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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (48): Europe (Germany) ECDC
West Nile Virus -- GermanyBetween [18 and 24 Oct 2019], EU member states reported 6 human cases in Greece (2), Hungary (2) and Romania (2). No cases were reported from EU neighbouring countries. All human cases were reported from areas that have been affected previously. This week, one death was reported by Romania.In the same week, 11 outbreaks among equids were reported to the Animal Disease Notification System (ADNS) by Germany (5), France (4), Portugal (1) and Spain (1).Since the beginning of Read more [...]
Hazmat responds to dump truck crash on SR 524 in Brevard – WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
Hazmat responds to dump truck crash on SR 524 in Brevard WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando
PRO/AH> Koi herpesvirus disease – Canada: (ON)
Herpes -- CanadaKoi herpesvirus is the likely cause of a carp die-off in New Dundee's Alder Lake [Ontario], says the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. After hundreds of dead carp were found floating in mid-August [2019], fish from the millpond were tested. Those samples tested positive for the koi herpesvirus, the ministry said.The highly contagious virus is linked to large fish die-offs but only affects carp, koi and goldfish. The virus does not pose a risk to human health and is not a Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria – India (02): (PB)
Malaria -- IndiaIn 2018, the Punjab government has joined hands with the World Health Organization (WHO) for eradication of malaria from the state by 2020. But, the steps taken seem to be inadequate as over 1000 people have been have already been tested positive of malaria.The cases of malaria have been increasing in Punjab for the last 2 years. As per the Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, 920 cases of malaria have been reported in [the 9 months through] September [of 2019]. The number is way Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (05): Nigeria
Monkeypox -- NigeriaThe Commissioner of Health, Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong has said that a total of 18 cases of monkey pox have been reported in the state, and one is confirmed. Ikpong disclosed this on Friday [25 Oct 2019] in a press briefing following the outbreak of monkey pox disease in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of the state.He said that results of 5 cases were still being awaited and that the 18 cases all reside within 3 communities of Ikot Akpaden, Ikot Enin and Ndon in Mkpat Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – India (03): (OR) cattle, susp. spread
Lumpy Skin Disease -- IndiaAn unknown disease affecting livestock in Nayagarh district [Odisha state] has become a cause of concern among the farmers here.Ten cattle have died, and about 500 more are suffering from this disease in the last 15 days at NAC [Notified Area Council] and Ranpur block areas of this district.According to local farmers, the animals initially develop blisters on their skin that lead to wounds after several days. These blisters initially come upon the joints of the front legs Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Pertussis update (10): Americas (USA, Canada)
Whooping Cough -- United StatesThere's a pertussis outbreak in Jefferson County. Public health officials say there have been 23 confirmed cases of the disease [pertussis], also known as whooping cough, since 1 Jun [2019]. People who caught the disease range in age from 5 months to 15 years.Officials say older children, adults, people who've been vaccinated, and those who've had whooping cough before may experience a milder illness but can still spread it to others.Whooping cough is spread by coughing Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (18): (KS) horse
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesThe Kansas Department of Agriculture [KDA] has announced that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was confirmed in horses in Sherman County on Wednesday [23 Oct 2019]. Kansas becomes the 8th state in the U.S. to have confirmed cases of VSV this year [2019].The infected horses all reside on the same premises, and no animal movement has occurred on or off that premises for more than 3 weeks. KDA has quarantined the livestock on the affected premises, and there is no Read more [...]
