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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (51): Europe (France) horse, OIE
West Nile Virus -- FranceWest Nile fever, FranceInformation received on [and dated] 13 Nov 2019 from Dr Loic Evain, directeur general adjoint, CVO, Direction generale de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, FranceSummaryReport type: follow-up report no. 6Date of start of the event: 31 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Sep 2019Report date: 13 Nov 2019Date submitted to OIE: 13 Nov 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of Read more [...]
Croda allowed to resume production of volatile chemical – delawarebusinessnow.com
Croda allowed to resume production of volatile chemical delawarebusinessnow.com
Meet Jay Johnson: an enthusiastic proponent of hazmat compliance
The next time anyone suggests to you that Dangerous Goods regulations are dry and boring, introduce them to Jay Johnson, our new Senior Manager at Labelmaster Services. “I am really passionate about Dangerous Goods. I’ve been a shipper, a courier, a trainer and a UN specification packaging developer —I’ve worn all the hats,” he says.…
Wearable Technologies for Improved Safety and Health on Construction Sites
Background Wearable technologies are an increasingly popular consumer electronic for a variety of applications at home and at work. In general, these devices include accessories and clothing that incorporate advanced electronic technologies, often with smartphone or ‘internet of things’ (IoT) connectivity. While wearables are increasingly being used to improve health and well-being by aiding in personal fitness, innovative applications for monitoring occupational safety and health risk Read more [...]
Hazmat team cleaning up suspicious fluid dumped on roadway – LocalNews8.com
Hazmat team cleaning up suspicious fluid dumped on roadway LocalNews8.com
PRO/AH/EDR> E coli EHEC – USA (22): (WI) O157, possible salad source, RFI
E. coli — United States
PRO/EDR> Amebic meningoencephalitis, primary – Pakistan (05): (SD)
Amoeba -- Pakistan[_Naegleria fowleri_] has claimed another life in Karachi on [Mon 11 Nov 2019]. This was the 16th death reported in the ongoing year [2019] because of the disease. According to details, a 28-year-old resident of New Karachi area was brought to a private clinic 4 days ago where he died of the disease during treatment.According to the researchers, _Naegleria_ has a fatality rate of more than 98%. Infections can happen when contaminated water enters the body through the nose. It cannot Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease – Canada: (NB) RFI
CJD -- Canada1. S-Juan P, Ward HJT De Silva R, et al. Ophthalmic surgery and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Br J Ophthalmol. 2004; 88(4): 446-9; 2. Collins S, Law MG, Fletcher A, et al. Surgical treatment and risk of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a case-control study. Lancet. 1999; 353(9154): 693-7; 3. UK National Health Service. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 2018; 4. US National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Fact Sheet. 2019;HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (51): Americas (Mexico) dog transmitted rabies eradicated
Rabies -- MexicoIn order to achieve elimination, the country has implemented a national strategy for the control and elimination of rabies. This includes free, mass vaccination campaigns for dogs, that have taken place since the 1990's with more than 80 percent coverage; continuous and effective surveillance; public awareness-raising campaigns; timely diagnosis; and the availability of post-exposure prophylaxis in the country's public health services.As a result, the country went from registering Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Wart disease, potato – Georgia: pathotype
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesPotato wart disease caused by _Synchytrium endobioticum_ (EPPO A2 List) was 1st detected on potato in home gardens in 2009-2013 in Khulo district. In 2016-2018, more outbreaks were detected in different home gardens in northern Georgia. Isolates of _S. endobioticum_ were tested to identify the pathotype. The pathotype found in Georgia is not known in Europe. This pathotype resembles pathotype 38, which was detected in the non‐European part of Turkey.[Original Read more [...]
