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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito – Chile
Pests -- ChileHealth authorities in Chile today [28 Mar 2019] confirmed the detection in the north of the country of _Aedes aegypti_, the vector of dangerous diseases such as dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever [viruses]. The secretariat of the Ministry of Health in the northern Tarapaca region states that on 21 Mar [2019], a specimen of the mosquito was captured in a ovaposition trap for monitoring the presence of these insects in a women's penitentiary in Iquique city.According to press Read more [...]
Hazmat called to Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after chemical spills in parking lot – WKEF ABC 22
Hazmat called to Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after chemical spills in parking lot WKEF ABC 22
TIPP CITY, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) – A clean up *service* has been called in to the Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after a drum full of chemical spilled in the parking …
Hazmat called to Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after chemical spills in parking lot – FOX 45 NOW
Hazmat called to Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after chemical spills in parking lot FOX 45 NOW
TIPP CITY, Ohio (WKEF/WRGT) – A clean up *service* has been called in to the Tipp City Water Treatment Plant after a drum full of chemical spilled in the parking …
Mumbai: Chemical leak in factory kills three workers in Palghar – Free Press Journal
Mumbai: Chemical leak in factory kills three workers in Palghar Free Press JournalChemical leak kills 3 workers The Tribune IndiaChemical leak kills three workers of company in Palghar The Indian Express3 Killed at Boisar due to MIDC's Chemical Leak Mumbai LiveView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Have household hazardous materials to recycle? Collection scheduled Saturday in EBR Parish – The Advocate
Have household hazardous materials to recycle? Collection scheduled Saturday in EBR Parish The Advocate
The East Baton Rouge Parish Environmental Services Department of Recycling is holding its bi-annual household hazardous collection day Saturday.
Chemical leak kills 3 workers – The Tribune India
Chemical leak kills 3 workers The Tribune India
TheTribune: MUMBAI:Chemical leak at an industrial unit in Palghar district resulted in the death of three workers on Sunday.
PRO/EDR> Influenza (14): Australia, seasonal activity
Influenza -- AustraliaWith 40 000 confirmed influenza cases in Australia this early in the season [2018-19], experts this week warned that deaths in the country could hit 4000 unless infection rates slow before the winter peak, and urged the public to get a flu vaccinationThe number of confirmed cases is triple the typical levels seen at this part of the flu season. In 2018, there were 58 000 recorded cases for the entire year.Robert Booy, who heads a collective of health organisations called the Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Ricin – USA (02): (MN) possible poisoning
Poisoning -- United StatesOne person has been hospitalized after an "unconfirmed report of ricin" at a Dinkytown apartment building, according to the Minneapolis Fire Department.Minneapolis Fire says crews were called to 515 14th Avenue SE Tuesday afternoon [7 May 2019] on a report of a hazardous substance.Crews are evacuating the apartment building and isolating the affected area according to Minneapolis Fire's Twitter account.The fire department says one resident was transported to the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (28): Americas, USA, cattle, imported dogs, corr.
Rabies — United States
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis, cutaneous – Pakistan (05): (KP)
Leishmaniasis -- PakistanKhyber-Pakhtunkhwa health authorities have decided to set up permanent centres in North Waziristan for the treatment of leishmaniasis patients.The Health Department has dispatched medical teams to control the new outbreak of leishmaniasis in tehsils of Shewa and Speen Wam. Moreover, it will set up permanent camps in the more stricken areas to serve people close to their homes.North Waziristan Agency Surgeon Dr Hameed Ullah said: "We are providing free-of-cost services in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium – UK (02): sheep, t5 3225 strain, control measures
Salmonella -- United KingdomAdvice on dealing with a newly emerging strain of salmonella in sheep has been issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), following identification in 2 UK flocks.The outbreaks were classified by Public Health England as Salmonella typhimurium t5 3225, which has left sheep appearing "dull with diarrhoea" and has resulted in high mortality.The strain can affect pigs, horses, dogs, cattle and wildlife, as well as humans, with the cause of the outbreak currently Read more [...]
