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Posted:2018-10-25 02:58:15 UTC-07:00
Alaska health officials report as of Oct. 22, 75 cases of infectious syphilis have been reported to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) during 2018. This is the largest syphilis outbreak to have occurred in Alaska in at least four decades. Eighty-five percent of cases were in Anchorage and nearly nine out 10 were reported in men. Of the males, 83% (55/66) reported being gay, bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (MSM). Of the 9 reported infectious syphilis cases in women, 8 were of childbearing age and 2 were pregnant at the time of diagnosis. A probable case of congenital ...
Posted:2018-10-25 02:56:27 UTC-07:00
A fire erupted in cabin or cabins of a brand-new mega cruise ship AIDAnova at Eemshaven, Netherlands, early in the morning Oct 24. Many fire engines were deployed, the fire reportedly was restricted to one cabin only, and extinguished. No other information available yet. It is not known, as of morning Oct 24, if the accident will delay AIDANova maiden voyage. Cruise ship AIDANova, IMO 9781865, GT 183200, built 2018, flag Italy, operator AIDA Cruises, capacity 6600 passengers.
Posted:2018-10-24 22:12:28 UTC-07:00
Thirteen farm animals are dead after coming into contact with dormant anthrax spores on a farm near Fort St. John. The Ministry of Agriculture says there is no public health risk and it is rare for the disease to spread from livestock to humans. According to the ministry, more than a dozen bison are thought to have contracted the disease after being exposed to naturally occurring bacteria in the soil of a feeding site. The animals were part of a large herd of 150 bison. Tissue from several of the dead animals were tested for bacterial cultures. The B.C. Centre for Disease Control confirmed it ...
Posted:2018-10-24 20:48:05 UTC-07:00
Another mid-air collision was averted in the Kolkata airspace last Tuesday, this time involving a Saudia Boeing 777 aircraft and a Boeing 747 plane owned by global logistics company UPS, raising questions over the safety of Indian skies. The planes came within about 300 feet of each other but a collision was averted after the traffic alert and collision avoidance system or TCAS on both the aircraft was triggered automatically enabling the planes to be diverted in two different directions. The incident is the second within two days over the Kolkata airspace, raising alarm bells in the ...
Posted:2018-10-24 20:42:22 UTC-07:00
Super Typhoon Yutu made landfall across Tinian and Saipan on Wednesday, dealing a catastrophic blow of damaging winds and torrential rainfall to both islands. Yutu quickly strengthened from a tropical depression on Sunday into a super typhoon by Wednesday as it became the strongest tropical cyclone so far this year. Yutu will bring the continued risk for flooding, damaging winds and dangerous seas to Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands into Thursday as the cyclone moves to the west. A direct strike with winds over 240 km/h (150 mph) on Saipan and Tinian likely caused extensive damage to ...
Posted:2018-10-24 20:33:28 UTC-07:00
Mystery surrounds the deaths of hundreds of bees in South Australia's Mid North. Bees of all sizes have been found dead in backyards, near smaller hives, and near a large bee hive in the town of Peterborough. Peterborough local Natasha Reid and her daughter Acacia attempted to save some of the bees. "My daughter and I decided we'd try and see if they were dehydrated or maybe it was the birds plucking them out of the trees, but it didn't feel right; there were just too many," Ms Reid said. "We picked them up, put them into a container and tried to give them some water and a little bit of honey ...
Posted:2018-10-24 20:30:16 UTC-07:00
Almost half of Maharashtra has been declared drought-hit with farmers from across the state seeking emergency help. Distressed farmers came to Mumbai demanding drought declaration and seeking relief from the state. The state reportedly received only 77 percent of its average rainfall this year. The drought was declared in as many as 180 of the 350 tehsils in the state. "There is drought everywhere. Farmers, laborers, Adivasis have no water to drink. There's no work anywhere" said Maruti Konkani, a farmer from Nandurbar district in Maharashtra. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, "There is ...
Posted:2018-10-24 20:26:14 UTC-07:00
Officials say 19 students were on board a school bus involved in a wreck just outside Austin. The accident happened just before 8 a.m. on Highway 71 at Tucker Hill Lane. Bastrop ISD says 19 students headed to high school and middle school were on the bus at the time. Eight students were taken to a hospital by ambulance, and two others were taken by their parents. The bus driver was also taken to a hospital for treatment. The extent of the injuries is unknown at this time. The accident remains under investigation.
