South Carolina Hospitals Join National Needle Study
Florence South Carolina hospitals participate in a CDC led study tracking needle stick injuries and disease transmission among health care workers. Palmetto Hospital Trust and the CDCP supply software and coordinate monthly data from facilities to compare with nationwide hospitals. Debby Rapp asserts the study will impact state facilities and serve as a model for worldwide use.
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Florence
South Carolina
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Murray Cohen
CDCP
Atlanta
Cohen
Palmetto Hospital Trust
Debby Rapp
Florence General Hospital
Columbia
Rapp
Ms. Rapp
Entomologist Marine Fights Insect Threats in Somalia
In Baidoa Marines battle a swarm of insects from ticks to mantises while an entomologist leads the counter attack. Lt Del Vecchio notes Africa’s bugs, Mosquitoes spread malaria and ants test against Somali adversaries.
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Baidoa
Somalia
Lance Cpl
Chuckey Monroe
Wellsville
Ohio
Rafael del Vecchio
Africa
Smithsonian
del Vecchio
San Diego
Monroe
Echo Compan
Bugsville
Tobacco Exports Hit 4 Billion As Cigarettes Lead
The Tobacco Merchants Association reports 188 billion cigarettes exported in fiscal 1992 totaling nearly 4 billion dollars and pushing total tobacco exports for the year above 5.7 billion with a trade surplus near 4.2 billion. The group notes rising world competition and declines in smoking overall. A separate item announces the Agriculture Department licensing of a Congo red dye based test for Y enterocolitica, linked to detection in dairy and meat products.
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Washington
United States
Tobacco Merchants Association of the U.S. Inc
Princeton, N.J
Farrell Delman
Association
Worldwatch Institute
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Dole Associates Inc
Katonah
N.Y
Rain spreads fungus cuts pecan harvest in Georgia orchards
USDA officials report a rain spread soil borne fungus Phytophthora cactorum has halved pecan yields in some Georgia orchards. Charles Reilly of the Agriculture Department notes the rot spreads quickly on fruit but likely not to leaves, unlike pecan scab. Fungicides may control the fungus.
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Washington
Agriculture Partment
Repo
Usda Etesince
Charles Reilly
Georgia
Reilly
Vandal Cuts Down Eagle Nesting Tree
A vandal with a chain saw felled a tall tree housing an endangered bald eagle nest in Seminole Florida. Wildlife crews salvaged an egg but hatch chances were slim. Investigators say the targeted act occurred despite dense surrounding woods. Local wildlife expert Tony Steffer lamented the harm to the protected pair amid prior environmental disputes over nearby bridge plans.
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Seminole
Fla
Tony Steffer
Pinellas County
Rds
Test reliability discussed by microbiologist on detection methods
Saumya Bhaduri, a microbiologist who developed the test, says current results are less reliable because they kill or alter the bacterium after detection. The comment highlights limitations in existing detection approaches.
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Saumya Bhaduri
Diary confession turns teen in Fremont murder case
A 14 year old in Fremont California was charged with murder after a diary entry claimed she suffocated her younger sister. Police and the Alameda County Coroner’s Office re examined the case concluding traumatic asphyxia was not pre existing medical. no motive known.
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San Jose
Calif
Fremont
Alameda County
Sanam
Dan Apperson
Apperson
Lanam
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