Q Fever -- Australia
A big rise in the potentially deadly Q fever has sparked a health alert and officials have urged people who work with animals to get vaccinated.
There have been 27 cases reported this year [2016], more than double the number last year [2015] and almost triple the number of cases 5 years ago.
Q fever is caused by direct or indirect contact with the bacteria from infected animals.
SA [South Australia] Health Chief Medical Officer Professor Paddy Phillips said the main carriers tend to
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Saturday 31 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Gastroenteritis: Greece, UK (England)
Norovirus -- Greece
The Hellenic Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) on Wed [28 Dec 2016] issued an announcement noting a spike in recent weeks of cases of gastroenteritis, or stomach flu, in Greece and urged citizens to take basic precautions to avoid contagion.
Experts said the virus is contagious from the 1st appearance of symptoms -- stomach ache, diarrhea and/or vomiting -- and up to 3 days after they subside, advising people who believe they may be ill with stomach flu to avoid contact
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The Hellenic Center for Disease Prevention and Control (KEELPNO) on Wed [28 Dec 2016] issued an announcement noting a spike in recent weeks of cases of gastroenteritis, or stomach flu, in Greece and urged citizens to take basic precautions to avoid contagion.
Experts said the virus is contagious from the 1st appearance of symptoms -- stomach ache, diarrhea and/or vomiting -- and up to 3 days after they subside, advising people who believe they may be ill with stomach flu to avoid contact
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (123): Saudi Arabia (MK, AS) new cases
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1522 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
632 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.5 per cent],
878 recoveries, and
12 currently active cases [including 3 asymptomatic contacts - 1 household, 2 healthcare workers].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
3 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
3 newly reported recoveries.
Information
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As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1522 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
632 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.5 per cent],
878 recoveries, and
12 currently active cases [including 3 asymptomatic contacts - 1 household, 2 healthcare workers].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
3 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
3 newly reported recoveries.
Information
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (155): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, feline, 1st case
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- South Korea
A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered in 2 dead cats on Saturday [31 Dec 2016], a provincial government official said, marking the 1st infection of the virus found in mammals in 2 years.
The H5N6 strain of avian influenza (AI) which has infected chickens across the country was found in the bodies of the cats in Pocheon [Kyeongki - Do, S. Korea], some 46 km north of Seoul, the official said, citing information from health authorities.
The cats were found dead earlier this
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A highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was discovered in 2 dead cats on Saturday [31 Dec 2016], a provincial government official said, marking the 1st infection of the virus found in mammals in 2 years.
The H5N6 strain of avian influenza (AI) which has infected chickens across the country was found in the bodies of the cats in Pocheon [Kyeongki - Do, S. Korea], some 46 km north of Seoul, the official said, citing information from health authorities.
The cats were found dead earlier this
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Friday 30 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (21): IPV shortage, global
Polio -- Worldwide/Unknown
The international campaign to eradicate polio, which has vaccinated 2.5 billion people since it began in 1988 -- nearly all of them children -- has faced one setback after another. Its goal of wiping out the disease from the planet, which was meant to happen in 2000, is about 16 years overdue -- but getting close. The campaign has confined the disease to only 3 countries and hopes to reach its goal by the end of this decade.
Now, however, the fight faces a new threat: a critical shortage of
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The international campaign to eradicate polio, which has vaccinated 2.5 billion people since it began in 1988 -- nearly all of them children -- has faced one setback after another. Its goal of wiping out the disease from the planet, which was meant to happen in 2000, is about 16 years overdue -- but getting close. The campaign has confined the disease to only 3 countries and hopes to reach its goal by the end of this decade.
Now, however, the fight faces a new threat: a critical shortage of
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - EU: EU travelers, ex United Arab Emirates (Dubai) susp
Legionnaires' -- United Arab Emirates
"An increase in cases of Legionnaires' disease -- compared with previous years -- is reported in EU travellers returning from Dubai. 26 cases have been reported with onset of illness since 1 Oct 2016. Further cases with onset in recent weeks are being reported following travel to Dubai, indicating that there is a persistent common source of _Legionella_ exposure. However, it cannot be ruled out that these travellers might have acquired their infection elsewhere than in Dubai, if their travel
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"An increase in cases of Legionnaires' disease -- compared with previous years -- is reported in EU travellers returning from Dubai. 26 cases have been reported with onset of illness since 1 Oct 2016. Further cases with onset in recent weeks are being reported following travel to Dubai, indicating that there is a persistent common source of _Legionella_ exposure. However, it cannot be ruled out that these travellers might have acquired their infection elsewhere than in Dubai, if their travel
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Italy (10): fatal
Meningitis - Neisseria -- Italy
As many as 59 cases of meningitis C have been registered in Tuscany from 2015 to today, authorities said Wednesday [28 Dec 2016] after a Rome elementary-school teacher became the latest victim of the virus [_Neisseria meningitidis_, the cause of meningococcal meningitis is a bacterium, not a virus]: 31 last year [2015] and 28 this year [2016].
12 people have died of meningitis, 6 this year and 6 last, they said. To these must be added a death from meningitis B and the death of a patient
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As many as 59 cases of meningitis C have been registered in Tuscany from 2015 to today, authorities said Wednesday [28 Dec 2016] after a Rome elementary-school teacher became the latest victim of the virus [_Neisseria meningitidis_, the cause of meningococcal meningitis is a bacterium, not a virus]: 31 last year [2015] and 28 this year [2016].
12 people have died of meningitis, 6 this year and 6 last, they said. To these must be added a death from meningitis B and the death of a patient
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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A, scarlet fever - UK (10): (England)
Scarlet Fever -- United Kingdom
Health officials say there have been a number of new reported cases of scarlet fever in Sefton over the past few weeks. Figures issued by Public Health England suggest up to 8 new cases have been reported in the borough, since the beginning of December [2016].
[Byline: Kate Lally]
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[This past year the number of scarlet fever cases in England and Wales reached the highest level reported in 49 years (). The total number of cases
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Health officials say there have been a number of new reported cases of scarlet fever in Sefton over the past few weeks. Figures issued by Public Health England suggest up to 8 new cases have been reported in the borough, since the beginning of December [2016].
[Byline: Kate Lally]
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ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts
[This past year the number of scarlet fever cases in England and Wales reached the highest level reported in 49 years (). The total number of cases
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - Americas (43): USA (NY) fox, human exposure
Rabies -- United States
Two people are being treated for exposure to the rabies virus after separate encounters with gray foxes in Oswego County [New York State] this week [25-31 Dec 2016].
The Oswego County Health Department reports that the 1st incident took place on Christmas Day [25 Dec 2016] in the town of Palermo, where a gray fox bit a human.
The fox was not able to be tested for the rabies virus and the individual began post-exposure rabies treatment on 26 Dec 2016.
In a separate incident on Tuesday,
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Two people are being treated for exposure to the rabies virus after separate encounters with gray foxes in Oswego County [New York State] this week [25-31 Dec 2016].
The Oswego County Health Department reports that the 1st incident took place on Christmas Day [25 Dec 2016] in the town of Palermo, where a gray fox bit a human.
The fox was not able to be tested for the rabies virus and the individual began post-exposure rabies treatment on 26 Dec 2016.
In a separate incident on Tuesday,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (40): (TN)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Apart from dengue-causing _Aedes_ and malaria-causing _Anopheles_, public health experts are worried about the _Culex_ mosquito, which causes [transmits] Japanese encephalitis (JE) [virus].
