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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Canada: (SK) First Nation
Diphtheria -- CanadaA doctor working with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Saskatchewan is urging caution to residents in and around Onion Lake First Nation following 2 people contracting a rare, deadly bacterial infection. Medical health officer Dr. Ibrahim Khan wrote a letter to the chief of the Onion Lake First Nation that said both patients were admitted to medical facilities shortly after New Years Day with diphtheria. He said one patient is under 18, while the other is an adult and was suffering Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (03): Nigeria
Monkeypox -- NigeriaNew suspected cases: 6New confirmed cases: 2Total confirmed cases in 2019: 46Total deaths: 0Epidemiological summary- Nigeria continues to report sporadic cases of monkeypox since September 2017;- In the reporting month [December 2019], 6 new suspected monkeypox cases were reported from 5 sates: Lagos (1), Rivers (1), Oyo (1), Imo (1), and Plateau (2);- Of the suspected cases 2 were confirmed positive for monkeypox in Rivers (1) and Imo (1) states;- One case of monkeypox was Read more [...]
Motivation is not Indefinite: Why most New Year's resolutions quickly end in failure – Milwaukee Independent
Motivation is not Indefinite: Why most New Year’s resolutions quickly end in failure Milwaukee Independent
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (13): China (HU) USA ex China
Coronavirus -- ChinaAt 00:00 on [20 Jan 2020, our committee received 77 new cases of pneumonia diagnosed with new type of coronavirus infection in 3 domestic provinces (regions, municipalities) (72 in Hubei Province, 2 in Shanghai, and 3 in Beijing). Cases); 27 new suspected cases were reported in 9 provinces (districts, cities) (4 in Guangdong, 1 in Sichuan, 1 in Yunnan, 7 in Shanghai, 10 in Zhejiang, 1 in Anhui, and Hainan). 1 case, 1 case in Guizhou Province, and 1 case in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis – Australia ex Indonesia: (BA)
Japanese Encephalitis — Australia
PRO/AH/EDR> Brazilian hemorrhagic fever – Brazil: (SP)
Hemorrhagic Fever -- BrazilFor the 1st time in 20 years, Brazil health authorities are reporting a confirmed case of Brazilian hemorrhagic fever.During this 20-year period, there were 4 cases in humans, 3 cases acquired in a sylvan environment in the state of Sao Paulo, and one due to infection in a laboratory environment in Para.The disease is considered to be extremely rare and highly lethal, and treatment is according to the patient's clinical condition and symptoms.The disease incubation period Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (02): Nigeria (PL)
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaOf the 141 suspected yellow fever cases in Jos North, Wase, Bassa, Kanam and Riyom Local Governments of Plateau State, 25 cases have been confirmed.Following the yellow fever outbreak, the rapid response team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja and National Primary Healthcare Development Agency was dispatched to the state for analysis and investigation.Briefing the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Lar Ndam alongside other stakeholders, the leader of the response Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (04): Serbia (PI,BO) wild boar, OIE
African Swine Fever -- SerbiaInformation received on 17 Jan 2020 from Dr Emina Milakara, DVM, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade, SerbiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 3 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Jan 2020Report date: 17 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 17 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: laboratory Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Canine distemper, wildlife – USA (02): (KY) raccoon, alert
Canine distemper -- United StatesA safety reminder regarding how to handle animals infected with distemper came out of Frankfort [Thu 16 Jan 2020].The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed 3 raccoons found within city limits tested positive for distemper in December [2019].Distemper is caused by a virus and often occurs in raccoons, gray foxes, coyotes and, occasionally, skunks.Common symptoms in infected animals include respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, watery discharge from Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (13): Ukraine (VI) poultry, HPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- UkraineInformation received on [and dated] on 20 Jan 2020 from Dr Andrii Zhuk, First Deputy Head, Department for Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, UkraineSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 18 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Jan 2020Report date: 20 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 20 Jan 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (12): China (HU) new fatality, healthcare workers, WHO
Coronavirus -- ChinaSecond case of imported new coronavirus pneumonia confirmed in Shanghai. The patient is a 35-year-old male resident in Shanghai. He went to Wuhan on the evening of [8 Jan 2020] and returned to Shanghai on [11 Jan 2020]. He developed fever, cough, and runny nose. He was admitted to the hospital for isolation and treatment after attending a fever clinic on [16 Jan 2020]. After detection by the city's disease control department, the new coronavirus nucleic acid test result was positive. Read more [...]
