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Hi all, I have been researching the web, without much luck. I have a Saanen doe, about 8 years old, very good producer. Her mother ended up having black wart like growths on her udders that would get a few inches long and then come off, bleeding heavily. She is gone now. Her daughter, Alexis does have black spots on the skin on her udder. Not unusual. Last night when I was milking, I noticed that the black spot was larger about 4 inches by 2 inches, soft to touch and felt like it was going to come off. It had also changed color and was a dark brown. I do use sun screen on the goats in the summer. I suspect a skin cancer or melanoma. I do have a vet, but we put down this goat's dam because he wasn't sure how to treat it. Any thoughts would be helpful. Thank you.

This note from the ProMed moderator makes this HUMAN screwworm recurrence in Mexico particularly relevant in the southern states. DH More cases in Mexico puts the southern USA at risk with the potential for dire economic consequences. - Mod.LL ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2025, 19:57 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Myiasis - Mexico (02): (DF) New World screwworm (C. hominivorax) susp, human To: <bluemohair@...> MYIASIS - MEXICO (02): (MEXICO CITY) NEW WORLD SCREWWORM (COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX) SUSPECTED, HUMAN **** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Wed 26 Mar 2025 12:03 CST Source: Diario de Yucatán [in Spanish, machine trans., edited] https://www.yucatan.com.mx/mexico/2025/03/26/primer-caso-humano-del-gusano-barrenador-en-la-capital-de-mexico.html The [Mexican] federal Ministry of Health (SSA) confirmed the first human case of the screwworm in Mexico City, the country's capital, in week 10 (March 2-8) of 2025. Officially, the New World screwworm fly (_Cochliomyia hominivorax_, "man-eater") affects cattle and other animals in only 5 southeastern states and has not yet reached Mexico City, according to Mexico's National Service of Health, Safety and Agri-Food Quality (SENASICA) and the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). As a result, the first person in the metropolis diagnosed with myiasis, a disease caused by screwworms, was infected by _Cochliomyia hominivorax_ or another species of fly, such as the horsefly, _Dermatobia hominis_, known as the human fly. According to medical literature, myiasis begins when a fly lays eggs in a cavity or wound of an animal (wild, domestic, or human). After hatching, the larvae move not over the skin but into the body, devouring everything in their path. For this reason, and because of their drill-like shape, they are known as screwworms. The human case of myiasis now reported by the SSA is not the first in the medical history of Mexico City. For example, in 2004, dermatologist José Contreras Ruiz announced that a man from Mexico City (then Federal District) who traveled to Costa Rica became infested with _Dermatobia hominis_ maggots, a fly that is endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and South America. The specialist specified that the man had furunculoid myiasis, meaning the larvae were boring into his skin, and that this disease is "uncommon in the Valley of Mexico." In another case, reported in 2021, a 70-year-old man with skin cancer who went to a hospital in Mexico City was diagnosed with cutaneous myiasis: maggots of the _Dermatobia_ fly were found on the ulcerated right side of his head (from the forehead up). The patient had the larvae removed and was treated with ivermectin; he fully recovered from the myiasis. "Female flies have a strong visual and olfactory attraction to blood and decomposing tissue; they are also attracted to tumor cell metabolites, which could explain the propensity of ulcerated malignant tumors to be parasitized," reported dermatologists Luis Morales and Esther Sanginés, who treated the patient, in their case report. Currently, the SSA began monitoring myiasis starting in the second week (January 5-11) of 2025, one month after issuing an epidemiological alert on December 9, 2024, calling for the surveillance and treatment of all wounds on people or pets to prevent the disease. The alert for doctors, veterinarians and the general population was due to the fact that on November 23, 2024, Mexico notified the OMSA that the screwworm _Cochliomyia hominivorax_ arrived in the country, in foreign cattle imported in Chiapas, after in 2019 Mexico was declared free of this pest, and on December 15 [2024], the first case was detected in Mexican cattle, specifically in Campeche. In fact, Campeche is also the state where the SSA confirmed the first case of a person with screwworm in week 4 (January 19-25) of 2025 and later reported that 2 residents of Chiapas had become ill with the same virus