National Vector Borne Disease Control programme data show that the number of people testing positive for JE [in Tamil Nadu state], a viral disease, is rising, from 11 cases in 2011 to 53 in 2015. The entire data for this year [2016] is not available, but the number of cases collected from different
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Apart from dengue-causing _Aedes_ and malaria-causing _Anopheles_, public health experts are worried about the _Culex_ mosquito, which causes [transmits] Japanese encephalitis (JE) [virus].
National Vector Borne Disease Control programme data show that the number of people testing positive for JE [in Tamil Nadu state], a viral disease, is rising, from 11 cases in 2011 to 53 in 2015. The entire data for this year [2016] is not available, but the number of cases collected from different
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue - Tunisia: (NB) ovine st. 3, new strain, OIE
Bluetongue -- Tunisia
Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Malek Zrelli, Directeur General, Direction Generale des Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Agriculture, Tunis, Tunisia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: bluetongue virus
Serotype: 3
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
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Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Malek Zrelli, Directeur General, Direction Generale des Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Agriculture, Tunis, Tunisia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: bluetongue virus
Serotype: 3
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory (advanced)
This event pertains to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (154): Slovakia (BL) poultry, HPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Slovakia
Information received on [and dated] 29 Dec 2016 from Dr Jozef Bires, Director & Chief Veterinary Officer, State Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 24 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 29 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 24 Feb 2006
Manifestation of the disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent:
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Information received on [and dated] 29 Dec 2016 from Dr Jozef Bires, Director & Chief Veterinary Officer, State Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Agriculture, Bratislava, Slovakia.
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 24 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 29 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 24 Feb 2006
Manifestation of the disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent:
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Thursday 29 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (72): China (HK) H7N9, fatal
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
A 75-year-old man in the 1st imported case of bird flu this winter has died after being admitted to hospital following a visit to mainland China, health authorities confirmed.
The Hongkonger, who went to Changping in Guangdong province in late November [2016], passed away at North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, New Territories [Hong Kong] on Christmas Day [25 Dec 2016], according to a statement from the Centre for Health Protection.
The exact cause of death is not known, but the man
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A 75-year-old man in the 1st imported case of bird flu this winter has died after being admitted to hospital following a visit to mainland China, health authorities confirmed.
The Hongkonger, who went to Changping in Guangdong province in late November [2016], passed away at North District Hospital in Sheung Shui, New Territories [Hong Kong] on Christmas Day [25 Dec 2016], according to a statement from the Centre for Health Protection.
The exact cause of death is not known, but the man
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (19): Ukraine (ZK) captive wild boar, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Ukraine
Information received on [and dated] 29 Dec 2016 from Dr Olga Shevchenko, Head of Directorate for International Cooperation, Directorate for International Cooperation, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, Ukraine
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 26 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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Information received on [and dated] 29 Dec 2016 from Dr Olga Shevchenko, Head of Directorate for International Cooperation, Directorate for International Cooperation, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, Ukraine
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 26 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (153): Europe, Asia, Africa, H5N8, poultry, wild, spread, RFI
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Israel
Information received on [and dated] 25 Dec 2016 from Dr Nadav Galon, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bet Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event: 9 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Nov 2016
Report date: 25 Dec 2016
Date submitted to OIE: 25 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian
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Information received on [and dated] 25 Dec 2016 from Dr Nadav Galon, Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Bet Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: Follow-up report No. 3
Date of start of the event: 9 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Nov 2016
Report date: 25 Dec 2016
Date submitted to OIE: 25 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (152): USA (NY) feline, H7N2, low path.
Avian Influenza -- United States
People hoping to adopt a cat from a [New York City (NYC)] shelter for Christmas or Hanukkah were disappointed after a breakout of bird flu sickened 125 shelter felines, and adoptions were suspended while Animal Care Centers (ACC) of NYC gets a hold on the virus.
As of 20 Dec 2016, there were 91 cats in the Manhattan ACC shelter that tested positive for H7N2, the bird flu, 30 in Brooklyn, and 4 in Staten Island out of a total 201 cats with test results. Additional test results are
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People hoping to adopt a cat from a [New York City (NYC)] shelter for Christmas or Hanukkah were disappointed after a breakout of bird flu sickened 125 shelter felines, and adoptions were suspended while Animal Care Centers (ACC) of NYC gets a hold on the virus.
As of 20 Dec 2016, there were 91 cats in the Manhattan ACC shelter that tested positive for H7N2, the bird flu, 30 in Brooklyn, and 4 in Staten Island out of a total 201 cats with test results. Additional test results are
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lyme disease - USA (04): (PA) increased incidence
Lyme Disease -- United States
Erie County's record number of Lyme disease cases in 2016 is probably due to a couple of different factors, a local infectious disease expert said.
At least 186 cases have been reported to the Erie County Department of Health in 2016, well above the record 71 cases reported in 2015. As recently as 2008, only 9 cases were reported in the county.
"I think doctors are diagnosing more cases they might have missed in the past because they are more aware of Lyme disease," said Nancy Weissbach,
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Erie County's record number of Lyme disease cases in 2016 is probably due to a couple of different factors, a local infectious disease expert said.
At least 186 cases have been reported to the Erie County Department of Health in 2016, well above the record 71 cases reported in 2015. As recently as 2008, only 9 cases were reported in the county.
"I think doctors are diagnosing more cases they might have missed in the past because they are more aware of Lyme disease," said Nancy Weissbach,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (151): China (SC, XJ) HPAI H5N6, poultry, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- China
Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, director general, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep of)
Summary:
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 7 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: May 2014
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly
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Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, director general, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep of)
Summary:
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 7 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: May 2014
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (150): India (OR) HPAI H5N1, poultry, wild birds, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- India
Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: February 2014
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian
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Information received on 28 Dec 2016 from Mr Devendra Chaudhry, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: February 2014
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian
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PRO/ALL> Announcements (07): new ProMED Associate Editor Jarod Hanson
Not Yet Classified -- Worldwide/Unknown
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PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (18): Pakistan (SD) IHR reporting, case update
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
Nearly a week after the confirmation of 3 chikungunya cases, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) has for the 1st time officially reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization (WHO).
"It is for the 1st time that Pakistan has officially documented the cases and have reported to the WHO," DG Asad Hafiz said while talking to The Express Tribune on Tuesday [27 Dec 2016]. He, however, said the situation was "under control" and only 5 cases had
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Nearly a week after the confirmation of 3 chikungunya cases, the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) has for the 1st time officially reported the outbreak to the World Health Organization (WHO).
"It is for the 1st time that Pakistan has officially documented the cases and have reported to the WHO," DG Asad Hafiz said while talking to The Express Tribune on Tuesday [27 Dec 2016]. He, however, said the situation was "under control" and only 5 cases had
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PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease - Bulgaria (03): (VD) poultry, OIE
Newcastle Disease -- Bulgaria
Information received on [and dated] 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 27 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Newcastle disease virus
Nature of
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Information received on [and dated] 28 Dec 2016 from Dr Damyan Iliev, Chief Veterinary Officer & Deputy Executive Director, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Sofia, Bulgaria
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 27 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Newcastle disease virus
Nature of
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Wednesday 28 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - Americas (42): USA (GA, CA) feline, human exposure
Rabies -- United States
Health officials are warning the public to be careful as a Forsyth County resident is recovering after being bitten by a kitten with rabies.
