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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – West Africa (35): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- NigeriaHighlights- In the reporting week 41 (7-13 Oct 2019), 5 new confirmed cases were reported from Edo (2), Ondo (2), and Bauchi (1) states with no new deaths. [A confirmed case is any suspected case with laboratory confirmation. from positive IgM antibody, PCR, or virus isolation.]- From 1 Jan-13 Oct 2019, a total of 4099 suspected cases have been reported from 23 states. Of these, 726 were confirmed positive, 19 were probable, and 3354 were negative (not a case). [A suspected Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (82): global (WPV: 2 countries, cVDPV: 7 countries)
Polio -- AngolaNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 6Environment: 12Other: 3New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 7Environment: 5Others: 3Headlines- Wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been declared globally eradicated. At an event held on World Polio Day 2019, Professor David Salisbury, chair of the independent Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC), presented the official certificate of WPV3 eradication to WHO Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (21): USA (NV) horse, EHV-1
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesSix horses were euthanized in Boulder City after being infected with Equine Herpes Virus Type 1. "It affected their motor skills and their hind legs. They had to lie down and then they couldn't get back up again," said Scott Pastore, president of the Boulder City Horseman's Association.The Nevada Department of Agriculture says there is no public health risk but did place a mandatory quarantine on the facility. For at least the next 28 days, no horses are allowed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis – Europe (17): (Belgium) fatal, cold cuts, ex Netherlands, 2018
Listeriosis -- BelgiumTwo people in Belgium have been infected with _Listeria_ bacteria that lead to the death of 3 people and a miscarriage over a 2-year period in the Netherlands, a sampling by a federal health centre showed. [See ProMED-mail post Listeriosis - Europe (15): (Netherlands) fatal, WGS, cold cuts http://promedmail.org/post/20191005.6711608, which described a listeriosis outbreak that affected 20 people, 3 of whom died and one woman had a miscarriage, over the past 2 years after eating Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (47): Americas (Great Lakes) grouse, 2018
West Nile Virus -- United StatesGrouse across the western Great Lakes region are being impacted by West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes, including 29% of grouse tested in Wisconsin, but not all birds that carry the disease are dying.That was the takeaway message when wildlife researchers in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin finally released results of samples taken on grouse shot by hunters in 2018. The results were months overdue.Across the 3 states, tests were conducted on 720 grouse samples, Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Community-acq. pneumonia – USA: (WV) school-aged children, unknown etiology, RFI
Pneumonia -- United StatesApproximately 50 cases of pneumonia are being reported among children in Marshall County Schools, according to officials today [22 Oct 2019]. "Cameron Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School have a high percentage of reported cases," said Shelby Haines, superintendent of schools. The outbreak, though, isn't limited to those 2 schools."There are around 50 reported cases," said Thomas Cook, Marshall County Health Department administrator. The majority of cases are Read more [...]
Labelmaster remembers Abe Samuels
The entire Dangerous Goods community lost a dear friend last week when former Labelmaster National Sales Manager Abe Samuels passed away at age 98. “Abe touched everyone who met him in a remarkable way. From the devotion he had to his family, to the collegial relationships to which he dedicated himself — and the industry…
14 taken to hospital after chemical leak at Arcadia chicken processing facility – The Courier Life News
14 taken to hospital after chemical leak at Arcadia chicken processing facility The Courier Life News
Hazmat spill at 101 Quick Stop closes Heath Street in Raymond – Chinook Observer
Hazmat spill at 101 Quick Stop closes Heath Street in Raymond Chinook Observer
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (46): Europe (Portugal) horse, OIE
West Nile Virus -- PortugalInformation received on [and dated] 18 Oct 2019 from Dr Bernardo Fernando, [directorate general of Food and Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Lisbon, Portugal]SummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 11 Oct 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Oct 2019Date event resolved: 15 Oct 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 11 Oct Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (49): South Korea (HN) H5, wild bird, susp
Avian Influenza -- South Korea1. Kwon JH, Jeong S, Lee DH, et al. New reassortant clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza A(H5N6) virus in wild birds, South Korea, 2017-18. Emerg Infec Dis. 2018: 24(10): 1953-1955; - Mod.TTMMaps of South Korea: and ][See Also:2018----Avian influenza (56): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread http://promedmail.org/post/20180319.5696923Avian influenza (22): South Korea (KG) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread http://promedmail.org/post/20180131.5597048Avian influenza (09): South Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Botswana (02): (CH) elephant, susp
Anthrax -- BotswanaMore than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past 2 months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said on [Tue 22 Oct 2019]. "Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants are dying from anthrax whilst some died from drought effects," a Department of Wildlife and National Parks statement said. "Due to the severe drought, elephants end up ingesting soil while grazing and get exposed to the anthrax bacteria spore," it said.Elephants Without Borders Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (17): (ND) mule deer
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesTwo mule deer taken in September [2019] have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, including one taken during the archery season from deer gun unit 4B in McKenzie County, where CWD had not previously been found. The other deer was harvested during the youth season in unit 3A1 in Divide County where CWD was first detected last fall.North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian Dr Charlie Bahnson said the finding in 4B marks the 1st detection Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America (14): USA (TX) horse
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. One-fifth of a teaspoon of blood from a horse with acute EIA contains enough virus to infect a million horses. Clinical signs of acute infectiousness are rather nonspecific; Read more [...]