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-goat-dies-bird-flu-minnesota.html

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Sun, Mar 16, 2025, 17:40 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human - USA (12): risk of aged unpasteurized milk cheese To: <bluemohair@...> AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN - USA (12): RISK OF AGED UNPASTEURIZED MILK CHEESE *** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Fri 14 Mar 2025 Source: Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) [edited] https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/aging-might-not-be-enough-eliminate-h5n1-viruses-raw-milk-cheese Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese --------------------------------------------------------------- Cheeses made with raw milk are popular in the USA and the rest of the world, and the products are required to be aged for at least 60 days to inactivate bacterial pathogens. The fairly recent detection of H5N1 avian flu in dairy cattle, however, raises questions about whether the same process can inactive the virus. The answer appears to be no, in most instances, scientists from Cornell University reported today [14 Mar 2025] on bioRxiv, a preprint server [see study citation below]. The US FDA and the state of New York funded the study as part of efforts to assess the threat of H5N1 avian flu from potentially contaminated raw milk cheese. Separately, the FDA in December 2024 launched an effort to test nearly 300 60-day aged raw milk cheese samples, and today it provided an update. In an update today, the FDA said that, of 110 samples that have been collected so far, 96 were negative on polymerase chain reaction testing. Tests on 14 others are still in progress. No samples have yet to test positive for H5N1. In the Cornell study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers made raw-milk cheese from raw milk spiked with H5N1 under different pH levels, ranging from 6.6 to 5.0 -- all in the acidic range. They also tested samples of raw milk cheddar cheese that was inadvertently produced with H5N1-contaminated raw milk after an outbreak in dairy cows on a farm. In cheese made with the spiked milk, tests show that infectious virus remained throughout the cheese-making process and for up to 60 days of aging at the 6.6- and 5.8-pH levels. The virus didn't survive at the 5.0-pH level, which is the most acidic, supporting earlier findings that influenza A viruses are sensitive to acidic environments. The investigators said their findings raise food safety concerns, not just for aged raw-milk cheese, but for other raw-milk products, especially given that the virus can persist for up to 56 days under refrigeration. "Although the infectious dose of the virus to humans is not known, ingestion of contaminated raw dairy products repeatedly may increase the probability of infections," the team wrote. [Byline: Lisa Schnirring] -- Communicated by: ProMED [The citation for the Cornell pre-peer-reviewed paper referenced above follows: Nooruzzaman M, de Oliveira PSB, Martin NH, et al. Stability of influenza A H5N1 virus in raw milk cheese. bioRxiv. 2025; https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.13.643009v1.full.pdf The following is a discussion about the 60-day rule, which does not always work with bacterial pathogens: Scientifically, unpasteurized dairy products are inherently unsafe. The current regulation in the USA regarding raw milk cheeses, which has been in place since 1949, prohibits the sale of those raw milk cheeses that have less than 60 days of age. This is true for both raw milk cheeses that have been imported, and those that are made domestically. After 60 days, the concentration of certain enzymes and salts in cheese are believed to be sufficient to prevent certain harmful pathogens from growing. But ... Regarding the 60-day rule, a number of studies have questioned its overall effectiveness, including the following: 1. Reitsma CJ, Henning DR. Survival of Enterohemorrhagic _Escherichia coli_ O157:H7 during the Manufacture and Curing of C

