcile with data from previous dates. - Mod.MPP]Situation in Spain:After combining the data from both surveillance methods, in Spain, at present a total of 239 638 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 127 deaths have been reported to date (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and Figure 2) [286 718 - Worldometer accessed at 1 Jun 2020 18:06 EDT (GMT-4)]. The tables and figures are available at the source URL above.--Communicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (228): global, China Wuhan Market, New Zealand meat packing WHO
COVID-19 -- China1. Zhang X, Tan Y, Ling Y, et al. Viral and host factors related to the clinical outcome of COVID-19 [published online ahead of print, 2020 May 20]. Nature. 2020. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2355-0; 2. Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China [published correction appears in Lancet. 2020 Jan 30]. Lancet. 2020; 395(10223): 497‐506. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30183-5; ][Byline: Kashmira Gander]--Communicated Read more [...]
DG Digest: FMCSA revised HOS rules and OSHA to hold virtual public meetings in advance of International sessions on GHS
The nation completed another very difficult of week coping with the coronavirus pandemic as well as emerging civic strife engendered by very unfortunate current events. Here’s hoping that along with health, that peace and justice make a quick return for all the people of our nation. There were several items of interest in the regulatory world,...
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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (227): animals, cat, dog, research, experimental infection
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownReference: Angela M. Bosco-Lauth, Airn E. Hartwig, Stephanie M. Porter, Paul W. Gordy et al. Pathogenesis, transmission and response to re-exposure of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic cats. bioRxiv preprint doi: [this version posted 29 May 2020].AbstractThe pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has reached nearly every country in the world with extraordinary person-to-person transmission. The most likely original source of the virus was spillover from an animal reservoir and subsequent Read more [...]
PRO> Ebola update (23): Congo DR (EQ) outbreak
Ebola -- DR CongoThe Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo [DRC] announced today [Mon 1 Jun 2020] that a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease is occurring in Wangata health zone, Mbandaka, in Equateur province. The announcement comes as a long, difficult and complex Ebola outbreak in eastern DRC is in its final phase, while the country also battles COVID-19 and the world's largest measles outbreak. Initial information from the Ministry of Health is that 6 Ebola cases have so far been Read more [...]
Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill – WECT
Chemical leak at LG plant in India kills 11, about 1,000 ill WECTIndia chemical leak: more evacuations amid fears of second gas release The GuardianIndia chemical leak at LG plant kills 11, sickens about 1,000 NBCNews.comChemical Leak Kills 11 in India, Injures 1,000 Courthouse News ServiceSeveral Dead after Chemical Leak at LG Plant in India, About 1000 Ill JEMS.comView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Boston Protest Damage: Cleanup Begins [Photos] – Boston, MA Patch
Boston Protest Damage: Cleanup Begins [Photos] Boston, MA Patch
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (226): selected countries
COVID-19 -- ChinaHealth Minister Saeed Namaki also said that the situation was "completely stable" in all but 4 of Iran's 31 provinces. He warned, however, that in some provinces health "protocols were not being observed and we have witnessed a resurgence of the disease". He identified the provinces as Khuzestan, Hormozgan, and Sistan and Baluchistan. So far, the government has reimposed a lockdown only in Khuzestan province on Iran's southwestern border with Iraq. It remains "red", the highest level Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (225): global, Israel HS, UK cancer treatment impact, WHO
COVID-19 -- IsraelSummary-------BackgroundIndividuals with cancer, particularly those who are receiving systemic anticancer treatments, have been postulated to be at increased risk of mortality from COVID-19. This conjecture has considerable effect on the treatment of patients with cancer and data from large, multicentre studies to support this assumption are scarce because of the contingencies of the pandemic. We aimed to describe the clinical and demographic characteristics and COVID-19 outcomes Read more [...]
EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers June 1 – The Journal Pioneer
EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers June 1 The Journal Pioneer
EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers June 1 – TheChronicleHerald.ca
EDITORIAL: Cheers & Jeers June 1 TheChronicleHerald.ca
New Gas Detection Technology Isolates and More Accurately Measures Dangerous Compounds – Occupational Health and Safety
New Gas Detection Technology Isolates and More Accurately Measures Dangerous Compounds Occupational Health and Safety
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Botswana (02): (NC) Okavango Delta, elephant, NOT
Anthrax -- BotswanaAnthrax and poisoning have been ruled out as possible causes of a rising number of unexplained elephant deaths in Botswana, the country with the world's largest population of the animals.Wildlife authorities have now discovered 110 carcasses in northwest Botswana, up from the 56 announced earlier in May 2020, according to a government statement."I would say 90% of the new cases we have found are old carcasses we previously did not locate," said Dimakatso Ntshebe, a regional wildlife Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (224): selected countries
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown[These data are changing daily and are hard to reconcile with data from previous dates. - Mod.UBA]Situation in Spain:After combining the data from both surveillance methods, in Spain, at present a total of 239 228 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 125 deaths have been reported to date (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and Figure 2) [286 308 - Worldometer accessed at 30 May 18:38 GMT]. The tables and figures are available at the source URL above.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Given Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Fechavirus – Canada: (BC) cats, new parvo-type virus
Parvovirus -- CanadaThe BC SPCA [British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] has led the discovery of a mysterious new feline virus while also containing the outbreak.An outbreak at the BC SPCA's Community Animal Centre in Vancouver last year [2019] prompted the discovery of the new fechavirus (not related to COVID-19).Staff at the centre became concerned after 8 cats became sick on the same day with signs similar to the human stomach flu. These included vomiting and diarrhea Read more [...]
Water is life | Editorials | timeswv.com – Times-West Virginian
Water is life | Editorials | timeswv.com Times-West Virginian
PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis – France: (AR) raw cheese susp. source
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- FranceThe Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes regional health agency and the Ain prefecture alerted on Thursday [28 May 2020] to the outbreak of confirmed or probable tick-borne encephalitis in 26 inhabitants of the department.The food origin of the transmission of the virus is privileged, and a "recall-recall" was carried out on raw milk cheeses of goat and cow of an agricultural exploitation of the basin of Oyonnax. These products would have been consumed by at least 50% of sick people, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (223): OIE's response to COVID-19
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWith devastating effects on society in nearly all countries of the globe, COVID-19 has heavily challenged our food supply chains, livelihoods, economies as well as animal production systems.The OIE has been intensively working with its network of experts and liaising closely with its members to better understand the virus and its emergence and to enhance capacity of countries to respond to this multifaceted crisis.Read the complete document about the OIE's response to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (222): global, contact tracing, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / .../ 82 985 / 82 992 / 82 993 / 82 995 / 82 995 / 82 995 / 82 999 Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 11 190/ 11 225 / 11 265 / 11 344 / 11 402 / 11 441 / 11 441 South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (221): selected countries
COVID-19 -- ChinaAfter 2 days of slight increase, the increase compared to the new positive returns.This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18:00 on [29 May 2020].- 232 248 cumulative cases, increase of 516 from 28 May 2020;- 46 175 people are currently positive for the virus;- 152 844 people have recovered;- 7094 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 475 in intensive care, and 38 606 are in home isolation;- 33 Read more [...]
