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PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Mayotte (14): human, cattle
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France- There have been no new animal outbreaks identified during the past week.- The total number since the beginning of the epizootic is 124 foci of sick animals (99 cattle and 25 small ruminants).- The CHM [Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte] laboratory reported 2 new human cases during the past week. Since the beginning of the epidemic, there have been 141 human cases.[Byline: Lucie Touze]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Although Read more [...]
Sparks Fire removes hazardous materials at home – KOLO
Sparks Fire removes hazardous materials at home KOLO
SPARKS, NV (KOLO)– 12:15 p.m. update: A home on Mount Bachelor Drive in Sparks is considered safe after the Sparks Fire Department removed cleaning …
Unit at Philadelphia refinery completely destroyed in fire: sources – Midwest Communication
Unit at Philadelphia refinery completely destroyed in fire: sources Midwest Communication‘It looked like Armageddon’: Refinery fire puts focus on toxic chemical The Philadelphia InquirerSouth Philadelphia Refinery Fire Out; Probe Into Cause Just Beginning NBC 10 PhiladelphiaFeds to investigate Philly refinery explosion as local health experts remain cautious PA PostPhiladelphia Refinery Unit Completely Destroyed in Fire Tasnim News Read more [...]
La Crosse Fire Department responds to possible chemical leak – WEAU
La Crosse Fire Department responds to possible chemical leak WEAU
On July 6 at 11:17p.m., the La Crosse Fire Department was dispatched to 1007 Monitor Street, Airgas, for a possible chemical leak.
Truck rolls over on I-95 North ramp in Peabody, spills liquid asphalt on road – Boston 25 News
Truck rolls over on I-95 North ramp in Peabody, spills liquid asphalt on road Boston 25 News
A truck carrying liquid asphalt rolled over on the ramp connecting I-95 North with Route 128 North in Peabody on Sunday afternoon, according to State Police.
PRO/AH> African swine fever – Europe (24): Bulgaria (PV) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- BulgariaThe Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) on Fri 5 Jul 2019 evening confirmed a 2nd outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] in domestic pigs in 3 days, and the 3rd since 2018.The disease was located in a backyard pig farm in the village of Novachene near Danube River, only 16 km southeast of the village of Zhernov, where the previous case was confirmed on Wed 3 Jul 2019 [see http://promedmail.org/post/20190704.6552546], the agency said in a statement.The BFSA took the necessary Read more [...]
Sparks Fire Dept. removes hazardous materials at home – KOLO
Sparks Fire Dept. removes hazardous materials at home KOLO
SPARKS, NV (KOLO)– 12:15 p.m. update: A home on Mount Bachelor Drive in Sparks is considered safe after the Sparks Fire Department removed cleaning …
Sparks Fire Department responds to hazardous materials incident near Mt. Bachelor Drive – FoxReno.com
Sparks Fire Department responds to hazardous materials incident near Mt. Bachelor Drive FoxReno.com
The Sparks Police Department is currently responding to the 4500 block of Mt. Bachelor Drive on reports of a hazardous materials incident. They ask that …
PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever – Japan (07): domestic, wild, spread, control, OIE
Classical Swine Fever -- JapanInformation received on [and dated] 5 Jul 2019 from Dr Norio Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, JapanReport type: Follow-up report No. 31Date of start of the event: 3 Sep 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 5 Jul 2019, 9 Sep 2018Report date: 5 Jul 2019Date submitted to OIE 5 Jul 2019.[The report presents data on 3 new outbreaks in domestic Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – Europe (04): UK, Legionnaires' dis. Pontiac fever, salt cave spa
Fever -- United KingdomHealax Salt Caves officials said it was closed "until further notice." A health spa is the "likely source" of an outbreak of _Legionella_ infection, which has left 9 people in hospital, Public Health England (PHE) has said.14 people who attended Healax Salt Caves in Bournemouth in June [2019] have contracted either Legionnaire's disease or the less serious Pontiac fever. A further 39 people who reported symptoms have not had infections confirmed by laboratory tests. The 9 worst-affected Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Norovirus – Europe (02): Switzerland, RFI
Norovirus -- SwitzerlandMore than 40 military staff and recruits at an academy in central Switzerland were taken to hospital on Thu 4 Jul 2019 after they suddenly fell violently ill, the government said.In a statement, the Swiss defense department said that on Thu 4 Jul 2019 afternoon, 43 recruits and members of the Jassbach academy in Linden, in Bern Canton, suddenly suffered from acute gastrointestinal problems, with diarrhoea and vomiting."As a result, all 43 service members were sent by ambulance Read more [...]