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Thu, Mar 13, 2025, 18:07 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> New World screwworm (02): (Belize, Mexico) cattle, dog To: <bluemohair@...> NEW WORLD SCREWWORM (02): (BELIZE, MEXICO) CATTLE, DOGS A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org In this post: [1] Belize: dog, cattle [2] Belize: additional cases [3] Mexico (Tabasco): calves [4] Mexico: spread to states in Yucatan * [1] Belize: dog, cattle Date: Wed 22 Jan 2025 Source: Channel 5 Belize [edited] https://edition.channel5belize.com/first-dog-infected-with-screwworm-concerns-rising/ Five cases of New World screwworm have been confirmed in Belize, and one of them includes a dog infection. The growing number of cases has raised major concerns for the country's cattle industry. The first case was reported less than a month ago in the Toledo District. Since then, 4 more infections have been confirmed within the Crique Sarco village and San Pedro Columbia Village in the Toledo District. Luis Pook from the Ministry of Agriculture told News 5 these 5 cases include infections from 4 cattle and one dog. Pook stated the minister has a team on the ground to monitor the cases. "We suspect that bats have something to do with the possibility that there are more cases popping up, because whenever you have some bats that bite the animals, they cause wounds, and the wounds attract the flies," Pook said. The ministry also suspects a second or third generation of screwworm flies may be active in the 2 affected communities. Prime Minister John Brice?o reassured the public that protocols with Mexico are in place to manage cattle exports. "What is important is we have worked out a protocol with the Mexicans on how to export our cattle," he said. Brice?o added that the condition does not affect the meat, as cattle can be treated and restored to health within days. "This is not something that affects the meat. If you see the animal with the screwworm, you cure it, and 5 days later it is a healthy animal." Brice?o added, "The plan is we have a coral area where we inspect the animal in Belize, and it goes over to the Mexican side, and they inspect. If they see any animal with signs of screwworm, they send it back; we cure it, and 5 or 6 days later we can send it back." The strict inspection system between Belize and Mexico ensures infected animals are returned for treatment and then re-exported. -- Communicated by: ProMED [ProMED map of Toledo District, Belize: https://promedmail.org/promed-post?place=8722806,26744] * [2] Belize: additional cases Date: Sat 8 Mar 2025 Source: Channel 5 Belize [edited] https://edition.channel5belize.com/20-new-world-screwworm-cases-confirmed-in-belize/ 20 New World screwworm cases confirmed in Belize ------------------------------------------------- The Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic has issued a warning about the growing New World screwworm threat in southern Belize. In a recent social media post, they urged the public to - "check your animals for wounds every day; - leave no wound untreated; and - report any suspicious wounds with maggots immediately to BAHA." The clinic added it is important to note that "this fly larva develops fast (~7 days in wound) and is very small at first." The clinic's warning stems from the Ministry of Agriculture's 20 confirmed cases of the parasite, first detected on 26 Dec [2024] in Toledo District. Despite efforts to contain the outbreak, 19 more cases have surfaced this year [2025]. This is including the first dog infection in January [2025]. In an interview with Minister Jose Abelardo Mai in January [2025], he stated that a team was immediately deployed to monitor the Crique Sarco village and San Pedro Columbia Village in the Toledo District, where the first few cases appeared to be spreading. Despite these efforts, including a nationwide public awareness campaign, the number of cases continues to climb. The Belize Wildlife & Referral Clinic advised imm

Come and see the progress of our winter storm today. It's been a while since we've had a heavy snow here in SW Oregon. Our farm animals and all snug in their new straw and we'll have to wait and see how much more snow we get this week. Thank you for watching our videos, be sure to subscribe and share them for us. We are still hoping to get to that subscriber number of 700 that we had hoped to get to a month ago. We're SO close! Encourage others to subscribe when you share it. Plus don't forget to hit that like button! That all helps us out! Have a great day! Yvonne Our first big snow in 2025! The winter weather warning was right this time! Our first big snow in 2025! The winter weather warning was right this time!

https://www.agweb.com/news/livestock/beef/mexican-border-expected-open-feeder-cattle-week-jan-20-sources-say

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https://koco.com/article/northwest-naturals-pet-food-recall-bird-flu/63280285 A heads up. Unpasteurised raw cat food. HAPPY NEW YEAR anyway?