Georgia Department of Public Health District 2, which serves northeast Georgia, sent out information after the cat was found in the area of Atlanta Highway (Hwy. 9) and McFarland Parkway. The animal was confirmed to have the disease by a local veterinarian.
Details on the person or his or her condition were not immediately available.
In a news
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Health officials are warning the public to be careful as a Forsyth County resident is recovering after being bitten by a kitten with rabies.
Georgia Department of Public Health District 2, which serves northeast Georgia, sent out information after the cat was found in the area of Atlanta Highway (Hwy. 9) and McFarland Parkway. The animal was confirmed to have the disease by a local veterinarian.
Details on the person or his or her condition were not immediately available.
In a news
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PRO/AH/EDR> Methanol poisoning - Pakistan
Poisoning -- Pakistan
24 people, mostly Christians, were killed and dozens more sickened after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, police said Tuesday [27 Dec 2016], the latest case of deadly alcohol poisoning in the conservative Muslim country.
The incident happened in a Christian colony in Toba Tek Singh city, 338 km (210 miles) south of Islamabad.
"According to the latest information, 24 people, including 22 Christians and 2 Muslims, were killed after consuming the toxic liquor
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24 people, mostly Christians, were killed and dozens more sickened after consuming toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in central Pakistan, police said Tuesday [27 Dec 2016], the latest case of deadly alcohol poisoning in the conservative Muslim country.
The incident happened in a Christian colony in Toba Tek Singh city, 338 km (210 miles) south of Islamabad.
"According to the latest information, 24 people, including 22 Christians and 2 Muslims, were killed after consuming the toxic liquor
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - India (30): (TN) elephants, susp.
Anthrax -- India
Two elephants died in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu yesterday [Mon 26 Dec 2016] as an anthrax alert caused the death of 2 other jumbos recently, officials said.
While a 9-year-old male elephant died following a sudden illness in a camp nearby Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Nilgiris district, an elephant calf was found dead in Sirumugai forest range in Coimbatore district yesterday [26 Dec 2016] morning. This old elephant developed dysentery early in the morning and died
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Two elephants died in Coimbatore and Nilgiris districts of Tamil Nadu yesterday [Mon 26 Dec 2016] as an anthrax alert caused the death of 2 other jumbos recently, officials said.
While a 9-year-old male elephant died following a sudden illness in a camp nearby Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in Nilgiris district, an elephant calf was found dead in Sirumugai forest range in Coimbatore district yesterday [26 Dec 2016] morning. This old elephant developed dysentery early in the morning and died
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lead poisoning - USA (NC)
Poisoning -- United States
Mother C is hoping someone will help her find a new place to live in Forest City. In October 2016, her twin 16-month-old son and daughter tested positive for lead. The reason turned out to be the lead-based paint all over the interior of the home she's rented for 2 years.
"The window frames, the door frames," Mother C said. "They actually have a nursery closet floor that has lead in it."
The health department came, tested the house and ordered landlord Mr. L to remediate the entire
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Mother C is hoping someone will help her find a new place to live in Forest City. In October 2016, her twin 16-month-old son and daughter tested positive for lead. The reason turned out to be the lead-based paint all over the interior of the home she's rented for 2 years.
"The window frames, the door frames," Mother C said. "They actually have a nursery closet floor that has lead in it."
The health department came, tested the house and ordered landlord Mr. L to remediate the entire
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PRO/PL> Bacterial leaf blight, rice - India: (TN)
Other Plant Disease -- India
The paddy crop, already reeling under water scarcity in the River Cauvery delta region, is facing yet another crisis in the form [of] bacterial leaf blight disease. The malaise has hit several thousand acres, and the Department of Agriculture, along with farmers, are racing against time to stem the rot.
Water scarcity had resulted in delayed cropping. Farmers also were forced to resort to direct sowing. The current climatic condition is best suitable for the onset of the disease.
A
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The paddy crop, already reeling under water scarcity in the River Cauvery delta region, is facing yet another crisis in the form [of] bacterial leaf blight disease. The malaise has hit several thousand acres, and the Department of Agriculture, along with farmers, are racing against time to stem the rot.
Water scarcity had resulted in delayed cropping. Farmers also were forced to resort to direct sowing. The current climatic condition is best suitable for the onset of the disease.
A
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - USA (08) (IN)
Bovine TB -- United States
State animal health officials say a 2nd beef cattle herd has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis in southeastern Indiana.
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) announced Tuesday [27 Dec 2016] that the beef cattle herd with the animal disease is in Franklin County. Those animals have been placed under quarantine.
Another beef cattle herd tested positive for bovine TB in April 2016, also in Franklin County.
The newly identified infected herd is within an existing 10-mile
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State animal health officials say a 2nd beef cattle herd has tested positive for bovine tuberculosis in southeastern Indiana.
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) announced Tuesday [27 Dec 2016] that the beef cattle herd with the animal disease is in Franklin County. Those animals have been placed under quarantine.
Another beef cattle herd tested positive for bovine TB in April 2016, also in Franklin County.
The newly identified infected herd is within an existing 10-mile
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (122): Saudi Arabia
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1519 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
631 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.5 per cent],
875 recoveries, and
13 currently active cases [including one asymptomatic household contact].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [23 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
5 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
4 newly reported recoveries.
Information on newly reported cases
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As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [28 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1519 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
631 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.5 per cent],
875 recoveries, and
13 currently active cases [including one asymptomatic household contact].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [23 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
5 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
4 newly reported recoveries.
Information on newly reported cases
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Americas (15): Brazil (SP) monkey
Yellow Fever -- Brazil
Epidemiological Surveillance of the Fernandopolis Secretariat of Health received this Mon 26 Dec 2016 confirmation of the 1st case of yellow fever in a monkey this year. The animal was found dead in an urban area of the city on 8 Dec [2016].
The monkey was located between Asilo São Vicente de Paulo and salão Recanto do Tamburi and was sent for laboratory testing at the Instituto Adolfo Lutz.
On Tue 27 Dec 2016, the city initiated a vaccination campaign against the disease. Residents of
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Epidemiological Surveillance of the Fernandopolis Secretariat of Health received this Mon 26 Dec 2016 confirmation of the 1st case of yellow fever in a monkey this year. The animal was found dead in an urban area of the city on 8 Dec [2016].
The monkey was located between Asilo São Vicente de Paulo and salão Recanto do Tamburi and was sent for laboratory testing at the Instituto Adolfo Lutz.
On Tue 27 Dec 2016, the city initiated a vaccination campaign against the disease. Residents of
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (51): WHO global update, seasonal, country reports
Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Summary
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Influenza activity in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere increased slightly, with some countries passing their seasonal threshold, which is early for the season. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) virus was predominant.
- In North America, influenza activity continued to increase with influenza A(H3N2) virus predominating. Influenza-like illness (ILI) levels remained below seasonal thresholds. In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity continued
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Summary
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Influenza activity in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere increased slightly, with some countries passing their seasonal threshold, which is early for the season. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) virus was predominant.
