From pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za Wed Mar 18 08:21:17 2015 From: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za (pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 08:21:17 +0200 Subject: [PulseNet Africa] PulseNet Quick Tips: Producing Good Plugs In-Reply-To: <12DC494AAFFAE74DA6E2D9B49C2C0F3A5C096384@EMBX-CLFT3.cdc.gov> References: <12DC494AAFFAE74DA6E2D9B49C2C0F3A5C096384@EMBX-CLFT3.cdc.gov> Message-ID: From Anthony. From: PFGE National Database (CDC) [mailto:pfge at cdc.gov] Sent: 17 March 2015 06:58 PM To: PFGE National Database (CDC) Subject: PulseNet Quick Tips: Producing Good Plugs The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of the National Health Laboratory Service or its management. The information in this e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. 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AUTHOR: Jeniffer Concepcion-Acevedo Listeria Outbreak associated with certain Blue Bell brand ice cream Dear all, PulseNet USA has been investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections associated with certain Blue Bell brand ice cream products. Isolation dates range from January 14, 2014?January 23, 2015. To date, 5 cases have been reported with four different PFGE patterns. Three of these PFGE patterns have also been found among isolates from Blue Bell ice cream products. Four additional PFGE patterns have been identified among isolates from ice cream products. Whole genome sequencing of 4 clinical isolates and a subset of isolates from ice cream indicate that all are closely related. This investigation is ongoing and further testing is underway. Blue Bell Creameries has withdrawn certain ice cream products from the market. Some of these products were reportedly distributed to Mexico and Belize. We have included TIFF files with the involved AscI and ApaI?PFGE patterns and a bundle file with additional details. Also, Whole Genome Sequence IDs. We are interested to know if other countries have detected these patterns since January of 2014, and we would appreciate if you could investigate possible matches in your databases. Thank you very much for your help, Jeny PulseNet International The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of the National Health Laboratory Service or its management. The information in this e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. Access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted in reliance on this, is prohibited and may be unlawful. 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(pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Add cleanup rule | More info FYI - Anthony -----Original Message----- From: ypi5 at cdc.gov [mailto:ypi5 at cdc.gov] Sent: 20 March 2015 10:56 PM To: ypi5 at cdc.gov Subject: [CNPHI-RCRSP] New message posted. PulseNet International Collaboration Centre Message posted in forum "Outbreaks and Urgent Notifications". AUTHOR: Jeniffer Concepcion-Acevedo Listeria Outbreak associated with certain Blue Bell brand ice cream Dear all, PulseNet USA has been investigating an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections associated with certain Blue Bell brand ice cream products. Isolation dates range from January 14, 2014?January 23, 2015. To date, 5 cases have been reported with four different PFGE patterns. Three of these PFGE patterns have also been found among isolates from Blue Bell ice cream products. Four additional PFGE patterns have been identified among isolates from ice cream products. Whole genome sequencing of 4 clinical isolates and a subset of isolates from ice cream indicate that all are closely related. This investigation is ongoing and further testing is underway. Blue Bell Creameries has withdrawn certain ice cream products from the market. Some of these products were reportedly distributed to Mexico and Belize. We have included TIFF files with the involved AscI and ApaI?PFGE patterns and a bundle file with additional details. Also, Whole Genome Sequence IDs. We are interested to know if other countries have detected these patterns since January of 2014, and we would appreciate if you could investigate possible matches in your databases. Thank you very much for your help, Jeny PulseNet International The views expressed in this email are, unless otherwise stated, those of the author and not those of the National Health Laboratory Service or its management. The information in this e-mail is confidential and is intended solely for the addressee. 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From pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za Tue Mar 24 05:20:15 2015 From: pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za (pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 03:20:15 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [PulseNet Africa] Seeking collaborators Message-ID: Dr Martin Anthonio of the Gambia and Dr Wain would be helpful to you. Stephen Ndibowa, Uganda On Tuesday, February 10, 2015 1:58 PM, "pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za" wrote: ----- Forwarded Message ----- This message is eligible for Automatic Cleanup! (pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za) Add cleanup rule | More info Dear All, I'm also interested to DFID call and need a UK collaborator, can anybody or Pulsenet Africa help us? Best, Amy Le 03/02/2015 17:16, pulsenetafrica at lists.wits.ac.za a ?crit?: Dear All, There is a call for DFID proposal and I have developed concept notes: see the attached Unfortunately I dont have a UK collaborator. Can any body help me out with a linkage? Please help. Contact me on pfeglo at gmail.com, pfeglo at yahoo.com or pfeglo.sms at knust.edu.gh. Dr Patrick Feglo Please see the call: The Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative is a ?15.3 million partnership initiative between the Royal Society and the Department for International Development (DFID). The initiative will bring together scientists working across sub-Saharan Africa with UK-based researchers aiming to strengthen research and training capacity across sub-Saharan Africa by creating sustainable scientific networks. This Initiative will concentrate on three research areas: ? Water & sanitation ? Renewable energy ? Soil-related research The website provides further information about this Initiative ( http://royalsociety.org/grants/schemes/africa-capacity-building/) and this e-leaflet provides further information in French ( http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/grants/schemes/Royal_Society-DFID_Africa_Capacity_Building_Initiative/RS-DFID%20capacity%20building%20initiative%20PG%20flyer%20French.pdf). The Initiative is currentlyopen for the 2nd round of Programme Grant applicationson the Royal Society?s eGAP2 website ( https://e-gap.royalsociety.org). The Programme Grants will offer funding for research consortia to undertake research as well as provide research training over a period of five years. There will be up to 5 Programme Grant awards available in this round and each award is up to?1,243,000. The deadline for approved application for this round isThursday 19 March 2015 and the application must be commenced by the UK-based researcher using an access code, which needs to be obtained from the Royal Society (email address:panafrica.awards at royalsociety.org ). For further detailed information regarding the Programme Grant awards please refer to the scheme notes( https://royalsociety.org/~/media/grants/schemes/RS-DFID-Programme-Grants-Round-2-Scheme-Notes.pdf). We have also setup a LinkedIn group for networking purposes ( https://www.linkedin.com/groups/Royal-SocietyDFID-Africa-Capacity-Building-8161312/about) I would greatly appreciate if you could circulate this emailto your colleagues and collaborators both in the UK and in sub-Saharan Africa who may be interested in this Initiative. Please contact me if you do have any queries. With kind regards, Anbu Dr Anbalakan Paramasivam Scheme Manager - Grants T +44 20 7451 2223 The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG royalsociety.org Registered Charity No 207043 This email is sent on behalf of The Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, United Kingdom. You should carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment. The Royal Society accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by software viruses or interception or interruption of this email. The contents of this email and any attachments are intended for the confidential use of the named recipient(s) only. They may be legally privileged and should not be communicated to or relied upon by any person without our express written consent. If you are not an addressee (or you have received this mail in error) please notify us immediately by email to: ithelpdesk at royalsociety.org Registered charity no. 207043 | | ActionsMark as UnreadMark as ReadMark as SpamStarClear Staruntitled
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