PRO> Histoplasmosis – Canada (02): (NF) ex Cuba, tourists, caving, background
Histoplasmosis -- CanadaThe Gideon database maintains an ongoing record of all cross-border infectious disease events, including importation of animals and foods associated with zoonotic disease. [1-3]As of 2019, 76 episodes of histoplasmosis have been associated with travel, involving at least 574 individual cases (8 fatal). 18 of these events were related to cave exposure, including 2 involving caves in Cuba. Four publications described acquisition of histoplasmosis by Canadian travelers, 2 involving Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (36): Americas, USA (PA, FL, NJ, SC) cat, fox, raccoon, human exposure
Rabies -- United StatesThe Adams County SPCA [Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] announced on Monday [1 Jul 2019] that a case of rabies was confirmed in Huntington Township after a man was bit by a feral cat.On [Mon 1 Jul 2019], a York Springs resident was bit by a feral cat that, according to a press release, looked "injured or sickly" and was dragging its back end.The cat was trapped after it bit the man and taken to the Adams County SPCA to be tested for rabies and euthanized. Rabies Read more [...]
North Side residents evacuated after chemical release at La Crosse store – La Crosse Tribune
North Side residents evacuated after chemical release at La Crosse store La Crosse Tribune
Residents of two apartment buildings on Monitor Street were temporarily evacuated late Saturday after a reported chemical release from the Airgas Store at …
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (63): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, summaries
Ebola -- DR Congo- 151 911 vaccinated persons- 71 940 958 people under control- 128 contaminated healthcare workers--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Also see Ebola dashboard Ebola DRC Kivu 2018 Dashboard reports 9 new cases on 5 Jul 2019, making 60 cases so far this week, 272 in the past 21 days, and 2398 since the outbreak began on 1 Aug 2018. Out of 18 800 contacts, 2200 are going untraced. There is a discrepancy in case numbers, 2389 vs 2398, most likely due to date difference in tally Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza – Sudan: (SF) serotype not typed, 1st report, OIE
Equine Influenza -- SudanInformation received on [and dated] 5 Jul 2019 from Dr. Ahmed Shiekh Eldin, Undersecretary, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Animal Resources, Khartoum, SudanSummaryReport type: Immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Jul 2019Report date: 5 Jul 2019Date submitted to OIE: 5 Jul 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: Equine Read more [...]
Feds to investigate Philly refinery explosion | News – witf.org
Feds to investigate Philly refinery explosion | News witf.org‘It looked like Armageddon’: Refinery fire puts focus on toxic chemical The Philadelphia InquirerLast Fire Extinguished at South Philly Refinery, Air Quality Testing Continues NBC 10 PhiladelphiaFeds to investigate Philly refinery explosion as local health experts remain cautious PA PostView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Trypanosomiasis, African – Zambia: South Luangwa National Park
Trypanosomiasis — Zambia
PRO/AH/EDR> Koi herpesvirus disease – Ireland: (WH) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- IrelandInformation received on 2 Jul 2019 from Dr. Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, IrelandSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 31 May 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jun 2019Report date: 1 Jul 2019Date submitted to OIE: 2 Jul 2019Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 8 Jul 2016Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
Philly refinery fire out, probe into cause just beginning – WDEL 1150AM
Philly refinery fire out, probe into cause just beginning WDEL 1150AM‘It looked like Armageddon’: Refinery fire puts focus on toxic chemical The Philadelphia InquirerLast Fire Extinguished at South Philly Refinery, Air Quality Testing Continues NBC 10 PhiladelphiaUnit at Philadelphia refinery completely destroyed in fire: sources ReutersFeds to investigate Philly refinery explosion | News witf.orgView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Uganda – USA (02): Mexican papayas, alert
Salmonella -- United StatesTotal / 71Illnesses started on dates ranging from 14 Jan 2019 to 16 Jun 2019. Most illnesses have occurred since April 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 90 years, with a median age of 60 years; 52% of ill people are female. Of 45 people with available information, 27 (60%) have been hospitalized. No deaths attributed to _Salmonella_ have been reported. Of 40 ill people with available information, 28 (70%) reported being of Hispanic ethnicity.Illnesses Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Senecavirus A – Canada: (ON) pigs
Other Animal Disease -- Canada- SVA is a non‐enveloped single‐stranded RNA virus of the family _Picornaviradae_. Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and swine vesicular disease virus (SVDV) are also members of this same viral family.-- This type of infection in swine resulting in snout and coronary band vesicles has also been termed idiopathic vesicular disease in swine.-- It was proposed that SVA is the etiological agent of idiopathic vesicular disease, but this relationship is yet to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – Canada (05): (AB) horses
Equine Infectious Anemia -- CanadaAn equine infectious anemia (EIA)-affected premises has been identified in the province of Alberta. On 28 Jun 2019, a positive EIA result was confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) national reference laboratory for a horse located on a premises in the County of St. Paul, in the province of Alberta.The horse had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian because it was exhibiting clinical signs compatible with EIA infection. A CFIA investigation is Read more [...]