Handling hazardous materials | News, Sports, Jobs – Martins Ferry Times Leader
Handling hazardous materials | News, Sports, Jobs Martins Ferry Times Leader
PRO/EDR> Measles update (68)
Measles -- United KingdomSouthend Council and Public Health England have confirmed that the authorities are dealing with 9 confirmed cases of measles [and] still awaiting results of 3 further suspected measles cases, and the authorities say 2 suspected cases have returned negative results.Southend Council is continuing to communicate [with] 284 people who were potentially exposed to the virus to encourage them to find out their immunisation status from their GPs and to book a vaccination appointment Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (84): China (YN) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- ChinaChina's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed on Friday [25 Oct 2019] a new outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] in the southwestern province of Yunnan.The case was reported on a farm with 15 pigs in the Chuxiong autonomous prefecture in the center of the province.The report shows how the fatal pig disease continues to spread in the world's top pork producer, more than a year after it 1st reached the country.[Byline: Dominique Patton]--Communicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (37): USA (AL) human
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA Baldwin County resident has died from eastern equine encephalitis [EEE], a mosquito-borne virus infection, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced today [Fri 25 Oct 2019].The person had become ill in September [2019]. It's the 1st confirmed case of EEE in an Alabama resident since 2014. EEE activity was reported earlier this year [2019] in a mosquito sample and sentinel chicken in Mobile County and a horse in Houston County, the ADPH said.The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (83): Philippines (Luzon) domestic, spread, control
African Swine Fever -- Philippines[The following information relates to African swine fever (ASF) in the Philippines, extracted from the above weekly update that covers all affected countries in Asia.]1. Since the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the 1st ASF outbreak started on [25 Jul 2019], 22 areas in 7 provinces/city on Luzon Island have been affected. So far, approximately 62 000 pigs have been culled. The affected provinces [as of 24 Oct 2019] are Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease – Russia (04): (AL, OM) poultry, OIE
Newcastle Disease -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 25 Oct 2019 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, deputy head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 9 Sep 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Oct 2019Report date: 25 Oct 2019Date submitted to OIE: 25 Oct 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2010Manifestation of Read more [...]
Chemical leak near Farmington results in evacuation of houses – Peoria Journal Star
Chemical leak near Farmington results in evacuation of houses Peoria Journal Star
PRO/EDR> Malaria – Costa Rica: case update
Malaria — Costa Rica
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (84): Pakistan (KP)
Polio -- PakistanThe total number of polio cases in the country has touched 77 after an infant was tested positive in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The child had received [zero doses of] essential immunisation, [and he did not] receive any inactivated polio vaccine.In a press statement issued Saturday [26 Oct 2019], KP EOC Coordinator Abdul Basit said that the virus was spreading rapidly in southern districts of the province, especially in Bannu, which has recorded 32 cases. He Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (46): Romania (CV,SB,BV) domest., wild, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RomaniaInformation received on [and dated] 25 Oct 2019 from Dr. Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, RomaniaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 11 Oct 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Oct 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical Read more [...]
Speakers: Oil spills, HAZMAT response face challenges | Local News – Traverse City Record Eagle
Speakers: Oil spills, HAZMAT response face challenges | Local News Traverse City Record Eagle
Speakers: Oil spills, HAZMAT response face response challenges | Local News – Traverse City Record Eagle
Speakers: Oil spills, HAZMAT response face response challenges | Local News Traverse City Record Eagle
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Botswana (03): (CH) elephant, comment
Anthrax — Botswana
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (83): Philippines cVDPV, WHO
Polio -- PhilippinesOn [27 Sep 2019], a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) was confirmed in environmental samples in the Philippines. The virus has been isolated from 10 environmental samples, all genetically related, which were collected from one sewage collection site and its tributary pumping stations in Manila, between [1 Jul 2019] and [23 Sep 2019]. This sewage collection site in the city of Manila has a catchment area of over 600 000 people.Vaccine-derived polioviruses are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. – Japan (02): (HS)