Posted:2018-10-24 20:16:53 UTC-07:00
One person has died, and 8 others received treatment of suspected anthrax at the Chuka County Referral Hospital in Tharaka-Nithi County. The patients and the victim, who come from Mubukuro village, are said to have come into contact with meat of a sick cow. Speaking to journalists from his hospital bed, F.G. said he was called by the owner of the cow 2 weeks ago after the animal fell sick and together with the victim slaughtered it. "The animal was almost dying when we slaughtered it," said Mr. G. He said they hanged the meat in a house and the following day called a veterinary officer who ...
Posted:2018-10-24 04:30:36 UTC-07:00
Six children are dead and 12 others sick following a severe viral outbreak at a rehabilitation center in New Jersey. The state Department of Health on Tuesday confirmed 18 cases of adenovirus at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, Passaic County. Adenoviruses usually cause mild illnesses, but the health department says this outbreak is particularly severe because it is affecting medically fragile children with severely compromised immune systems. The conditions of the other 12 victims are unknown. The facility has been instructed to not admit any new patients until ...
Posted:2018-10-23 21:06:05 UTC-07:00
Three workers at a Connecticut transfer station were taken to the hospital after being exposed to potentially hazardous fumes. Fire officials say there was some sort of chemical reaction in a trash container at the Canton town transfer station at about 8 a.m. Tuesday and the workers inhaled the fumes. Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Kerr says it may have been a combination of acid and motor oil. They were taken to a hospital as a precaution and their condition is not considered life threatening. A hazardous materials team responded to the scene.
Posted:2018-10-23 20:54:12 UTC-07:00
One person was killed and dozens more were injured when a bus that was transporting about 30 passengers from a worksite crashed on State Highway 36, police said. The crash happened at about 3 p.m. near the Highway 288 entrance ramp and the Brazos River. Officials said the bus was transporting workers from Zachary Construction, from a work site to a parking area when witnesses said the bus lost control and began to fishtail. The bus ran off the roadway and rolled several times, officials said. Several people sustained minor injuries and were taken to St. Luke's Hospital in Lake Jackson for ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:50:23 UTC-07:00
Authorities in Texas briefly closed roads around the United States' primary nuclear weapons facility Tuesday due to an unexplained "security event. The incident at the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas ended "without incident" less than an hour after it was first reported, according to its Twitter account. Two police agencies were involved in what was described as a precautionary response to the incident. The plant is operated by government contractors and is the nation's primary one of six facilities for the assembly and dismantlement of nuclear weapons. A recording on the plant's phone system ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:48:43 UTC-07:00
The National Weather Service in Norton, Mass., has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Lincoln this afternoon, and investigators are working to determine whether damage in North Providence also is tornado related. "Additional survey work will be necessary on Wednesday to determine further details regarding this tornado," the weather service said in a tweet. The National Weather Service still has survey teams in Lincoln and North Providence assessing the damage caused by this afternoon's storm, said meteorologist Bill Simpson. Simpson said Tuesday night that investigators made the tornado ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:40:39 UTC-07:00
The Environment Agency has confirmed reports of Blue Green Algae in seven locations across Derwentwater as well as Killington Lake in Cumbria. Friars Crag, Calf Close Bay, Ashness Gate, Abbots Bay, Hawes End and a caravan site around Derwentwater have all tested positive for potentially toxic Blue Green Algae this week which can have a negative effect on the appearance, quality and use of the water. Throughout the summer months, the Environment Agency test water samples and confirm if Blue Green Algae has been found. They then inform landowners of the blooms, so they can take the necessary ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:37:30 UTC-07:00
A mild form of bird flu detected in one flock of turkeys in a west-central Minnesota county is not the same virus that caused a devastating outbreak in 2015 and poses no public health or food safety risk, officials said Tuesday. The World Organization for Animal Health said routine surveillance testing confirmed on Monday the presence of a low-pathogenic N5N2 virus (A/H5N2, RSOE EDIS) in a flock of 40,000 turkeys in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota's top turkey-producing county. The virus originated in wild birds. The state Board of Animal Health said only one of four barns on the farm, housing ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:32:46 UTC-07:00
The escalator of the metro station Repubblica in Rome, Italy, has been closed following a terrifying malfunction of its escalator, which came ahead of CSKA's clash with Roma. A video, posted on social media, shows the shocking moment Champions League CSKA Moscow fans were scattered at the end of the long escalator at a terrifying speed. Emergency services have rushed to the scene and confirmed at least 24 people have been injured in the incident. The accident caused panic in the station as other passengers believed a terror attack was taking place. At least six people are reported to be in ...
