The 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak in the United States: Connections Between Soils and Human Health

Soil Horizons ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric C. Brevik ◽  
Lynn C. Burgess
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fungal Meningitis

scholarly journals Life cycle air quality impacts on human health from potential switchgrass production in the United States

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 73-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumil K. Thakrar ◽  
Andrew L. Goodkind ◽  
Christopher W. Tessum ◽  
Julian D. Marshall ◽  
Jason D. Hill
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
The United States

Nutrients Pollution in Water Bodies

2017 ◽  
pp. 21-42
Author(s):  
Ángeles Val del Río ◽  
Paula Carrera Fernández ◽  
José Luis Campos Gómez ◽  
Anuska Mosquera-Corral
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Water Bodies ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
International Conventions ◽  
Laws And Regulations

The pollution of water bodies by an excess of nutrients (N and P) is a worldwide problem with effects on the human health, ecosystems status, climate change, etc. To face with this important issue different regulations were promulgated by the countries, sometimes based on the results from international conventions and programmes. In this chapter, a review of the laws and regulations that affect the discharge of nitrogen and phosphorus is addressed, focused in the case of Europe and the United States. Finally, a brief explanation about international initiatives was performed to understand the global framework concerning nutrients pollution.

scholarly journals Maximizing the intersection of human health and the health of the environment with regard to the amount and type of protein produced and consumed in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 197-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D Gardner ◽  
Jennifer C Hartle ◽  
Rachael D Garrett ◽  
Lisa C Offringa ◽  
Arlin S Wasserman
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
The United States

Tapeworms, Meat and Man: A Brief Review and Update of Cysticercosis Caused by Taenia Saginata and Taenia Solium

1979 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. HIRD ◽  
M. M. PULLEN
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Special Treatment ◽  
Taenia Saginata

Three species of tapeworms may be transmitted to man by ingestion of animal flesh: Taenia saginata, Taenia solium, and Diphyllobothrium latum. The first two are the subject of this brief review which concentrates on recent studies in the field and emphasizes concepts of importance in detection, control, and prevention of cysticercosis. T. saginata cysticercosis in beef (beef measles) continues to be a concern in developed countries such as the United States, as well as in developing areas such as East Africa where the infection is widespread. The high standards of meat inspection in the United States have not succeeded in eliminating beef cysticercosis which is seen primarily in feedlot cattle originating in the southwestern U.S. However, it should not be viewed as a strictly regional problem, due to the widespread movement of animals and meat within the United States. Beef cysticercosis is costly due to the special treatment required of infected carcasses; serious effects on human health are rare. In contrast, T. solium cysticercosis in swine (pork measles) is rarely reported in areas such as the U.S., Canada, and most European countries, but is still a definite human health concern in Mexico, some other Latin American nations and parts of Africa and Asia. In addition to being a financial burden, T. solium is a serious public health threat in those countries where it is prevalent.

scholarly journals Clinical Response, Outbreak Investigation, and Epidemiology of the Fungal Meningitis Epidemic in the United States: Systematic Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaja M. Abbas ◽  
Nargesalsadat Dorratoltaj ◽  
Margaret L. O’Dell ◽  
Paige Bordwine ◽  
Thomas M. Kerkering ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Clinical Response ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
The United States ◽  
Outbreak Investigation ◽  
Public Health Response ◽  
Fungal Meningitis ◽  
Health Response

AbstractWe conducted a systematic review of the 2012–2013 multistate fungal meningitis epidemic in the United States from the perspectives of clinical response, outbreak investigation, and epidemiology. Articles focused on clinical response, outbreak investigation, and epidemiology were included, whereas articles focused on compounding pharmacies, legislation and litigation, diagnostics, microbiology, and pathogenesis were excluded. We reviewed 19 articles by use of the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) framework. The source of the fungal meningitis outbreak was traced to the New England Compounding Center in Massachusetts, where injectable methylprednisolone acetate products were contaminated with the predominant pathogen, Exserohilum rostratum. As of October 23, 2013, the final case count stood at 751 patients and 64 deaths, and no additional cases are anticipated. The multisectoral public health response to the fungal meningitis epidemic from the hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and the public health system at the local, state, and federal levels led to an efficient epidemiological investigation to trace the outbreak source and rapid implementation of multiple response plans. This systematic review reaffirms the effective execution of a multisectoral public health response and efficient delivery of the core functions of public health assessment, policy development, and service assurances to improve population health.(Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:145–151)

scholarly journals Air quality–related health damages of food

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (20) ◽  
pp. e2013637118
Author(s):  
Nina G. G. Domingo ◽  
Srinidhi Balasubramanian ◽  
Sumil K. Thakrar ◽  
Michael A. Clark ◽  
Peter J. Adams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
The United States ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Dietary Shifts ◽  
Related Mortality

Agriculture is a major contributor to air pollution, the largest environmental risk factor for mortality in the United States and worldwide. It is largely unknown, however, how individual foods or entire diets affect human health via poor air quality. We show how food production negatively impacts human health by increasing atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and we identify ways to reduce these negative impacts of agriculture. We quantify the air quality–related health damages attributable to 95 agricultural commodities and 67 final food products, which encompass >99% of agricultural production in the United States. Agricultural production in the United States results in 17,900 annual air quality–related deaths, 15,900 of which are from food production. Of those, 80% are attributable to animal-based foods, both directly from animal production and indirectly from growing animal feed. On-farm interventions can reduce PM2.5-related mortality by 50%, including improved livestock waste management and fertilizer application practices that reduce emissions of ammonia, a secondary PM2.5 precursor, and improved crop and animal production practices that reduce primary PM2.5 emissions from tillage, field burning, livestock dust, and machinery. Dietary shifts toward more plant-based foods that maintain protein intake and other nutritional needs could reduce agricultural air quality–related mortality by 68 to 83%. In sum, improved livestock and fertilization practices, and dietary shifts could greatly decrease the health impacts of agriculture caused by its contribution to reduced air quality.

scholarly journals Genome Sequences of Mycobacterium Strains Recovered from Captive Elephants with Tuberculosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (36) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan P. Brenner ◽  
Syeda A. Hadi ◽  
Beth Harris ◽  
Suelee Robbe-Austerman ◽  
Srinand Sreevatsan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Endangered Species ◽  
Human Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Whole Genome ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Asian Elephants ◽  
Content Type

Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex cause tuberculosis, infamous for enormous impacts on human health. As zoonoses, they also threaten endangered species like African/Asian elephants. We report the whole-genome sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis biovars tuberculosis and bovis from two zoo elephants in the United States.

scholarly journals Florida Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation Handbook: Ocean Dumping Act (ODA)

EDIS ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 2004 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael T. Olexa ◽  
Aaron Leviten ◽  
Kelly Samek
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Hazardous Waste ◽  
Resource Economics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Ocean Dumping

The Ocean Dumping Act regulates: the dumping of materials into the United States territorial ocean waters and the transportation of materials for the purpose of dumping.  The purpose of the statute is to strictly limit ocean disposal of any material that would negatively affect: human health, the marine environment, ecological systems, and potential economic endeavors. This is EDIS document FE451, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, UF/IFAS, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published December 2003. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe451

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