Fever -- JapanHiroshima prefecture announced on [16 Oct 2019] that 2 women in their 80s and 90s in Mihara City died from a tick-borne infection, severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). The number of deaths in the prefecture is 9 since SFTS was subject to notification in 2013 under the Infectious Disease Law.According to the prefectural health measures section, a woman in her 90s was diagnosed with SFTS on 8 Oct [2019] and a woman in her 80s on 12 Oct [2019]. Both died on 15 Oct [2019].SFTS Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Community-acq. pneumonia – USA (02): (WV) school-age children, unk. etiol, bkgrd
Pneumonia -- United StatesAs of October 2019, Gideon and the Gideon e-book series contain details of 69 204 epidemiological surveys, of which 1107 (1.6%) are related to the prevalence of specific viral species in patients with respiratory tract infection (1-3).The following chronology of published studies summarizes the relative proportion of viral agents associated with non-influenza childhood respiratory infection in the USA. Additional details and primary references are available on request.Year(s) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Turkey meningoencephalitis virus – Israel: (HD) turkeys, seasonal spread
Other Animal Disease -- IsraelA report submitted today [7 Oct 2019] by Dr. Zohar Geva reveals an outbreak of turkey (viral) meningoencephalitis (TME) in a turkey flock in southern Israel. According to the report, there are probably additional TME outbreaks that remain unreported. An attempt to trace TME events in the field has revealed a considerable number of clinically suspected cases, unreported and not lab-investigated for confirmation.Although viral TME is included in Israel's official list Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Spain (03): (CL)
Tularemia -- Spain1. Tikhenko NI, Efremenko VI, Omarieva E, et al. [Outbreak of tularemia in the Republic of Dagestan]. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2001; (6 Suppl):68-72; abstract available at .2. Greco D, Allegrini G, Tizzi T, et al. A waterborne tularemia outbreak. Eur J Epidemiol 1987; 3:35-8; abstract available at .3. Rogutskii SV, Khramtsov MM, Avchinikov AV, et al. [An epidemiological investigation of a tularemia outbreak in Smolensk Province]. Zh Mikro Epidemiol Immunobiol 1997; 2:33-7; Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Litchfield – Canada: (ON, QC) dry cured sausage, alert, recall
Salmonella -- CanadaThe Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of _Salmonella_ infections occurring in Ontario and Quebec. The outbreak appears to be ongoing, as recent illnesses continue to be reported to PHAC.Based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to Filicetti brand Italian Style mild, dry, cured sausage has been identified as a source of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus zooepidemicus – USA (03): (TN) dog
Strep -- United StatesAfter responding to a case of animal hoarding, the Maury County Animal Shelter was again in contact with a rare illness that killed 3 dogs and led to the euthanization of 2 earlier this summer [2019].Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles confirmed that the shelter was placed on lockdown last month [September 2019] and sterilized to prevent the spread of the disease, strep equi zooepidemicus, an emerging canine pathogen thought to cause a fatal pneumonia. One animal from the hoarding Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Sudan (04): human, livestock, spread, international impact
Rift Valley Fever -- SudanThere are 193 Rift Valley fever (RVF) cases -- including 4 deaths -- reported in Red Sea, River Nile, and Khartoum states since the onset of the disease on 28 Sept until 22 Oct 2019. The majority of cases (100) are in Red Sea. Of all cases reported, 94.8% have affected people over 5 years of age, and 83% are male.Rift Valley fever response--------------------------Similar to the dengue response, SMoH activated response taskforce meetings and developed state-level preparedness Read more [...]
Mountain Lions, Bison & Scares, Oh My! W.Va. State Wildlife Center Serves Up Family-Friendly Spooks – West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Mountain Lions, Bison & Scares, Oh My! W.Va. State Wildlife Center Serves Up Family-Friendly Spooks West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Occupational Exposure Banding and Workplace Chemicals
For workers in a variety of industries, exposure to chemicals is commonplace. American workers handle, transport, or encounter thousands of chemicals every day, from cleaning products to industrial solvents. Although many of these chemicals have important uses, they can also be harmful to workers who are exposed to them. Occupational exposure limits (OELs) are developed for hazardous chemicals to reduce the risk of adverse health effects for workers with potential exposures. Unfortunately, of the Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Tobacco ringspot virus, soybean – USA: (IN)
Other Plant Disease -- United States[A] rare soybean disease, tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV], has appeared in Indiana. The disease is hard to miss in a field. Infected plants have few pods. They stay green longer because there are virtually no beans for the plant to feed sugars to, so sugars remain in stems. A few pods may have one or more beans in them. They seldom mature, however.Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, indicated that she hasn't seen the disease very often. TRSV can be transmitted through Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Streptococcus zooepidemicus – USA (04): comment