Broken container leads to Leominster chemical leak – Sentinel & Enterprise
Broken container leads to Leominster chemical leak Sentinel & Enterprise
LEOMINSTER —Three workers were hospitalized on Friday afternoon after being exposed to an unidentified chemical in a container at a vacant lot on Tanzio …
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (13): (CA) county fair, fatal
E. coli -- United StatesCounty health officials said Friday [5 Jul 2019] that new probable _E. coli_ cases involving 2 young children are believed to be linked to contact with animals at the San Diego County Fair. The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) announced the following details on the 2 new probable cases:- 2-year-old who visited the fair and reported contact with animals on 22 Jun 2019, fell ill 4 days later, but was not hospitalized- 4-year-old who visited the fair and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E – Namibia (03)
Hepatitis E -- NamibiaDuring the month of June 2019, hepatitis E virus (HEV), which has spread like wildfire through Namibia's sewer-deep informal settlements, carried on unabated, with 113 cases reported countrywide. So far, 45 [persons] have perished since [the outbreak started] in September 2017. From the 45 lives lost, 20 maternal deaths have been reported, signifying the much-extended grave impact that the disease has on Namibia, with newborn babies and children being orphaned due to insatiable Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Bolivian hemorrhagic fever – Bolivia: background
Hemorrhagic Fever -- BoliviaRe: ProMED-mail Undiagnosed illness - Bolivia (02): (LP) Bolivian hemorrhagic fever conf. http://promedmail.org/post/20190704.6551379In 2019, a small outbreak of Bolivian hemorrhagic fever was reported at a hospital in La Paz [department], Bolivia. The following background data on Bolivian hemorrhagic fever are abstracted from Gideon www.GideonOnline.com and the Gideon e-book series.[1,2] Primary references are available from the author.Bolivian hemorrhagic fever (BHF) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – India: (MH) monsoon flooding
Leptospirosis -- IndiaIn the last 5 years, 72 people died and 1527 were affected in Maharashtra due to leptospirosis, an infectious bacterial disease that commonly occurs during monsoons. Mumbai has recorded the highest number of leptospirosis cases.According to data from the state health department, 309 cases were recorded in 2018, of which 218 cases and 12 deaths were from Mumbai -- one more person who died was from Kalyan. Heavy rains in Mumbai and the coastal belt have led to the government stepping Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – Iceland
E. coli -- IcelandIceland health officials have reported 4 pediatric Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (also called enterohemorrhagic E. coli [EHEC]) cases. Officials say all the children are from the capital of Reykjavik; however, all have probably been infected in Arnessysla county or, more specifically, in Blaskogabyggd.The source of the infection is unknown at this time. The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority and the South Iceland Health Inspectorate are now working to analyze the origin of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (40): Viet Nam (TB) backyard, HPAI H5N6, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- VietnamInformation received on [and dated] 3 Jul 2019 from Dr. Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet NamSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 23 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Jun 2019Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 11 Mar 2019Manifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Argentina (02): (BA) cattle
Anthrax -- ArgentinaIn the partido (county) of Carlos Casares there were 2 outbreaks in February and March 2019:(1) The 1st was at an inn ("Tambo") where 7 Holland Argentino cows in a dairy herd died; they were diagnosed clinically and microbiologically confirmed by the isolation of _Bacillus anthracis_. The affected herd was partially vaccinated, and it is possible that the affected animals had not been vaccinated. The carcasses were soaked with 5% formalin and buried. The outbreak was reported Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Vibrio vulnificus – USA (02): (TX, FL)
Vibrio vulnificus -- United StatesAn Aransas county man has had 3 surgeries and is still in the hospital after he contracted _Vibrio_, a flesh-eating bacterium, while fishing on Ransom Island near Aransas Pass, according to a recent story from KRIS 6 NEWS. Shortly after a fishing trip, a 79-year-old was admitted into the hospital because of a cut on his hand that was also swollen, his daughter told KRIS 6 NEWS. He had been fishing with his son-in-law.This is the 2nd flesh-eating incident that has Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Histoplasmosis – Canada: (NF) ex Cuba, tourists, caving, poss. bat guano expos.
