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With the upcoming destruction of the chemical agents at the Blue Grass Army Depot beginning in June, the Madison County Fiscal Court approved a contract of …
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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – USA: (NY)
Pests -- United StatesMore Asian longhorned ticks are being found in Staten Island parks after a new study showed the number of ticks increased nearly 12 times from 2017 to 2018.Researchers from Columbia University, who have been surveying the borough the last 2 summers, found a significant rise in the number of Asian longhorned ticks spotted in borough parks, from 190 ticks in 2017 to 2238 ticks in 2018. These numbers include ticks in the larvae, nymph, and adult life stages, according to the study.The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (15): Americas, Brazil (RS) bat, cattle
Rabies -- Brazil1. Brass DA. Rabies in bats: natural history and public health implications. Ridgefield CN: Livia Press, 1994. 335 pp.2. Greenhall AM: Feeding behavior. In: AM Greenhall and U Schmidt, editors. Natural history of vampire bats. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1988. 111:31. - Mod.TGHealthMap/ProMED map available at:Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: ][See Also:Rabies (13): Americas, USA (CO, PA) dog, cow, human exposure http://promedmail.org/post/20190327.63902722018--Rabies (56): Americas Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (03): Congo DR, Republic of the Congo
Monkeypox -- DR Congo[This report also has information about monkeypox cases in the Central African Republic and in Nigeria that has already been posted by ProMED-mail (see archives below). The Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports are new. - Mod.TY]Republic of Congo:The Republic of Congo is reporting cases of monkey pox since February 2019; 2 samples from Makontipoko village in Gambona district tested in the INRB-Kinshasa turned positive for monkeypox (PCR OPX). Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kenya (05): (NK) human, bovine, wildlife
Anthrax -- KenyaVaccination of southern white rhinos at Lake Nakuru National Park has started following an anthrax outbreak that has killed 10 buffaloes.The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) yesterday [7 Apr 2019] confirmed that the dead buffaloes tested positive for anthrax. Four more buffalo carcasses were found after the dead 10.Susan Koech, the Principal Secretary for wildlife, said the 4 carcasses were found by KWS patrolling teams, although it has not been confirmed that they died of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza, equine – Senegal: (DK, DB) st pending, OIE
Equine Influenza -- SenegalInformation received on [and dated] 6 Apr 2019 from Dr Mbargou Lo, [Director of Veterinary Service, Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production], Dakar, SenegalSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 26 Mar 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Apr 2019Report date: 6 Apr 2019Date submitted to OIE: 6 Apr 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: Equine influenza virusSerotype: pendingNature Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – UK: (England)
Pests -- United KingdomHansford KM, Carter D, Gillingham EL, et al. _Hyalomma rufipes_ on an untraveled horse: Is this the first evidence of Hyalomma nymphs successfully moulting in the United Kingdom? Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2019;10(3):704-708. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.03.003. PMID: 30876825. Abstract available at:Roberts, Larry S., John Janovy, Gerald D. Schmidt, and Steve Nadler. "Chapter 41: Parasitic Arachnids: Subclass Acari, Ticks and Mites." Gerald D. Schmidt & Larry S. Roberts' Foundations Read more [...]
SAFE-ly Dispose of Your Unwanted Hazardous Materials at Astoria Park Event This Saturday – Astoria Post
SAFE-ly Dispose of Your Unwanted Hazardous Materials at Astoria Park Event This Saturday Astoria Post
April 9, 2019 By Meghan Sackman The Department of Sanitation is holding its bi-annual SAFE (solvents, automotive, flammables, and electronics) Disposal.