Come on down to the farm with us! Everything from the tree (start to finished), our Christmas wish for everyone, all the animals(well most of them!) wishing you a Merry Christmas to Rod reading the Christmas story from the book of Luke! Come on and be sure to watch the whole Christmas video this year! Of course you can also watch our favorite Christmas video we've made so far from a few years ago! Daisy is the "star" of that video...she is gone now, but she will never be forgotten! This video will help us all remember sweet Daisy. Pass it around so others can enjoy it too! https://youtu.be/WNBom1VjlOw Thanks for watching, please share, subscribe, and like this video! Have a blessed Christmas! Yvonne Merry Christmas 2024! The making of our Christmas tree, the nativity story & Messages from the farm Merry Christmas 2024! The making of our Christmas tree, the nativity sto...

Just again sharing our very favorite Christmas video we've done. We hope it helps get everyone in the Christmas mood! Please share this with your friends and family as you never know when someone might need to know how to wrap a full sized goat! LOL! Enjoy and have fun this wonderful season! Yvonne How we wrap a goat for Christmas at R R Resources - when it is too big to carry! How we wrap a goat for Christmas at R R Resources - when it is too big t...

[There remains no human cases of H5N1 following ingestion of unpasteurized milk. - Mod.LL] ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Mon, Dec 16, 2024, 21:00 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human - USA (22): (CA) NOT H5N1, unpasteurized milk exposure To: <bluemohair@...> AVIAN INFLUENZA, HUMAN - USA (22): (CALIFORNIA) NOT H5N1, UNPASTEURIZED MILK EXPOSURE A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Wed 11 Dec 2024 Source: CBS News [edited] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-child-suspected-bird-flu-raw-milk/ California child who experienced fever and vomiting from raw milk does not have bird flu, CDC testing shows -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Avian influenza was not likely what sickened a California child after drinking raw milk, according to initial tests by the CDC, a source close to the investigation told CBS News Wednesday [11 Dec 2024]. Health officials in California's Marin County said Tuesday [10 Dec 2024], the child experienced fever and vomiting after drinking the unpasteurized milk and warned others against consuming any raw milk products. "The child has recovered, and no other family members became sick, indicating no person-to person transmission," Marin County Public Health said in a statement. Risk to the public remains low, the statement added, but the local health department is working with the California Department of Public Health and the CDC to investigate the case. This suspected case comes less than a month after another California child was confirmed to be the 1st American child infected with bird influenza -- although the cause of that infection remains unknown. The child, whose age was not disclosed, had mild respiratory symptoms. [Byline: Sara Moniuszko] -- Communicated by: ProMED [There remains no human cases of H5N1 following ingestion of unpasteurized milk. - Mod.LL] [See Also: Avian influenza, human - USA (21): (CA) possible H5N1, unpasteurized milk exposure http://promedmail.org/post/20241213.8720631 Avian influenza, human - USA (20): (CA) H5N1, child, virus found in unpasteurized milk, risk, recall http://promedmail.org/post/20241127.8720280 Avian influenza, human - Canada (03): (BC) H5N1, avian clade, more severe illness, gen. changes http://promedmail.org/post/20241122.8720177 Avian influenza, human - USA (19): (OR) H5N1, avian source (CA) H5N1, bovine source http://promedmail.org/post/20241120.8720137 Avian influenza, human - Canada (02): (BC) H5N1, avian clade, more severe illness http://promedmail.org/post/20241114.8719987 Avian influenza, human - USA (18): H5N1, dairy cattle exp, serology results http://promedmail.org/post/20241110.8719927 Avian influenza, human - Canada (01): (BC) H5N1, suspected, RFI http://promedmail.org/post/20241110.8719926 Avian influenza, human - USA (17): (CA, MO) H5N1, dairy cattle exp, more conf cases, serology result http://promedmail.org/post/20241025.8719594 Avian influenza, human - USA (16): (WA) H5N1, egg farm workers, susp. http://promedmail.org/post/20241024.8719582 Avian influenza, human - USA (15): (CA) H5N1, dairy cattle exposure, more confirmed cases http://promedmail.org/post/20241019.8719471 Avian influenza, human - USA (14): (CA) H5N1, dairy cattle exposure, more suspected cases http://promedmail.org/post/20241015.8719399 Avian influenza, human - USA (13): (CA) H5N1, dairy cattle exposure http://promedmail.org/post/20241012.8719324 Avian influenza, human - USA (12): (CA) H5N1, dairy cattle exposure http://promedmail.org/post/20241010.8719286 Avian influenza, human - USA (11): (CA) H5N1, dairy cattle exposure http://promedmail.org/post/20241005.8719164 Avian influenza, human - USA (10): (MO) H5N1, dairy cattle, more symptomatic contacts, exp recommend. http://promedmail.org/post/20241002.8719107 Avian influenza, human - USA (09): (MO) H5N1, link to dairy cattle, symptomatic contacts http://promedmail.org/post/20240918.8718818 Avian influenza

