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PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Sweden: outbreak
Tularemia -- SwedenThere have been several reported cases of tularemia or rabbit fever, known as 'harpest' in Sweden, this summer [2019], mostly in the north and centre of the country.The animals most likely to carry the disease are wild hares, hence the name rabbit fever, and rodents, but it can also be transferred to humans via mosquito bites and occasionally tick bites. It's also possible for the infection to be transmitted by inhaling dust or drinking water that is contaminated by urine or feces Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis – Lithuania
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- LithuaniaThe rate of tick-borne encephalitis in Lithuania remains the highest in Europe, announced the country's Center for Communicable Diseases and AIDS (ULAC) on [Tue 6 Aug 2019].According to ULAC, the rate of tick-borne encephalitis cases was 16.6 cases per 100 000 population in 2017, based on the latest data provided by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in its latest annual epidemiological report."In Lithuania the rate of encephalitis remains Read more [...]
Ellis Library evacuated after chemical leak in basement – Columbia Missourian
Ellis Library evacuated after chemical leak in basement Columbia Missourian
Ellis Library was briefly evacuated around noon Thursday after potentially dangerous chemicals were leaked from an air conditioning unit in the library …
Petrochemical companies are investing in training emergency responders who serve their communities – GlobeNewswire
Petrochemical companies are investing in training emergency responders who serve their communities GlobeNewswire
College Station, TX, Aug. 08, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) –. The petrochemical industry is investing in a new approach to help protect their facilities and the …
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (59): Myanmar (SH) domestic, susp
African Swine Fever -- MyanmarMore than 2000 pigs have been culled in Mong La Special Region 4's Silu and Maing Ma regions in the eastern Shan State of Myanmar as of [Wed 7 Aug 2019], after nearly 500 pigs died from what is suspected to be the African swine fever [ASF] earlier this month [August 2019]."We are currently doing contagious pig disease control in the region," said U Kyi Myint, secretary of the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA). He told The Irrawaddy on [Wed 7 Aug 2019] that this Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Malaria – Burundi: national epidemic
Malaria -- BurundiA serious outbreak of malaria in Burundi has reached epidemic proportions, killing almost as many people as the Ebola crisis in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo.The outbreak in the tiny Great Lakes country has infected almost half the total population, killing about 1800 people since the beginning of the year [2019].According to figures gathered by the World Health Organisation, almost 6 million cases have been recorded since the 1st week of January to the end of July Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Azerbaijan (02): (AC) ovine, OIE
Anthrax -- AzerbaijanInformation received on 7 Aug 2019 from Dr. Galib Abdulaliyev, Head, CVO, Animal Health Department, Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency, Baku, AzerbaijanSummary:Report type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 1 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 6 Aug 2019Report date: 7 Aug 2019Date submitted to OIE: 7 Aug 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 3 Jun 2013Manifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
Dangerous South Philly refinery chemical still poses threat to community – The Philadelphia Tribune
Dangerous South Philly refinery chemical still poses threat to community The Philadelphia Tribune
The dangerous task of disposing of a toxic chemical at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery could put workers and the surrounding community at risk, …
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Turkey
Hantavirus -- TurkeyErtek M, Buzgan T; Refik Saydam National Public Health Agency; Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey: An outbreak caused by hantavirus in the Black Sea region of Turkey, January-May 2009. Euro Surveill. 2009; 14(20). pii: 19214; Finding Puumala virus in rodents in Turkey is not surprising, since it has caused human cases there in the past. Dobrava-Belgrade orthohantavirus (DOBV) was first isolated from yellow-necked mice (_Apodemus flavicollis_) found in Dobrava village, Republic Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (18): (VA) cooling tower susp.