HFD: Cleanup of overturned tanker truck in Heights could take hours – Chron
HFD: Cleanup of overturned tanker truck in Heights could take hours Chron
UPDATE: The Houston Fire Department reports its HazMat team is in the process of off-loading the product from the overturned tanker trunk at W. 6th St. and …
Heights residents evacuated near overturned truck – KTRK-TV
Heights residents evacuated near overturned truck KTRK-TV
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A big rig flipped on its side in the Heights area, blocking W. 6th Street near Rutland while crews clean up the spill. The wreck …
Houston Hosts Hazardous Materials Recycling Event In Kingwood – Patch.com
Houston Hosts Hazardous Materials Recycling Event In Kingwood Patch.com
Paint, Used Motor Oil, Batteries Will Be Accepted – Humble-Kingwood, TX – The City of Houston will host a recycling event for hazardous materials in Kingwood …
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection comes to Kent-Des Moines on April 19-21 – Kent Reporter
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection comes to Kent-Des Moines on April 19-21 Kent Reporter
The Wastemobile roving household hazardous waste collection *service* continues its 2019 season with a collection event in the Kent-Des Moines area on April …
Grand County police blotter, April 5-6: Dispute over buttons – Sky Hi News
Grand County police blotter, April 5-6: Dispute over buttons Sky Hi News
FRI., APRIL 5 11:43 a.m. It was reported that three men were driving in the area of Seventh Avenue in Granby looking for scrap metal. All parties were contacted …
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (15): Argentina (CH)
Hantavirus -- ArgentinaThe confirmation of the [hantavirus infection] case in Las Golondrinas [Chubut province] was issued by Dr Jorge Elias on air to Radio 3 and he remarked the "this is the 1st case of the year [2019] not related to the outbreak in Epuyen, which is absolutely closed."The infected person is a craftsman who was in contact with the natural environment of the endemic disease [virus]. "The man has a history of having been camping in a wild environment and, in fact lives, in a semi-wild Read more [...]
Overturned truck blocking road in Heights area – KTRK-TV
Overturned truck blocking road in Heights area KTRK-TV
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A big rig flipped on its side in the Heights area, blocking W. 6th Street near Rutland while crews clean up the spill. The wreck …
Update: No hazard found at Hollywood Hills home of actor Eric Idle – LA Daily News
Update: No hazard found at Hollywood Hills home of actor Eric Idle LA Daily News
Broadcast reports say Los Angeles Fire Department officials said nothing hazardous was found Monday night after an investigation at the Hollywood Hills home …
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection in Kent-Des Moines, April 19-21 – King County
Wastemobile household hazardous waste collection in Kent-Des Moines, April 19-21 King County
Southwest King County residents can safely and conveniently dispose of old car batteries, oil, paint thinner and many other household hazardous items at no …
DG Digest: EPA eliminating requirement for mercury-based sensing devices for ignitability tests
The first week of April has ended—is your site experiencing “April showers that bring May flowers?” If so, make sure that your storm drains and other runoff devices aren’t clogged and that any regulated discharge doesn’t get into those storm drains. That tends to be a serious non-compliance issue for local municipal authorities who have... Read more [...]
