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PRO/EDR> Trachoma – WHO, eliminated as a public health problem
Trachoma -- Worldwide/UnknownIn 1996, WHO launched GET2020, and with other partners in the Alliance, supports country implementation of the SAFE strategy and strengthening of national capacity for epidemiological assessment, monitoring, surveillance, project evaluation, and resource mobilization.Elimination of trachoma is inexpensive, simple, and highly cost-effective, yielding a high rate of net economic return.Note to editors---------------Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Venezuelan equine encephalitis – Panama: (DA), human cases, RFI
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis -- PanamaThe Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported this [Tue 25 Jun 2019] 5 cases of equine encephalitis in Darien province.The Minister of Health Designate, Rosario Turner, explained that they are dealing with children.Meanwhile, the current Minister of this office, Miguel Mayo, signaled that now it is being determined if they are dealing with Venezuelan equine encephalitis or eastern equine encephalitis, since both have circulated in Panama.Mayo added that currently Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (60): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, WHO, summaries, response
Ebola -- DR Congo- 142 871 people vaccinated;- 69 279 346 people under control;- 125 contaminated health workers;-- 2 health workers from Mabalako and Butembo, including 1 vaccinated, are among the new confirmed cases;-- the unvaccinated Butembo health worker died in the community after refusing to be followed up.- the cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 125 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 40 deaths.--Communicated by:Mary Marshall- Tue Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – Austria: (VO) OIE
Equine Infectious Anemia -- AustriaInformation received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, [Consumer Health], BMASGK [Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection], Vienna, AustriaSummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Jun 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2003Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
Two people hospitalized from the chemical leak expected to make full recovery – Dothan First
Two people hospitalized from the chemical leak expected to make full recovery Dothan First
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — Wayne Farms, a chicken plant on the east side of Ross Clark Circle, had an acid leak early Wednesday morning. 16 workers were …
Illegal Dumpsite Finally Being Cleared Of Hazardous Materials – 710am KURV – kurv
Illegal Dumpsite Finally Being Cleared Of Hazardous Materials – 710am KURV kurv
It’s taken more than six years, but cleanup is finally underway at an illegal hazardous waste dump in Cameron County. The owner of the property, William …
PRO/EDR> Syphilis – New Zealand: MSM, Maori men/women, congenital, Natn'l Action Plan
Syphilis -- New ZealandSummary-------Syphilis has been increasing in New Zealand every year since 2012. We are now also seeing cases of congenital syphilis in New Zealand -- a condition that was very rare previously. The Ministry has developed a national syphilis action plan (the action plan) to guide a systematic and coordinated health sector response to stop the increase in syphilis.The action plan was developed in consultation with the wider sexual health community and takes a comprehensive approach Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (38): Nepal (BK) poultry, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- NepalInformation received on [and dated] 25 Jun 2019 from Dr Bimal Kumar Nirmal, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, NepalSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Jun 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous recurrence: May 2019Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly pathogenic Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia – Namibia: (KW) OIE
Bovine Pleuropneumonia -- NamibiaInformation received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Dr. Adrianatus Florentius Maseke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, NamibiaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 20 May 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 27 May 2019Report date: 26 Jun 2019Date submitted to OIE: 26 Jun 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 12 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (02): (TX) horses
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesOne horse in Tom Green County, Texas was confirmed positive for vesicular stomatitis [VSV], with 5 others exposed.The USDA reported a rescue facility with 2 horses and 4 donkeys on site has a positive horse for vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).One horse presented with lesions of unknown onset date, and there are no reported movements or contact with outside animals within the past 6 months. The affected horse has been isolated from the other animals, and the premises Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (53): Afghanistan (OZ)
Polio -- AfghanistanThe number of polio positive cases in Afghanistan has reached 10 so far in 2019, with 4 cases reported from Uruzgan [Oruzgan] province and 1 new case detected in the Mehr Abad area of Tirinkot, the provincial capital.According to Ministry of Public Health, a 21-month-old girl is permanently paralyzed in Tirinkot, making 10 cases of polio in Afghanistan so far [in 2019].The Health ministry in a statement said that last week, another polio case was reported from Trinkot, which paralyzed Read more [...]
