Aroostook Meetings & Events
Meetings & Events
The calendar of events below includes Aroostook District Coordinating Council and Committee meetings, as well as meetings and events from around our District, that have been submitted by our Council members. Please contact District Liaison Stacy Boucher stacy.boucher@maine.gov to have your meeting or event added to the calendar.
The Aroostook District Coordinating Council (Aroostook DCC) meets at the Northern Maine Development Commission building, 11 West Presque Isle Road, in Caribou, Maine.
Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare and fatal brain disorder. CJD is caused by a type of protein called a prion. Prion proteins occur in both a normal form, which is a harmless protein found in the body's cells, and in an infectious form, which causes disease. Prion diseases can be found in human and in animals.
CJD occurs worldwide and the estimated annual incidence in many countries, including the United States, has been reported to be about one case per million population.
Psittacosis
Psittacosis is an infection caused by bacteria. This disease is also known as Ornithosis or Parrot Fever and is most commonly associated with pet birds.
Psittacosis spreads by breathing in droppings or respiratory secretions from infected birds. Person to person spread is rare. Parrot-type birds are the most often infected. Pigeons and doves, turkeys, chickens, and ducks can sometimes get the disease
Plague
Plague is a disease caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis. There are three different forms of plague, depending on how a person becomes infected:
Leptospirosis
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by the bacteria of the genus Leptospira. The bacteria can be found in urine and bodily fluids of infected animals.
Leptospirosis spreads by touching urine and bodily fluids of infected animals and through drinking or touching contaminated water or soil.