The Safety Climate Assessment Tool (S-CAT) for Construction
Organizational safety climate is defined as shared perceptions among employees regarding what is rewarded, expected, valued, and reinforced in the workplace with respect to safety (Zohar, 1980). It can positively influence employee safety knowledge, motivation, attitudes, and behaviors, as well as reduce injury outcomes (e.g., Clarke, 2010, Probst et al., 2008, Probst and Estrada, 2010, Zohar, 2010). Research reported in the Journal of Safety Research shows that the Safety Climate Assessment Tool Read more [...]
EPA overseeing cleanup of chemical plant destroyed in fire – The Herald-News
EPA overseeing cleanup of chemical plant destroyed in fire The Herald-News
UPDATE: Fire damages Milledgeville chemical plant | News – The Union-Recorder
UPDATE: Fire damages Milledgeville chemical plant | News The Union-Recorder
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (101): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, summaries, vacc, misc, Uganda, res
Ebola -- DR Congo- The vaccination of taxi motorcyclists continues in the sub-coordinations of Butembo, Beni, Mangina in Mabalako in North Kivu and Mambasa in Ituri;- continuation of expanded immunization in Mambabeka Health Zones in Oicha, North Kivu and Brazza in Mambasa, Ituri, around the confirmed case of 17 Oct 2019;- continued immunization of newly recruited frontline staff (PPL) in Kyondo Health Zone (HGR [General Reference Hospital] Kyondo) and Kayna Health Area (Bulinda Health Area), Musienene Read more [...]
EPA oversees cleanup of chemical plant destroyed in fire – The Herald-News
EPA oversees cleanup of chemical plant destroyed in fire The Herald-News
10 taken to hospital after chemical leak at Arcadia chicken processing facility – The Courier Life News
10 taken to hospital after chemical leak at Arcadia chicken processing facility The Courier Life News
PRO/AH> Swine dysentery – UK (03): (England) spread, control
Dysentery -- United Kingdom1. Alvarez-Ordóñez A, Martínez-Lobo FJ, Arguello H, Carvajal A, Rubio P: Swine dysentery: aetiology, pathogenicity, determinants of transmission and the fight against the disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013; 10(5): 1927-47; .- Mod.ASHealthMap/ProMED map available at:England, United Kingdom: ][See Also:Swine dysentery - UK (02): (England) spread, control http://promedmail.org/post/20190831.6651459Swine dysentery - UK: (England) biosecurity Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax vaccination – UK, USA: human intranasal trials
Anthrax -- United KingdomPorton Biopharma [PBL] has signed a modification to its existing agreement with the US National Institute of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) worth USD 4.5 million to take its intranasal anthrax vaccine into phase 1 clinical trials.The news follows acceptance by the FDA [US Food and Drug Administration] of the investigational new drug [IND] application submitted by the company. The trial is set to bring together Porton Biopharma's recombinant Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (47): Americas (USA) skunk, alert
Rabies -- United StatesA dead skunk found in West Bloomfield [Oakland County, Michigan] has tested positive for rabies, health authorities announced [Thu 17 Oct 2019].The finding is the latest in a string of 15 rabies-infected animals verified this year [2019] by Oakland County health officials -- nearly double the 8 that were found by this time in 2018."Certainly the number of cases this year [2019] is a concern but also because many of these were found close to each other" in residential areas, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – Pakistan: (SD), fatalities, RFI
Undiagnosed -- PakistanThe death toll from a mysterious throat virus has reached 9 children in Seerani and its surrounding localities in Badin district as one more child infected by the virus died, affected people said on [Sun 20 Oct 2019].A child, R, son of RM, died after contracting the disease. The most affected areas are reported to be Seerani and its surrounding localities. Teams of the health department and other organizations reached Seerani and took blood samples of at least 30 children who Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (81): Zambia, Chad, Togo (cVDPV) WPV3 erad. pending
Polio -- ZambiaCirculating vaccine-derived polio virus (cVDPV) type cases have been confirmed in 10 African countries through [16 Oct 2019] this year [2019]. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting 3 additional countries from the continent that more recently reported circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases: Zambia, Chad and Togo.ZambiaThe Ministry of Health of Zambia reported last week on a confirmed case of circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (82): South Korea, wild boar, spread