Envelope with white powder prompts hazardous materials investigation in Hollywood Hills home of actor Eric Idle – LA Daily News
Envelope with white powder prompts hazardous materials investigation in Hollywood Hills home of actor Eric Idle LA Daily News
HOLLYWOOD — A white powder that spilled from a piece of mail prompted a hazardous materials investigation Monday evening at a Hollywood Hills home …
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (41): Saudi Arabia (SH, MK, RI, NJ)
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaSince the last update on 5 Apr 2019 [See MERS-CoV (40): Saudi Arabia (SH) http://promedmail.org/post/20190405.6406661], there have been a total of 6 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection reported by Saudi Arabia. In addition, there were 4 outcome reports, one fatality, and 3 recoveries, all previously confirmed cases. [note that information on 7 Apr 2019 events were reported today, 8 Apr 2019].Information on newly confirmed cases (6):[1]Date of confirmation report: 7 Apr Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (31): China (XJ, XZ) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 6 Apr 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: 1 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Apr 2019Report date: 6 Apr 2019Date submitted to OIE: 6 Apr 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (09): Africa (Mozambique)
Cholera -- Mozambique57. Luquero FJ, Grout L, Ciglenecki I, et al. Use of _Vibrio cholerae_ vaccine in an outbreak in Guinea. N Engl J Med. 2014; 370(22): 2111-20. Available at: .58. Severe K, Rouzier V, Anglade SB, et al. Effectiveness of oral cholera vaccine in Haiti: 37-month follow-up. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2016; 94(5): 1136-42; Available at:.59. Bhattacharya SK, Sur D, Ali M, et al. 5 year efficacy of a bivalent killed whole-cell oral cholera vaccine in Kolkata, India: a cluster-randomised, double-blind, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (10): Americas (USA) avian, grouse, conservation concern
West Nile Virus -- United StatesThere's not a lot that's positive to report right now when it comes to ruffed grouse. Populations of the forest-dwelling bird appear to be on the decline throughout the Northeast and Midwest, according to reports from wildlife management agencies from Maryland to Michigan and all points between.The Ruffed Grouse Society, for example, holds a "national grouse and woodcock hunt" each fall in Minnesota. This year [2019], the expectation was that grouse numbers were up, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bombali ebolavirus – Africa: Sierra Leone, Kenya, bat
Ebola -- Sierra LeoneGoldstein T, Anthony SJ, Gbakima A, et al. The discovery of Bombali virus adds further support for bats as hosts of ebolaviruses. Nat Microbiol. 2018 Oct;3(10):1084-1089. doi: 10.1038/s41564-018-0227-2.; abstract available atAbstract--------Here we describe the complete genome of a new ebolavirus, _Bombali virus_ (BOMV) detected in free-tailed bats in Sierra Leone (little free-tailed (_Chaerephon pumilus_) and Angolan free-tailed (_Mops condylurus_). The bats were found roosting Read more [...]
Chemical leak prompts evacuation at INL building – East Idaho News
Chemical leak prompts evacuation at INL building East Idaho News
IDAHO FALLS — A Hazmat leak prompted an evacuation at the Energy Innovation Building at Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls Monday afternoon.
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed resp. illness – Guyana (03): (BA) Mn mine, tunnel exp., leptospirosis
Leptospirosis -- GuyanaHealth officials in Guyana have reported a leptospirosis outbreak among Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI) workers on [Fri 5 Apr 2019].According to authorities, 2 Chinese nationals have been treated and released, while another mining employee, who was also tested positive for leptospirosis, is in "critical but stable condition".One individual died from complications associated with leptospirosis on [Wed 3 Apr 2019] night while undergoing treatment at the Georgetown Public Hospital Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kenya (04): (NK) human, bovine, wildlife
Anthrax -- KenyaMore than 22 people from Tegat Village in Molo were admitted at the Nyayo hospital in Elburgon, with residents fearing they may have contracted anthrax after consuming milk from a sick cow. According to Emily Sang, the Nyumba Kumi chairperson of the area, the 22 include the owner of the cow, his wife and 2 children.Elburgon assistant commissioner Naftali Korir says 18 people have been treated and discharged. Korir has further cautioned residents against eating or drinking un-inspected Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis, cutaneous – Pakistan (04): (KP)
Leishmaniasis -- PakistanAfter previously ravishing hundreds of people in Mohmand [Peshawar division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa], a leishmaniasis outbreak has been reported in South Waziristan [Dera Ismail Khan division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa] with hundreds of patients registered at the district headquarters hospital (DHQ) while others have sought treatment at the Bannu district [Bannu division of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa] Headquarters Hospital.Afraid of any adverse health impacts of the parasitic infection Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (35): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, setbacks, preparedness, personal acct
Ebola -- DR Congo- Laboratories play a central role in the response to the Ebola outbreak. The positive result of a sample taken from a patient will trigger a series of interventions around the patient to minimize the risk of contamination of relatives and the spread of the epidemic. These interventions include the transfer of the patient from the transit center to the Ebola treatment center, the vaccination of the patient's contacts, the disinfection of his household and the health centers through Read more [...]
