Halloween 2015

2015 Halloween: Costumed DEHS/UHS employees pose with unofficial mascot Hank

Halloween Costumes part deux

Pleasant street closed starting May 15, 2015

Pleasant Street - U of MN campus

The project will affect pedestrians, bikes, buses and other vehicle traffic Emergency vehicles will need to be rerouted.   Detour maps are available.

Ebola spill cleanup Video

Emory University has produced a video showing Ebola spill cleanup procedures in patient room.



For additional information: refer to a complete list of Ebola related videos from Emory University.

MN Avian influenza information

Minnesota Board of Animal Health - Avian Influenza Updates

MN Extension update  information for  backyard poultry and organic chicken farming.

MN CIDRAP Avian influenza

KARE 11 Newsreport of U of MN VDL and Avian flu

Update: Number of MN flocks affected now 14 - KSTP.com

Update 4/23/2015  - FDA working on vaccine for both humans and Poultry - MN StarTribune.

This strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has killed 100% of a flock within five days.

Current information as of 4/23/2015: This strain can affect both Turkey and chickens.  As of today 4/23/2015 it now has affected chickens in Minnesota.  As of today there has been no avian to human transmission.

Update (4/24/2015) - Governor Dayton has declared a Minnesota Agriculture State of Emergency. As of today 2.6 million birds have been affected.  A mixed poultry flock in Pipestone county has been infected. MDH  is urging people who work with inflected flocks to take Tamiflu, a medicine designed to prevent a person from catching the virus.  So far no human has tested positive for the avian flu virus. 

Avian Influenza Response Map

States affected and migratory path

UPDATE (4/23/2015) - States affected now include: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota.  (National Wildlife Health Center)

Ebola cleanup video and disinfection with heat

Training video on disinfection:

http://www.linklearning.com/freecourses/

Ebola Pathogen Data Sheet from Canada

Ebola are moderately thermolabile and can be inactivated by heating for 30 minutes to 60 minutes at 60°C or 140 F.   This is similar to decontamination for bed bugs.   

In medicine, the term "labile" means susceptible to alteration or destruction. For example, a heat-labile protein is one that can be changed or destroyed at high temperatures.