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PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Europe (03): Russia (SR) cattle, OIE
Lumpy Skin Disease -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 29 Jul 2019 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummary:Report type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 20 Jul 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Jul 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 10 May 2019Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infectionCausal agent: lumpy Read more [...]
Norfolk holiday park swimming pool closed amid chemical leak fears – BBC News
Norfolk holiday park swimming pool closed amid chemical leak fears BBC News
Emergency services are called after guests report “breathing difficulties”.
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – Yahoo News
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest Yahoo News
Fears dozens of leaking drums found on the back of a truck could pollute a Melbourne waterway have been laid to rest.
UK Ministry of Defence Exercises Option to Purchase T7 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots from L3Harris Technologies – Yahoo Finance
UK Ministry of Defence Exercises Option to Purchase T7 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robots from L3Harris Technologies Yahoo Finance
MELBOURNE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–. Highlights: L3Harris T7™ robotic system to provide U.K. security forces with advanced EOD capabilities; Features …
DG Digest: WA State v. Federal Government — jurisdiction at stake in dispute over crude oil volatility limits
As is often the case in the mid-summer, the regulatory news is a little sparse this week; however, PHMSA offers an interesting request for comments regarding federal primacy in interstate transport, and OSHA had reasons to publish also. See all the latest below: PHMSA Interested parties are invited to comment on an application by the... Read more [...]
Workplace Medical Mystery: Camp Counselor Illness
Daniel was excited to have his first summer job working at a day camp in Iowa. He was happy to be working outside and with his friends. He and several other teenage counselors reported to work a week before camp started to get the facilities ready for the campers. The clean-up duties included raking leaves and giving the picnic tables, which had a season’s worth of accumulation, a good scrubbing with a mild disinfectant. They also dug fire pits, swept the dirt floor shelters, removed a few Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (11): Pakistan (SD)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanA man died of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), commonly known as Congo virus, at a private hospital of the metropolis on Sunday [28 Jul 2019], raising the death toll due to the disease to 5 in Karachi in the ongoing year.According to details, a 27-year-old man hailing from Landhi was shifted to a local private hospital where he died due to complications of CCHF.The deceased had tested positive for the viral disease, "and his condition was very serious Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (52)
Measles -- United StatesThere's another case of measles reported in New Jersey, the 17th this year [2019]. And it comes from an area where cases have been reported before.Officials reported a dozen cases in and near Ocean County earlier this year [2019] and thought they were nipped in the bud back in May 2019. "We have had an outbreak in Ocean County in measles cases earlier this spring," state epidemiologist Tina Tan told KYW Newsradio. "So we are seeing clusters of measles cases pop up in certain Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (72): case update, summary, response, research
Ebola -- DR CongoThe MoH/WHO AFRO Ebola DRC KIVU 2018 Dashboard reports 12 new cases on 28 Jul 2019, making 79 in week 30, 251 in the past 21 days, and 2671 since the outbreak was declared. Out of 19 900 contacts, 5200 are going untraced.--Communicated by:Greg Folkers- 26 Jul 2019Helen Branswell 1. It seems the daily update newsletter out of DRC is being revived. Here's some info from Fri [26 Jul 2019], I think.+11 cases, looks like 12 deaths (4 confirmed, 8 in the community. Outbreak Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (24): (ML)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaOne more person died due to Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Meghalaya on [Wed 24 Jul 2019], taking the toll to 4, while 66 have tested positive for the disease, officials said. [JAS], who had tested positive for acute encephalitis syndrome [AES], passed away at his residence in West Garo Hills district, District Magistrate Ram Singh told IANS [Indo-Asian News Service]. "The man was working as National Rural Livelihood Mission cluster coordinator in Rongra, South Garo Hills Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Prion disease update: Tunisia, CPD, dromedary camel, 1st rep, RFI
CJD -- Tunisia1. CPD is a novel prion disease2. It has been reported in Algeria (Prof Baaissaa Babelhadj) and Tunisia (Prof Abdelkader Amara, Ecole Veterinaire, Sidi Thabet)3. It affects adult animals4. In the Ouargla Region (Algeria), where CPD has been first identified, its incidence is rapidly and progressively increasing (Baaissa, personal communication)5. The involvement of the lymphoreticular system suggests CPD is an infectious prion disease6. Preliminary results suggest that the CPD prion Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Echinococcus multilocularis – Canada: (AL) coyote
Echinococcosis -- CanadaMassolo A, Klein C, Kowalewska-Grochowska K, et al. European _Echinococcus multilocularis_ identified in patients in Canada. N Engl J Med. 2019; 381(4): 384-35; The metacestode (larval) form of _Echinococcus multilocularis_ causes alveolar hydatidosis in humans, an important emerging parasitic disease in the northern hemisphere. The natural intermediate hosts are rodents and the definitive hosts (where adults are found) are wild canids like foxes (also wolves and coyotes).Domestic Read more [...]