Histoplasmosis -- CanadaA Newfoundland woman is warning travellers to do their research before adventurous excursions abroad after she and several other Newfoundlanders became ill from a mysterious disease traced back to a cave she visited in Cuba. The illness was eventually identified as a respiratory infection called histoplasmosis, or "cave disease," caused by spores from bird or bat droppings in damp soil.[She] of Paradise, NL, travelled to Cuba with her husband on 27 Apr [2019], but her fever-like Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (53): Cambodia (TB) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- CambodiaInformation received on [and dated] 3 Jul 2019 from Mr Phannara Tan, Director General, General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, CambodiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 23 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Jun 2019Report date: 3 Jul 2019Date submitted to OIE: 3 Jul 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Scab & rust, apple – India
Other Plant Disease -- IndiaThe deadly apple scab has broken out in orchards in [several] districts, creating panic among farmers. Horticulture officials inspected 22 orchards. "Apple scab has been detected on both fruit and leaves. We found up to 50 per cent of incidence," they observed.The detection of scab after 33 years has come as a chilling reminder, [the disease] had destroyed the apple economy for 2 years. "It was controlled by an all-out joint vigorous anti-scab campaign launched by farmers, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (13): (AS)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaThe National Health Mission said [Thu 4 Jul 2019] 45 people have died till [3 Jul 2019] since the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis [JE] in Assam.Most of upper Assam districts, including Jorhat, Golaghat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, and the lower Assam district of Kamrup have been affected by the mosquito-borne disease."Assam is undergoing the transmission season for Japanese encephalitis cases. A total number of 45 Japanese encephalitis deaths have been reported till [3 Jul Read more [...]
All of southbound I-25 back open in Colorado Springs after hazmat spill – KKTV 11 News
All of southbound I-25 back open in Colorado Springs after hazmat spill KKTV 11 News
A hazmat incident closed southbound I-25 in Colorado Springs on Wednesday.
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (19): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- YemenThe Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen reported 20 264 suspected cases of cholera with 15 associated deaths during epidemiological week 24 (10-16 Jun) of 2019, with 14% of cases reported as severe. The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases from 1 Jan 2018 to 16 Jun 2019 is 779 849, with 1178 associated deaths (CFR 0.15%). Children under 5 represent 22.7% of total suspected cases during 2019. In 2019 the outbreak has affected 22 of 23 governorates and 299 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (23): Bulgaria (PV) domestic, reintroduction, OIE
African Swine Fever -- BulgariaA 2nd outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] in domestic pigs was confirmed in Bulgaria on Wed [3 Jul 2019], the country's Food Safety Agency said in a statement on its website.The disease has been found in a small farm in the village of Zhernov near the Danube River, some 210 km [130 mi] northeast of Sofia. A total of 14 pigs were fattened in the farm, the statement said.All measures have been taken to eradicate the outbreak and prevent its spreading, such as setting Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – Bolivia (02): (LP) Bolivian hemorrhagic fever conf
Hemorrhagic Fever -- Bolivia[The Ministry of] Health confirmed that a virus that killed a hospitalized patient and 2 physicians from La Paz is an arenavirus transmitted by rodents. The disease, after 7 days, causes hemorrhagic fever, a symptom presented by the patients hospitalized in intensive care in 2 health centers in La Paz.One of the viruses in this family is Machupo that causes Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, a disease that, according to hypotheses, is affecting the patients that are under observation, Read more [...]
