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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (05): Panama
Hantavirus -- PanamaMINSA requests that residents in the Los Santos, Herrera, and Veraguas provinces put into place the measures for cleanliness in and around their residences in order to avoid the spread of hantaviruses.Other preventive measures recommended are:- store grain in sacks and closed plastic containers, place them on pallets and separated from the walls;- place firewood, lumber, or any other useful materials distant from the house, in an arid, dry area and on pallets;- drain residual Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, apricot – Pakistan: (KP)
Undiagnosed -- PakistanA fungal disease has infected thousands of apricot trees in lower parts of Chitral, damaging the fruit in its early stage. A farmer said the disease attacked hundreds of trees. The leaves had turned read with holes in them. The disease had attacked a month ago and was spreading fast. [He] said the fungus was widespread this year [2020] unlike the previous years. Solitary trees were less affected [than] those close [to] others.When contacted, [the] agriculture department said Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis – Switzerland: fatal, cheese, susp, recall, RFI
Listeriosis -- SwitzerlandA total of 4 patients have been infected by _Listeria_ and one has died after eating potentially contaminated cheese at a hospital in Switzerland.During an internal check, Kaeserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, found _Listeria_ in semi-hard cheese and at its production site. The company issued a recall and informed its buyers to remove the products from shelves. One of the buyers is a supplier to the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). This supplier told the CHVR Read more [...]
Highway 151 reopens near Platteville after crash involving 500 gallons of spilled corrosive material – Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
Highway 151 reopens near Platteville after crash involving 500 gallons of spilled corrosive material Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (182): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transm
COVID-19 -- ChinaThe general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18 [hours on 13 May 2020] .Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:- 222 104 cumulative cases, increase of 888 from 12 May 2020- 78 457 people are currently positive for the virus;- 112 541 people have recovered;- 12 172 patients are hospitalized with Read more [...]
Congressmen commend PHMSA for not changing hazardous material transportation rule – Transportation Today
Congressmen commend PHMSA for not changing hazardous material transportation rule Transportation Today
PRO/AH/EDR> Methanol poisoning – Mexico: (MR, PU)
Poisoning -- MexicoPolice in Mexico are searching for the source of adulterated alcohol, which has killed 46 people in the states of Morelos and Puebla. People started falling ill on Sunday [10 May 2020]. Some said they had bought and drunk alcohol to celebrate Mother's Day, while others had attended a funeral where alcohol was passed around.The authorities have warned people who may have drunk the adulterated alcohol and who have headaches or stomach aches to seek medical help.Officials said 29 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (181): Germany (BY), France (AC), cat, OIE animal case defin.
COVID-19 -- GermanySARS-CoV-2-infected domestic cats, large felids, and, most recently, also minks, all living in close contact with humans, have been reported from several countries. Here we report a SARS-CoV-2 infection of a cat in Germany confirmed by SARS-CoV-2-specific RT-PCR diagnostics by the Bavarian Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen, Bavaria. The 6-year-old female cat lived together with its owner in a retirement home in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. The owner died due to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease – USA (04): (TX, NV)
Hemorrhagic Fever -- United StatesSince 6 May 2020, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received 2 new confirmations of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in domestic rabbits on one Lubbock County premises and one Midland County premises. In Texas, RHDV2 has been confirmed in domestic rabbits in the following counties: El Paso, Hamilton, Hockley, Lampasas, Lubbock, and Midland.RHDV2 is a fatal viral disease affecting both domestic and wild rabbits, including hares, jackrabbits, Read more [...]
Air stripper plant online in Paden City – WTOV Steubenville
Air stripper plant online in Paden City WTOV Steubenville
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (180): global, prison, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / 82 926 / 82 926 Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / 10 962 / 10 962 South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 367 638 / 1 385 834 / 1 408 636 / Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Porcine reprod. & resp. syndrome – Switzerland (02): (BE, NE) pig, OIE
Blue Ear -- SwitzerlandInformation received on [and dated] Fri 8 May 2020 from Mr. Hans Wyss, Chief Veterinary Officer, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld, Bern, SwitzerlandSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 2 May 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 6 May 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 28 Mar 2014Manifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Porcine reproductive Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Treponeme-associated hoof disease, elk – USA: (CA)
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesReports of elk with broken, deformed, or missing hooves are increasing in the Western states this spring, including California's 1st case of "elk hoof disease," according to the Associated Press.Washington state officials confirmed the most recent case of the disease was found in a herd in Yakima County, YakTriNews.com reported."For many years, we've been surveying for hoof disease in the Yakima area, but we have never had a case of a limping or lame elk associated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (179): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission
COVID-19 -- ChinaIntensive care patients are on the decline. Continuing downward trend in new cases, increase in new positives due to a recalculation of the Lombardy Region of 419 cases that refer to more than a week ago.This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18 [hours on 12 May 2020] .Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:- 221 216 cumulative cases, increase Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (177): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, Spain (CT) cat susp
COVID-19 -- NetherlandsQ. How did the mink become infected?A. Some employees at the mink farms have had symptoms of COVID-19. It appears that the virus was introduced to the mink via these employees.Q. How many mink were infected?A. Only a few mink showed symptoms of the disease on the farms. The mink are kept in separate pens, which means that there is little to no contact between the animals. It appears to be an acute outbreak, where the farms quickly overcome the peak of the disease. The chance Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Africa (02): Namibia (OS, KU) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- NamibiaInformation received on [and dated] Mon 11 May 2020 from Dr. Albertina Shilongo, Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, division of Epidemiology, Import/Export Control and Training, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, NamibiaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 28 Apr 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 30 Apr 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 30 Jun 2019Manifestation Read more [...]