Legionnaires' -- United StatesThe Chesterfield County Health Department said it has confirmed 4 more cases of the _Legionella_ bacteria at sites in the northeastern part of the county. [These cases likely refer to environmental sites, not case patients, of which there are 10. - Mod.ML]This comes as the county continues to investigate 10 cases of Legionnaires' disease in the area since 1 May [2019]. On average, the county normally sees 3 cases of the disease each year.District Health Director Dr. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Israel (04): (HA) cattle, st O, spread, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- IsraelInformation received on 7 Aug 2019 from Dr. Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, IsraelSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 1 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 4 Aug 2019Report date: 7 Aug 2019Date submitted to OIE: 7 Aug 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 27 May 2019Manifestation of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (77): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, response, vaccine, research
Ebola -- DR CongoHighlights----------The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces in Democratic Republic of the Congo continues at a similar transmission intensity to previous weeks. Since our last external situation report, with data reported up to 28 Jul 2019, 92 new confirmed EVD cases with an additional 59 deaths have been reported across the two affected provinces. There are currently no confirmed cases of EVD outside the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Hotspots Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (58): Japan ex Viet Nam, contaminated food
African Swine Fever -- VietnamA Vietnamese exchange student has been arrested by police in Japan for illegally carrying fermented pork rolls containing the African swine fever [ASF] virus into the country. Hac Thi Phuong Linh, 23, is being held at a police station in Tokyo for violating the quarantine law, her family said.Vietnamese newspaper VnExpress reported that she was caught at Haneda International Airport on 13 Jun 2019 trying to bring in 10 kg of the pork rolls (nem chua) and 360 fetal duck Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A, invasive – UK (02): (England) fatal, WGS
Strep -- United KingdomThe NHS [National Health Service] Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) [Clinical Commissioning Groups, which are responsible for delivery of NHS services in England ] have released an update in the Strep A [Group A streptococcus (GAS), also called _Streptococcus pyogenes_] outbreak, which has taken the lives of 13 people.There have been 35 people in total affected by the Group A Streptococcus (iGAS) [invasive GAS infection] outbreak in mid and west Essex. There have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Spain: (PL)
Tularemia -- SpainThe leaders of Castilla y Leon, through its territorial delegation in Palencia, has confirmed that as of yesterday, 5 Aug 2019, there are already 16 cases of tularemia in the province. There are 29 other probable cases that are under study.According to the last part issued from the regional administration, the detection of 3 other cases in Paredes de Nava is underway. Two cases that have been detected have occurred in the area of Palencia Rural and Saldana. In all of them it is Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (04): (NC, WI, FL) horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA horse in Cumberland County was euthanized after contracting a mosquito-borne disease, the state's Department of Agriculture said Tuesday [30 Jul 2019]. The horse, a 4-year-old mare, was not vaccinated against eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). It was the 1st case of the disease in North Carolina this year [2019], the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said.The disease causes inflammation of the brain and is usually fatal. It can take Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (66): Pakistan (KP)
Polio -- PakistanAnother 5 polio cases have been reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Babir Bin Atta, Prime Minister (PM) spokesperson for anti-polio campaign has said among the cases of polio which have come to surface, none of them has ever been administered polio drops.Parents have severely opposed anti-polio campaign following April [2019] incidents [see archives http://promedmail.org/post/20190425.6436992 and http://promedmail.org/post/20190425.6440803].[Byline: Zeeshan Aziz]--Communicated Read more [...]
Firefighters deal with hazardous chemical leak at Port of Miami – WPLG Local 10
Firefighters deal with hazardous chemical leak at Port of Miami WPLG Local 10
Firefighter are containing a hazardous chemical Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Miami.
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (09): (TX) more cases
Anthrax -- United StatesSince the July 29, 2019 update, anthrax has been detected on 2 new premises in Crockett County and 2 new Sutton County premises. Anthrax has been previously confirmed in both counties this year [2019].[See counties in the map of Texas at the source URL above]The newly identified premises are located in the following areas:- 1 premise is in central Crockett County;- 1 premise is in east central Crockett County;- 1 premise is in northwest Sutton County;- 1 premise is in central Read more [...]
