PPT-Listeriosis Outbreak in Cantaloupes

2011 Food Factor Robotics PEGBOTS FLL Team 7056 The 2011 Listeriosis Outbreak The outbreak of Listeriosis in 2011 was one of the worst food poisoning incidents in the US in recent history. LCDR Sherry Hayes. Environmental Health Officer. NEPMU5. 619-556-5920. Total Crew exposed. : approx. 102 (99% vaccinated). Case definition. : cough, nasal congestion, chills, body aches, fever 100.5 or higher. Listeria Monocytogenes. Dr.T.V.Rao MD. 1. What is Listeriosis. Listeriosis,. . a serious infection caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium . Listeria Monocytogenes. , has recently been recognized as an important public health problem in the United States. The disease affects primarily persons of advanced age, pregnant women, new-borns, and adults with weakened immune systems. However, persons without these risk factors can also rarely be affected.  . E. coli . O104:H4 heralds a new paradigm in responding to disease threats. Nicola J. Holden. Leighton Pritchard. EHEC O104:H4 outbreak, Europe 2011. Unprecedented:. scale of outbreak. (3950 affected, 53 deaths; multiple. Source: Country reports. Legend: Y = yes, N = no, C = case based, · = no report, ASR: age-standardised rate. Suggested citation: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Annual epidemiological report 2015. . Matthew Cartter, MD, MPH. Connecticut Department of Public Health. August 24, 2016. Why investigate outbreaks?. To . take immediate action to protect . people. To . learn how to prevent similar occurrences . Modeling Seasonal . Influenza. 1. by . Marcia Harrison-. Pitaniello. , Jessica L. . Shiltz. , Robert E. Hughes, . Roger . L. Estep, and Anna B. . Mummert. Marshall . University, Huntington, WV. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. Naira Dekhil. 1. , . Besma. Mhenni. 1. , Raja Haltiti. 2. , and . Helmi. Mardassi. 1. . (speaker).  . 1. Unit of Typing & Genetics of . Mycobacteria. , . Institut. Pasteur de Tunis, . Tunisia. illness occur from the same organism and are associated with eitherThe same food service operation such as a restaurant orThe same food or drink productIn 2006 an outbreak linked to spinach contaminat Karen Hoover, MD, MPH. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. July 24, 2019. No conflicts of interest to report. Disclosures. Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adults and Adolescents, by Transmission Category, 2004–2016—United States and 6 Dependent Areas. Christopher Whitty. Gresham College. December 2014. Dedicated to the local, UK and international staff battling the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.. So far over 100 healthcare workers have died in Sierra Leone, and over 600 have caught Ebola and over 340 died in the wider region. Jill K Baber, MPH. North Dakota Department of Health, Division of Disease Control. 2017 NDEHA Conference, 10/18/2017. 1976 American Legion Convention, Philadelphia, PA. Legionnaire’s Disease was first identified after a large outbreak in July of 1976 related to an American Legion convention. INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMICS & PANDEMICS. Save the Children / Lei . Tapang. OUTBREAKS AROUND THE WORLD. 2. BURDEN OF EPIDEMICS. 3. MAJOR INFECTIOUS THREATS IN THE 21ST CENTURY.  .  . 4. BURDEN OF EPIDEMICS. Karoon. . Chanachai. Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Service. Department of Livestock Development, Thailand. An event (1). On 28 May 2009, you were still at your work, when an email from your counterpart at the National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH) popped up. In an attachment, you found an official laboratory report from the Upper Northern Regional Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Center. It was a laboratory confirmed case of classical swine fever (CSF) in Mae . With Thanks to Tower Hamlets Public Health Team. Key Objectives. At the end of the session, staff will be able to:  . Understand key terms used in outbreak management. Be able to provide basic local health protection advice, including understanding the most common infectious diseases and the .