DG Digest: PHMSA issues IRC on portable tanks and IBCs; FRA is proposing changes to train brake inspections
Mid-January finds the regulatory world getting busy again as the nation weathers fierce winter weather. The UNECE has a pair of very interesting published revisions to important documents; we cover that below, along with a variety of other actions. Meanwhile it’s the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday; the Labelmaster family wishes...
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PRO> Lassa fever – West Africa (04): Liberia (GB)
Lassa Fever -- LiberiaThe Surveillance Officer of Grand Bassa County Health team has confirmed to FrontPage Africa that there is a Lassa fever outbreak in District 4, Grand Bassa County leading to 3 deaths and 20 others confirmed infected with the virus.Gabriel B. Kassay said over 60 specimens were taken to Monrovia for testing as a result of the outbreak."Out of the 60 plus, over 20 specimens were confirmed affected with Lassa fever," he said, adding that 3 persons have died from the disease at Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Internal fruit rot, capsicum – Australia: call for samples
Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaInternal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major ongoing issue for Australian growers, typically those in warm, humid growing areas. It affects both field and greenhouse grown fruit, especially if humidity is not well controlled. The disease generally affects the seed inside the fruit rather than the edible portion.Although infection is believed to occur at flowering, the disease usually does not develop until the capsicum/ chilli starts to ripen, with spread most Read more [...]
Henderson EOC: NB Twin Bridge open after hazmat cleanup – 14 News WFIE Evansville
Henderson EOC: NB Twin Bridge open after hazmat cleanup 14 News WFIE Evansville
Highway 41 reopened after accident, Hazmat cleanup – Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
Highway 41 reopened after accident, Hazmat cleanup Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW)
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (12): Czech Republic (VY) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicInformation received on [and dated] 20 Jan 2020 from Dr. Zbynek Semerad, Director General, State Veterinary Administration, Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech RepublicSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] virusSerotype: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Indonesia (02): (YO) livestock, human
Anthrax -- IndonesiaThe Indonesian Health Ministry had declared an anthrax outbreak status in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta Province, made effective from [28 Dec 2019] to [6 Jan 2020], the ministry's top official stated on [Fri 17 Jan 2020].The status came into effect from the day the 1st anthrax case came to light in Ponjong Sub-district's area and then spread to Semanu, Sub-district, Director General for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention at the Health Ministry Anung Sugihantoro stated. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (02): Brazil, monkey, alert
Yellow Fever -- BrazilWith the arrival of summer when the occurrence of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, such as yellow fever, increases, the Brazilian Ministry of Health is alerting the population to get vaccinated against the disease.The alert is mainly focused on the population that lives in the South and Southeast regions of the country due to the confirmation of 38 monkey deaths in the states of Parana (34), Sao Paulo (3), and Santa Catarina (1). In total, 1087 reports of suspected monkey Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – DR Congo: (MA) fatal, RFI
Undiagnosed -- DR CongoAn unknown disease has already killed 5 people at Kiri General Hospital, in the province of Mai-Ndombe, in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the authorities.The provincial minister of public health has said that all measures are underway to detect [diagnose?] the mysterious disease."Admittedly, this was an abnormal situation; however, the situation is manageable because we have just gone into this health facility and we have tried to carry Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (09): Pakistan (KP) 1st WPV1 case in 2020, cVDPV2, RFI
Polio -- PakistanProvince / 2019Punjab / 1Sindh / 0Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / 12Balochistan / 0Gilgit-Baltistan / 4Azad Jammu & Kashmir / 0Islamabad Capital territory (ICT) / 1Total polio cases / 18--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Until today [19 Jan 2019], the End Polio Pakistan website was showing a total of 12 cases of cVDPV2 occurring in the country. This total has increased by 6 additional cases to 18, with dates of onset in 2019. Cases have occurred in 4 different provinces/regions: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (11): China (HU), South Korea ex China
Coronavirus -- ChinaAn unexplained pneumonia in China caused the Korean quarantine authorities to strengthen the quarantine, and a fever-sensing camera is installed to monitor the body temperature of Chinese tourists who entered Korea at Incheon Port 1 International Passenger Terminal. Pneumonia confirmed by the new coronavirus, which is prevalent in Wuhan, China, was confirmed for the first time on [20 Jan 2020]. According to health officials, a Chinese woman, A, who arrived at Incheon International Read more [...]