- In North America, influenza activity continued to increase with influenza A(H3N2) virus predominating. Influenza-like illness (ILI) levels remained below seasonal thresholds. In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity continued
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (41): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday [23 Dec 2016] said Nigeria recorded the largest outbreaks of Lassa fever in its history between 2015 and 2016, with 273 reported cases resulting in 149 deaths. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, said this in a statement in Lagos. Ihekweazu said the cases were reported from 23 states.
He said that, following this, the Minister of Health inaugurated a Lassa Fever Eradication Committee under the leadership of Prof.
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday [23 Dec 2016] said Nigeria recorded the largest outbreaks of Lassa fever in its history between 2015 and 2016, with 273 reported cases resulting in 149 deaths. Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Chief Executive Officer of NCDC, said this in a statement in Lagos. Ihekweazu said the cases were reported from 23 states.
He said that, following this, the Minister of Health inaugurated a Lassa Fever Eradication Committee under the leadership of Prof.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Venezuelan equine encephalitis - Colombia: (CE) equine
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis -- Colombia
ICA [Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario; Colombian institute for Agriculture and Livestock, an official agency of the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development] ordered the implementation of a massive plan for vaccination against Venezuelan equine encephalitis [VEE] in the entire department and a restriction on movement of animals in 7 municipalities of Cesar [department]. Everyone who is a current or legal resident who has an [equine] animal from now on must vaccinate them
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ICA [Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario; Colombian institute for Agriculture and Livestock, an official agency of the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development] ordered the implementation of a massive plan for vaccination against Venezuelan equine encephalitis [VEE] in the entire department and a restriction on movement of animals in 7 municipalities of Cesar [department]. Everyone who is a current or legal resident who has an [equine] animal from now on must vaccinate them
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (20): Pakistan, global, WHO
Polio -- Pakistan
A humanitarian crisis
In August 2016, hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, where they had been living in areas under the control of the armed group Boko Haram. These areas had been inaccessible to any health programme, including polio vaccinators.
When health workers finally reached these families, they found thousands of severely malnourished children in need of treatment for a range of health conditions. They also found 4 children in 3
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A humanitarian crisis
In August 2016, hundreds of thousands of people fled their homes in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria, where they had been living in areas under the control of the armed group Boko Haram. These areas had been inaccessible to any health programme, including polio vaccinators.
When health workers finally reached these families, they found thousands of severely malnourished children in need of treatment for a range of health conditions. They also found 4 children in 3
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Tuesday 27 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats - North America (11): mycovirus helps track spread
White nose syndrome -- Worldwide/Unknown
A newly discovered virus infecting the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats could help scientists and wildlife agencies track the spread of the disease that is decimating bat populations in the United States, a new study suggests.
Regional variations in this virus [Pseudogymnoascus destructans partitivirus-pa - see abstract below] could provide clues that would help researchers better understand the epidemiology of white-nose syndrome, according to Marilyn Roossinck, professor of
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A newly discovered virus infecting the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats could help scientists and wildlife agencies track the spread of the disease that is decimating bat populations in the United States, a new study suggests.
Regional variations in this virus [Pseudogymnoascus destructans partitivirus-pa - see abstract below] could provide clues that would help researchers better understand the epidemiology of white-nose syndrome, according to Marilyn Roossinck, professor of
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Monday 26 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (149): UK, HPAI H5N8, wild bird 1st rep
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United Kingdom
The 1st finding of an infectious strain of avian flu in a UK wild bird has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire.
The H5N8 strain found in a wild duck at an estuary near the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) Llanelli Wetland Centre is the same which hit a turkey farm in Lincolnshire last week [the 1st outbreak of HPAI H5N8 in the UK in 2016, reported to OIE on 17 Dec 2016; see archive no http://bit.ly/2hsl17Y].
The centre said it had closed "as a precautionary
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The 1st finding of an infectious strain of avian flu in a UK wild bird has been confirmed in Carmarthenshire.
The H5N8 strain found in a wild duck at an estuary near the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust (WWT) Llanelli Wetland Centre is the same which hit a turkey farm in Lincolnshire last week [the 1st outbreak of HPAI H5N8 in the UK in 2016, reported to OIE on 17 Dec 2016; see archive no http://bit.ly/2hsl17Y].
The centre said it had closed "as a precautionary
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (72): vaccine, research, NGO, media
Ebola -- Liberia
rVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication competent vesicular stomatitis virus [VSV]-based candidate vaccine expressing a surface glycoprotein of _Zaire ebolavirus_. We tested the effect of rVSV-ZEBOV in preventing Ebola virus disease [EVD] in contacts and contacts of contacts of recently confirmed cases in Guinea, West Africa.
Interpretation
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The results add weight to the interim assessment that rVSV-ZEBOV offers substantial protection against EVD, with no cases among
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rVSV-ZEBOV is a recombinant, replication competent vesicular stomatitis virus [VSV]-based candidate vaccine expressing a surface glycoprotein of _Zaire ebolavirus_. We tested the effect of rVSV-ZEBOV in preventing Ebola virus disease [EVD] in contacts and contacts of contacts of recently confirmed cases in Guinea, West Africa.
Interpretation
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The results add weight to the interim assessment that rVSV-ZEBOV offers substantial protection against EVD, with no cases among
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (148): Greece (MH) swan, HPAI H5N8, new strain, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Greece
Information received on [and dated] 23 Dec 2016 from Mr Spiros Doudounakis, Director, Animal Health Directorate, Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza
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Information received on [and dated] 23 Dec 2016 from Mr Spiros Doudounakis, Director, Animal Health Directorate, Directorate General of Veterinary Services / Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya (17): Asia (Pakistan) ex India
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
[2] More cases
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[1] Outbreak source: India
Date: Mon 26 Dec 2016
Source: The Express Tribune [edited]
Epidemiologists have linked the outbreak of chikungunya in Karachi [Sindh] with its outbreak in India a few months ago. Chikungunya was notified for the 1st time by the National Institute of Health (NIH) after 3 patients were tested positive for this mosquito-borne disease.
Epidemiologists said that NIH had issued an alert in October [2016] after the chikungunya outbreak
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[2] More cases
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[1] Outbreak source: India
Date: Mon 26 Dec 2016
Source: The Express Tribune [edited]
Epidemiologists have linked the outbreak of chikungunya in Karachi [Sindh] with its outbreak in India a few months ago. Chikungunya was notified for the 1st time by the National Institute of Health (NIH) after 3 patients were tested positive for this mosquito-borne disease.
Epidemiologists said that NIH had issued an alert in October [2016] after the chikungunya outbreak
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PRO/AH/EDR> Trypanosomiasis, African - USA: (MD) ex Botswana, Zambia
African Trypanosomiasis -- Botswana
A Baltimore [Maryland] software engineer got sick the day after he returned from a safari in Botswana and Zambia last month [November 2016]. He was hospitalized after about a week of fever and chills.
The patient spent about 4 weeks this fall in Botswana and Zambia with his family. They roamed game parks without guides, and returned to the United States on [19 Nov 2016]. The man developed fever the following day, got progressively worse and by [1 Dec 2016] the patient had nausea and was
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A Baltimore [Maryland] software engineer got sick the day after he returned from a safari in Botswana and Zambia last month [November 2016]. He was hospitalized after about a week of fever and chills.
