Brucellosis

[embedded content] Last fall, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) adopted rule changes pertaining to brucellosis vaccination in Big Sky Country. The change increased the number of counties in Montana in which brucellosis vaccination is required from four to ten. “Producers that have female cattle or domestic bison in Beaverhead, Big Horn, Broadwater, Carbon, Gallatin, Jefferson, Madison, Park, Stillwater, and Sweet Grass counties need to make sure their livestock are vaccinated against brucellosis,” said Eric Liska, Brucellosis Program Veterinarian with MDOL. Dr. Liska said it’s important to note this is not an expansion of the current designated surveillance area for brucellosis. “We realize that wildlife can move beyond those boundaries and so we want people that border on our designated surveillance area or counties that border the surveillance area to make sure their cattle are protected, which they’re doing and have been doing it for years,” said Liska. In addition to...

Hamacas colgando en la churuata del camping Ceguera en Amazonas, Venezuela. Getty In areas of the world where malaria is rampant, mosquito nets save lives, especially treated mosquito nets. In recent decades, the mass distribution of  bed nets treated with insecticides has played a critical role in reducing the spread of malaria in endemic regions. Despite this, the number of global malaria cases remains substantial:  around 219 million cases of malaria are reported annually and more than 430,000 people die from the disease — many of them children. To  make matters worse, insecticide resistance is on the rise. "Mosquitoes are amazingly resilient organisms that have developed resistance against every insecticide that has been used to kill them,” says Flaminia Catteruccia, professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Indeed, some malaria hotspots have seen near total resistance to ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, – Dr. David Malebranche, MD, MPH, is back with more than 40 new #AskTheHIVDoc videos about HIV care and treatment.  The latest series of one-minute, FAQ-style videos from Greater Than AIDS is designed to help individuals living with HIV and loved ones, as they navigate from receiving an HIV diagnosis to getting connected to care to keeping up with treatment. “We all need help at some time,” says Dr. Malebranche, a leading HIV clinician-researcher and Associate Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine. “Ask for help, find a support network, tell your medical provider what’s going on so you can problem solve together.” In his direct and relatable style, Dr. Malebranche explains terms like CD4 and T-Cell, viral load and HIV undetectable. He also covers the basics of HIV treatment — why it matters, how it works, when to start – as well as getting into care and finding support. “Advances in the prevention and treatment of HIV offer great hope for the future,” ...

An off-duty Van Buren police officer driving with his family in Oklahoma on Friday aided in the arrest of several suspects when he spotted a state trooper struggling with a man on the side of the road and pulled over to help. Cpl. Chase DeCroo, 32, was returning home to Arkansas with his family when he spotted a trooper with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol fighting with a man near the community of Newport, Okla., authorities said. Newport is about 99 miles south of Oklahoma City. According to Sarah Stewart, spokeswoman for the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, when Chase DeCroo he got out of his car, a woman at the scene got into a stolen vehicle and fled, with the trooper in pursuit. As the trooper left, Chase DeCroo held the man the trooper had grappled with and a second suspect at gunpoint until additional law enforcement personnel arrived and took the two into custody, Stewart said. Stewart did not identify the suspects and said she did not immediately know why they were pulled over. “Hon...

Vice President Pence's incoming chief of staff apologized Tuesday for a column he wrote 27 years ago while in college that disparaged people living with HIV and AIDS. “I regret using language as an undergraduate college student that was not reflective of the respect I try to show others today,” Marc Short said in a statement to the Daily Beast , the news outlet that  broke the story on the article  Short had written for his college newspaper.  “We have all learned a lot about AIDS over the past 30 years and my heart goes out to all the victims of this terrible disease,” Short said in the statement. ADVERTISEMENT In the column from 1992, which was unearthed by Democratic opposition research group American Bridge, Short wrote that “repugnant” homosexual intercourse was the leading cause of the transmission of HIV and AIDS. He criticized “the propaganda campaign ignited by gay activists and carelessly perpetuated by journalists whose intent is to scare all heter...