Posted:2018-10-23 20:17:20 UTC-07:00
Investigators are trying to determine why a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber had to make an emergency landing at Peterson Air Force Base early Tuesday. The crew of the $750 million plane, which is nearly invisible to radar, declared an in-flight emergency and landed in Colorado Springs just after 4 a.m. The two officers flying it were unhurt, according to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., home of the B-2s. "Our aviators are extremely skilled; they're trained to handle a wide variety of in-flight emergencies in one of the world's most advanced aircraft and they perfectly ...
Posted:2018-10-22 22:22:05 UTC-07:00
Twelve patients at a German Hospital have so far been found to have hepatitis C after undergoing surgery involving an anesthetist, who is infected with the disease. The practitioner, who no longer works at the Donau-Ries Clinic in the southern German town of Donauwoerth, infected the individuals during surgery, a local health authority said on Monday. Prosecutors have opened investigations against the anesthetist. He was addicted to medication, according to the healt body. Given that hepatitis C is normally transmitted through blood contact, it is unclear how patients became infected. Several ...
Posted:2018-10-22 22:19:25 UTC-07:00
A powerful tornado swept through Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage in the areas of Agios Trimithias and Paliometocho. The tornado reached heights of 200 meters, causing extensive damage along its path, particularly in the area of Agios Trimithias. There were no reports of injuries, but electric lines were cut by falling trees and homes were badly damaged. Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides visited the affected areas on Monday and assured the residents that restoration works will take place at the earliest possible time, in cooperation with other services. Arrangements ...
Posted:2018-10-22 22:12:30 UTC-07:00
A transatlantic flight has made a U-turn over the ocean and returned to Dublin Airport after the crew declared a medical emergency. American Airlines flight AA-209 departed Dublin at around 10.15am bound for Chicago in the US. The aircraft was about 500 kilometers west of Shannon when the crew declared a May Day and turned around. At the time, the crew had been in radio contact with air traffic controllers at the Irish Aviation Authority's (IAA) North Atlantic Communications Centre at Ballygirreen in Co Clare. The crew of the Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner requested emergency medical services to ...
Posted:2018-10-22 22:10:08 UTC-07:00
A child succumbed to measles in Yala province on Monday morning, bringing the number of deaths from an outbreak of the disease in the country's southernmost province to nine. Yala Provincial Public Health Office continued to dispatch officials to vaccinate young children against measles on Monday, aiming to complete the vaccination of all those at risk in the province by November 4. The acting director of Tambon Yala Health Promotion Hospital, registered professional nurse Thelma Doyor, led a team to provide vaccine to 15 children in Ban Pajo (Moo 3) in Mueang district. Aiming to cover the ...
Posted:2018-10-22 22:07:26 UTC-07:00
Two cases of the measles have been reported in Manitoba's Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority area, the province announced on Monday. The first case is a baby under the age of one, who is believed to have contracted it while out of the country. The second is with someone who came in close contact with the baby. They are both recovering at home. According to a Manitoba government news release, everyone who has come in contact with these two people has been identified and will be contacted by public health officials. If necessary, they will be given an immunization and told to limit ...
Posted:2018-10-22 21:59:58 UTC-07:00
New York health officials said Monday there are at least five suspected cases of acute flaccid myelitis in the state - a mysterious but rare illness causing polio-like symptoms in children nationwide. Citing patient confidentiality laws, the state Department of Health declined to say more specifically where the cases are suspected but confirmed they have been outside New York City. At least one suspected case has been reported in Buffalo, according to the Associated Press. None of the cases have been confirmed yet, according to department spokesman Jeffrey Hammond. Nationwide, the Centers for ...