African Swine Fever -- South KoreaOn [Mon 21 Oct 2019] South Korea's quarantine authorities confirmed the 11th outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] from wild boars near the border with North Korea, sparking concerns over the further spread of the deadly animal disease in the area.The latest confirmed case was reported within a civilian control line near the border, according to the Ministry of Environment.A total of 8 ASF cases [in boars] have been reported within the civilian control line this Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Wisconsin River eagle syndrome – USA: (WI) bald eagle hepacivirus, putative cause
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesGoldberg TL, Sibley SD, Pinkerton ME, et al. Multidecade mortality and a homolog of hepatitis C virus in bald eagles (_Haliaeetus leucocephalus_), the national bird of the USA. Sci Rep. 2019; 9(1): 14953. ; .- Mod.PMBHealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Wisconsin, United States: ][See Also:2014----Die-off, bald eagle - USA: (UT) West Nile virus conf. http://promedmail.org/post/20140102.21475862013----Die-off, bald eagle - USA: (UT) cholera & erysipelas susp. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (09): (AS) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, buffalo
Anthrax -- IndiaThe Assam forest department has initiated urgent measures to check the outbreak of anthrax after one of the 2 feral buffaloes found dead inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) tested positive for infection, officials said.The wildlife sanctuary in Morigaon district is also home to more than 100 endangered one-horned rhinoceros.Jitendra Kumar, Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife, Guwahati said that the veterinarians have confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of the feral Read more [...]
Hazmat crews on scene for spill on US 59 in Deep East Texas – KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com
Hazmat crews on scene for spill on US 59 in Deep East Texas KETK | FOX51 | EastTexasMatters.com
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (30): (TG/AD)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaThe respite from cases of dengue, notwithstanding, the city [Hyderabad] is now caught in the grip of viral encephalitis, or brain fever. There is an alarming increase in the number of viral encephalitis cases being reported across city hospitals. This is ironic as October is medically termed as 'fair-weather' season. The rise in the number of cases has been worrisome and those getting inflicted include children and elders.Many are complaining of fever of the brain with Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (80): Pakistan, global, RFI
Polio -- PakistanKhyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki Marwat district on Sunday [20 Oct 2019] reported 2 new cases of polio and Balochistan's Harnai district reported 1, bringing the country's total this year [2019] to 76.The 2 victims from Lakki Marwat -- a 7-year-old girl and a 21-month-old boy -- are residents of the Sarai Naurang tehsil, a report released by the Emergency Operation Centre said.According to the EOC, both affected children had not been administered the polio vaccine.The presence of a polio Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (17): (CO) horses, USDA report
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesThe United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued a new Situation Report on 10 Oct 2019 that confirmed 9 new vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) cases since its previous report on 3 Oct 2019.Only one county, Clear Creek in Colorado, was confirmed as newly infected since 3 Oct 2019. In all, Colorado had 4 new confirmed positive and 3 new suspected premises, and Wyoming had 2 new suspected premises identified Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Influenza (28): Asia, PAHO update, USA, treatment
Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownFrom January to October [2019], Gandhi Hospital [Hyderabad, Telangana], the nodal centre for swine flu [influenza A] and H1N1 infection in the state, recorded over 94 positive cases of swine flu [influenza A(H1N1)pdm09] with 22 confirmed deaths. While the numbers do not seem to be as high as last year [2018], doctors have advised the utmost precautionary measures to the public while administering their staff and themselves with vaccines against the flu.According to Dr. Read more [...]