DENMARK – A Federal Emergency Management Agency grant recently allowed Voorhees College to install a backup power generator to support a special needs medical shelter it operates during crisis situations in conjunction with the state Emergency Management Division. The $84,000 grant paid for the generator and its transfer switch as well as the installation. The generator can be used to send power to Voorhees’ Leonard E. Dawson Health and Human Resources Center, which can be converted into the Voorhees Regional Special Needs Medical Shelter in times of emergency. “This has a major impact,” Voorhees President Dr. W. Franklin Evans said. “This assists Voorhees College in being a hub for the region. In the past, we had to go elsewhere for emergencies. “We are a viable entity here in Denmark. Now, no one has to leave Denmark during emergencies.” Willie Jefferson, Voorhees facilities manager, said, “This location has already been authorized as a general operation center since Hu...

Pitt County received $11,128 from the state Division of Waste Management to assist its electronic recycling efforts, according to a news release. The state Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Waste Management awarded $600,000 to 83 county and city governments to support efforts to recycle electronics like televisions and computer equipment. Electronics recycling is not self-supporting, said John Demary, Pitt County solid waste and recycling director. It cost Pitt County $95,000 in fiscal year 2017-18 to recycle 210 tons of televisions and 31 tons of other electronics such as computers, Demary said. The amount does not include labor costs, he said. Between July 1 and Jan. 31 the county has spent $59,703 on electronics recycling. In 2010 the state banned the disposal of televisions and electronics in landfills. That same year, the General Assembly created the Electronics Management Program to expand public and private infrastructure to manage collection and recycling of...

LOS ANGELES , Feb. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) releases $1,000,000 in grant funding to the following community based organizations to fight HIV/AIDS.  These funds are a result of ETAF's partnership with Macy's, via their 2018 Thanks For Sharing program. "Through Macy's Thanks for Sharing program, we raise funds for charitable organizations like ETAF that have an incredibly positive impact in our communities. We are honored to partner with them to support, through this grant, the lives of youth, women, children and families affected by HIV and AIDS across the nation," said Sam Harrison , vice president of giving and volunteerism at Macy's. The following organizations will receive funding to implement our priorities in each area. Youth HIV Education and Prevention Annex Teen Clinic Robbinsdale, MN Boulder County AIDS Project Boulder, CO Cascade AIDS Project Portland, OR Chic...

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The Fork Peck Indian Reservation in northeast Montana recently received five male bison from Corwin Springs, MT, just outside Yellowstone Park. The bull bison are part of a program through the state and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to help clear bison of brucellosis, which can cause infertility and abortions in livestock, and protect existing populations. The Fort Peck reservation is now keeping five healthy male bison in its quarantine facility, where they’ll monitor the animals over the next year. Eventually, according to Robert Magnan with the Fort Peck Fish and Game Dept., the bison will be used for breeding purposes. Magnan said Fort Peck currently has a little more than 500 bison altogether, some of which go back into the community. The reservation maintains a conservation and cultural herd of about 300 animals and will harvest the excess once the herd meets carrying capacity. Bison meat, once a staple of Native American diet, is rich in healthy fats. Magna...

The University of Wyoming Extension is hosting an informational brucellosis meeting for producers 5 to 8 p.m. March 6, at the Cody Library, 1500 Heart Mountain St. The meeting is open to the public and includes subjects related to the current status of the disease in Wyoming, its management, and livestock and wildlife. A light meal is also provided. Information will be presented by Wyoming State Veterinarian Jim Logan, Bruce Hoar, brucellosis research coordinator for the University of Wyoming, and Eric Maichak, biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. For more information contact UW Extension educator Barton Stam at brstam@uwyo.edu , or call the Hot Springs County Extension Office at 307-864-3421. https://ift.tt/2tE1JjM

