PPT-Legionellosis Outbreak Investigation and Environmental Sampling

Jill K Baber MPH North Dakota Department of Health Division of Disease Control 2017 NDEHA Conference 10182017 1976 American Legion Convention Philadelphia PA Legionnaires Disease was first identified after a large outbreak in July of 1976 related to an American Legion convention. June 11, 2013. Shamika Smith, MPH. Epidemiologist. Legionellosis. Bacteria ubiquitous in environment, typically water. Transmitted through aerosolization or aspiration of . Legionella. -contaminated water. 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 . In Texas. Joseph Ponce. School of Biological Sciences, UT Austin. Mentor: Carol Davis CPH, MSPH. Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch. Texas Department of State Health Services. Introduction. Please help yourself to breakfast. Please sign-in on the attendance sheet. Please find your seat (names listed on table tents). Applied Outbreak Investigation. Presented by. [Names and agencies]. [Date and location]. Who Are We?. Two Laws require cleanup of contaminated soil, water and air at active industrial sites:. 1)The Federal RCRA. (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). 2)The State MTCA. (Model Toxics Control Act). A . number of protocols have been developed for investigation of a wide variety of . indoor air . quality . problems. , including microbial contamination. .. Protocols . for IAQ investigations have been developed by government agencies. School of Biological Sciences, UT Austin. Mentor: Carol Davis CPH, MSPH. Emerging and Acute Infectious Disease Branch. Texas Department of State Health Services. Introduction. Public Health Significance . Medical Director. Epidemiology and Assessment. Orange County Health Care Agency. August 11, 2015. Bronx. , New York. . Outbreak of Legionella. Reported . individuals with Legionnaires': 113. Individuals . The Provincial Environmental Management Unit of Palawan conducted a series of water sampling activities in the water bodies of Bacuit Bay El Nido Bay and El Nido Estero in El Nido Palawan on October 6 Kerrigan McCarthy. Consultant Pathologist. National Institute for Communicable Diseases. 25 June 2020. Source:. Will be on the NICD website from 26 June 2020 in the COVID-19 section. COVID-19 outbreaks in health care facilities . esponse: . H. ealthcare-Associated Infections . A. ntibiotic-Resistant Pathogens. Joe Perz, . DrPH. MA. CDC/DHQP/PRB . CORHA Governance Committee Member. ICEID 2018. Problem. Despite significant progress, . 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 . Guidelines. Key Points To Remember. Epidemiologist Orientation. February 23, 2016. DSHS . Foodborne Epi Team. Venessa Cantu, team lead. Greg Leos, . Epi II . Irina Cody, . Epi . I. Raymond . Dinnan. TABLE TOP . EXERCISE. Developed by the . Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence. After completing this case study, . students . should be able to. :. Explain what constitutes a foodborne illness outbreak..