The State Department is deploying teams that are expected to arrive in the Caribbean as early as Oct. 30 to support disaster response after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica on Oct. 28. The State Department announced it would deploy a regional disaster assistance response team (DART) and had activated U.S.-based urban search and rescue (USAR) teams to support response efforts in the region following Hurricane Melissa.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has flagged three of Philips' medical device facilities after inspections found they had failed to meet required manufacturing standards, according to an update on the agency's website on Oct. 28.
Pacific International Marketing is recalling 474 cases of bulk Italian Parsley because it may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Teasdale Foods, Inc. is recalling certain Taco Dinner Kits because they may contain undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume these products. The product was distributed to Giant, Martin’s, and Aldi retail stores located in multiple states.
New Hoque & Sons Inc. is recalling its packages of Dry Ghoinnya Fish because the product was found to be uneviscerated. The recalled Dry Ghoinnya Fish were distributed nationwide in retail stores. The product comes in a 10-12 pound, clear plastic package marked with an expiration date of 5/19/25 stamped on the bottom. The product UPC code is 908172635412.
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Georgia Weekly Influenza Report - Paused until data reporting resumes
Identify, Isolate and Inform: It is important to continueto ask travel questions. The purpose of this notice is to remind healthcare providers about actions to take in Georgia when evaluating patients for possible serious communicable diseases.
Travel Clinical Assistant (TCA)
TheTravel Clinical Assistantprovides post-travel clinical information on travel-related diseases for 231 countries. Diseases with recent outbreaks occurring in the last two years are listed first.
Violent Actors and Cyber Criminals Threaten Emergency Services Sector
The Office of Intelligence and Analysis sent anassessmentof threats to the Emergency Services Sector— police, firefighters, and other first responders— from violent extremists, other physical threat actors, or malicious cyber actors.
