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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus grp A, scarlet fever & invasive disease – UK: emm1, unique genotype
Scarlet Fever -- United KingdomSince 2014, England has seen increased scarlet fever activity unprecedented in modern times. In 2016, England's scarlet fever seasonal rise coincided with an unexpected elevation in invasive _Streptococcus pyogenes_ infections. We describe the molecular epidemiological investigation of these events."Methods-----------We analysed changes in _S. pyogenes_ emm genotypes, and notifications of scarlet fever and invasive disease in 2014-2016 using regional (northwest London) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Epizootic hemorrhagic disease – USA (02): (WV, MN) deer
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease -- United StatesEpizootic hemorrhagic disease has been confirmed in Harrison County after a deer collected from the Brushy Fork area tested positive for the virus. Another sample from a deer collected along US [route] 50 near Salem was sent Thursday [5 Sep 2019] for testing, a state Division of Natural Resources (DNR) biologist has confirmed.Samples collected from dead deer in Marion and Monongalia counties also were sent for testing, and results are expected in about Read more [...]
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release – KTUU.com
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release KTUU.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – An Anchorage grand jury has indicted an oilfield *service* company and a company manager for assault in connection with the …
Emergency Planning Committee hears pipeline reminders – Norman Transcript
Emergency Planning Committee hears pipeline reminders Norman Transcript
Call before you dig, Tux Jackson of Plains All American Pipelines reminded members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee Wednesday.
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release – The Seattle Times
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release The Seattle Times
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted an oilfield *service* company and a company manager for assault in connection with the …
Statement by Dr. John Howard on the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance
The passage of time does not make the memories of 18 years ago any less vivid. As I take a moment on this National Day of Service and Remembrance to reflect on the events of September 11th, 2001, and the tragic loss of life on that day, I am also thinking of those people we are still losing to 9/11’s aftermath. The exposures at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and at the Shanksville, Pennsylvania site have caused a wide variety of health conditions. Read more [...]
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release – Seattle Times
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release Seattle Times
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted an oilfield *service* company and a company manager for assault in connection with the …
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release – Associated Press
Oil company, manager indicted in Alaska for chemical release Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted an oilfield *service* company and a company manager for assault in connection with the …
Quick response to Dupo train fire prevented possible catastrophe, officials say – KMOV.com
Quick response to Dupo train fire prevented possible catastrophe, officials say KMOV.com
A federal investigation is underway to find the cause of a train derailment and fire in Dupo that caused evacuations of nearby neighborhoods and schools …
PRO/EDR> Mumps update (12): USA (NE, NM) EU (UK)
Mumps -- United StatesThe Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has seen a significant increase in mumps cases related to 2 recent outbreaks.At least 30 cases have been identified, mainly among attendees of a wedding in Northeast Nebraska Public Health Department's jurisdiction (Cedar, Dixon, Thurston and Wayne counties) and a workplace in Four Corners Health Department's jurisdiction (Butler, Polk, York and Seward counties).DHHS is working with local health departments to investigate Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Die-off, bird – USA (02): (AK) seabirds, continuing
Animal Die-off -- United StatesFederal wildlife officials said Monday [9 Sep 2019] that the deaths of thousands of seabirds in western Alaska this summer was because of starvation, as they investigate a 5th straight year of unusually high numbers of seabird fatalities amid warm sea surface temperatures.Thousands of short-tailed shearwaters were reported dead and washing onto beaches in the Bristol Bay region starting in late June [2019], the National Park Service said in a statement on Monday [9 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease – USA (13): (CA) poultry
Newcastle Disease -- United StatesVirulent Newcastle disease (VND) was detected last weekend at a property in central San Diego County, a state veterinarian said Sunday [1 Sep 2019]. The detection was identified when a private veterinarian submitted dead birds to the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, according to state veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones.An ongoing investigation determined that infected birds moved from within the VND quarantine area in Riverside County and are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (16): (TX) horse, USDA update
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesSince [Fri 23 Aug 2019], the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received reports of 5 new confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) and 4 new suspect cases in counties where VSV had been previously confirmed.The newly confirmed and suspect premises are under quarantine by the TAHC. Affected horses and cattle will be monitored by regulatory and authorized veterinarians until premises are eligible for quarantine release 14 days after clinical VSV Read more [...]