Feds: Safety deficiencies led to 2014 chemical release that killed 4 at DuPont’s La Porte plant – Beaumont Enterprise
Feds: Safety deficiencies led to 2014 chemical release that killed 4 at DuPont’s La Porte plant Beaumont Enterprise
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board on Tuesday issued its final report on a deadly release of toxic chemicals at DuPont’s LaPorte facility in 2014, concluding that a …
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (27): USA (NM)
Hantavirus -- United StatesA 42-year-old McKinley County woman died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), officials with the New Mexico Department of Health reported this week.The fatality is the 2nd case of HPS confirmed in New Mexico in 2019, and the 1st death.The woman's name was not released, but the state Department of Health said it completed an environmental investigation at the woman's home to help reduce risk to others.New Mexico reported a total of 114 HPS cases with 49 deaths between Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Canine influenza – USA (02): (OR) shelter dogs
Canine Influenza — United States
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – UK: (England) school
Hepatitis A -- United KingdomAn outbreak of hepatitis A at a school may have been passed through food eaten in the canteen, Public Health England (PHE) has said. Eight cases were confirmed at Outwood Academy in Ripon, North Yorkshire last week. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 17 following further tests, Dr Simon Padfield, a consultant in Communicable Disease Control at PHE, said. The school said it was providing regular updates on the situation.In a letter to parents on Tue 25 Jun 2019, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (52): Viet Nam, domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- VietnamViet Nam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever [ASF] outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government said in a statement on Tuesday [25 Jun 2019].Earlier outbreaks have appeared mostly at small household farms but have now started to occur at larger industrial operations, including Phu Son Farm in Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, the statement said."This is a very worrying sign, as these farms have Read more [...]
Report: Series of failures led to deadly leak at Texas plant – Washington Post
Report: Series of failures led to deadly leak at Texas plant Washington Post
A final federal report has found that a series of failures, including flawed equipment and inadequate safeguards, helped cause a 2014 poisonous gas leak that …
Report: Series of failures led to deadly leak at Texas plant – Star Tribune
Report: Series of failures led to deadly leak at Texas plant Star Tribune
A series of failures, including flawed equipment and inadequate safeguards, helped cause a 2014 poisonous gas leak that killed four workers at a Houston-area …
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE, correction
Anthrax -- MyanmarI must apologise, as I did not notice that the previous posting (25 Jun 2019 Anthrax - Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE http://promedmail.org/post/20190625.6537539) was not the reporting of a new outbreak but just a closing of the books on the previous outbreak in this village in April and May 2018. The only significant difference between the 2 OIE reports was that in 2018 ( 26 May 2018 Anthrax - Myanmar (02): (SA) bovine, OIE http://promedmail.org/post/20180526.5821050), they listed among Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – Pakistan (03): (SD) multidrug resistance
Typhoid -- PakistanHealth authorities are planning to launch a mass vaccination drive against typhoid fever in Karachi after 2 children died due to extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in the Sheedi goth area of Malir district in Karachi this week, health officials said on Tue 25 Jun 2019, adding as many as 122 cases of typhoid fever were reported from the area since [Tue 18 Jun 2019]."Two young girls including a 12-year-old and a 9-year-old died due to typhoid in the Sheedi goth (village) of Read more [...]
Report: Series of Failures Led to Deadly Leak at Texas Plant – U.S. News & World Report
Report: Series of Failures Led to Deadly Leak at Texas Plant U.S. News & World Report
HOUSTON (AP) — A final federal report has found that a series of failures, including flawed equipment and inadequate safeguards, helped cause a 2014 …
PRO/EDR> Measles update (45)
Measles -- United StatesThere have been 92 confirmed cases of measles in Australia so far in 2019.In the US, health authorities are grappling with an outbreak. 33 new measles cases were recorded in the US last week [week of 17 Jun 2019], most of them in New York, federal health officials said on [Mon 24 Jun 2019].The new cases brought the number of confirmed cases this year to 1077, the worst US outbreak of the virus since 1992. Research by the Department of Health, the Doherty Institute and Royal Read more [...]
Feds: Safety deficiencies led to 2014 chemical release that killed 4 at DuPont’s La Porte plant – Houston Chronicle
Feds: Safety deficiencies led to 2014 chemical release that killed 4 at DuPont’s La Porte plant Houston ChronicleDuPont Safety Lapses Caused Fatal Chemical Release, Board Says Bloomberg EnvironmentCSB Issues Report on Chemical Release at DuPont Plant Powder Bulk SolidsCSB Releases Final Report into Fatal 2014 Incident at DuPont La Porte Facility; Final Report Cites Numerous Safety Deficiencies WorkersCompensation.comSafety shortfalls, culture contributed Read more [...]