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Blocks Atlantic City Expressway for Hours – NBC 10 Philadelphia
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Blocks Atlantic City Expressway for Hours NBC 10 Philadelphia
A tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of fuel caught fire along the Atlantic City Expressway Monday morning blocking both directions of the highway for …
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Blocks Atlantic City Expressway – NBC 10 Philadelphia
Fiery Tanker Truck Crash Blocks Atlantic City Expressway NBC 10 Philadelphia
A tanker truck caught fire along the Atlantic City Expressway Monday morning blocking both directions of the highway for hours.
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (27): China, HPAI H7N9, human, animal, epidemiology
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China1. OverviewHazard: Influenza A(H7N9) virus with pandemic potential.Country: China; imported cases in Malaysia (1) and Canada (2).Number of human cases: 1567 confirmed; 615 deaths (since Feb 2013).New findings in birds/environment since last update (6 Mar 2019): 1New human cases since last update (6 Mar 2019): 0[For the map presenting human cases and positive findings in birds or the environment in China for Period 7 (October 2018-3 Apr 2019), and for the inset map for Read more [...]
'Nuclear material safe' after potential chemical leak at Y-12 – WCAX
‘Nuclear material safe’ after potential chemical leak at Y-12 WCAX
Authorities with the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee said an incident occurred Thursday morning and emergency response personnel were on the …
Spill at Walmart in Simi Valley brings hazardous materials team, closes alley – Ventura County Star
Spill at Walmart in Simi Valley brings hazardous materials team, closes alley Ventura County Star
A spill at a Simi Valley Walmart Sunday brought emergency crews but posed no public threat, officials said.
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine viral arteritis – UK: (England) horse
Other Animal Disease -- United KingdomThere has been an outbreak of equine viral arteritis (EVA), a serious viral disease in horses, in Dorset.The UK's Chief Veterinary Officer confirmed today (5 Apr 2019) that 2 cases of EVA in non-thoroughbred stallions have been discovered on a premises in the county.Although deaths from EVA are very rare in healthy adults, pregnant mares that become infected may abort, and very young foals may die from a form of pneumonia as a result of it.Humans can spread the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine piroplasmosis – Ireland: (KK) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- IrelandInformation received on 5 Apr 2019 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, IrelandSummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 16 Feb 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Feb 2019Report date: 5 Apr 2019Date submitted to OIE: 5 Apr 2019Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 9 Dec 2009Manifestation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Candida auris: MDR, emergence due to agricultural use of azoles, susp.
Antimicrobial resistance -- Worldwide/UnknownA deadly, drug-resistant fungus is infecting patients in hospitals and nursing homes around the world. The germ, a fungus called _Candida auris_, preys on people with weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe. Over the last 5 years, it has hit a neonatal unit in Venezuela, swept through a hospital in Spain, forced a prestigious British medical center to shut down its intensive care unit, and taken root in India, Pakistan and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – Canada
Salmonella -- CanadaThe Public Health Agency of Canada is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of salmonella infections [_S._ Enteritidis] involving 6 provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec.The source of the outbreak has not been identified, and the investigation is ongoing. Outbreak investigators are gathering information on possible sources. The outbreak appears Read more [...]
'Nuclear material safe' after potential chemical leak at national nuclear facility – WTOK
‘Nuclear material safe’ after potential chemical leak at national nuclear facility WTOK
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WVLT) – All nuclear material is safe and employees are going back to work as normal after authorities with the Y-12 National Security …
Global Remediation Market Forecast – HazMat Management Magazine
Global Remediation Market Forecast HazMat Management Magazine
According to the recently updated “Global Environment Clean up & Remediation Market By Medium, By Type, By Application, By Region, Competition Forecast …