The patient spent about 4 weeks this fall in Botswana and Zambia with his family. They roamed game parks without guides, and returned to the United States on [19 Nov 2016]. The man developed fever the following day, got progressively worse and by [1 Dec 2016] the patient had nausea and was
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PRO/EDR> Mumps - USA (34): (AR,TX,MO)
Mumps -- United States
According to health officials, an epidemic of mumps is seriously affecting a community of citizens of the Marshall Islands residents of northwest Arkansas.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands represent approximately 60 percent of the 2220 cases of mumps reported in the state through [Fri 23 Dec 2016]. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper reported that the outbreak began in August 2016 ().
Nate Smith, director of the State Health Department, said he doesn't know why so many people from
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According to health officials, an epidemic of mumps is seriously affecting a community of citizens of the Marshall Islands residents of northwest Arkansas.
Citizens of the Marshall Islands represent approximately 60 percent of the 2220 cases of mumps reported in the state through [Fri 23 Dec 2016]. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper reported that the outbreak began in August 2016 ().
Nate Smith, director of the State Health Department, said he doesn't know why so many people from
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Sunday 25 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Measles update (61): Australia (WA), USA (CA), Pakistan (BA)
Measles -- Australia
Meanwhile, a new report has found WA is lagging behind the rest of the nation in its immunisation rates for Aboriginal infants and toddlers, 15 per cent of whom are not fully immunised.
Despite improvements in recent years, WA's immunisation rate for Aboriginal infants and toddlers is as much as 10 per cent behind the leading jurisdictions.
But the state's overall immunisation rate is above the 90 per cent national target and has improved by 1.15 per cent in the past 3 years.
The
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Meanwhile, a new report has found WA is lagging behind the rest of the nation in its immunisation rates for Aboriginal infants and toddlers, 15 per cent of whom are not fully immunised.
Despite improvements in recent years, WA's immunisation rate for Aboriginal infants and toddlers is as much as 10 per cent behind the leading jurisdictions.
But the state's overall immunisation rate is above the 90 per cent national target and has improved by 1.15 per cent in the past 3 years.
The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - India (29): (TN) elephant
Anthrax -- India
The postmortem of the tusker [juvenile] found dead on [Fri 23 Dec 2016] in the Madukkarai forest range [Tamil Nadu] revealed that it died of anthrax. The autopsy was held on [Sat 24 Dec 2016].
Chances are high that it caught the disease from cattle, said Coimbatore DFO [District Forest Officer] S Ramasubramaniam. However, he ruled out the possibility of anthrax spreading to other wild elephants, as anthrax is self-limiting, unlike foot-and-mouth disease. "We suspect that the elephant had
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The postmortem of the tusker [juvenile] found dead on [Fri 23 Dec 2016] in the Madukkarai forest range [Tamil Nadu] revealed that it died of anthrax. The autopsy was held on [Sat 24 Dec 2016].
Chances are high that it caught the disease from cattle, said Coimbatore DFO [District Forest Officer] S Ramasubramaniam. However, he ruled out the possibility of anthrax spreading to other wild elephants, as anthrax is self-limiting, unlike foot-and-mouth disease. "We suspect that the elephant had
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PRO/EDR> Clostridium perfringens foodborne illness - USA (02): (NM) health dept party
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) -- United States
Dozens of employees with the New Mexico Department of Health have been sickened with a type of food poisoning at their own holiday luncheon, according to a Santa Fe New Mexican report this week. Of the approximately 200 employees of the health department that attended the catered event at the Harold Runnels Building, some 70 people were struck with gastrointestinal symptoms. The caterer has been identified as the Kick Ass Sandwich Shop in Santa Fe, which was discovered not to have a permit to
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Dozens of employees with the New Mexico Department of Health have been sickened with a type of food poisoning at their own holiday luncheon, according to a Santa Fe New Mexican report this week. Of the approximately 200 employees of the health department that attended the catered event at the Harold Runnels Building, some 70 people were struck with gastrointestinal symptoms. The caterer has been identified as the Kick Ass Sandwich Shop in Santa Fe, which was discovered not to have a permit to
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PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness - USA (05): (TX) dinner for elderly & disabled, RFI
Foodborne Illness -- United States
Metro Health is investigating why dozens of people got really sick, some having to be hospitalized, after attending a San Antonio Housing Authority [SAHA] holiday party for elderly and disabled residents last week [week of 12 Dec 2016].
People first started reporting sudden gastrointestinal problems following SAHA's Golden Gala event at Freeman Coliseum last [Fri 16 Dec 2016]. According to local station KSAT, most of those in attendance were elderly SAHA residents, some of whom even had to
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Metro Health is investigating why dozens of people got really sick, some having to be hospitalized, after attending a San Antonio Housing Authority [SAHA] holiday party for elderly and disabled residents last week [week of 12 Dec 2016].
People first started reporting sudden gastrointestinal problems following SAHA's Golden Gala event at Freeman Coliseum last [Fri 16 Dec 2016]. According to local station KSAT, most of those in attendance were elderly SAHA residents, some of whom even had to
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PRO/EDR> Clostridium perfringens foodborne illness - USA: (NY) restaurant
Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin (CPE) -- United States
Golden Ponds Restaurant in suburban Rochester, New York, has been cleared by the health department to reopen, after 260 people were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner [24 Nov 2016]. The restaurant will most likely be open for business starting next [Tue 27 Dec 2016], according to the owner. The Monroe County Department of Health shut the restaurant down the day after Thanksgiving, after 60 people initially reported illnesses following eating food from Golden Ponds.
According to the
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Golden Ponds Restaurant in suburban Rochester, New York, has been cleared by the health department to reopen, after 260 people were sickened after eating Thanksgiving dinner [24 Nov 2016]. The restaurant will most likely be open for business starting next [Tue 27 Dec 2016], according to the owner. The Monroe County Department of Health shut the restaurant down the day after Thanksgiving, after 60 people initially reported illnesses following eating food from Golden Ponds.
According to the
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis - India (06): (OR)
Hepatitis -- India
At least 15 persons, including 5 children, have been affected by jaundice in Lukapada village under Bangomunda block of [Bolangir] district [Odisha].
The tribal dominated village has 167 households. Villagers have alleged negligence by the district administration and lack of medical facilities as the reasons behind the spread of the water-borne disease. Citing that the village is jaundice prone, a villager demanded immediate medical help and electricity facilities in the
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At least 15 persons, including 5 children, have been affected by jaundice in Lukapada village under Bangomunda block of [Bolangir] district [Odisha].
The tribal dominated village has 167 households. Villagers have alleged negligence by the district administration and lack of medical facilities as the reasons behind the spread of the water-borne disease. Citing that the village is jaundice prone, a villager demanded immediate medical help and electricity facilities in the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (71): China, H7N9, WHO update
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
The case is a 75-year-old man who travelled to Dongguan, Guangdong province from 28 Nov to 9 Dec 2016. He developed chest discomfort on [8 Dec 2016] and he visited a hospital there. He returned to Hong Kong SAR on [9 Dec 2016] and was directly admitted to hospital from point of entry by ambulance for cough with sputum, shortness of breath, runny nose, and chest discomfort.
His nasopharyngeal swab taken on [9 Dec 2016] tested positive for enterovirus/ rhinovirus and negative for influenza
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The case is a 75-year-old man who travelled to Dongguan, Guangdong province from 28 Nov to 9 Dec 2016. He developed chest discomfort on [8 Dec 2016] and he visited a hospital there. He returned to Hong Kong SAR on [9 Dec 2016] and was directly admitted to hospital from point of entry by ambulance for cough with sputum, shortness of breath, runny nose, and chest discomfort.
