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Two northbound lanes of I-5 open near Lebec after hazardous spill – Bakersfield Now

Two northbound lanes of I-5 open near Lebec after hazardous spill  Bakersfield Now

Two northbound lanes of I-5 open near Lebec after hazardous spill – KMPH Fox 26

Two northbound lanes of I-5 open near Lebec after hazardous spill  KMPH Fox 26

Petroleum Incident in Eureka | HAZMAT – Lost Coast Outpost

Petroleum Incident in Eureka | HAZMAT  Lost Coast Outpost

Sewage Incident in Eureka | HAZMAT – Lost Coast Outpost

Sewage Incident in Eureka | HAZMAT  Lost Coast Outpost

PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Libya: (TR) sheep, st A, OIE

Foot and Mouth -- LibyaInformation received on [and dated] 31 Mar 2020 from Dr Zakaria Mohamed Mustafa Elkhatal, director general, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal & Marine Wealth, Tripoli, LibyaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 11 Feb 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Mar 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 12 Jun 2019Manifestation of disease: clinical Read more [...]

COVID-19 Cleanup: What You Need to Know – castlerockco.com

COVID-19 Cleanup: What You Need to Know  castlerockco.com

5 Freeway partially reopened in the Grapevine after tanker truck crash results in hazmat spill – KABC-TV

5 Freeway partially reopened in the Grapevine after tanker truck crash results in hazmat spill  KABC-TV

Northbound traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill – KMPH Fox 26

Northbound traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill  KMPH Fox 26CHP: I-5 Southbound lanes open, Northbound lanes still closed following chemical spill  KERO 23ABC NewsHazardous Materials Spilled after Crash on 5 Freeway near Lebec Road in Bakersfield  newsopiView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill – Bakersfield Now

Traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill  Bakersfield NowCHP: I-5 Southbound lanes open, Northbound lanes still closed following chemical spill  KERO 23ABC NewsHazardous Materials Spilled after Crash on 5 Freeway near Lebec Road in Bakersfield  newsopiView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Northbound traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill – Bakersfield Now

Northbound traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill  Bakersfield NowCHP: I-5 Southbound lanes open, Northbound lanes still closed following chemical spill  KERO 23ABC NewsHazardous Materials Spilled after Crash on 5 Freeway near Lebec Road in Bakersfield  newsopiView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]

Traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill – KMPH Fox 26

Traffic on I-5 near Lebec being diverted due to hazardous spill  KMPH Fox 26

5 Freeway closed in the Grapevine after tanker truck crash results in hazmat spill – KABC-TV

5 Freeway closed in the Grapevine after tanker truck crash results in hazmat spill  KABC-TV

CHP closes I-5, north of Lebec Road, due to hazardous material spill – KERO 23ABC News

CHP closes I-5, north of Lebec Road, due to hazardous material spill  KERO 23ABC News

Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants – Occupational Health and Safety

Selecting Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus for Industrial Plants  Occupational Health and Safety

Fire Inspections Can Foster a Workplace Culture of Prevention – Occupational Health and Safety

Fire Inspections Can Foster a Workplace Culture of Prevention  Occupational Health and Safety

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (69): countries with high local transmission, China asymptomatic

COVID-19 -- ChinaRegarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] on the national territory, there are 105 792 total cases. At the moment 77 635 people are positive for the virus; 15 729 people have recovered. There are 28 192 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 4023 are in intensive care, and 45 420 are in home isolation.There have been 12 428 reported deaths, however, this number can only be confirmed after the Istituto Superiore di Sanita has established the Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (68): global, naval ship, new countries, WHO

COVID-19 -- Sierra Leone2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 470 / 81 518 / 81 554 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9661 / 9786 / 9887 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 1000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 142 070 / 164 248 / 188 530 / USA2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 1694 / ... / 97 689 / 101 739 / 105 792 / Italy2 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 84 / ... / 80 110 / 87 956 / Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (37): Germany (ST) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- GermanyInformation received on [and dated] 31 Mar 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: 27 Mar 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 31 Mar 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 26 Sep Read more [...]

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – KUTV 2News

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  KUTV 2News

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – WHP Harrisburg

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  WHP Harrisburg

PRO/EDR> COVID-19 update (67): research

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe vaccine is called VPM1002 and was developed by scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin. In a large-scale study, several clinics in Germany are to test whether the tuberculosis vaccine also works against Covid-19. This has been announced by the Max Planck Society (MPG).In particular, older people and healthcare workers should be vaccinated. The vaccine "could thus help to bridge the time until a vaccine that is specifically effective Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Oceania (02): Papua New Guinea (SL) domestic, 1st rep, OIE

African Swine Fever -- Papua New GuineaInformation received on [and dated] 30 Mar 2020 from Dr Ilagi Puana, chief veterinary officer, Veterinary Services, National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority (NAQIA), Port Moresby, Papua New GuineaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 5 Mar 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Mar 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: Read more [...]