US law trumps Washington state’s crude-by-rail restrictions, federal agency finds – FreightWaves
US law trumps Washington state’s crude-by-rail restrictions, federal agency finds FreightWavesPHMSA rules in favor of Montana, North Dakota in crude oil vapor pressure dispute Williston Daily HeraldUS Pipeline Regulator Strikes Down Washington State's Crude-by-Rail Safety Limits Claims JournalRail News - PHMSA preempts Washington state's crude-by-rail law. For Railroad Career Professionals Progressive Rail RoadingUS DOT says federal law preempts Washington Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (176): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission
COVID-19 -- ChinaContinued decline in new infections, deaths, and less than a thousand ICU patients. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 6pm on [11 May 2020] by the Civil Protection.Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:- 219 814 cumulative cases, increase of 744 from 10 May 2020- 82 488 people are currently positive for the virus;- 106 587 people have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Canada: (ON) muskrat, alert
Tularemia -- CanadaAdd to the list of healthcare woes in Norfolk an outbreak of rabbit fever [tularemia] in Long Point [Ontario].The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit issued an alert about the contagious outbreak Monday [11 May 2020]. The latest aggressive pathogen has been detected in the muskrat population of southwest Norfolk.Rabbit fever is caused by tularemia bacteria. The bacteria are carried by deer flies and ticks and can sicken humans and animals such as muskrats, rabbits, and beavers. In people, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (175): global, Yemen, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 367 638 / 1 385 834 / USA2 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 84 / ... / 104 119 Read more [...]
Transporting HAZMAT Materials in Today's COVID-19 World – American Journal of Transportation
Transporting HAZMAT Materials in Today’s COVID-19 World American Journal of Transportation
DG Digest: ICAO publishes COVID-19 safety handbook for the aviation industry and PHMSA issues HM-215O final rule
May continues under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic; however, in what we may all perhaps hope represents a step towards recovery, the big news this week is far more focused towards what we all might call “normal” regulatory activity, rather than the specific, focused actions related to the outbreak which have had primacy over...
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PRO/AH> African swine fever – South Africa (01): (EC) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- South AfricaInformation received on [and dated] 10 May 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: 22 Apr 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 6 May 2020Report date: 10 May 2020Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (43): Viet Nam (CN, DT, VL) backyard, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- VietnamInformation received on [and dated] 10 May 2020 from Dr. Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet NamSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 16 Apr 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2020Report date: 10 May 2020Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito – USA: (FL)
Dengue, Zika virus, Chikungunya -- United StatesA yellow fever mosquito was discovered in Gainesville for the 1st time since the early '90s. In a Facebook post [Tue 5 May 2020], Gainesville's Public Works Department wrote that a yellow fever mosquito was found downtown this week. Yellow fever mosquitoes can spread yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, according to the post.Rossana Passaniti, a spokesperson for the city of Gainesville, told The Alligator she hasn't heard of any recent Read more [...]
Health guide: May 11 – Billings Gazette
Health guide: May 11 Billings Gazette
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (173): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission
COVID-19 -- ChinaNew infections and deaths continue to decline, the number of people healed increases. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 6 pm on 10 May by the Civil Protection.Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:- 219 070 cumulative cases, increase of 802 from 9 May 2020- 83 324 people are currently positive for the virus;- 105 186 people have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (172): global, ACE inh, ARBs, China & South Korea clusters, WHO
COVID-19 -- China2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 880 / 82 881 / 82 883 / 82 885 / 82 886 / 82 887 / 82 901 / 82 918 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 801 / 10 804 / 10 806 / 10 810 / 10 822 / 10 840 / 10 874 / 10 909 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> COVID-19-update (171): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission
COVID-19 -- ChinaThe number of new positives confirms the general downward trend; the increase in the number of deaths has decreased, the increase in the recoveries is stable. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 6 pm on 9 May [2020] by the Civil Protection.Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] on the national territory:- 218 268 cumulative cases, increase of 1083 from Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (170): global, Russia, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 880 / 82 881 / 82 883 / 82 885 / 82 886 / 82 887 / 82 887 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 801 / 10 804 / 10 806 / 10 810 / 10 822 / 10 840 / 10 840 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (174): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, comment
COVID-19 — Netherlands