Sonoma County Looking For Hazardous Materials In Kincade Fire Burn Zone – CBS San Francisco
Sonoma County Looking For Hazardous Materials In Kincade Fire Burn Zone CBS San Francisco
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (10): (OR) cattle, human
Anthrax -- IndiaAnthrax outbreak has been reported in Dasmantpur block after 2 tribal [members] of S Dandabad were found to be affected by the disease. Five days back, some tribal [members] consumed beef in a function, following which abscesses were found among 2 of them.On Monday [11 Nov 2019], they were taken to Damantpur CHC, where the doctors suspected that the 2 have contracted the disease [anthrax]. When the duo [were] sent to Koraput Medical College and Hospital, the doctors there confirmed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (69): Saudi Arabia (RI, AS, MK)
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaSince the last update [6 Nov 2019, MERS-CoV (68): Saudi Arabia (RI, QS) http://promedmail.org/post/20191106.6765455] there have been a total of 4 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection reported by Saudi Arabia including 1 fatality and 1 recovery outcome reports.Information on newly confirmed cases (4)[1]Date of confirmation report: 10 Nov 2019Case no.: 19-1971A 33-year-old male in Bisha city, Bisha [Asir] regionContact with camels: UnknownCase classification: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (108): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, vaccine
Ebola — DR Congo
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – China: (NM) pneumonic
Plague -- ChinaTwo people in China have been diagnosed with plague, the latest cases of a disease more commonly associated with historical catastrophe.Plague is caused by the bacterium _Yersinia pestis_ and can arise in 3 forms -- a lung infection, known as pneumonic plague; a blood infection, known as septicemic plague; and a form that affects the lymph nodes, called bubonic plague. This infection was behind several pandemics including the Black Death of the late middle ages, which is estimated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (50): Europe, ECDC
West Nile Virus -- ItalyBetween 31 Oct and 7 Nov 2019, EU Member States reported a total of 4 human cases: 2 in Italy and one each in Germany and Greece. No cases were reported from EU neighbouring countries. A human case was reported for the 1st time from an area in Germany. This week, 2 deaths were reported by Greece.In the same time period, one outbreak among equids was reported by Austria to the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS).Since the beginning of the 2019 transmission season and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Botulism – USA (07): (NJ) fermented, salt cured fish
Botulism -- United StatesOn 25 Oct 2018, at 2:15 a.m., a woman aged 30 years and her mother, aged 55 years, both of Egyptian descent, arrived at an emergency department in New Jersey in hypotensive shock after 16 hours of abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. The daughter also reported blurry vision and double vision (diplopia), shortness of breath, chest pain, and difficulty speaking. She appeared lethargic and had ophthalmoplegia and bilateral ptosis. Both women were admitted to the hospital. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (24): Pakistan (SD)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanThe deadly Congo [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic] virus has 'attacked' Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan, killing at least 20 people so far this year [2019].Health authorities in Karachi say the latest to die because of the Congo virus on [Mon 11 Nov 2019] was a man who had been admitted to a hospital. "It is not an outbreak, but the situation is very alarming," said a health official.On [25 Jul 2019], a Congo virus alert was issued for the metropolis, stipulating Read more [...]
Hazmat crews working to contain chemical leak in Sarasota – ABC Action News
Hazmat crews working to contain chemical leak in Sarasota ABC Action News
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (04): Kenya (LK) alert
Rift Valley Fever -- KenyaWhile addressing a County Steering Group (CSG) meeting on Friday [8 Nov 2019], the [Laikipia] County Livestock Production Officer (CLPO), Pius Butich, said that "the current meteorological reports have created alerts for Rift Valley fever [RVF], which is the most dangerous zoonotic disease."He proposed the need to put in place an early warning system on high alert as part of measures to protect both livestock and humans against the disease.Butich said all field staff, public Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Botulism, avian – USA): (CA) gulls, type A
Botulism -- United StatesSeveral Western gulls which were found dead on Huntington Beach last month [Oct 2019] have unexpectedly tested positive for a type of botulism which is more commonly detected in humans.The nonprofit Wetland and Wildlife Care Center (WWCC) initially reported that 8 Western gulls were discovered dead, and 4 more in critical condition, on [10 Oct 2019] at high tide on Huntington Beach. The 4 gulls found alive were unable to move or close their eyes. One of them died and the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (08): Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, comment
Chikungunya -- Honduras[Editorial]-----------"Doctor, I will never normally work and live again; joint pain prevents me that." This was expressed by a patient in La Virginia, Colombia 3 years after having been infected with chikungunya virus (CHIKV).After more than 5 decades of obscurity, probably due to lack of studies, many clinical consequences of CHIKV began to be reported, particularly rheumatic ones, after the outbreaks in Réunion Island and India (Javelle et al, 2015) during the epidemic Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – India (06): (MH) fatal, corr
Scrub Typhus — India
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (27): (TX) state fair
Legionnaires' -- United StatesThe Tyler Morning Telegraph has learned [a man] died [Fri 8 Nov 2019] around 9:45 p.m. His family told reporter Cory McCoy he was fighting for his life after complications from legionnaires' disease and had been in and out of the hospital. They confirmed late Friday he passed away.The family said they believe he contracted the disease at East Texas State Fair more than a month and a half ago.[The man], a well-known volunteer, community leader and the precinct chair for Read more [...]
DG Digest: DOT appoints members to first Lithium Battery Advisory Committee
It’s November 11th; today the nation pauses to remember and express its gratitude to our military veterans, so many of whom have given so much for all of us. The Labelmaster family joins the rest of our country in saying, “Thank you, veterans!” Unexpectedly severe cold and snow also grips the nation as this issue…
PRO> Rabies (51): Asia (Pakistan) human, dog
Rabies -- PakistanAnother young man is awaiting death in an isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) after developing full-blown rabies, as he was bitten by a rabid dog some 3 months ago but was not administered the rabies vaccine, officials said on Saturday [9 Nov 2019]."18-year-old Z.K., a resident of Jeva Khan Goth in the Nooriabad area of District Jamshoro, has been brought to the casualty ward of the JPMC with full-blown rabies," Dr Seemin Jamali, the hospital's executive Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (107): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, WHO, summ, Uganda, resp, research
Ebola — DR Congo
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (90): Indonesia (SU) comment
African Swine Fever — Indonesia
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (05): Kenya (LK) alert, comment