Chemical leak causes highway closure near Boscobel – WXOW.com
Chemical leak causes highway closure near Boscobel WXOW.com
A leak from an anhydrous tank north of Boscobel Saturday evening had authorities warning people to stay indoors.
PRO/EDR> HIV – USA: (NM) cosmetic use of PRP, contaminated needles, RFI
HIV/AIDS -- United StatesTwo people in New Mexico have tested positive for HIV after getting vampire facials on 2 May 2019.As per the news report, the VIP Spa in old town Albuquerque (the largest city in New Mexico) shut down last year [2018] after reports of an unidentified infection being imparted to the visitors. Now, it has been made public that 2 visitors had contracted HIV after obtaining a vampire facial.A vampire facial is a common phrase for platelet-rich plasma therapy treatments. These Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (12): Asia, Pacific, Africa, research
Dengue -- Worldwide/UnknownSingapore scientists have succeeded in mapping out the structures of the dengue and Zika virus strains, a crucial milestone in the development of treatments for the potentially deadly diseases.Researchers from A-Star's (Agency for Science, Technology and Research) Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS), together with scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and A*Star's Bioinformatics Institute mapped the long genetic materials of 4 dengue and 4 Zika virus strains. They studied Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria, cutaneous: travelers
Diphtheria -- Worldwide/UnknownA 5-year-old girl was brought to the emergency room at Evelina London Children's Hospital with itchy, rather unsightly sores on both legs. She had recently returned from a weeks-long trip to Sierra Leone, and the lesions, which 1st appeared 3 weeks into her stay there, had become larger and ulcerated.Diagnosis: cutaneous diphtheria, a disease rarely seen in many industrialised countries, including Britain and the United States, where most children are protected by the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (45): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, WHO, risk, response
Ebola -- DR Congo- 113 667 Vaccinated persons- 550 people vaccinated on 10 May 2019.- Of those vaccinated, 30 484 are high-risk contacts (CHRs), 54 771 are contacts of contacts (CC), and 28 412 are front-line providers (PPLs).- Persons vaccinated by health zone:30 546 in Katwa, 23 888 in Beni, 13 803 in Butembo.- The only vaccine to be used in this outbreak is the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, manufactured by the pharmaceutical group Merck, following approval by the Ethics Committee in its decision of 19 May Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – Chile: (RM) OIE
Equine Infectious Anemia -- ChileInformation received on [and dated] 9 May 2019 from Dr Oscar Eduardo Videla Perez, Jefe de Division de Proteccion Pecuaria, Servicio Agricola y Ganadero, Ministerio de Agricultura, Santiago, ChileSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 22 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 8 May 2019Report date: 8 May 2019Date submitted to OIE: 9 May 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis, canine – USA (02): (IA) dog
Brucellosis -- United StatesThe state veterinarian says an outbreak of canine brucellosis in central Iowa has been traced to a small commercial dog breeding facility in Marion County. Dr. Jeff Kaisand says the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is in the process of notifying individuals who have custody of the exposed dogs; the animals and the facilities are quarantined until the dogs can undergo testing.Brucellosis can be transmitted to both animals and humans; the threat to most pet Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (28): Americas (USA) cattle, imported dogs
Rabies -- United StatesLarimer County has announced a confirmed case of rabies in a steer -- the 1st case in a mammal other than a skunk this year [2019]. The Larimer County Department of Health and Environment said rabies is most common in skunks and bats but will occasionally cross over into other species. So far this year [2019], Larimer County has the highest confirmed rabies infections in animals across the state with 26 skunks confirmed with rabies. Skunks are more likely than bats to pose Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (41): China (Hong Kong) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- ChinaHong Kong will cull 6000 pigs after African swine fever [ASF] was detected in an animal at a slaughterhouse close to the border with China, the 1st case of the disease in the densely populated financial hub."In order to minimise the risk of ASF virus spreading from the slaughterhouse, all pigs in Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse will be culled so that thorough cleansing and also disinfection could be conducted," Sophia Chan, Secretary of the city's Food and Health Department, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Africa (06): South Africa (NW)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- South AfricaA case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been confirmed in a 54-year-old man in North West, the provincial health department said. It said [CP] was in a stable condition, conscious, communicating and responding well to treatment at the Klerksdorp Tshepong hospital complex."[CP] from a farm between Ventersdorp and Coligny in the North West province was admitted in the Klerksorp Hospital HID (highly infectious disease) unit with the history Read more [...]