His nasopharyngeal swab taken on [9 Dec 2016] tested positive for enterovirus/ rhinovirus and negative for influenza
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PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis - UK: (England) unpasteurized milk
Campylobacter -- Worldwide/Unknown
So far, 6 cases of campylobacteriosis have been linked to the consumption of unpasteurized (raw) milk at Low Sizergh Barn Farm, Kendal [South Lakeland, Cumbria]. South Lakeland District Council's (SLDC's) environmental health officers are supporting the investigation, which is being led by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Inquiries are ongoing but experts believe the most likely cause of the outbreak is consumption of raw milk, probably from a vending machine on the site. The business owner is
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So far, 6 cases of campylobacteriosis have been linked to the consumption of unpasteurized (raw) milk at Low Sizergh Barn Farm, Kendal [South Lakeland, Cumbria]. South Lakeland District Council's (SLDC's) environmental health officers are supporting the investigation, which is being led by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Inquiries are ongoing but experts believe the most likely cause of the outbreak is consumption of raw milk, probably from a vending machine on the site. The business owner is
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (70): USA (NY) feline, H7N2
Avian Influenza -- United States
A vet at a New York City animal shelter where cats were infected with a strain of bird flu has also been infected, health officials said Thu 22 Dec 2016.
The vet only had mild illness from the virus, called H7N2, the New York City Department of Health said. "The illness was mild, short-lived and has resolved," the department said in a statement.
"More than 160 Animal Care Centers of NYC employees and volunteers, including several people who had similar exposure to sick cats, were
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A vet at a New York City animal shelter where cats were infected with a strain of bird flu has also been infected, health officials said Thu 22 Dec 2016.
The vet only had mild illness from the virus, called H7N2, the New York City Department of Health said. "The illness was mild, short-lived and has resolved," the department said in a statement.
"More than 160 Animal Care Centers of NYC employees and volunteers, including several people who had similar exposure to sick cats, were
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Saturday 24 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Russia (18): (YN) reindeer replaced
Anthrax -- Russia
Remote herders from 45 families get new animals to rebuild herds decimated by 'zombie' anthrax infection. A USD 600 000 programme has seen the replacement of all the infected reindeer killed by the reawakening of decades-old deadly anthrax in thawing permafrost.
Three separate outbreaks of anthrax this summer in the Yamalo-Nenets region killed one boy, almost 2400 reindeer, and several dogs. All the new 'Christmas deer' are from Yamal, and unaffected by the infection. A separate programme
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Remote herders from 45 families get new animals to rebuild herds decimated by 'zombie' anthrax infection. A USD 600 000 programme has seen the replacement of all the infected reindeer killed by the reawakening of decades-old deadly anthrax in thawing permafrost.
Three separate outbreaks of anthrax this summer in the Yamalo-Nenets region killed one boy, almost 2400 reindeer, and several dogs. All the new 'Christmas deer' are from Yamal, and unaffected by the infection. A separate programme
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (147): South Korea (KG) HPAI H5N8, poultry, conf
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- South Korea
Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday [23 Dec 2016] called on quarantine officials to strive harder to plug any loophole in their operations to contain avian influenza (AI) that has devastated chicken farms across the country since last month [November 2016].
"If we fail to pay attention to just 1 or 2 (farms), a loophole will emerge, and AI will further spread. Thus, we need strong, thorough quarantine measures," he added.
The acting president, in particular,
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Acting President and Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn on Friday [23 Dec 2016] called on quarantine officials to strive harder to plug any loophole in their operations to contain avian influenza (AI) that has devastated chicken farms across the country since last month [November 2016].
"If we fail to pay attention to just 1 or 2 (farms), a loophole will emerge, and AI will further spread. Thus, we need strong, thorough quarantine measures," he added.
The acting president, in particular,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (146): Montenegro, first report HPAI H5N5, Bulgaria, HPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Montenegro
Information received on [and dated] 22 Dec 2016 from Dr Vesna Dakovic, Acting Director, Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phitosanitary Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Podgorica, Montenegro
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype:
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Information received on [and dated] 22 Dec 2016 from Dr Vesna Dakovic, Acting Director, Administration for Food Safety, Veterinary and Phitosanitary Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Podgorica, Montenegro
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype:
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Friday 23 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (145): France (AC) poultry, LPAI H5N8, 1st rep, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- France
Information received on [and dated] 23 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Directorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza [LPAI] virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of
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Information received on [and dated] 23 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Directorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza [LPAI] virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hendra virus, equine - Australia: (NS)
Other Animal Disease -- Australia
A Hendra virus vaccine for horses produced by a commercial manufacturer was released on 1 Nov 2012. Vaccination is the single most effective way of reducing the risk of Hendra virus infection in horses. Human infection and death have occurred following high-level exposure to body fluids from an infected horse. Vaccinating horses is an important measure to prevent this occurring and provides a public health and workplace health and safety benefit.
The vaccine has been released under special
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A Hendra virus vaccine for horses produced by a commercial manufacturer was released on 1 Nov 2012. Vaccination is the single most effective way of reducing the risk of Hendra virus infection in horses. Human infection and death have occurred following high-level exposure to body fluids from an infected horse. Vaccinating horses is an important measure to prevent this occurring and provides a public health and workplace health and safety benefit.
The vaccine has been released under special
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PRO/AH/EDR> Strangles, equine - Australia (02): (QL)
Strangles -- Australia
Deagon [Queensland] trainer DB has described the discovery of 3 cases of strangles in his stable as "devastating", with his small team now prohibited from racing in the short term.
This week DB had 3 cases of strangles confirmed after testing all 23 horses in his care.
The 3 positives were all from his smaller barn of 10 horses. The other barn, with 13 horses, all came back negative on the 1st test.
Strangles is not a disease that normally causes long-term problems for horses, but it
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Deagon [Queensland] trainer DB has described the discovery of 3 cases of strangles in his stable as "devastating", with his small team now prohibited from racing in the short term.
This week DB had 3 cases of strangles confirmed after testing all 23 horses in his care.
The 3 positives were all from his smaller barn of 10 horses. The other barn, with 13 horses, all came back negative on the 1st test.
Strangles is not a disease that normally causes long-term problems for horses, but it
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (112): Angola, outbreak over
Yellow Fever -- Angola
Angola declared the end of the world's worst yellow fever epidemic in a generation on Friday [23 Dec 2016] after a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign of 25 million people that resulted in no new cases in 6 months.
The outbreak began a year ago [2015] in a slum in the capital, Luanda, before spreading throughout Angola, a war-scarred southeast African nation, and into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In all, more than 400 people died.
More than 15 million Angolans and 10 million
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Angola declared the end of the world's worst yellow fever epidemic in a generation on Friday [23 Dec 2016] after a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign of 25 million people that resulted in no new cases in 6 months.
The outbreak began a year ago [2015] in a slum in the capital, Luanda, before spreading throughout Angola, a war-scarred southeast African nation, and into neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In all, more than 400 people died.
More than 15 million Angolans and 10 million
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus - Americas (31): USA (OK) equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported 21 Dec 2016 that Oklahoma has confirmed its 16th equine West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year.
"The 24-year-old gelding located in McCurtain County was showing mild neurologic signs and was not vaccinated," the EDCC said.