Fears over mystery Melbourne liquid leak – PerthNow
Fears over mystery Melbourne liquid leak PerthNow
Dozens of leaking drums found on the back of a Melbourne truck have caused concern, after fears the substance could leak into a nearby river.
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – Zimbabwe (02): (Harare)
Typhoid -- ZimbabweOfficials in the capital city of Zimbabwe, Harare, report seeing 858 new typhoid cases in the last 6 months, with the suburbs of Glen View and Budiriro hit the hardest according to a report in The Herald. No deaths have been recorded.The reason for the outbreak is failure to constantly supply clean water and delays in attending to sewer bursts or leakages, local authorities state. Harare Town Clerk Engineer Hosiah Chisango said: "The drivers for water-borne diseases (cholera and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis – Denmark
Campylobacter -- DenmarkFifty people are ill in Denmark from campylobacteriosis after eating chicken meat but authorities believe the actual number of patients may be much higher. Statens Serum Institut (SSI), Danish Veterinary and Food Administration (Fødevarestyrelsen) and DTU Food -- National Food Institute are investigating the _Campylobacter jejuni_ outbreak._Campylobacter_ is the main cause of bacterial intestinal infections in Denmark and more than 4500 cases were registered in 2018. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Porcine epidemic diarrhea – North America (05): Canada (MB) pig
Diarrhea -- CanadaManitoba Pork says there has now been 60 cases of the PED [porcine epidemic diarrhea] virus confirmed in 2019 (24 finisher, 11 nursery, 24 sow, 1 quarantine). 48 of those are in southeast Manitoba, 9 west of the Red River in the Lowe Farm/Morris Area, 2 in Whitemouth, and 1 in Notre Dame de Lourdes.Producers are reminded to follow strict biosecurity procedures and to sign up for the Manitoba Coordinated Disease Response (MCDR) Program.To register for the MCDR, or for any other swine Read more [...]
Hazardous Materials & Mass Casualty Exercise in Waupun Thursday – Kfiz
Hazardous Materials & Mass Casualty Exercise in Waupun Thursday Kfiz
City of Waupun Police and Fire Departments, along with Waupun Memorial Hospital and Lifestar EMS will be conducting a hazardous materials and mass …
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (22): USA (MI) swine origin, pigs, fair
Influenza -- United StatesThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development identified pigs at the Fowlerville Family Fair testing positive for swine flu.The Fowlerville Fair Board isolated infected pigs to prevent additional exposure. Officials say the infected pigs began showing signs in the afternoon of Thu 25 Jul 2019, and laboratory results were confirmed late Friday [26 Jul 2019] afternoon.The fair was scheduled from 22-27 Jul 2019. At this time, all pigs have been removed from the Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Melioidosis – India: (KL) fatal
Melioidosis -- IndiaThe cause of the death of 2 children at Badiyadka here a few days ago is suspected to be melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by a gram-negative bacterium, _Burkholderia pseudomallei_, found in soil and water, according to an official press release here on Fri 26 Jul 2019.An 8-month-old child and a 4-and-a-half-year-old boy, siblings, died on 23 and 24 Jul 2019, respectively, after they had been admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru following fever.Health Department officials Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (08): (CO) horses
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesA virus making horses ill in Colorado has been found in 11 counties; Larimer County is the hardest-hit area, with 70 confirmed cases of vesicular stomatitis [VSV].Other counties are Adams, Archuleta, Boulder, Broomfield, Delta, La Plata, Mesa, Montezuma, Morgan and Weld, according to a Colorado Department of Agriculture news release.Vesicular stomatitis can make eating and drinking painful for the horses, and they and other affected animals are quarantined. One Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (09): Pakistan (Balochistan)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanAnother Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) patient has been reported at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, taking the reported cases toll to 8 in this health facility since 1 Jan 2019.A patient, AK, son of H, resident of Quetta Baluchistan, was brought to the emergency department with history of fever and nasal blood for 2 days. The patient was moved to the Isolation Room in Ward 23. He was diagnosed Congo through lab reports. The patient was exposed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – Australia (02): (NS) dogs
