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THE OBSERVATORY :: NEWS TRENDS ANALYSIS AACC


Thyroid disease When the thyroid produces too


much hormone (hyperthyroidism), the body uses energy faster than it should. When the thyroid doesn’t produce enough hormone


(hypothyroidism), the body uses energy slower than it should.


Americans are estimated to have some form of thyroid disease.


20 million 12 percent


or more of the U.S. population will develop a thyroid condition during their lifetime.


60 percent


of those with thyroid disease are estimated to be


unaware of their condition. 100 million


people worldwide are affected by iodine deficiency; iodine is used by the thyroid to produce hormones.


5 to 8 times more women than men will develop thyroid problems. 1 in 8 women


will develop a thyroid disorder during their lifetime.


5 to 9 percent of women develop postpartum


thyroiditis (thyroid inflammation) after giving birth.


1 in 4,000


newborns are affected by a non-functioning thyroid gland.


t Sources: https://www.thyroid.org/media-main/ press-room/, https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ health/diseases/8541-thyroid-disease


The 71st American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo is taking place August 4–8, 2019 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. Attendees will have the oppor- tunity to connect with leaders in clinical chemistry, molecular diagnostics, mass spectrom- etry, translational medicine, lab management, and other areas in laboratory medicine. In addition, the AACC Clinical Lab Expo has more than 200 new product introductions each year. Attendees also have the chance to hear significant research and learn about important changes in the field in the almost 300 edu- cational opportunities in the form of lectures, plenary sessions, scientific sessions, and round- table sessions. Be sure to visit the MLO team at booth number 4049!


Ebola


Threats to Ebola health workers. Threats of death and more vio- lence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola out- break region kept the response on shaky security ground, with nurses threatening to strike if government officials don’t take action and some health facilities closing as health workers flee the deteriorating conditions. The outbreak has reached a total of 1,888 cases according to the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Health officials are still investigat- ing 293 suspected Ebola cases, and the death toll stands at 1,248. The DRC’s health ministry said


nurses in Musienene health zone had a meeting to denounce death threats and destruction of health facilities. The facilities were tar- geted over their participation in the Ebola response. The nurses asked local authorities to take steps to tamp down the violent threats and said they will go on strike if the threats don’t stop. Also, the ministry said targeted violence in Beni and Lubero has led several doctors and nurses to move or temporarily leave their homes, forcing some health facilities to close their doors. It added that the worst area


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is Kyondo health zone, where Kyakumba Reference Health Cen- ter has been closed since May 21 owing to physician and nursing staff fearing for their safety. Since August 1, 2018, 132


attacks against medical units have been reported, which has resulted in 38 injuries and four deaths in health workers and patients, the ministry said. Outbreak workers, local health


providers, and community members cooperating with the response have been increasingly subjected to threats—spelled out on leaflets or communicated directly—from armed groups pres- ent in epicenters such as Katwa and Butembo. Also affected are smaller hot spots such as Lubero, Masereka, Mabalako, Kalunguta, and Vuhovi. Regarding the continued steady rise in Ebola cases, the WHO said that over the past three weeks transmission is most intense in seven locations that have seen 93 percent of cases during that time- frame; they are Beni, Butembo, Kalunguta, Katwa, Mabalako, Mandima, and Musienene.


Measles


U.S. measles cases in first five months of 2019 surpass total cases for any year since 1994. As of May 30, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion (CDC) is reporting 971 cases of measles in the United States thus far in 2019. This is the great- est number of cases reported in the U.S. since 1994, when 963 cases were reported for the entire year. CDC continues to work with affected state and local health departments to get ongoing outbreaks under control. Outbreaks in New York City


and Rockland County, New York have continued for nearly seven months. If these outbreaks con- tinue through summer and fall, the U.S. may lose its measles elimination status. That loss would be a huge blow for the nation and erase the hard work done by all levels of public health. The measles elimination goal, first announced in 1963 and accomplished in 2000, was a monumental task. Before wide- spread use of the measles vac- cine, an estimated 3 to 4 million


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