Archive for June, 2016
June 20 is World Refugee Day.
Monday, June 20th, 2016
At a refugee camp in Maban, South Sudan, a child transports water from a tapstand to home.
“Today’s search warrant might have prevented a deadly, violent incident, like the one we recently saw in Orlando.”
Monday, June 20th, 2016Five major wildfires across the desert Southwest
Monday, June 20th, 2016
Level 2
National Fire Activity
Initial attack activity: Light (40 new fires)
New large incidents: 4
Large fires contained: 3
Uncontained large fires: 13
Area Command Teams Committed: 0
NIMOs committed: 0
Type 1 IMTs committed: 3
Type 2 IMTs committed: 2
Source:
Incident Management Situation Report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvgY9wruF_I
Surveillance During EXPO Milan 2015
Sunday, June 19th, 2016Event-Based Surveillance During EXPO Milan 2015: Rationale, Tools, Procedures, and Initial Results
Riccardo Flavia, Manso Martina Del, Caporali Maria Grazia, Napoli Christian, Linge Jens P., Mantica Eleonora, Verile Marco, Piatti Alessandra, Pompa Maria Grazia, Vellucci Loredana, Costanzo Virgilio, Bastiampillai Anan Judina, Gabrielli Eugenia, Gramegna Maria, Declich Silvia, and ; and the Regional Focal Points for EBS Surveillance Work Group. Health Security. June 2016, 14(3): 161-172. doi:10.1089/hs.2015.0075.
Published in Health Security; Volume: 14 Issue 3: June 17, 2016
“More than 21 million participants attended EXPO Milan from May to October 2015, making it one of the largest protracted mass gathering events in Europe. Given the expected national and international population movement and health security issues associated with this event, Italy fully implemented, for the first time, an event-based surveillance (EBS) system focusing on naturally occurring infectious diseases and the monitoring of biological agents with potential for intentional release. …..”
Surveillance Strategies for Super Bowl XLIX
Sunday, June 19th, 2016Public Health Surveillance Strategies for Mass Gatherings: Super Bowl XLIX and Related Events, Maricopa County, Arizona, 2015
Ayala Aurimar, Berisha Vjollca, Goodin Kate, Pogreba-Brown Kristen, Levy Craig, McKinney Benita, Koski Lia, and Imholte Sara. Health Security. June 2016, 14(3): 173-184. doi:10.1089/hs.2016.0029.
“…..Surveillance strategies implemented from January 22 to February 6, 2015, included enhanced surveillance alerts; animal disease surveillance; review of NFL clinic visits; syndromic surveillance for emergency room visits, urgent care facilities, and hotels; real-time onsite syndromic surveillance; all-hazards mortality surveillance; emergency medical services surveillance, review of poison control center reports; media surveillance; and aberration detection algorithms for notifiable diseases. ……”
Epidemiologic characteristics, clinical manifestations, and risk factors of 139 patients with Ebola virus disease in western Sierra Leone
Sunday, June 19th, 2016The median age of investigated patients was 29 years
55.4% were women.
76 patients (54.7%) died
63 patients (45.3%) were cured.
Case fatality rate among male patients was higher than in female patients (69.4% vs 42.9%).
Fatigue (82.0%), anorexia (70.5%), abdominal pain (59.7%), diarrhea (58.3%), vomiting (56.1%), fever (55.4%), and muscle pain (54.0%) were the most common symptoms.
55.4% of investigated patients reported fever.
Bleeding was seen in 10.8% of patients.
The difference between patients with fever who died and those who survived was statistically significant (68.4% vs 39.7%; P = 0.001), as was the difference in those with hiccups (38.2% vs 6.3%, P < 0.001).
The Sherpa fire in Santa Barbara County has grown to nearly 6,000 acres
Saturday, June 18th, 2016| Sherpa Fire Incident Information: | ||
| Last Updated: | June 17, 2016 8:00 am | |
| Date/Time Started: | June 15, 2016 3:21 pm | |
| Administrative Unit: | U.S Los Padres National Forest | |
| County: | Santa Barbara County | |
| Location: | off of Refugio Road, in the vicinity of the Sherpa Ranch | |
| Acres Burned – Containment: | 4,000 acres – 5% contained ***CAL FIRE is in Unified Command with the USFS and Santa Barbara County Fire. | |
| Long/Lat: | -119.643, 34.776 | |
More than 1,300 people have died trying to cross the Mediterranean in boats from North Africa in the last few weeks alone.
Friday, June 17th, 2016
US Weather Outlook
Friday, June 17th, 2016
| Convective/Tropical Weather | Flooding | Winter Weather | Non-Precipitation |
| Tornado Watch Tornado Warning* Severe Thunderstorm Watch Severe Thunderstorm Warning* Hurricane Watch Hurricane Warning Tropical Storm Watch Tropical Storm Warning
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Flash Flood Watch Flash Flood Warning* Coastal/Flood Watch Coastal/Flood Warning Small Stream Flood Advisory |
Blizzard Warning Winter Storm Watch Winter Storm Warning Snow Advisory Freezing Rain Advisory Ice Storm Warning Winter Weather Advisory |
High Wind Warning or Advisory
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