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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed die-off, pronghorn – USA: (WY) RFI
Animal Die-off -- United StatesMore than 50 pronghorn have died near Gillette from the same bacteria that killed more than 75 of them last year [2019]. The outbreak is being investigated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in collaboration with the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory.The deaths north of Gillette were noted beginning [15 Feb 2020] and are blamed preliminarily on _Mycoplasma bovis_. Game and Fish is monitoring the situation and has sent field personnel to the area. The department Read more [...]
Suncor reports another unintentional chemical release – The Colorado Independent
Suncor reports another unintentional chemical release The Colorado Independent
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (43): global, ship crew outbreak, HS whiz, more countries, WHO
COVID-19 -- China2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 80 860 / 80 881 / 80 894 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 8236 / 8320 / 8413 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 500 cases with community spread)-------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 1694 / ... / 24 747 / 27 980 / 31 506 / Italy19 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 978 / ... / 13 938 / 14 991 / 16 169 / Iran2 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 84 / ... / 7845 / 9942 / 11 826 Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Stripe rust & head blight, wheat – China
Other Plant Disease -- ChinaStripe rust (also called yellow rust) of cereals is caused by the fungus _Puccinia striiformis_. The disease affects wheat (_Triticum aestivum_), durum wheat (_T. turgidum_), some barley varieties, triticale (wheat/rye hybrids) and a number of wild grasses. It causes yellow stripes on leaves, which leads to loss of photosynthetic ability and plant vigour as well as stunting of plants. Yield losses of 40-100 percent have been reported in wheat.Spores are wind dispersed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): Philippines (NE) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- PhilippinesInformation received on [and dated] 17 Mar 2020 from Dr Ronnie Domingo, Officer-In-Charge, Chief Veterinary Officer, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Manila, PhilippinesSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 6 Mar 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Mar 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 9 Mar 2018Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus: Americas, USA (LA) mosquitoes
West Nile Virus -- United StatesThe 1st positive sample of West Nile virus reported in Louisiana this year [2020] was found on 1 Mar [2020] in a trap not far from Claiborne Elementary school in Baton Rouge.While this potentially deadly virus has been found earlier in the year, most years, it waits until May or later to surface, and last year [2019], it did not appear in Baton Rouge until August 2019, said Randy Vaeth, interim director of East Baton Rouge Parish's Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (31): Germany (SN) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- GermanyInformation received on [and dated] 13 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: 12 Mar 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Mar 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: March Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (01): Asia, Africa
Cholera -- Yemen1. Guerrant RL, Carneiro-Filho BA and Dillingham RA. Cholera, diarrhea, and oral rehydration therapy: triumph and indictment. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;37(3):398-405; available at:.2. Gregorio GV, Gonzales ML, Dans LF and Martinez EG. Polymer-based oral rehydration solution for treating acute watery diarrhoea. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009;(2):CD006519. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006519.pub2; available at:.3. Gore SM, Fontaine O and Pierce NF. Impact of rice based oral rehydration solution Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (42): global, more countries, WHO
COVID-19 -- China2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 80 735 / 80 754 / 80 954 / 80 932 / 80 814 / 80 824 / 80 849 / 80 860 / 80 881 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 7382 / 7478 / 7755 / -- / 7979 / 8086 / 8162 / 8236 / 8320 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 500 cases with community spread)-------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 1694 / ... / 7375 / 9172 / 10 149 / 12 462 / 15 113 / 17 660 / 21 157 / Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Kyasanur Forest disease – India (14): (KA)
Kyasanur Forest Disease -- IndiaEven as coronavirus [COVID-19] fear has gripped the state [Karnataka], a death has occurred due to monkey fever, also known as Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD). [K] (aged 40) from Halthota village, Ksaguppe near Aralagodu, Sagar [sub district] in the district [Shimoga, Karnataka] breathed his last due to this disease on [Sat 14 Mar 2020].The man was suffering from severe fever and headache and was under treatment at the government hospital. Blood tests proved that he Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – Bangladesh: (CG) fatal, children, RFI
Undiagnosed -- BangladeshA child died from an "unknown disease" and around 40 people were affected in a span of 3 days in a small neighbourhood of Bandarban, said locals.People have started falling ill in Puraton Lailiya Mro Para, a remote area in Lama upazila [sub district], since Friday [13 Mar], they said, adding that 1-year-old [child] died on that day.His father said his other son, aged 3, is also in critical condition due to the same disease.Almost half of the total of 82 people in the neighbourhood Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Light leaf spot, oilseed rape – UK
Other Plant Disease -- United KingdomAlmost epidemic levels of light leaf spot [LLS] are being found in oilseed rape crops. The latest results from 160 samples evaluated in February [2020] have shown extremely high levels of infection compatible with an epidemic, said Philip Walker, ADAS [agricultural consultants]. The results are higher than normal, almost certainly as a consequence of the continued recent mild weather."With 88% of samples showing symptoms -- and, of those, 70% showing infection Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (08): China (SC) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- ChinaInformation received on 16 Mar 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: 9 Mar 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Mar 2020Report date: 14 Mar 2020Date submitted to OIE: 16 Mar 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
