03/04/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 3/4/2019. This three-page Word document, updated in March 2019, is a minimum data set form for possible cases of Middle East respiratory coronavirus syndrome (MERS-CoV). It should be completed and returned to Public Health England for all possible cases of MERS-CoV. (Text)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: National Library of Medicine [National Institutes of Health] (NLM). Published: 3/2019. This database is a collaborative, cross-agency, centralized hub for researchers to access antimicrobial resistance (AMR) data to facilitate real-time surveillance of pathogenic organisms. The database allows users to browse a curated database of AMR genes, identify AMR genes in bacterial genomes with AMRFinder, identify bacterial genomes with AMR genes in the Isolate Browser, and submit sequence and phenotype data related to AMR. (Text)
03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Published: 3/2019. As a result of displacement, refugees experience a heightened risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), with women and girls disproportionately affected. Sexual harassment in public spaces is perceived by communities as being one of the major risks for refugee women and girls in Jordan. This two-page fact sheet provides information about how the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Jordan is working with its partners to mitigate risks of SGBV while providing timely assistance to survivors. (PDF)
02/15/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/15/2019. This Web page provides information on health effects and incident management for sodium chlorate, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Sodium chlorate was previously sold and used as a pesticide in the European Union, but this use is now banned. It reacts with combustible and reducing materials, generating a fire and explosion hazard. (PDF)
02/15/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/15/2019. This Web page provides information on health effects and incident management for sodium and potassium cyanide, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Sodium and potassium cyanide are both used in industry for metal cleaning, plating, and extraction, and photography. They emit toxic fumes, including hydrogen cyanide and nitrogen oxides, when heated to decomposition. (PDF)
02/15/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/15/2019. This Web page provides information on health effects and incident management for titanium tetrachloride (also known as titanic chloride, titanium chloride, and tetrachlorotitanium), for use in responding to chemical incidents. Titanium tetrachloride is used in industry to manufacture titanium metal and titanium compounds. It reacts violently with water to release hydrochloric acid, titanium dioxide, and heat. (PDF)
02/15/2019 12:00 AM EST
Source: United Kingdom Department of Health (DH). Published: 2/15/2019. This Web page provides information on health effects and incident management for toluene diisocyanate, for use in responding to chemical incidents. Toluene diisocyanate is used to produce polyurethane foams for insulation, packaging, and furniture. It is an explosion hazard on reaction with water, acids, bases, amines, and alcohols. (PDF)
12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health (CDC NCEH). Published: 12/2018. This 16-page document provides cards that show how climate change is affecting health directly, through a series of case studies. Topics are Extreme Heat; Air Pollution; Extreme Weather; Insects, Ticks, and Rodents; Contaminated Water; Contaminated Food; Hunger and Malnutrition; and Mental Health Problems. (PDF)
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