UPDATE: All lanes of I-95 in Florence County reopen after crash involving hazardous materials – WMBF
UPDATE: All lanes of I-95 in Florence County reopen after crash involving hazardous materials WMBF
Troopers have shut down part of I-95 in Florence County while they investigate a crash involving hazardous materials.
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of I-95 in Florence County reopen after crash involving hazardous materials – WMBF
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of I-95 in Florence County reopen after crash involving hazardous materials WMBF
Troopers have shut down part of I-95 in Florence County while they investigate a crash involving hazardous materials.
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of I-95 reopen after crash involving hazardous materials – WMBF
UPDATE: Northbound lanes of I-95 reopen after crash involving hazardous materials WMBF
Troopers have shut down part of I-95 in Florence County while they investigate a crash involving hazardous materials.
DG Symposium Day 3: learning from Lithium Battery Friday
You know you’re in a conference full of Dangerous Goods pros when a panelist says, “Hey, how about that electric violin at Labelmaster Fest last night? What do you suppose the watt-hour rating on those rechargeable batteries is?” Yes, it was Lithium Battery Friday at the Dangerous Goods Symposium—a annual tradition where a panel of…
¿Reduce el calzado antideslizante los resbalones, tropezones y caídas en entornos de servicios alimentarios?
Los resbalones, tropezones y caídas son el segundo tipo de causa más común de las lesiones mortales relacionadas con el trabajo y el tercer tipo de causa más común de las lesiones no mortales relacionadas con el trabajo en los Estados Unidos (1, 2). Aunque las caídas desde alturas tienen más probabilidades de causar la muerte, las caídas en el mismo nivel (que a menudo comienzan como un resbalón o tropezón) ocurren con más Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (18): USA human, horse, deer
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesOfficials confirmed 2 more human cases of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] Friday [6 Sep 2019], including a 5-year-old Sudbury girl and a Northborough woman in her 60s, and one state scientist said she expects more cases in coming weeks.According to Sudbury town officials, the child is in critical condition at an area hospital. All outdoor evening town and school activities in Sudbury were cancelled Friday [6 Sep 2019]. Outdoor events for Lincoln-Sudbury Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed lethal disease – Norway (02): dog
Undiagnosed — Norway
Vaping epidemic: Texas A&M student Hunter Sims in ICU over e-cigarette use – KTRK-TV
Vaping epidemic: Texas A&M student Hunter Sims in ICU over e-cigarette use KTRK-TV
Texas A&M student Hunter Sims said e-cigarette use for more than a year and a half landed him in the ICU.
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (69): Philippines (RI) domestic, 1st report, OIE
African Swine Fever -- PhilippinesInformation received on [and dated] 9 Sep 2019 from Dr. Enrico Garzon, Assistant Secretary for Livestock, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Quezon City, PhilippinesSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 25 Jul 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 30 Aug 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratory (advanced), Read more [...]
Harris County boosts pollution efforts, staff in response to spring chemical fires – Houston Chronicle
Harris County boosts pollution efforts, staff in response to spring chemical fires Houston Chronicle
Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday will consider a proposal to significantly boost its ability to respond to environmental emergencies after the it …
PRO/EDR> Measles update (61)
Measles -- IsraelThe Israeli Health Ministry recorded more than 4300 cases between July 2018 and July 2019, representing a monumental uptick from the year prior, when only about 30 cases were reported.A 43-year-old flight attendant with El Al died last month [August 2019] after reportedly contracting measles from a passenger in March [2019].[She] was admitted to Petah Tikva's Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus with a high fever, then fell into a coma and had to be placed on a respirator. Tests Read more [...]