Hazmat crews respond to small chemical leak in Port Allen – WAFB
Hazmat crews respond to small chemical leak in Port Allen WAFB
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Emergency crews responded to a chemical leak at Groendyke Transport, Inc. in Port Allen Wednesday morning. Hazmat crews …
PRO/EDR> Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – Asia (12): Pakistan (BA) fatal
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanPakistan has faced a number of significant healthcare challenges over the past decade. In 2000, one of these events -- a deadly epidemic of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) -- struck Pakistan. The people of Pakistan are at a very high risk of acquiring CCHF, due to a number of factors which emerge from a scoping review of the literature. First, the underdeveloped healthcare system of the country is currently not prepared to cope with challenges of Read more [...]
Rock County Courthouse chemical release prompts changes – Insurance News Net
Rock County Courthouse chemical release prompts changes Insurance News Net
Aug. 7– JANESVILLE– Rock County officials see a need to improve safety measures after chemical fumes led to the evacuation of the courthouse in Janesville …
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (35): Russia (PR) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 5 Aug 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: 30 Jul 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Aug 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (41): Viet Nam (BV) poultry, HPAI H5N6
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- VietnamViet Nam's southern Ba Ria Vung Tau province has seen its 1st outbreaks of A/H5N6 bird flu, which have led to the culling of 10 500 chickens, local media reported on Tuesday [6 Aug 2019].The outbreaks were spotted in 2 communes in Xuyen Moc district on 31 Jul and 1 Aug 2019, and then tests confirmed that some chickens were infected with the bird flu virus, Viet Nam News Agency quoted the provincial Department of Livestock and Animal Health as reporting.Relevant local Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (12): (CO) more cases
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesMore than 250 animals have been quarantined after a viral disease was discovered in 14 counties, the Colorado Department of Agriculture said. Vesicular stomatitis [VSV], which primarily affects horses, spreads through insect bites.Cases of the disease have been found in Adams, Archuleta, Boulder, Broomfield, Conejos, Delta, Jefferson, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan and Weld counties. A total of 93 cases were confirmed in Larimer County as Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Seal deaths – USA: (HI) toxoplasmosis, update
Toxoplasmosis -- United StatesWhen we ponder the idea of the circle of life -- the interconnectedness between all natural life on Earth, the connection between kitty litter and the endangered monk seal may not be obvious. Alas, scientists over the last couple decades have compiled evidence that cat feces, which often drains into the ocean in coastal cities, can infect Hawaiian monk seals with toxoplasmosis -- a potentially fatal disease caused by a single-cell parasite.Worse, there are only an estimated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (11): statistics update
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesSince the start of the outbreak, 512 VSV-affected premises have been identified:[VSV map 1 Aug 2019, USDA APHIS -- available at the source URL above]Since the last vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) last situation report issued [29 Jul 2019] by USDA APHIS [United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service ] Veterinary Services, there have been 146 new VSV-affected premises identified (48 confirmed positive, 98 suspect). No new VSV-affected Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (28): CDC
Hepatitis A -- United StatesSince March 2017, CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has been assisting multiple state and local health departments with hepatitis A outbreaks, spread through person-to-person contact.The hepatitis A vaccine is the best way to prevent HAV infectionThe following groups are at highest risk for acquiring HAV infection or developing serious complications from HAV infection in these outbreaks and should be offered the hepatitis A vaccine in order to prevent or control Read more [...]
Hazmat University announces exciting new information on their site about Hazardous Materials Shipping Training – PRNewswire
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Aug. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The hazardous material/dangerous goods industry, manufacturing and other verticals in the United States …
Hazardous materials preparedness exercise set for Thursday – Palladium-Item
Hazardous materials preparedness exercise set for Thursday Palladium-Item
Emergency responders from Wayne and Preble counties will participate in a hazardous materials emergency preparedness exercise Thursday.