Chemical leak causes highway closure near Boscobel – WKOW
Chemical leak causes highway closure near Boscobel WKOW
Authorities have contained a spill north of Boscobel that had them warning people to stay inside Saturday evening.
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Mayotte (11): human, epidemiology, animal
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France(subscription)In February 2019, 63 cases of Rift Valley fever were diagnosed by PCR at the Mayotte hospital laboratory. The first 5 cases were detected in November 2018 by the hospital laboratory and confirmed by the Reunion Reference Center. The vector control center and the health emergency unit of the ARS OI [The Indian Ocean Health Agency] were able to analyze the epidemiology of 36 cases: 21 subjects had been in direct contact Read more [...]
China investigates toxic chemical leak – The Manila Times
China investigates toxic chemical leak The Manila Times
Authorities in North China’s Shanxi Province are investigating the aluminum manufacturer amid a chemical liquid leak scandal, and relocating residents nearby.
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas: PAHO/WHO update
Diphtheria -- HaitiIn 2018, 3 countries in the Region of the Americas (Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) reported confirmed cases of diphtheria. In 2019, Haiti and Venezuela reported confirmed cases.The following is a summary of the epidemiological situation in Haiti and Venezuela.In Haiti, between epidemiological week (EW) 32 of 2014 and EW 16 of 2019, there were 838 probable cases (see note 1 below) reported, including 108 deaths; of these, 276 were confirmed (267 by laboratory Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis – USA (04): (WI) cattle
Bovine TB -- United StatesA Dane County dairy herd at Maier Farms remains under quarantine since October 2018 when the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirmed Wisconsin's 1st bovine tuberculosis (bTB) case at the farm in more than 20 years.The animal health incident began in late September 2018 when a cow at slaughter had lesions in its lungs consistent with TB.The herd continues to be the only TB-affected herd in Wisconsin and is following a test and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Singapore ex Nigeria
Monkeypox -- SingaporeThe Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed one imported case of monkeypox infection in Singapore, involving a Nigerian national who arrived last month [April 2019] for a workshop. The 38-year-old man tested positive for the rare viral disease, which is primarily transmitted to humans from animals, on Wednesday (8 May [2019]), said the MOH on Thursday [9 May 2019]. It is the 1st case of monkeypox reported here.He is currently in an isolation ward at the National Centre for Infectious Read more [...]
VIDEO: Hazmat response at 35th SW apartments after woman found dead, police officers sent to hospital – West Seattle Blog
VIDEO: Hazmat response at 35th SW apartments after woman found dead, police officers sent to hospital West Seattle Blog
9:55 AM: If you’re wondering about the SFD/SPD response in the 8800 block of 35th SW, Seattle Fire says they’re “investigating a possible chemical substance …
Farm Dinner Theater
It is not new news that agriculture has excessive worker injury rates. Nor that senior farmers and adult farmers in the South experience some of the highest occupational injury and mortality in the nation. There were an estimated 58,385 work-related adult farm injuries (more than six every hour) in 2014. In 2016, 417 farmers and farm workers died from a work-related injury. Reaching farmers with safety and health information can be challenging. Farmers are seldom in the same place; they are Read more [...]