Leptospirosis -- AustraliaLeptospirosis is a disease carried by rats which is transmitted by infected urine or tissue, and the RSPCA is growing concerned about the prevalence of the disease in NSW since a significant number of dogs in Sydney's inner west have become infected with the disease. Worryingly, the disease can also be transmitted to humans.As a result, the RSPCA will be offering free vaccinations for the disease with every annual or triannual vaccination appointment at the RSPCA Sydney Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (62): Pakistan (KP, BA) Nigeria
Polio -- PakistanBe it parental refusal or fake finger-marking, there can be no justification for the rising number of polio cases in Pakistan at a time when the country should have been inching towards zero poliovirus transmission. Another 2 children -- one of them an 18-month-old male child from Quetta and the other a 10-month-old girl child from Bannu -- were afflicted with the crippling disease on Friday [26 Jul 2019], taking the country's national count to 47 so far this year [2019].A point Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (23): (AS)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaAs many as 125 people have died till Saturday [27 Jul 2019] in Assam due to Japanese encephalitis [JE], with 6 deaths reported on Friday [26 Jul 2019] from different districts of the state.Apart from the death of one 72-year-old in Jorhat, the other deaths were reported from Chirang, Barpeta, Dima Hasao, Golaghat and Sivasagar districts.Amid the increasing numbers in JE deaths, health officials, however, said that with a change in the season, the number of cases reported Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Contaminated vaccines, livestock – Kenya: RFI
Foot and Mouth, Lumpy Skin Disease, Peste des petits ruminants, Sheep/Goat Pox, Newcastle Disease, Pneumonia -- KenyaKenyan animal medicine manufacturer Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) is under siege after being accused of manufacturing contaminated drugs.An African Union report QCR 849, authored by the Union's Pan African Vaccine Centre [see comment - Mod.AS], details the level of contamination of many of the products released by KEVEVAPI over the time period assessed by Read more [...]
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – Camden Advertiser
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest Camden Advertiser
Fears that “sludge-like” material discovered leaking from an abandoned truck in Melbourne’s north had seeped into a nearby waterway have been allayed.
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – Newcastle Star
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest Newcastle Star
Fears that “sludge-like” material discovered leaking from an abandoned truck in Melbourne’s north had seeped into a nearby waterway have been allayed.
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – Katherine Times
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest Katherine Times
Fears that “sludge-like” material discovered leaking from an abandoned truck in Melbourne’s north had seeped into a nearby waterway have been allayed.
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – Goulburn Post
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest Goulburn Post
Fears that “sludge-like” material discovered leaking from an abandoned truck in Melbourne’s north had seeped into a nearby waterway have been allayed.
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest – PerthNow
Melbourne chemical leak fears laid to rest PerthNow
Fears dozens of leaking drums found on the back of a truck could pollute a Melbourne waterway have been laid to rest.