West Nile is transmitted to horses via bites from infected mosquitoes. Clinical signs for WNV include flu-like signs, where the horse seems mildly anorexic and depressed; fine and coarse muscle and skin
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The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported 21 Dec 2016 that Oklahoma has confirmed its 16th equine West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year.
"The 24-year-old gelding located in McCurtain County was showing mild neurologic signs and was not vaccinated," the EDCC said.
West Nile is transmitted to horses via bites from infected mosquitoes. Clinical signs for WNV include flu-like signs, where the horse seems mildly anorexic and depressed; fine and coarse muscle and skin
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (22): (WY)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed chronic wasting disease [CWD] in Deer Hunt Area 17 northwest of Gillette.
According to Game and Fish, the buck mule deer was reported by a landowner who had concerns that the animal did not seem healthy. This is the 1st time chronic wasting disease has been found in Deer Hunt Area 17, which is bordered on the east and west by deer hunt areas where CWD has been found as early as 2007.
This is the 9th new deer hunt area found with CWD this
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed chronic wasting disease [CWD] in Deer Hunt Area 17 northwest of Gillette.
According to Game and Fish, the buck mule deer was reported by a landowner who had concerns that the animal did not seem healthy. This is the 1st time chronic wasting disease has been found in Deer Hunt Area 17, which is bordered on the east and west by deer hunt areas where CWD has been found as early as 2007.
This is the 9th new deer hunt area found with CWD this
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (121): Saudi Arabia, new cases
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [23 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1514 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
630 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.6 per cent],
871 recoveries, and
13 currently active cases [including one asymptomatic household contact].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [19 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
3 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
1 newly reported recovery.
Information on newly reported cases (3
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As of 13:00 [1:00 PM] today [23 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
1514 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
630 deaths [reported case fatality rate 41.6 per cent],
871 recoveries, and
13 currently active cases [including one asymptomatic household contact].
Since the last ProMED-mail update [19 Dec 2016], there have been a total of:
3 newly confirmed cases,
1 newly reported fatality, and
1 newly reported recovery.
Information on newly reported cases (3
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis and other - India (39): (MA)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Another case of Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has emerged in the city [Pune], just weeks after health authorities confirmed the 1st case of the infection. A 21-year-old student from Hadapsar tested positive for the disease at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) on 12 Dec [2016].
The 2 cases within days have put health authorities on their toes, leading them to increase surveillance in the patients' neighborhoods. TOI [Times of India] reported the 1st
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Another case of Japanese encephalitis, a mosquito-borne viral disease, has emerged in the city [Pune], just weeks after health authorities confirmed the 1st case of the infection. A 21-year-old student from Hadapsar tested positive for the disease at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology (NIV) on 12 Dec [2016].
The 2 cases within days have put health authorities on their toes, leading them to increase surveillance in the patients' neighborhoods. TOI [Times of India] reported the 1st
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - China (02): review 1995-2014
Anthrax -- China
Li Y, Yin W, Hugh-Jones M, Wang L, Mu D, Ren X, et al. Epidemiology of Human Anthrax in China, 1955-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(1):14-21.
Abstract
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Using national surveillance data for 120 111 human anthrax cases recorded during 1955-2014, we analyzed the temporal, seasonal, geographic, and demographic distribution of this disease in China. After 1978, incidence decreased until 2013, when it reached a low of 0.014 cases/100 000 population. The case-fatality rate, cumulatively
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Li Y, Yin W, Hugh-Jones M, Wang L, Mu D, Ren X, et al. Epidemiology of Human Anthrax in China, 1955-2014. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017;23(1):14-21.
Abstract
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Using national surveillance data for 120 111 human anthrax cases recorded during 1955-2014, we analyzed the temporal, seasonal, geographic, and demographic distribution of this disease in China. After 1978, incidence decreased until 2013, when it reached a low of 0.014 cases/100 000 population. The case-fatality rate, cumulatively
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PRO/AH/EDR> Pneumonia ovine - USA (07): (SD) bighorn sheep
Pneumonia -- United States
South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks officials have a "big concern" after a 3rd dead bighorn sheep from its transplanted Deadwood herd tested positive this week [10-16 Dec 2016] for a highly virulent strain of pneumonia. Others have died in recent weeks.
Test results received by GF&P confirmed the state agency's worst fears, that this 3rd animal of the 26 bighorns transplanted last year [2015] from Alberta did indeed die of _Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae_, a deadly bacterial disease that is often the
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South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks officials have a "big concern" after a 3rd dead bighorn sheep from its transplanted Deadwood herd tested positive this week [10-16 Dec 2016] for a highly virulent strain of pneumonia. Others have died in recent weeks.
Test results received by GF&P confirmed the state agency's worst fears, that this 3rd animal of the 26 bighorns transplanted last year [2015] from Alberta did indeed die of _Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae_, a deadly bacterial disease that is often the
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PRO/EDR> Pertussis - USA (08): (NM)
Whooping Cough -- United States
The Department of Health has announced an outbreak of whooping cough in Eddy County.
20 cases have been or are currently being investigated in Eddy County residents since 1 Nov [2016]. They include 10 school-aged children.
Whooping cough is very contagious and can cause serious illness, especially in infants.
[Byline: Daniel Trujillo]
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The Department of Health has announced an outbreak of whooping cough in Eddy County.
20 cases have been or are currently being investigated in Eddy County residents since 1 Nov [2016]. They include 10 school-aged children.
Whooping cough is very contagious and can cause serious illness, especially in infants.
[Byline: Daniel Trujillo]
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update - Americas (48): Chile (VS)
Hantavirus -- Chile
A 63-year-old engineer from the Quillota province died on Tuesday [13 Dec 2016] from a hantavirus infection, as confirmed by the HEALTH SEREMI [ministerial administrative unit] of Region V, Mario Méndez. The cause of death, which occurred when the patient was in the Viña del Mar Clinic, was confirmed by the Católica University laboratory, a [diagnostic] center approved by the Institute of Public Health.
"The epidemiological investigation underway raises 2 possibilities for the infection.
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A 63-year-old engineer from the Quillota province died on Tuesday [13 Dec 2016] from a hantavirus infection, as confirmed by the HEALTH SEREMI [ministerial administrative unit] of Region V, Mario Méndez. The cause of death, which occurred when the patient was in the Viña del Mar Clinic, was confirmed by the Católica University laboratory, a [diagnostic] center approved by the Institute of Public Health.
"The epidemiological investigation underway raises 2 possibilities for the infection.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (144): Israel, poultry, wild, HPAI H5N8, spread
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Israel
Since 2006, 35 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been recorded in Israel on commercial holdings/farms.
They were divided into the following (affected) branches:
1. Turkey farms (all but one for fattening; one was a breeding farm): 24 (69 percent of the total).
2. Broiler breeders: 9 (26 percent).
3. Layer breeder: 1.
4. Broilers: 1.
Not a single outbreak was reported from a table-egg layer holding.
Prior to 2016, all HPAI cases were caused by the virus
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Since 2006, 35 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been recorded in Israel on commercial holdings/farms.
They were divided into the following (affected) branches:
1. Turkey farms (all but one for fattening; one was a breeding farm): 24 (69 percent of the total).
2. Broiler breeders: 9 (26 percent).
3. Layer breeder: 1.
4. Broilers: 1.
Not a single outbreak was reported from a table-egg layer holding.
