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EDM Monday Briefing: 9 Dead in Suspected Human Trafficking Incident, Salmonella Outbreak

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Emergency and disaster management briefing for July 24, 2017: 30 individuals have been hospitalized and 9 people have died following an alleged human trafficking incident in Texas, containment of the Detwiler fire is at 45 percent as two thirds of evacuated residents return home, officials warn of a Salmonella outbreak related to Maradol papayas, Tropical Storm Hilary is likely to become a hurricane, the Minneapolis police chief steps down following a fatal shooting by police, health officials in Myanmar confirm an outbreak of the H1N1 virus, a man in Switzerland injures five in a chainsaw attack, and three varieties of Bush’s baked beans are being voluntarily recalled.

  1. In an alleged human trafficking mass casualty event, [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/07/23/florida-man-to-face-charges-after-bodies-found-in-truck-at-san-antonio-walmart.html” title=”at least nine people have died and another 17 were considered in life-threatening condition”] after authorities found 39 people packed into a tractor-trailer outside a Wal-Mart in San Antonio, Texas early Sunday. A total of 30 individuals have been hospitalized, many of them suffering from dehydration and heatstroke. Police believe as many as 100 individuals may have originally been inside the tractor-trailer, and at least [link url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/many-texas-human-trafficking-tragedy-survivors-clinging-to-life/” title=”four of the survivors were between the ages of 10 and 17 years old”]. 

    2. https://twitter.com/newsroundcom/status/889487226173870081

  2. Firefighters in California are slowly making progress containing the [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-wildfires-idUSKBN1A80XV” title=”wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park”], but may need another two weeks to fully contain the blaze. Over 5,000 personnel are assigned to the Detwiler Fire that has destroyed 130 structures so far, 63 of which were homes, since it began last Monday. The blaze has scorched nearly 76,300 acres, impacting historic gold rush towns including Mariposa and Coulterville, but at least [link url=”https://sierranewsonline.com/update-on-the-detwiler-fire-sunday-7-pm/” title=”two thirds of the 5,000 residents evacuated were able to return home as of Sunday evening”]. [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/firefighting-right-resources/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/risk-mitigation-the-best-investment/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/wildfires-how-to-prepare-and-protect-homes-and-families/”]
  3. [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/07/23/papaya-salmonella-outbreak-kills-1-infects-46-others.html” title=”One person has died and at least 46 have been sickened”], including 12 that have been hospitalized, after contracting salmonella by eating papayas infected with the bacteria. The infections have been linked to Caribena brand yellow Maradol papayas from Mexico that were distributed by Grande Produce in San Juan, Texas. The [link url=”https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kiambu-07-17/index.html” title=”Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)”] is investigating the outbreak which has [link url=”https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/kiambu-07-17/map.html” title=”affected at least 12 states so far”], including Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Utah. 

  4. Tropical Storm Hilary churning in the Pacific Ocean is likely to [link url=”http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/24/hurricane-hilary-likely-to-become-major-hurricane-in-pacific.html” title=”become a major hurricane by Tuesday according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC)”]. Currently, the storm is located off the coast, just south of Mexico, with a forecast path that has the storm traveling west-northwest at approximately 8 mph, with its speed expected to increase slightly throughout the next 48 hours. [link url=”http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPEP4+shtml/240847.shtml” title=”Maximum sustained winds of the storm have increased to 75 mph”], with higher gusts, and the minimum central pressure is estimated to be at approximately 990 mb (29.24 inches). [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/how-to-protect-yourself-when-a-hurricane-strikes/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/lowering-disaster-risk-with-emerging-technology/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/hazard-mitigation-where-do-public-policy-and-public-safety-intersect/”]
  5. The chief of police in Minneapolis, Janee Harteau, [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-minnesota-police-idUSKBN1A62U2″ title=”has resigned following the fatal shooting by police of a woman from Australia”]. The resignation came at the request of the city’s mayor, Betsy Hodges, who stated that she, and the people of Minneapolis had lost confidence in Harteau’s ability to effectively lead. Justine Ruszsyk, 40, [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/21/us/minneapolis-police-chief-resigns/index.html” title=”died after being shot in the stomach”] by one of two responding officers to a call she had placed with 911 to report a possible assault in her neighborhood. 

  6. On Monday, the Ministry of Health and Sport in Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, called for calm following [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-h1n-idUSKBN1A90BV” title=”confirmation of at least 13 cases of the H1N1 virus”], or what is better known as the swine flu. At least [link url=”http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/three-h1n1-flu-cases-suspected-at-myanmar-hospital-9057774″ title=” three of those confirmed to have contracted the virus were residents of Yangon”], while the other 10 were in the remote northwestern state of Chin, in Matupi, where one boy has died from flu-like symptoms officials believe resulted from the H1N1 virus. During monsoon season, influenza outbreaks are common in Myanmar, however the H1N1 virus has not been reported in the country since 2009, when the virus was spread nearly worldwide. [relink url=”https://amuedge.com/sunday-book-reviews-pandemics/” url2=”http://edmdigest.com/response/health-information-management-video/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/new-paradigms-in-managing-emergency-patients/”]
  7. Swiss authorities are reporting that five people were injured following [link url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40705621″ title=”an attack by a man wielding a chainsaw”] who entered an office building in Schaffhausen, Switzerland on Monday. Two of the individuals attacked were seriously injured and police say the suspect is still at large. [link url=”http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/24/europe/switzerland-chainsaw/index.html” title=”Authorities do not believe the attack was related to terrorism”] but warn that the individual at-large is armed and dangerous. 

  8. [link url=”http://wavy.com/2017/07/23/bush-brothers-company-recalls-certain-baked-beans/” title=”Three varieties of Bush’s baked bean’s are being voluntarily recalled”] by Bush Brothers & Co. due to defective cans. An internal quality assurance check revealed potential issues with side seams on the cans of Bush’s Best Brown Sugar Hickory Baked Beans, Country Style Baked Beans, and Original Baked Beans. One of the companies that supplies cans to Bush Brothers & Co. was identified to have [link url=”http://www.syracuse.com/product-recalls/2017/07/bushs_baked_beans_recalled_due_to_defective_cans.html” title=”a temporary quality issue with its cans”], however, the issue has since been corrected. [relink url=”http://edmdigest.com/response/911-systems-danger-public/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/advantages-of-using-response-times-as-a-metric/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/the-controversy-of-critical-incident-stress-debriefing-sessions/”]
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Disaster Recovery: Public Health Challenges 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina

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On August 29, Mississippi will commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the single greatest natural disaster ever experienced by the state. APU professor Juanita Graham writes about her experience seeing the devastation soon after Hurricane Katrina hit and again in a recent visit 10 years later. Graham writes about the challenges Mississippi continues to face when it comes to public health and how health professionals can prepare for the next disaster.