https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/aphis-increases-import-restrictions-animal-products-mexico-confirmed-case-new-world

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240515-how-a-human-bird-flu-vaccine-could-protect-against-avian-influenza Good that they've been thinking ahead. Hope you all are doing well now that Fall is finally here? Dee

https://theconversation.com/humans-infecting-animals-infecting-humans-from-covid-19-to-bird-flu-preventing-pandemics-requires-protecting-all-species-212679 An interesting morsel that may apply to dairy goats. Dee in Oklahoma How the virus got into dairy cow populations remains undetermined, but it was likely by migratory waterfowl infected with the virus. Efforts to delineate exactly how the virus moves among and between herds are underway, though it appears contaminated milking equipment rather than aerosol transmission, may be the culprit.

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 17:43 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - USA (10): live poultry, multiple serotypes To: <bluemohair@...> SALMONELLOSIS - USA (10): LIVE POULTRY, MULTIPLE SEROTYPES *** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Thu 29 Aug 2024 Source: CDC [edited] https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-24/index.html _Salmonella_ outbreaks linked to backyard poultry -------------------------------------------- Fast facts Illnesses: 409 (214 new) Hospitalizations: 102 (52 new) Deaths: 0 States: 45 (7 new) Investigation status: Active (first posted on 23 May 2024) CDC and public health officials in several states are collecting different types of data to investigate multistate outbreaks of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotypes] Altona, Cerro, Enteritidis, Indiana, Infantis, Johannesburg, Mbandaka, and Typhimurium infections. Epidemiologic, laboratory, and traceback data show that contact with backyard poultry is making people sick. Epidemiologic data ------------------ As of 19 Aug 2024, 409 people infected with one of the outbreak strains of _Salmonella_ have been reported from 45 states (see map [for map and timeline, see original URL - Mod.LL]). Illnesses started on dates ranging from 18 Feb 2024 to 5 Aug 2024 (see timeline). Of 321 people with information available, 102 (32%) have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. State of residence / # Sick people ------------------------------- Connecticut / 1 Maryland / 1 New Jersey / 1 Arizona / 2 Delaware / 2 Utah / 2 West Virginia / 2 Wyoming / 2 Idaho / 3 North Dakota / 3 New Mexico / 3 Rhode Island / 3 South Dakota / 3 Virginia / 3 Colorado / 4 Louisiana / 4 New York / 4 Kentucky / 5 Massachusetts / 5 Georgia / 6 Iowa / 6 Pennsylvania / 6 South Carolina / 6 Maine / 7 Montana / 7 Wisconsin / 7 Florida / 8 Illinois / 8 California / 9 North Carolina / 9 Arkansas / 11 Indiana / 12 Kansas / 13 Alabama / 14 Mississippi / 14 Oregon / 14 Nebraska / 15 Ohio / 15 Tennessee / 15 Oklahoma / 21 Michigan / 22 Minnesota / 23 Washington / 23 Missouri / 32 Texas / 33 The true number of sick people in an outbreak is likely much higher than the number reported, and the outbreak may not be limited to the states with known illnesses. This is because many people recover without medical care and are not tested for _Salmonella_. In addition, recent illnesses may not yet be reported as it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to determine if a sick person is part of an outbreak. Public health officials collect many different types of information from sick people, including their age, race, ethnicity, other demographics, and the animals they came into contact with during the week before they got sick. This information provides clues to help investigators identify the source of the outbreak. Demographics: Information ----------------------- Age (n=408): Range from <1 to 93 years, median age of 33 years, 27% under 5 years Sex (n=403): 56% female, 44% male Race (n=286): 93% White, 2% African American/Black, 2% Native American or Alaska Native, 1% Asian, 2% reported more than one race Ethnicity (n=294): 83% non-Hispanic, 17% Hispanic State and local public health officials are interviewing people about the animals they came into contact with during the week before they got sick. Of the 267 people interviewed, 178 (67%) reported contact with backyard poultry. Traceback data -------------- Of 166 people with information available, 87 (52%) reported purchasing or obtaining poultry before getting sick. People reported obtaining poultry from retail stores, hatcheries, local farms, flea markets, and friends or relatives. Multiple hatcheries supplied the retail stores that ill people purchased poultry from. A common poultry supplier has not been identified across all outbreaks. Laboratory data -------------- Investigators in Minnesota, Ohio, Utah, and Wisconsin collected sa