Avoid coastline after spill in Houston Ship Channel: Officials | abc13.com – KTRK-TV
Avoid coastline after spill in Houston Ship Channel: Officials | abc13.com KTRK-TV
WHAT’S THAT SMELL? Residents in 11 communities are complaining Friday night of a gasoline or chemical-like odor.
PRO/ALL> Announcements (04): Grant program for antimicrobial stewardship in Latin America
Not Yet Classified — Worldwide/Unknown
UPDATE: Hazmat response at 35th SW apartments after woman found dead, police officers sent to hospital – West Seattle Blog
UPDATE: Hazmat response at 35th SW apartments after woman found dead, police officers sent to hospital West Seattle Blog
9:55 AM: If you’re wondering about the SFD/SPD response in the 8800 block of 35th SW, Seattle Fire says they’re “investigating a possible chemical substance …
PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats – North America: (TX)
White nose syndrome -- United StatesA fungus first identified in 2017 in the Panhandle now is spreading to other areas of the state, including Central Texas, with fatal results in bat colonies in San Saba county and in East and South Texas, experts say.The fungus that causes a disease in bats called white nose syndrome [WNS] was detected this year [2019] at 22 different testing sites in 16 counties, 11 of which were new to this study, a news release from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department [TPWD] Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Israel (02): (HA) cattle, st pending, OIE, RFI
Foot and Mouth -- IsraelInformation received on [and dated] 9 May 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: 2 May 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 9 May 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 17 Mar 2019Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Foot and mouth Read more [...]
Crews work to clean up chemical spill after tanker truck buckles – KPRC Click2Houston
Crews work to clean up chemical spill after tanker truck buckles KPRC Click2Houston
Hazmat crews, the Houston Fire Department and the Houston Police Department were at the scene of a chemical spill Friday on the West Loop.
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – USA: feed warning
African Swine Fever -- United StatesAmerican pork producers are using feed from China for their pigs, raising concerns about bringing a contagious disease to the US.At least 129 cases of the African swine fever in China have been reported since August [2018], and the incurable viral disease has spread to other parts of Asia, including Viet Nam and Mongolia. The fear is it could reach the US, where it could devastate the more than USD 20 billion pork industry."Feedstuffs can carry it, and one of our Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine viral diarrhea – Sri Lanka: cattle, 1st rep, OIE
Diarrhea -- Sri LankaInformation received on [and dated] 9 May 2019 from Dr Katulandage Dharmasiri Ariyapala, Director General, Department of Animal Production & Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation & Fisheries, Peradeniya, Sri LankaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 10 Apr 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Jul 2018Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal Read more [...]
Apartment complex re-opened after hazmat evacuation | Minnesota – PostBulletin.com
Apartment complex re-opened after hazmat evacuation | Minnesota PostBulletin.comResidents get OK to go back inside, hazardous material being evaluated after Minneapolis evacuation Star TribuneResidents return after hazmat evacuation near University of Minnesota MPR News"Unconfirmed Report of Ricin'' Leads to Building Evacuation Near University of Minnesota FOX 21 OnlineView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]
Shipping lithium batteries by mail: 3 things you must know
If you’re in the hazmat business, you’re no stranger to Publication 52 from the United States Postal Service. Affectionately referred to as “Pub 52,” this public document (a.k.a. “Hazardous, Restricted, and Perishable Mail“) outlines the do’s and don’ts for the safe transport of Dangerous Goods via the U.S. mail. One of the thorniest topics in... Read more [...]
Arkema and Mike Keough face new indictments by the Harris County District Attorney – KTRK-TV
Arkema and Mike Keough face new indictments by the Harris County District Attorney KTRK-TVAnother Arkema official indicted in chemical release during Harvey KPRC Click2HoustonArkema Exec Indicted Over Toxic Chemical Release During Harvey Patch.comTexas jury adds assault charges against chemical company, executive ReutersView full coverage on Google News Read more [...]
