From October 26 to November 12, 2010, Indonesia’s Mount Merapi blew its top in the volcano’s largest series of eruptions in decades. It spewed ash and lava rock thousands of meters into the air. Hundreds of thousands of villagers fled, abandoning their homes along with more than 1,000 ha of farm fields to the scalding ash, rock, and mud spilling down the slope (1, 2). The following July, space ...

OBJECTIVE To delineate a role for pathologists in coordinating the study of childhood deaths due to injury and in developing public safety recommendations. METHODS Ongoing evaluation of cases of death due to injury occurring in children under 16 years, with formal review of all cases of fatal pediatric injuries recorded in the Department of Histopathology, Women's and Children's Hospital, ove...

Microbial contamination of poultry carcasses can be influenced by many factors during transport and slaughtering. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of four processing steps (plucking, evisceration, washing and chilling) on the total viable counts (TVC), counts of Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp. and Listeria spp. incidence on broiler carcasses. A total of 160 broiler carcasses o...

This report describes the epidemiology of burn injuries and quantifies the appropriateness of use of available interventions at Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi, between July 2008 and June 2009 (370 burn patients). Burns accounted for 4.4% of all injuries and 25.9% of all burns presenting to the hospital were admitted. Most patients (67.6%) were < 15 years old and 56.2% were male. The most frequ...

Burns are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children and adolescents whose effects are reflected in significant functional limitations. This is a descriptive, quantitative study aimed to characterize the clinical and epidemiological profile of children and adolescents victims of burns admitted to a referral Hospital of Joao Pessoa, Brazil from January 2007 to December 2009. The maj...

Australia has recorded around 100 cases of campylobacteriosis per 100,000 population, each year, since the mid1990’s. Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli are recognized as themain species isolated from clinical cases. Approximately 30% of cases have been linked to poultry. Through poultry processing, fromslaughter to packaging, theprevalence and concentration of Campylobacter can be reduced. Publi...

The enteric pathogen Campylobacter can be carried into poultry processing facilities on and within live birds. Numbers of Campylobacter recovered from carcasses decrease after scalding but increase during feather removal. Mechanical feather picking causes mist as well as particles of dust, feathers, feces, and other matter to become airborne around the machine. This study was conducted to deter...

The objective of this work was to test different treatments based on the temperature and acidification scalding tank water throughout day in a turkey slaughterhouse under industrial conditions order decrease occurrence Salmonella. After controlling usual conditions, following measures were taken: (a) increased 60 °C 70 for 15 min at halfway point day; (b) acidified six initial pH levels tested....

OBJECTIVE To conduct a cross-sectional analysis of the demographical, etiological, clinical pattern, and the outcome of pediatric burn injuries. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 459 pediatric burn patients admitted to Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah, Saudi Arabia from January 2008 to December 2010 were evaluated using a structured questionnaire. RESULTS The mean age was 5.97, and th...

OBJECTIVES To reduce the annual incidence of hot water bottle burns by reviewing cases, classifying injury, invoking a multimedia campaign to increase public awareness. To stimulate state, federal, and international government review of manufacturing standards with a view to reinforcing legislation. METHODS A multimedia warning was launched following the scalding death of an elderly lady. Our...