5 Yellowstone National Park bison transferred to Montana tribes BILLINGS, Mont. — Five bull bison from Yellowstone National Park have been transferred to an American Indian reservation in northwest Montana under an effort to bolster herds of the animals outside the park. The animals were released into corrals on the Fort Peck Reservation on Friday. They’ll be under quarantine for the next year to ensure they are free of the disease brucellosis. Thousands of Yellowstone bison trying to migrate outside the park have been sent to slaughter in recent decades to shield domestic livestock from potential brucellosis infection. The five bulls transferred to the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes had been tested repeatedly for the disease. About 80 bison remain under quarantine at Yellowstone and 56 are at a nearby U.S. Department of Agriculture facility. California 2nd town isolated by floodwaters SAN FRANCISCO — An official says a second Northern California community is isolated by floo...

A parasitic disease which affects more than 200 million of the world’s poorest people is transmitted between humans and their livestock through "hybrid" flatworms, a UK-funded project has found.  Schistosomiasis, a chronic disease caused by parasitic flatworms which leads to an intestine or urinary tract infection, is common in communities without access to safe drinking water and sanitation . While efforts to control the disease have been partially successful, they have been limited by the flatworms ability to rapidly adapt and evolve.  But in an announcement on Monday, scientists working in West Africa said that growing hotspots of the disease are driven by the emergence of highly infectious "hybrid" parasites, formed when species of schistosome from both livestock and humans combine.  The research finding, which the World Health Organisation have incorporated into treatment guidelines, will have a significant impact on stemming the transmission and sprea...

Atty. Dennis R. Gorecho It is   a well-known fact that seafaring is one of the most hazardous occupations, in regards to personal health and safety concerns of seafarers. The work on seagoing vessels is long associated with an increased risk of loss of health and life.  Because of their nature of work, seafarers are bound to visit many ports in different parts of the world and are thus exposed to various pandemic and epidemic diseases,  sometimes with fatal consequences. Falling ill at sea or at a port far away from home can be a very difficult situation for the seafarer and his family and a challenge for the remaining crew and the ship operator Apart from accidents, seafarers are prone to certain serious diseases and health hazards due to the nature of onboard work, change in climatic conditions, type of cargo carried, working hours, materials being handled, epidemic and endemic diseases, and  personal habits.  One of the infections that a sea...

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Tom Hanks won his first Oscar in 1993 for "Philadelphia," one of the first mainstream films to tackle HIV and AIDS. Back then, the fear and stigma surrounding HIV meant that taking on such roles was a gamble. Advances in medicine and science plus Hollywood's willingness to showcase such stories has helped change the perception of AIDS. The Film Academy hasn't shied away from the topic, either. In 2013 both Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto won Oscars for their work in "Dallas Buyers Club." This year, Rami Malek could win best actor for his role as Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS, in "Bohemian Rhapsody." "The best thing about him is that he allows you to feel like you can do anything you want," Malek said of Mercury. The best supporting actor trophy could go to Richard E. Grant, who found personal inspiration for his portrayal of Jack Hock in "Can You Ever Forgive Me?' "I w...

Hemp plant (MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) × Governor’s endorsement aids Indiana’s renewed push for hemp Hemp plant (MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Momentum is building to allow the growth and production of hemp in Indiana. Senate Bill 516 passed in an overwhelming 47-1 vote in the Senate Monday. The bill would create a program to monitor and regulate hemp and enjoyed support from both Republicans and Democrats. A similar bill died in the Senate last year after passing in the House. Industrial hemp is a variety of cannabis that can’t produce a high and contains less than 0.3 percent THC. It has a broad variety of applications and can be used to produce clothing, rope, paper and medicinal oils, among many other things. According to the IndyStar , key to the passage this year is the support of Gov. Eric Holcomb, who now says he supports the state’s efforts to establish a hemp program. Last year, Holcomb didn’t think Indiana was ready to regul...