Harris County to boost pollution efforts, staff in wake of spring chemical fires – Houston Chronicle
Harris County to boost pollution efforts, staff in wake of spring chemical fires Houston Chronicle
Harris County Commissioners Court on Tuesday will consider a proposal to significantly boost its ability to respond to environmental emergencies after the it …
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths – Norway: dog
Undiagnosed -- NorwayNorwegian authorities haven't been able to detect the cause behind an unexplained disease that is estimated to have killed dozens of dogs in the country in recent days, officials said Saturday [7 Sep 2019]. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority said that it had been informed of another 6 cases of dogs falling ill, with 2 already dead, all with the same symptoms of vomiting and bloody diarrhea.The disease seems "very serious for a dog. But we don't know yet whether this is contagious Read more [...]
Hazmat spill closes I-25 on-ramp in Casper – Casper Star-Tribune Online
Hazmat spill closes I-25 on-ramp in Casper Casper Star-Tribune Online
A Tuesday morning crash and hazmat spill has closed the southbound ramp from the Shoshoni Bypass onto Interstate 25, the Wyoming Department of …
Cannon renewal could be $100 million over budget; hazardous materials found – Roll Call
Cannon renewal could be $100 million over budget; hazardous materials found Roll Call
The project to renovate the Cannon House Office Building could climb more than $100 million over budget, a process that has, in part, been delayed by the …
Factory fire covers Sydney skyline with thick black smoke – ABC News
Factory fire covers Sydney skyline with thick black smoke ABC News
Clouds of thick black smoke are billowing from a large fire at a chemical factory in Sydney’s south-west, with one witness describing the noise during the fire as …
L3Harris Technologies Introduces New Medium-Sized Robotic System for Security Operations in Urban and Space-Constrained Environments – Yahoo Finance
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–. Highlights: T4™ robotic system ideal for HAZMAT, EOD and SWAT missions; First medium-sized robot with human-like dexterity …
Editorial: An ironic salute to some hero refinery workers – The Delaware County Daily Times
Editorial: An ironic salute to some hero refinery workers The Delaware County Daily Times
It is the ultimate irony. Four employees of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia were honored Sunday for their efforts in the wake of …
Update: One Dead, Nine Being Treated After Chemical Release – sfgate.com
Update: One Dead, Nine Being Treated After Chemical Release sfgate.com
SAN JOSE (BCN) Poisonous chemicals killed one woman in an apparent suicide at a downtown San Jose hotel and sent nine other people to the hospital, one …
JFRD: Zoo Parkway still backed up as fuel spill clean up continues – ActionNewsJax.com
JFRD: Zoo Parkway still backed up as fuel spill clean up continues ActionNewsJax.com
Update 9:57 a.m.: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said all westbound lanes of Zoo Parkway are closed and only one eastbound lane is open while they continue …
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (12): Nigeria, WHO (EB, BE, CR)
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaThe federal government, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and partners, is launching a yellow fever (YF) reactive vaccination campaign in 3 states to help control an expanding YF outbreak in Nigeria identified in Ebonyi. The 10-day campaign (7-16 Sep 2019), to be implemented in parts of Ebonyi (3 LGAs), Benue (2 LGAs) and Cross River (1 LGA) States, targets vaccination of 1.6 million people (aged 9 months to 44 years old) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Norway: hemolytic uremic syndrome, unusual strain, RFI
E. coli -- NorwayNorwegian authorities are investigating an outbreak of _E. coli_ where 4 people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome.The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet) has identified the same type of enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (EHEC) in 3 people since August 2019, and investigations are ongoing for 2 other cases. The outbreak is caused by Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_ O?: H2 (stx2a, eae, ehxA) infection as no O-group has been identified.The EHEC pathotype is Read more [...]
Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Materials – Material Handling & Logistics
Sensor Robots Can Handle Hazardous Materials Material Handling & Logistics
The “Squishy Rotobt” is equipped with six cameras, GPS, and various interchangeable chemical, biological, and radiological sensors.
Hollywood film 'Dark Waters' examines DuPont's role in West Virginia chemical leak – The News Journal
Hollywood film ‘Dark Waters’ examines DuPont’s role in West Virginia chemical leak The News Journal
“Dark Waters” will arrive in theaters Nov. 22, telling the tale of an attorney who fought DuPont and Chemours over a toxic chemical leak.