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (03): (SC, MS, NJ) horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesSouth Carolina's state veterinarian announced Monday [22 Jul 2019] that the state's 1st case this year [2019] of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has been confirmed in Chesterfield County. The infected horse, a year-old Appaloosa colt, had not been vaccinated and did not survive."This is a clarion call for vaccinations against diseases like EEE and West Nile virus (WNV)," said Boyd Parr, South Carolina state veterinarian and director of Clemson University Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (22): Americas (Brazil)
West Nile Virus -- BrazilPI [Piaui state] has been following with attention and care the developments regarding the 3rd confirmed case of West Nile fever in Piaui. Since 2013, all suspected cases admitted to the municipal public network have been subjected to an investigation protocol implemented by the FMS [Fundacao Municipal de Saude de Teresina; Teresina Municipal Health Foundation] that includes West Nile virus, among several others of important relevance.The patient in question, a victim of Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (17): (VA)
Legionnaires' -- United StatesA press release from the Virginia Department of Health announced that 10 people are sick in Chesterfield, Virginia, in a legionnaires' disease outbreak. The 10 confirmed illnesses are more cases than the county sees during the summer, which is typically 3 cases. Due to this outbreak, a Chesterfield school was forced to close. The health department is working with the CDC to identify the outbreak source.In a letter to the school's parents, Chesterfield's superintendent, Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (16): (CT) nursing home
Legionnaires' -- United StatesThe state Department of Public Health [DPH] has opened an investigation into a Rocky Hill nursing home after 2 residents were diagnosed with legionnaires' disease and one of them died. DPH officials said they are coordinating a review with management at the facility, Apple Rehab. The department was notified on 17 Jul [2019] that a resident at the nursing home had contracted the disease.Legionnaires' is a type of pneumonia caused by ingesting [inhaling aerosols or aspirating, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – Singapore: summer camp
Leptospirosis -- SingaporeIt was supposed to be a fun school camp. Instead, the outdoor adventure turned into a harrowing ordeal for a 14-year-old student in Singapore when he contracted an unusual infection, likely from camp activities.Weeks following his contact with murky water, the boy showed up at KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) with fever, stomach pain, nausea and jaundice. Tests also showed a swollen liver and spleen. On the 2nd day, his condition worsened and he was transferred to Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cyclosporiasis – USA (04): imported basil, Mexico, susp., recall, alert
Foodborne Illness -- United StatesThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other authorities are [investigating] a multistate outbreak of _Cyclospora_ illnesses potentially linked to fresh basil imported from Mexico.It has advised consumers not to eat basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV located in Morelos, Mexico, and for restaurants, retailers, distributors, importers and suppliers not to sell or serve its basil.So far there have been 132 illnesses and 4 hospitalizations, according Read more [...]
Highway 6 reopens after HazMat spill near Southwest Freeway – Chron
Highway 6 reopens after HazMat spill near Southwest Freeway Chron
UPDATE: Both northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 6 near the Southwest Freeway in Sugar Land have reopened after a HazMat spill, according to …
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (21): Europe (Greece) ECDC update
West Nile Virus -- GreeceThe number of people infected by the West Nile virus in Greece has risen to 10, the National Public Health Organization (NPHO) announced on Thursday [25 Jul 2019].According to NPHO, 5 cases were recorded in only the past 5 days, while the 1st confirmed case was in late June [2019]. There [have been] no deaths linked to the virus so far.It noted that the patients were all over 50 years old. The cases were reported in areas of northern Greece, while the Attika region was just Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (08): Pakistan (SD)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanThe number of deaths caused due to the Congo virus [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever; CCHF] has increased to 5 in Sindh. With Eid ul Azha drawing closer, a rise is observed in the number of Congo virus cases, which is mainly caused by ticks that inhabit the skin of different animals.According to a report released by the Sindh health department, 8 cases of Congo virus have been reported in the province from [1 Jan to 16 Jul 2019]. Of these, 3 were brought Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Malaria – Venezuela: (AN)
Malaria -- VenezuelaMore than 10 cases of malaria have been reported in the Boyaca III sector of Barcelona (Anzoategui, Venezuela) in the past 2 weeks. Of these cases, 2 are young children aged 1 and 2 years old, infected after the bite of the _Aedes aegypti_ mosquito.Maria Febres, a nurse and resident of the community, states that the malaria outbreak is due to the lack of weeding and cleaning in the channel that crosses the Boyaca III sector, where more than 500 families reside."We have 12 cases Read more [...]