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Posted: Feb. 25, 2019 12:00 pm I was at the Adams County Health Department, and I saw an architectural drawing of the Adams County Tuberculosis Sanatorium from 1918 hanging on a wall. Was it ever built, and where was it at? The plans you saw did come to fruition. The Hillcrest Sanatorium was built on a 20-acre site at 3200 State. It opened in 1920. An Aug. 22, 1994, article, written by Edward Husar for The Herald-Whig, said the site was similar to hundreds across the country. It served as an isolation ward for people with active cases of TB. The contagious respiratory disease killed hundreds of Adams County residents in the late 1800s and early 1900s, Husar wrote. The establishment of Hillcrest received a spark in 1913 after the late Theresa Woodruff bequeathed a grant to the county to set up a TB sanatorium. This led to the formation of the Adams County Tuberculosis Association and then the Adams County Respiratory Disease Association. In 1915, the Illinois General Assembly pas...

No question Johnson County Community College President Joe Sopcich cares deeply about every student at his school. (Feb. 23, 4A, “JCCC president responds to tweets, stands behind his years of service”) Stand your ground, Joe — and you, too, JCCC Board of Trustees. Kevin Connor Sign Up and Save Get six months of free digital access to The Kansas City Star #ReadLocal Kansas City The good fight The news of a University of Missouri student diagnosed with tuberculosis is likely worrisome to readers. (Feb. 18, KansasCity.com, “University of Missouri reports tuberculosis case on campus”) It should also be disturbing that even though many think we’ve beaten this disease, it is now the leading infectious disease killer worldwide, bigger than HIV/AIDS. Tuberculosis made 10 million people sick and took the lives of 1.3 million in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In areas of extreme poverty, airborne TB spreads easily and — when poorly tre...

Tuberculosis (TB) patients are more likely to adhere to treatment administered over video on a smartphone than through face-to-face appointments, a study has found. Directly observed treatment (DOT) has been the standard of care for TB since the early 1990s, but it is inconvenient for patients and service providers. The smartphone-enabled video-observed therapy (VOT), recommended by the World Health Organization as an alternative to DOT, is a more effective approach to TB treatment , stated the study published in The Lancet. “VOT is likely to be preferable for many patients across a broad range of settings, providing a more acceptable, effective, cheaper option for supervision of multiple daily doses than DOT,” said Andrew C. Hayward from the University College London. The study tested whether levels of treatment observation were improved with VOT. The team randomly assigned 226 patients -- 112 to VOT and 114 to DOT. 78 of 112 patients on VOT achieved 80 per cent scheduled observati...

Almost 20 years ago, I fell in love with a country, one of the poorest in the world, then ravaged by civil war. The little Maryland-sized nation of Burundi, twin sister of Rwanda, won my heart. I was captivated by its natural beauty and even more by its resilient people. I will never forget stooping into the stick-and-leaf hut of a Batwa family, kneeling on its dirt floor, and seeing the family’s sole physical possession: a mosquito net to protect them from malaria. As I walked around the village, I saw two or three cooking fires. “Why so few?” I asked. My companion explained that of the 75 or so families in the settlement, only they had enough food for dinner. On the dresser next to my bed sits a clay pot, made by a Batwa artisan, that was given to me that day. As a Christian leader, I deeply believe that part of my work is to highlight and uplift the needs of vulnerable individuals and populations, both in the United States and around the world. Since 2002, I have been an advocate...

Currently, activists are calling governments to domestically mobilise resources to contribute to Global Fund programmes to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa. The Global Fund is an international financing organisation that aims to attract, leverage and invest additional resources to end the epidemics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria; to support attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals established by the United Nations. The current campaign on domestic resources mobilisation is founded on the fact that Global Fund targets over $14 billion fundraising to be able to fight the three diseases over the next three years, starting 2020. The sixth replenishment cycle could help save 16 million lives, cut the mortality rate from HIV, TB and malaria in half, and build stronger health systems by 2023. Nooliet Kabanyana, the executive secretary of Rwanda NGOs forum on HIV/AIDS and health promotion, explains that if funds decline, it could affect the adv...