DG Digest: Regulatory Agencies Announce Adjustments to Civil Penalties
Summer continues into its traditionally warmest month; be sure your employees remain able to cope with the heat that can afflict our workplaces. It’s also a heavy vacation month and the reduced staffing that can result can pressurize employees that are covering vacationing colleagues; be on the lookout for people who may be trying a little…
Exxon Refinery Explosion Another By-Product of Trump Deregulation – The American Prospect
Exxon Refinery Explosion Another By-Product of Trump Deregulation The American Prospect
On Wednesday, a massive explosion and fire rocked ExxonMobil’s Baytown plant near Houston, one of the largest oil refineries in the country. The blast sent a …
PRO/EDR> Measles update (53)
Measles -- United StatesIn the period from 20 Jul-25 Jul 2019, a total of 5 cases of measles were reported. From the total number of newly reported cases, 4 cases are from Skopje, while one is from Kumanovo.In total, since the onset of the epidemic in December 2018 as of 25 Jul 2019, 1870 cases of measles have been registered in the Republic of North Macedonia with a disease rate of 90.4 per 100 000 inhabitants.Due to the epidemiological criteria, a measles epidemic is ongoing in the entire territory Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (59): Saudi Arabia (RI, QS)
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaIn the period since the last update (MERS-CoV (58): Saudi Arabia (RI,QS,NJ) WHO, RFI http://promedmail.org/post/20190725.6586218) there have been a total of 2 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection and 4 outcomes reported: 2 deaths and 2 recoveries.Information on newly confirmed cases (2):[1]Date of confirmation report: 25 Jul 2019Case No: 19-1942MERS from Riyadh city: a 59-year-old male from Riyadh city, Riyadh regionContact with camels: yesCase classification: Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (65): Pakistan (BA)
Polio -- PakistanAnother case of polio was reported in Balochistan on [Sat 3 Aug 2019], taking the total number of cases detected across the country this year [2019] so far to 48.The victim has been identified as a 5-month-old boy from Qilla Abdullah, according to the health department. His parents hadn't allowed polio teams to administer the vaccine to him.Four cases have so far been reported in Balochistan, 2 from Qilla Abdullah and one each Quetta and Jaffarabad.Babar bin Atta, the prime Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> USAMRIID shut down – USA: (MD) failed safety inspection
-- United StatesThe U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases has begun a major re-set of its biological safety program and research is currently on hold. The move results from several actions recently taken by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to concerns about USAMRIID's past management of its Biological Select Agents and Toxins research program. During a site visit to USAMRIID in June 2019, CDC inspectors identified several deviations in Standard Operating Read more [...]
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection visits Carnation, Aug. 16-18 – King County
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection visits Carnation, Aug. 16-18 King County
Safely dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no cost by visiting the Wastemobile when it comes to …
Grand Jury, Feds Say Hazardous Materials Shipped to Chiquita Landfill – SCVNEWS.com
Grand Jury, Feds Say Hazardous Materials Shipped to Chiquita Landfill SCVNEWS.com
A Ventura County grand jury has alleged that hazardous materials were trailered to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Val Verde.
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever – Africa (05): Uganda (LY) fatal
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- UgandaOne person has been confirmed dead and 49 others currently are isolated following an outbreak of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Lyantonde District.According to the Lyantonde District Health Officer, Dr Moses Nkanika, [VB], 42, who was a businessman dealing in cattle, succumbed to the deadly disease on [Wed 31 Jul 2019]."The blood samples we got from the deceased in Kasagama Sub County have tested positive for CCHF, not Ebola as earlier suspected," Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Powassan virus encephalitis – USA (03): (NY)
Powassan virus -- United StatesA Hudson Valley man has died from Powassan virus, a rare and often serious disease spread by infected ticks, health department officials said.This is the 1st known case of an individual diagnosed with the Powassan virus in New York State this year [2019], the department said.The resident, who lives in Gardiner, had additional underlying health conditions and died earlier this week, said the Ulster County Department of Health.Powassan, known as "POW," is named after Read more [...]