Posted:2018-10-22 21:58:04 UTC-07:00
At least nine people were killed and five more were missing after heavy rains triggered a mudslide in northern Colombia on Sunday, the fire department said. The early morning rains caused a mudslide that buried several homes in a poor neighborhood, most of them made of wood, in the port city of Barrancabermeja, reports Xinhua news agency. "We recovered nine bodies... Five of them were minors and four adults," Fire Department Chief Alexander Diaz said. "Fortunately, three children managed to get out when the mudslide hit and are alive."
Posted:2018-10-22 21:56:00 UTC-07:00
The Ohio Department of Health said there are four confirmed cases of Acute flaccid myelitis in Ohio, including one case in Pickaway County, about 30 minutes south of Columbus. AMF is a rare but serious condition that affects the nervous system and can cause paralysis. At a park in Circleville, 10TV met Linda Diltz and her 3-year old granddaughter, Lillian. Diltz said she'd heard of AFM, but didn't know there was a confirmed case in her county. "That's a scary thing to know, and we need to make sure we do everything we can with the information we do have," said Diltz. The Centers For Disease ...
Posted:2018-10-22 21:51:20 UTC-07:00
A Hawaiian Airlines jet that made an emergency landing in Oakland Monday morning, remains on the ground there. Flight 37 from San Diego to Maui landed at Oakland International just before 11. According to the airline, a cockpit light illuminated shortly after takeoff, indicating a possible issue with one of the two engines that's required for long flights over water. The pilot diverted to Oakland, where Hawaiian Airlines has the resources to handle such an emergency.
Posted:2018-10-22 21:33:08 UTC-07:00
A red sunrise in the town of Alexander Bay in the Northern Cape left residents shocked as a huge dust storm engulfed everything in its path over the weekend. Experts have said the dust storm was created by a combination of a low-pressure system of the coast of Namibia and strong eastern winds. On Saturday, the South African Weather Service had warned that "strong to gale force winds, severe thunderstorms, and reduced visibility due to blowing dust and sand," could be expected in Alexander Bay. The fierce winds also caused a large truck to topple over.
Posted:2018-10-22 21:22:25 UTC-07:00
More than three foot of water and hail rained down on Rome in just a few hours, trapping dozens of drivers in their cars and forcing people to find a shelter as a monster hailstorm battered Italy's capital. Chaos sparked in the eternal city as rainwater flooded subways and buildings. Motorists remained trapped in flood waters, with some clinging on the roofs of their cars to get the attention of emergency services. Shocking footage shows a driver who stuck his car in a three-foot puddle while attempting to drive away from the storm. Rivers of rain streamed down roads, with the historic Trajan ...
Posted:2018-10-22 21:17:17 UTC-07:00
Some 53 Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi (SBPI) Gopeng students were down with food poisoning over the weekend. Perak Health Committee chairman A. Sivanesan said the 35 boys and 18 girls at the boarding school had complained of being unwell on Saturday (Oct 20) at 2 am. "The last case was recorded at 3 am on Sunday (Oct 21). "All the students have shown symptoms of dizziness, nausea, vomit, stomach ache, diarrhea, fever and muscle cramp," he said in a statement on Monday (Oct 22). 'All those affected have been given outpatient treatment. "They are reportedly stable and are still being ...
Posted:2018-10-22 21:13:32 UTC-07:00
About a dozen workers at a West Plains aerospace plant that manufactures aircraft brakes were forced to evacuate Monday afternoon after sensors detected a poisonous gas leak. The hydrogen cyanide leak was first reported at about 10:45 a.m. in the UTC Aerospace Systems' furnace building at 11135 W. Westbow Road, between Interstate 90 and the Fairways Golf Course. Alexander Killeffer, a UTC spokesperson, confirmed in an email statement that the area where the leak originated was cleared and no one was hurt. "The authorities were notified and the building has been evacuated as safety teams work ...
Posted:2018-10-22 02:16:55 UTC-07:00
Unsettled weather Saturday spawned a weak tornado that briefly touched down in West Seneca. It caused minor damage. It was classified as an EF-O tornado, the weakest classification. Damage from a weak tornado on Greenmeadow Drive near Orchard Park Road in West Seneca. National Weather Service Meteorologist Tony Ansuini says it started out as a waterspout on Lake Erie and then moved inland. "It was a very weak tornado with winds estimated at 65 to 75 miles per hour," Ansuini said. "A very small area of West Seneca had some uprooted trees. There was some damage to the roof of a condominium ...