Officials to test for hazardous material in Harrisburg – WHP Harrisburg
Officials to test for hazardous material in Harrisburg WHP Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, PA — There are new efforts to redevelop abandoned industrial or commercial properties in Harrisburg. A new Environmental Protection Agency …
PRO/AH/EDR> Pasteurella multocida – USA: (PA) novel modes of zoonotic transmission
Pasteurellosis -- United StatesKannangara DW, et al. 79 cases of pet associated _Pasteurella multocida_ infections in a 30-month period with reports of novel modes of non-bite transmission and their significance; Presented at: ASM Microbe; 20-24 Jun 2019; San Francisco.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[_Pasteurella multocida_, a Gram-negative coccobacillus that resembles _Haemophilus influenzae_, is a commensal in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of many livestock, poultry, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (07): (KL) bats
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaIn a follow-up on the human Nipah virus case in Ernakulum district of Kerala state, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told the Lower House of Parliament that out of 36 _Pteropus_ species bats tested for Nipah, 12 (33%) were found to be positive for anti-Nipah bat IgG antibodies, according to a Mathrubhumi report.Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year [2019] from Ernakulum district of Kerala and the patient has been discharged. The case was reported Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (51): China (QH) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 25 Jun 2019 from Dr. Zhang Zhongqui, director general, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep of)SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 22 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 23 Jun 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 23 Jan 2019Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (59): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summaries, WHO, vaccine
Ebola -- DR Congo- Two response teams were attacked this Mon 24 Jun 2019 in Beni [North Kivu]. One is a vaccination team that was attacked in the Tamende health area and the other, a psychosocial support team in the Madrandelle health area, while they were both in full activity. These teams were attacked by young people, including bikers following the death of their friend, a young boy who died on Mon 24 Jun 2019 at an ETC. This young person has a twin brother, who is also a confirmed Ebola case Read more [...]
Hazardous Materials Incident In Snook – WTAW
Hazardous Materials Incident In Snook WTAW
Multiple agencies from two counties were in Snook mid day Tuesday addressing a hazardous materials incident. An unidentified substance was found in a …
PRO/AH/EDR> European foulbrood, apis – Europe: Romania (IL) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- RomaniaInformation received on [and dated] 24 Jun 2019 from Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, RomaniaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 3 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jun 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: January Read more [...]
DuPont Safety Lapses Caused Fatal Chemical Release, Board Says – Bloomberg Environment
DuPont Safety Lapses Caused Fatal Chemical Release, Board Says Bloomberg Environment
A chemical release that killed four workers nearly five years ago at a now-shuttered DuPont chemical plant in Texas stemmed from flawed engineering design …
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE
Anthrax -- MyanmarInformation received on 24 Jun 2019 from Dr. Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmarSummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 9 Apr 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 15 May 2018Report date: 24 Jun 2019Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jun 2019Date event resolved: 28 Sep 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a Read more [...]
CSB Issues Report on Chemical Release at DuPont Plant – Powder Bulk Solids
CSB Issues Report on Chemical Release at DuPont Plant Powder Bulk Solids
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) issued its final investigation report on a release of methyl mercaptan at DuPont’s LaPorte, TX plant in 2014 that left four …
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke – Reuters
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke Reuters
A giant cloud of smoke rose over the town of San Roque near Gibraltar in southern Spain on Tuesday following a fire at a chemical factory in a nearby industrial …
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke – Reuters Africa
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke Reuters Africa
A giant cloud of smoke rose over the town of San Roque near Gibraltar in southern Spain on Tuesday following a fire at a chemical factory in a nearby industrial …
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke – Yahoo News
Fire at chemical plant in southern Spain causes huge cloud of smoke Yahoo News
A giant cloud of smoke rose over the town of San Roque near Gibraltar in southern Spain on Tuesday following a fire at a chemical factory in a nearby industrial …
Fire at Campo chemical plant – Gibraltar Chronicle
Fire at Campo chemical plant Gibraltar Chronicle
Emergency services in the Campo de Gibraltar are responding to a fire in a petrochemical plant which has sent a thick plume of smoke over the Bay of Gibraltar.
Timeline of events surrounding 3M’s admission of illegal chemical release into Tennessee River – WHNT News 19
Timeline of events surrounding 3M’s admission of illegal chemical release into Tennessee River WHNT News 19
DECATUR, Ala. – A series of interesting events happened before and after 3M disclosed it failed to obey federal law by releasing certain manufacturing …
PRO/AH/EDR> Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) apis – Italy: (SC) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- ItalyInformation received on [and dated] 21 Jun 2019 from Dr Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, ItalySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Jun 2019Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: December 2014Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
DG Digest: USPS testing use of smaller Limited and Excepted Quantity labels
The end of June finds the nation’s schoolchildren mostly finishing their tenures for the year; that means a lot more potential danger on the roads for drivers and equipment operators. If your company operates on the roads, make sure your employees are aware of the increased risk. Here’s the period’s regulatory news: FMCSA The agency published... Read more [...]