Hazmat semi collision leaves two dead, closes freeway – VVdailypress.com
Hazmat semi collision leaves two dead, closes freeway VVdailypress.com
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (10): China (HU, GD, BJ)
Coronavirus -- ChinaOn [18 Jan 2020], 0 cases were cured, 5 cases were discharged, 59 cases were newly added, and 1 died. On [19 Jan 2020], 0-22 hours, 1 case was discharged, and 77 cases were newly added.On the basis of continuously regulating the operation of pre-screening and triage of all types of medical institutions at all levels, our city has further increased the screening of suspected cases of pneumonia due to new coronavirus in accordance with the newly revised pneumonia diagnosis and treatment Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (09): China, 1st diagnostic test
Coronavirus -- ChinaClinical samples and CoV cell culture supernatantsRespiratory samples were obtained during 2019 from patients hospitalized at Charite medical center and tested by the NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel (Luminex) or in cases of MERS-CoV by the MERS-CoV upE assay as published before (1). Cell culture super-natants from typed coronaviruses were available at our research and clinical laboratories. The typed avian influenza virus RNA (H5N1) was obtained from the German Society for Promotion Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – North America (02): mode of spread
Chronic Wasting Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownA new study was the 1st to find in vitro evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples of deer semen, the kind typically used for breeding purposes on deer farms. The study was published in PLOS One.Tracy Nichols, PhD, an author of the study and a cervid health specialist staff officer with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), said the findings will not provoke a change in policy at this time. Instead they offer a necessary starting Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (02): WHO global update, Asia, Americas
Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patternsSummary-------------In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, respiratory illness indicators and influenza activity continued to increase in most countries.In North America, influenza activity further increased, and although all seasonal influenza subtypes were co-circulating, there Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (11): Czech Republic (JK) poultry, HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicThe presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in the Czech Republic 3 years after the previous event. The outbreak affects a small poultry farm in Stepanov nad Svratkou, in the Vysocina Region. The virus was introduced by wild water birds. It is a highly pathogenic subtype of H5N8 virus, fatal to birds, but transmission to humans has not yet been reported.The infected stock were 12 hens, 6 of which died within 2 days, and there were 3 ducks. Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis – North America: USA, CDC alerts
Other Human Disease -- United StatesCDC is facing criticism over its response to a polio-like illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 10 additional cases of acute flaccid myelitis.An Ohio teen is determined to walk again despite doctors' warnings that she may not after she contracted a rare polio-like illness that's left her paralyzed from the waist down.IK, a catcher on her middle school's softball team, said it started with what felt like a cramp in her leg on Christmas. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Trichinellosis – Italy (PM): wild boar consumption
Trichinosis — Italy
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – Bangladesh: (KH)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- BangladeshMedia sources in Bangladesh are reporting a Nipah virus infection in the city of Khulna. The reported case is a 20-year-old female who has been hospitalized since last Saturday [11 Jan 2020] at the Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH)."A medical board has confirmed her infection by Nipah virus. As her infection is a risk to other patients, she is being treated separately at the hospital's Medicine unit 1," said SM Kamal Hossain, chief of KMCH Medicine Department.According Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (08): China (HU) more cases, Nepal susp, modeling
Coronavirus -- ChinaIssuing authority: Wuhan City health committeeOn [17 Jan 2020], national and provincial experts screened some cases of unexplained pneumonia that were screened by community health service centers in the city and found and treated [these cases] in various hospitals based on their clinical manifestations, epidemiological history, and optimization. The positive results of the novel coronavirus nucleic acid detected by the subsequent detection kit were comprehensively judged, and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Mumps update (01): Europe (UK, Ireland), Asia (India)
Mumps -- United KingdomOutbreaks of mumps have become widespread around the country, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. There were 132 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre last week.Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection, and the most common symptom of mumps is a swelling of the parotid glands. The glands are located on both sides of the face, and the swelling gives a person a distinctive "hamster face" appearance.Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness – Brazil: (MG) fatal, diethylene glycol, suspected
Food-related toxin -- BrazilSeventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer. Sixteen males and one female aged 23-76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene glycol poisoning. Four cases have been confirmed, and the remaining 13 are under investigation as they have showed similar symptoms, according to the Minas Gerais State Department of Health.The 1st person was admitted to a hospital on 30 Dec 2019 suffering from acute renal failure Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (01): (MI, MT) deer, moose (2019)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural and Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 3 white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm. All 3 deer were 4.5 years old. The samples were submitted for routine testing as part of the state's CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.To date, CWD has not been detected in free-ranging deer in Newaygo County. As part of MDARD's disease response, an investigation will be conducted Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (01): Canada (ON), USA (CA), horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- CanadaOn 6 Jan 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of 2 cases of equine abortion in Simcoe County. Both cases were confirmed to be caused by equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1). Both mares aborted during their 10th month of pregnancy, and both mares arrived from an out-of-province location in December [2019].A 3rd mare was exposed to the infected mares, but she has remained unaffected.The farm manager kept the new mares separate Read more [...]