Posted:2018-10-22 02:13:32 UTC-07:00
Oil has washed up on at least two dozen beaches in the south of France following a collision between two cargo ships near Corsica some two weeks ago, according to local authorities and media reports. On Friday, officials from the prefecture of Toulon said a total of 26 beaches in nine municipalities had been affected, warning local residents not to touch the oil. On Sunday, the Var-Matin regional newspaper reported that the Almanarre beach, south of the town of Hyeres, had also been affected and was closed to visitors. The prefecture had previously reported that the town of Saint-Tropez on ...
Posted:2018-10-21 22:13:02 UTC-07:00
Thousands of Honduran migrants hoping to reach the U.S. stretched out on rain-soaked sidewalks, benches and public plazas in the southern Mexico city of Tapachula, worn down by another day's march under a blazing sun. Keeping together for strength and safety in numbers, some huddled under a metal roof in the city's main plaza Sunday night. Others lay exhausted in the open air, with only thin sheets of plastic to protect them from ground soggy from an intense evening shower. Some didn't even have a bit of plastic yet. "We are going to sleep here in the street, because we have nothing else," ...
Posted:2018-10-21 22:09:44 UTC-07:00
Sunday, October 21, in the Dmitrov district near Moscow (Russia) collided with a bus and a minibus, killing 4 people and another 10 injured. A head-on collision occurred on 18-m kilometer of a highway around 17:40, reported in a press-service gumvd across Moscow region. As a result of the accident, the minibus "Gazelle" with people turned over on his side. It is noted that the bus "the GROOVE" at the time of the accident was the driver. According to preliminary data, the bus drove into the oncoming lane, then the accident happened.
Posted:2018-10-21 22:03:56 UTC-07:00
Twenty-one people were killed after two passengers buses collided on Dera Ghazi Khan's Multan Road on Sunday night. Both drivers died on the spot. At least 40 people have been injured, of which 28 are in a critical condition. According to DG Khan Commissioner Tahir Khursheed that accident occurred after the driver of the bus, traveling from Muzaffargarh to Karachi, lost control of the vehicle after trying to avoid a collision with a motorcyclist. The bus ended up smashing into another bus that was traveling from DG Khan to Multan. The passengers were traveling to Multan after attending a ...
Posted:2018-10-21 21:46:49 UTC-07:00
More than two-dozen people were injured when a clubhouse floor collapsed at a Clemson apartment complex early Sunday. It happened during a private party in the clubhouse at The Woodlands of Clemson around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, according to WSPA. Part of the clubhouse floor collapsed into the building's basement as attendees were dancing in unison, Woodlands Property Management President Tal Slann told CNN. "Everyone was jumping. The beat was about to drop and then the whole floor collapsed," Larissa Stone, a sophomore at Clemson, told the Anderson Independent Mail. "Everyone was trying to climb ...
Posted:2018-10-21 21:37:27 UTC-07:00
A sudden sharp increase in rubella cases in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures has sparked fears that Japan is in the grip of a new epidemic. The number of patients suffering from what is often called German measles already stands at 1,103 this year, about 12 times the figure for all of 2017, according to the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID). About 70 percent of infected people are men in their 30s through 50s. Alarmed by the trend, some companies have begun offering a vaccination program on office premises so busy employees don't need to take time off from work to visit a ...
Posted:2018-10-21 21:29:59 UTC-07:00
Local authorities declared that 11 people have been uncounted for after a ship loaded with sand, capsized in seas off northeast China's Liaoning Province. The incident took place at about 3 a.m. and the maritime search and rescue center of Huludao City were informed at nearly 5 a.m. The provincial maritime search and rescue center and the city government have called ships, plane, and over 500 rescuers to seek the missing.
Posted:2018-10-21 21:27:58 UTC-07:00
More than 200 millimetres of rain overnight between Thursday and Friday caused flash floods in the provinces of Catania, Syracuse, Messina and Enna, where high water and mud inundated roads and houses. Rescue crews flew over the affected area in helicopters on Friday morning in an attempt to help those trapped on rooftops or inside vehicles. "The water came suddenly, then we crashed into the railing and we were afraid we would die," a local who was trapped in a vehicle told Italian news agency ANSA. "I got out through the window and then the Carabinieri came to rescue us." No injuries or ...