Chemical spill reported at hazardous materials unit in Jerusalem – The Jerusalem Post
Chemical spill reported at hazardous materials unit in Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post
Proper N95 Respirator Use for Respiratory Protection Preparedness
When outbreaks of infectious disease occur, we rely on healthcare professionals to care for those affected, putting themselves at increased risk of exposure to the pathogen causing the disease. While engineering and administrative controls should be the first considerations to protect these workers from this exposure, facilities should also ensure that at-risk employees are prepared to use respiratory protection, among other personal protective equipment, should the need arise. To aid healthcare Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (41): global, surge capacity, vaccine development, WHO
COVID-19 -- China2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 80 735 / 80 754 / 80 954 / 80 932 / 80 814 / 80 824 / 80 849 / 80 860 / Mainland China2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 7382 / 7478 / 7755 / -- / 7979 / 8086 / 8162 / 8236 / South KoreaCountries with major activity (more than 500 cases with community spread)-------------------------------------------------------------------------2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 1694 / ... / 7375 / 9172 / 10 149 / 12 462 / 15 113 / 17 660 / 21 157 / 24 747 / Italy19 Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Grapevine pinot gris virus – Middle East: 1st report (Lebanon)
Other Plant Disease -- Lebanon_Grapevine Pinot gris virus_ (_Trichovirus_, GPGV) was detected for the 1st time in Lebanon. Samples were collected randomly from 9 vineyards located in Bekaa Valley. Out of 108 samples, 14 tested positive for GPGV. None of the infected vines showed disease symptoms. Infection with GPGV was found in single or multiple infections with grapevine virus A and grapevine fleck virus.[ref: Kubaa RA, Choueiri E, Jreijiri F, El Khoury Y, and Saldarelli P. First report of grapevine Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America: (USA, Canada) horses
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United StatesAcute-----When horses are exposed to EIAv, they may develop severe, acute signs of disease and die within 2 to 3 weeks. This form of the disease is the most damaging and the most difficult to diagnose because the signs appear rapidly, and often only an elevated body temperature is noted. 1/5th of a teaspoon [approximately 1 mL] of blood from a horse with acute EIA contains enough virus to infect a million horses. Clinical signs of acute infectiousness are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (05): USA (MD, SD) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesAn attending veterinarian has confirmed a horse with respiratory equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) at a Montgomery County, Maryland boarding facility. An additional 60 horses have been exposed, and all are now under a voluntary quarantine, according to a 5 Mar 2020 Equine Disease Communication Center report.[Byline: Jennifer Whittle]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts******[2] South DakotaDate: 13 Mar 2020Source: The Horse [edited]South Dakota Animal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (40): global, Europe epicenter, lockdown, phone tracking, WHO
COVID-19 -- ChinaRegarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] on the national territory, there are 21 157 total cases. At the moment 17 750 people are positive for the virus. 1966 people have recovered. There are 8372 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 1518 in intensive care, and 7860 are in home isolation.There have been 1441 reported deaths, however this number can be confirmed only after the Istituto Superiore di Sanita has established the actual cause Read more [...]
Benfield fire blazed for a day; cleanup took three decades – The Mountaineer
Benfield fire blazed for a day; cleanup took three decades The Mountaineer
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (39): global, more countries, stability, mitigation impact, WHO
COVID-19 -- ChinaRegarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] on the national territory, there are 17 660 total cases. At the moment 14 995 people are positive for the virus. 1439 people have recovered. There are 7426 patients hospitalized with symptoms, 1328 in intensive care and 6201 are in home isolation.There have been 1016 reported deaths, however, this number can only be confirmed after the Istituto Superiore di Sanita has established the actual cause Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lyme disease – USA: (ME) high prevalence in ticks, 2019, other tick-borne dz.
Lyme Disease -- United StatesNearly 40% of Maine deer ticks submitted to the University of Maine Tick Lab in 2019 tested positive for Lyme disease, according to the lab's 1st tick surveillance annual report. A smaller percentage tested positive for _Anaplasma_ and _Babesia_, 2 other causes of common tick-borne diseases.In addition to providing information about the prevalence of tick-borne diseases in Maine, the report gives a picture of where and when people are encountering ticks throughout the Read more [...]
Court Requires EPA to Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills – Natural Resources Defense Council
Court Requires EPA to Protect Communities Against Worst-Case Chemical Spills Natural Resources Defense Council
PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis – USA: fatal, enoki mushrooms, 2016-2019, recall, alert
Listeriosis -- United StatesAt a glance:Reported cases: 36States: 17Hospitalizations: 30Deaths: 4Recall: Yes-----------------Recall information------------------- On 9 Mar 2020, Sun Hong Foods, Inc. recalled enoki mushrooms because they may be contaminated with _Listeria monocytogenes_ bacteria.- Enoki mushrooms are white, with long stems and small caps.- Enoki mushrooms from Sun Hong Foods were sold in 7.05 oz / 200 g clear plastic packaging with a green label.- "Product of Korea" is labeled on Read more [...]
DG Digest: ICAO/IATA and ADR react to the pandemic, FRA seeks comments on quarterly PTC form