Dear Dee, Why, thank you kindly! I miss the former, lively SaanenTalk. Although currently seriously goat-deprived, I still love discussing these endlessly fascinating beasties. As I tell people, "The dog thinks we are God, the cat regards us as staff, and the goat considers us the Building sup`t.!" Which of course means she is free to disagree with us on points of management, as in: (Head cocked to one side) "My dear, you seem to have made a mistake. You`ve put bedding in the manger!" At which point you tear your hair out as this ton was expensive! Or: (Hands-on-hips, fed-up expression) "Can you please do something about THIS?" as the rain pours for the fourth day running, and you have to explain that it`s not in your job description. Goats question, complain and push the envelope. They find fun and adventure in the unlikeliest places, and each is a quirky individual. One just has to LOVE these things! Take care, and kiss yer Goaties! Willi Boepple On Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 04:52:16 p.m. PDT, Dee Hadorn <bluemohair@...> wrote: Grump me too, Willi. Glad to hear from you! Dee Oklahoma On Thu, Aug 22, 2024, 18:08 Ack Phui via groups.io <AckphuiatLudditecave@...> wrote: Here in Canada, some people were sickened by drinking some sort of "Silk" nut "milk" product.......! Shouldn`t be allowed to call nut juice "milk", grump. Willi Boepple. On Thursday, August 22, 2024 at 09:49:32 a.m. PDT, Dee Hadorn <bluemohair@...> wrote: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 16:06 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis - USA (05): (ID) unpasteurized milk To: <bluemohair@...> CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS - USA (05): (IDAHO) UNPASTEURIZED MILK ** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Fri 16 Aug 2024 Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare [edited] https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/news/heath-officials-investigate-outbreak-linked-raw-milk Idaho Public Health officials are investigating recent reports of 18 people who recently experienced symptoms of, and tested positive for, _Campylobacter_, and who also reported purchasing and drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk from Paradise Grove Dairy. The Idaho Division of Public Health is collaborating with Central District Health (CDH), Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH), and Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) in the ongoing investigation. Since 24 July [2024], 18 people tested positive for campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection. All 18 reported drinking raw milk, and 17 reported drinking raw milk produced by Paradise Grove Dairy in Jefferson County prior to getting sick. Paradise Grove Dairy distributes milk to numerous stores across southern Idaho. CDH and EIPH are conducting interviews with sick people. Paradise Grove Dairy voluntarily stopped production 2 Aug 2024, inspected and repaired equipment, and increased the frequency of milk testing, before resuming production 12 Aug [2024]. Anyone who bought raw milk produced by Paradise Grove Dairy from 19 Jul 2024 through 2 Aug [2024] should stop drinking it and discard it immediately. Paradise Grove Dairy also reminded consumers to make sure they keep milk cold when taking it home from the store. People at higher risk of severe illness after consuming raw dairy products include young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems. People in these groups are encouraged to consume pasteurized dairy products. Common symptoms of campylobacteriosis infection include diarrhea (often bloody), fever, stomach cramps, nausea and/or vomiting. Symptoms usually start 2 to 5 days after exposure and last about 1 week. Some people may develop complications that last longer. If you are experiencing similar symptoms after consuming raw milk or raw milk products from Paradise Grove Dairy, seek medical attention. -- Communicated by: ProMED [In a publication in Emerging Infectious Diseases (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Tue, Aug 20, 2024, 16:06 Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis - USA (05): (ID) unpasteurized milk To: <bluemohair@...> CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS - USA (05): (IDAHO) UNPASTEURIZED MILK ** A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Fri 16 Aug 2024 Source: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare [edited] https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/news/heath-officials-investigate-outbreak-linked-raw-milk Idaho Public Health officials are investigating recent reports of 18 people who recently experienced symptoms of, and tested positive for, _Campylobacter_, and who also reported purchasing and drinking unpasteurized (raw) milk from Paradise Grove Dairy. The Idaho Division of Public Health is collaborating with Central District Health (CDH), Eastern Idaho Public Health (EIPH), and Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) in the ongoing investigation. Since 24 July [2024], 18 people tested positive for campylobacteriosis, a bacterial infection. All 18 reported drinking raw milk, and 17 reported drinking raw milk produced by Paradise Grove Dairy in Jefferson County prior to getting sick. Paradise Grove Dairy distributes milk to numerous stores across southern Idaho. CDH and EIPH are conducting interviews with sick people. Paradise Grove Dairy voluntarily stopped production 2 Aug 2024, inspected and repaired equipment, and increased the frequency of milk testing, before resuming production 12 Aug [2024]. Anyone who bought raw milk produced by Paradise Grove Dairy from 19 Jul 2024 through 2 Aug [2024] should stop drinking it and discard it immediately. Paradise Grove Dairy also reminded consumers to make sure they keep milk cold when taking it home from the store. People at higher risk of severe illness after consuming raw dairy products include young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems. People in these groups are encouraged to consume pasteurized dairy products. Common symptoms of campylobacteriosis infection include diarrhea (often bloody), fever, stomach cramps, nausea and/or vomiting. Symptoms usually start 2 to 5 days after exposure and last about 1 week. Some people may develop complications that last longer. If you are experiencing similar symptoms after consuming raw milk or raw milk products from Paradise Grove Dairy, seek medical attention. -- Communicated by: ProMED [In a publication in Emerging Infectious Diseases (http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-1370_article), the authors report on 121 foodborne outbreaks (with 4413 cases of reported illness) caused by contaminated dairy products. Of these, 73 (60%) were involved with unpasteurized dairy products. A total of 65 (54%) involved cheese (42% made from unpasteurized milk), and 56 (46%) involved fluid milk (82% involved unpasteurized milk). In these outbreaks, _Campylobacter_ spp. were responsible for 54% of the outbreaks, followed by _Salmonella_ spp. (22%), enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ (13%), _Brucella_ spp. (4%), _Listeria_ (4%), and _Shigella_ spp. (3%). Clearly, pasteurized milk can also transmit disease, and 48 outbreaks were reported. The source of contamination was reported in only 7 (14%) outbreaks, of which at least 4 resulted from post-pasteurization contamination by an infected food handler. Classical zoonotic organisms such as _Brucella abortus_, _B. melitensis_, _Mycobacterium bovis_, _Salmonella_ spp., _Listeria monocytogenes_, _Campylobacter_ spp., _Yersinia_ spp., _Coxiella burnetii_, and _E. coli_ O157:H7 can be transmitted by raw milk. In areas where tickborne viral encephalitis is present, this zoonotic viral disease can also be transmitted by unpasteurized milk. Non-zoonotic organisms such as _Streptococcus pyogenes_, _Salmonella_ Typhi, _Corynebacterium diphtheriae_, _Shigella_ spp., _Salmonella_ Paratyphi A, _Salmonella_ Paratyphi B, enterotoxins from _Staphylococcus aureus_, and

