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Chino prison inmates complain of being incarcerated outdoors
"You know, total chaos. We’re talking about window panes coming off and being thrown. Pieces of glass being used like Ninja stars. Kicking, fighting, punching. So much blood. So many people just trying to get out of the way."
It took authorities until sunrise to contain the violence. More than 200 inmates at the California Institution for Men were injured. Two housing blocks were demolished, making the prison’s bad overcrowding problem even worse. Each dormitory was at double capacity. About 1,300 inmates were left without bunk space. Hundreds of prisoners were immediately moved to other institutions across the state.
In an interview in his office at the California Institution for Men, Acting Warden Aref Farkhoury defended his staff’s response to the riot.
"Both custodial and medically, response at CIM level was outstanding," he said. "If it wasn’t for the training that we have provided our staff and all the tools we have available to them, this would have taken longer and we would have had a lot more seriously hurt people, and possibly death."
Large Animal: Zoonotic Transmission of MRSA | vet-advantage.com
Hand hygiene products and personal protective equipment, longtime hospital staples, are playing a greater role in production-animal veterinary practices. Given the growing awareness of zoonotic transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), that is the transmission of MRSA from animals to humans or from humans to animals, more large-animal practitioners are taking steps to protect themselves. At one time, MRSA was considered a human disease only. But, for the last 35+ years, infection has been reported in cows, horses, cattle and pigs, as well as dogs, cats and pet birds. Although the prevalence of MRSA in animals is not currently known, the Schaumburg, Ill.-based American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) acknowledges that, as with people, animals with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for infection. As such, veterinarians are encouraged to take precautions.
What’s the risk? Animals carry MRSA similarly to humans, on the skin or in nasal passages, according to AVMA. If an infection is present, it can be anywhere on the animal or human, particularly in skin wounds or sores. Animals and humans who carry the bacteria on their body but do not exhibit symptoms of the disease are said to be colonized, while those who exhibit symptoms are said to be infected. Those with weakened immune systems are at greater risk for colonization and infection.
MRSA is spread through direct physical contact between animals and animals, animals and humans, or humans and humans. The bacteria can also be spread when the animal or human comes into contact with infected materials, such as bandages, clothing, towels and bedding, or medical or sports equipment. At one time, it was believed that MRSA could only spread from humans to animals (reverse zoonotic) via contact between the human’s hands and the animal’s nostrils, notes AVMA. Today, experts understand MRSA can be spread from animals to humans (zoonotic transmission) as well, however there is no evidence that people who work with large animals are at higher risk than those who work with companion animals. “While it has been shown that large-animal practitioners are at a higher risk of being colonized by MRSA, there is no indication [that they face] a higher risk of MRSA infection,” says Christine Hoang, DVM, MPH, CPH, assistant director, Scientific Activities Division, American Veterinary Medical Association. “In terms of transmission, there is no system for monitoring how often transmission of MRSA occurs in the human population or how often zoonotic transmission occurs in large or small animal practices.”
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