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – WSET

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  WSET

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – WPEC

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  WPEC

HAZMAT team responds to mysterious barrel left in local shopping center parking lot – Idaho State Journal

HAZMAT team responds to mysterious barrel left in local shopping center parking lot  Idaho State Journal

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – WZTV

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  WZTV

PRO/ALL> Obituary: Jacques Acar, ISID co-founder, former president

Not Yet Classified -- FranceCOVID-19 has just claimed an enormously important victim. The world has lost an infectious disease giant, struck down by this apocalyptic virus. It was on his return to France, after a final congress in the United States, that Jacques Acar was hospitalized on [Sat 20 Mar 2020] and became the victim of a rapid evolution of disease which would prevail a week later. After a life entirely dedicated to the fight against microbes, it was a virus that took him.Jacques Fouad Acar Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (66): countries with high local transmission

COVID-19 -- United StatesRegarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] on the national territory, there are 101 739 total cases. At the moment 75 528 people are positive for the virus; 14 620 people have recovered. There are 27 795 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 3981 are in intensive care, and 43 752 are in home isolation.There have been 11 591 reported deaths, however, this number can only be confirmed after the Istituto Superiore di Sanita has established Read more [...]

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – krcgtv.com

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  krcgtv.com

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – WLOS

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  WLOS

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire – KMPH Fox 26

China state media reports 19 people killed in forest fire  KMPH Fox 26Forest fire reportedly kills 19 people in southwest China  Los Angeles TimesForest fire kills 19 in China  7NEWS.com.auForest fire kills 19 people in China  The NationalView Full Coverage on Google News Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (65): global, vaping, new country, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 470 / 81 518 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9661 / 9786 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 1000 cases with community spread)------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 142 070 / 164 248 / USA2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 1694 / ... / 97 689 / 101 739 / Italy2 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 84 / ... / 80 110 / 87 956 / Spain2 Feb 2020: 10 / ... / 130 Read more [...]

PRO/PL> Citrus canker – Iraq: 1st report

Other Plant Disease -- IraqIn Iraq, citrus canker (_Xanthomonas citri_ pv. _citri_ - EPPO A1 List) was detected on tangerine (_Citrus reticulata_), lemon (_Citrus limon_), and sweet orange (_Citrus sinensis_) from different orchards in Diyala, Baghdad and Babylon Governorates.[Source paper: ]--communicated by:ProMED-mail[Citrus canker (CC) is caused by the bacteria _Xanthomonas axonopodis_ pathovar _citri_ (Xac; synonyms _X. campestris_ pv. _citri_, _X. citri_) or _X. a._ pv. _aurantifolii_ (Xaa), Read more [...]

PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India: (BR)

Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaA child died due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) in Bihar on Sunday (29 Mar 2020). "A child has lost his life due to acute encephalitis syndrome at Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH) in Muzaffarpur," Dr SK Shahi, SKMCH superintendent said.This is the 1st AES related death in the district this year [2020]. Last year [2019], over 140 children died due to AES in the district. As per official data, 121 deaths were reported at the government-run SKMCH, Read more [...]

Forest fire reportedly kills 19 people in southwest China – Los Angeles Times

Forest fire reportedly kills 19 people in southwest China  Los Angeles Times

DG Digest: PHMSA temporarily relaxing recurrent training certificate requirement, HHS announces list of scarce materials threatened by hoarding

The COVID-19 crisis commands most of the week’s regulatory news.  As the world continues to work through its response, the weekly DG Digest will continue in its present format during the crisis: one section devoted specifically to news related to the pandemic, with other news in a separate section.  Labelmaster remains fully operational and serving... The post DG Digest: PHMSA temporarily relaxing recurrent training certificate requirement, HHS announces list of scarce materials threatened Read more [...]

Verifavia partners OSM to provide IHM services – Seatrade Maritime News

Verifavia partners OSM to provide IHM services  Seatrade Maritime News

Commercial sanitation business booms in wake of COVID-19 outbreak – WHAS11.com

Commercial sanitation business booms in wake of COVID-19 outbreak  WHAS11.com

Company under fire for releasing cancer-causing chemicals sues Cobb County to reopen fully, permanently – 11Alive.com WXIA

Company under fire for releasing cancer-causing chemicals sues Cobb County to reopen fully, permanently  11Alive.com WXIA

PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Oceania: Papua New Guinea (SL) domestic, 1st outbreak

African Swine Fever -- Papua New GuineaThe multi-million pork industry in Papua New Guinea [PNG] is under threat with the African swine fever [ASF] now in the country. The [African] swine fever [virus] is a virus which causes a hemorrhagic fever with high mortality rates in domestic pigs, killing pigs in large numbers as quickly as a week after infection.Found in Mendi, Southern Highlands Province, it's believed the disease was transported through carriers, including imported canned food. Southern Read more [...]