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ProMED <promed@...> Date: Wed, Aug 21, 2024, 17:05 Subject: PRO/EDR> Oak leaf itch mite - USA: (IL) human host, post-cicada emergence To: <bluemohair@...> OAK LEAF ITCH MITE - USA: (ILLINOIS) HUMAN HOST, POST-CICADA EMERGENCE A ProMED-mail post http://www.promedmail.org ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases http://www.isid.org Date: Wed 21 Aug 2024 Source: Newsweek [edited] https://www.newsweek.com/itch-mites-rash-cicada-insect-outbreak-illinois-1942240 Itch mites: Cicada double brood brings parasite outbreak to Illinois ----------------------------------------------------------- A plague of tiny-yet-highly-annoying itch mites is sweeping across the state of Illinois as thousands of the microscopic arachnids gorge themselves on eggs left by a historic cicada emergence. This year's cicada boom, an event triggered by the rare synchronization of 2 distinct broods -- one that surfaces every 13 years and another every 17 years -- brought billions of the large, hummingbird-sized insects to the eastern USA. Such an event happens only once every 221 years. Although most of the cicadas have now died, the eggs they have left behind are harboring oak leaf itch mites, leading to a spate of rashes across the area. The mites are less than half a millimeter in length and imperceptible to the human eye. Yet their presence is felt by anyone unfortunate enough to find themselves in the midst of the mites, which are small enough to be carried on the wind. "The mites do not take blood," Jennifer Rydzewski, an ecologist at the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, told Newsweek. Instead, she explained, "They inject saliva into the top layer of skin and slurp up the liquid. The resulting inflammatory response to the mite bites can develop into small, blister-like bumps with large red circles around them that can resemble a skin rash, typically on the upper torso." The phenomenon of itch mite outbreaks in the USA is not new. The mites were first documented in 2004, with over 19 000 cases of rashes reported in Kansas alone, according to urban entomologist Steven Jacobs in an article for Penn State. Since then, the pests have spread to other states, including Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Texas. Subsequent investigations revealed that the mites had been feeding on the larvae of oak gall midges -- hence the name oak leaf itch mite -- a type of fly that lays eggs on oak trees, before turning to humans as their food supply dwindled. Following an earlier outbreak in 2007, the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed that while oak leaf itch mites primarily feed on oak gall midges, they are opportunistic predators capable of preying on a wide range of insects. "The oak leaf itch mite has also been reported [in] stored products and grains where they feed on various stored products pests and from the galleries of wood boring beetles in the families Scolytidae and Anobiidae," Jacobs wrote. When their populations surge and their food sources are exhausted, they turn to biting humans. "During the last Chicago-area periodical cicada emergence in 2007, there was a spike in area residents reporting itchy welts due to increased itch mite populations," Rydzewski said. Victims of oak leaf itch mite bites typically develop an itchy rash characterized by small, raised, pimple-like bumps. These red welts appear 10 to 16 hours after exposure and can persist for up to 2 weeks. "Other signs can include localized redness, swelling, itching, and pain," Rydzewski said, adding that, "fortunately, the mites cannot live on humans, do not survive indoors, and are not known to transmit disease." In order to prevent being mauled by the mites, Rydzewski recommends using insect repellents, avoiding oak trees if possible, wearing clothing that covers as much skin as possible, showering after exposure to wooded areas, and keeping windows closed if you live in an area with

A heads up for a hot summer and very little winter. This link gives a very detailed and specific discussion of the Asian Longhorned Tick from Penn State Extension. Includes prevention & treatment. Dee "Although these ticks may exhibit either parthenogenic or sexual reproduction in their native range, the ticks found in North America are entirely parthenogenic, meaning populations consist entirely of females, and males are not required for reproduction." https://extension.psu.edu/asian-longhorned-tick-haemaphysalis-longicornis