Prior to 2016, all HPAI cases were caused by the virus
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (144): Israel, poultry, wild, HPAI H5N8, spread
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Israel
Since 2006, 35 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been recorded in Israel on commercial holdings/farms.
They were divided into the following (affected) branches:
1. Turkey farms (all but one for fattening; one was a breeding farm): 24 (69 percent of the total).
2. Broiler breeders: 9 (26 percent).
3. Layer breeder: 1.
4. Broilers: 1.
Not a single outbreak was reported from a table-egg layer holding.
Prior to 2016, all HPAI cases were caused by the virus
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Since 2006, 35 Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks have been recorded in Israel on commercial holdings/farms.
They were divided into the following (affected) branches:
1. Turkey farms (all but one for fattening; one was a breeding farm): 24 (69 percent of the total).
2. Broiler breeders: 9 (26 percent).
3. Layer breeder: 1.
4. Broilers: 1.
Not a single outbreak was reported from a table-egg layer holding.
Prior to 2016, all HPAI cases were caused by the virus
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Thursday 22 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Haff disease (04): susp
Other Human Disease -- Brazil
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PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae - New Zealand (03): (CA)
Algae -- New Zealand
The Community and Public Health division of the Canterbury District Health Board have issued a health warning after potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) were found in Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel. People and animals, particularly dogs, should avoid the area of the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel until the health warning has been lifted.
Dr Ramon Pink, Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, says the algae look like dark brown to black mats and can produce toxins
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The Community and Public Health division of the Canterbury District Health Board have issued a health warning after potentially toxic algae (benthic cyanobacteria) were found in Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel. People and animals, particularly dogs, should avoid the area of the Waikirikiri/Selwyn River at Glentunnel until the health warning has been lifted.
Dr Ramon Pink, Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, says the algae look like dark brown to black mats and can produce toxins
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PRO/PL> Powdery mildew, chilli - India: (TN)
Other Plant Disease -- India
Chillies in parts of Tiruchirapalli district [of Tamil Nadu] have withered away due to powdery mildew disease. The Department [of Agriculture] has been closely monitoring the impact on various crops, including chillies.
In a couple of days, the growth is fast affected, resulting in the withering of the plant itself. Farmers said that they have to incur additional expenditure to save the crop.
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Chillies in parts of Tiruchirapalli district [of Tamil Nadu] have withered away due to powdery mildew disease. The Department [of Agriculture] has been closely monitoring the impact on various crops, including chillies.
In a couple of days, the growth is fast affected, resulting in the withering of the plant itself. Farmers said that they have to incur additional expenditure to save the crop.
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[Powdery mildew of chilli and other capsicum variants is
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PRO/PL> Mosaic disease, maize - Rwanda: (SU) susp.
Other Plant Disease -- Rwanda
A [maize] miller in Kamonyi District in the Southern Province, said the crop in the district was affected by multiple challenges, including drought and disease.
"Much as there was a dry spell and later heavy rains, in Kamonyi, the maize plantations were attacked by maize mosaic disease, which left many farmers counting losses," she said.
[Byline: Remy Niyingize]
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[Mosaic disease of maize is caused by _Maize mosaic virus_ (MMV; genus
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A [maize] miller in Kamonyi District in the Southern Province, said the crop in the district was affected by multiple challenges, including drought and disease.
"Much as there was a dry spell and later heavy rains, in Kamonyi, the maize plantations were attacked by maize mosaic disease, which left many farmers counting losses," she said.
[Byline: Remy Niyingize]
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[Mosaic disease of maize is caused by _Maize mosaic virus_ (MMV; genus
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PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - Australia: (VI) fatal, no common source identified
Listeriosis -- Australia
1. Wash your hands with soap and water before handling food
2. Keep your utensils, cutting boards, dishes and containers clean and dry
3. Store food at the correct temperatures. Cold food should be stored at less than 5 deg.C [41 deg.F]
4. Cook food thoroughly
5. If in doubt throw it out
6. Separate raw and cooked foods
7. Use different utensils, cutting boards and containers for raw and ready-to- eat food
8. Check your fridge and freezer temperatures
9. Keep salads, spreads, dips and
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1. Wash your hands with soap and water before handling food
2. Keep your utensils, cutting boards, dishes and containers clean and dry
3. Store food at the correct temperatures. Cold food should be stored at less than 5 deg.C [41 deg.F]
4. Cook food thoroughly
5. If in doubt throw it out
6. Separate raw and cooked foods
7. Use different utensils, cutting boards and containers for raw and ready-to- eat food
8. Check your fridge and freezer temperatures
9. Keep salads, spreads, dips and
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PRO/AH/EDR> BPA contamination, canned dog food - USA: alert
Food-related toxin -- United States
A study conducted at the University of Missouri found your dog's health - and your own - may be at risk if your dog eats canned food. According to a university news release, an increase in Bisphenol A - an endocrine-disrupting industrial chemical found in the linings of some metal food cans - was found after a short-term feeding study with canned dog food.
Because of shared environments, the dog's unhealthy BPA exposure from canned foods could have human health hazards.
"We wanted to
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A study conducted at the University of Missouri found your dog's health - and your own - may be at risk if your dog eats canned food. According to a university news release, an increase in Bisphenol A - an endocrine-disrupting industrial chemical found in the linings of some metal food cans - was found after a short-term feeding study with canned dog food.
Because of shared environments, the dog's unhealthy BPA exposure from canned foods could have human health hazards.
"We wanted to
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PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (16): Asia (Pakistan), laboratory confirmed
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
A total of 3 cases of the chikungunya virus [infections] have been confirmed in the provincial capital of Sindh. The cases of 11-, 9- and 45-year-old were confirmed by the National Institute of Health in Islamabad as the 1st victims of the virus.
Initially the Health Department had taken 10 blood samples of 5 patients.
Health expert[s] urged people to protect themselves from mosquito [bites], clean their homes and surrounding areas.
As many as 30 000 patients are believed to be
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A total of 3 cases of the chikungunya virus [infections] have been confirmed in the provincial capital of Sindh. The cases of 11-, 9- and 45-year-old were confirmed by the National Institute of Health in Islamabad as the 1st victims of the virus.
Initially the Health Department had taken 10 blood samples of 5 patients.
Health expert[s] urged people to protect themselves from mosquito [bites], clean their homes and surrounding areas.
As many as 30 000 patients are believed to be
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PRO/EDR> Onchocerciasis - Guatemala (02): eradication
River Blindness -- Guatemala
Only 1 focus of onchocerciasis (river blindness) persists in the Americas, on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. The disease is still present in 31 African countries and Yemen.
A hundred years after Guatemalan ophthalmologist Rodolfo Robles established the causal relationship between onchocerciasis and blindness, Guatemala has received official verification from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the country has eliminated this parasitic infection, a disease that put more than
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Only 1 focus of onchocerciasis (river blindness) persists in the Americas, on the border between Brazil and Venezuela. The disease is still present in 31 African countries and Yemen.
A hundred years after Guatemalan ophthalmologist Rodolfo Robles established the causal relationship between onchocerciasis and blindness, Guatemala has received official verification from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the country has eliminated this parasitic infection, a disease that put more than
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (143): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread, H5N8 susp, RFI
Avian Influenza H5N6, Avian Influenza H5N8 -- South Korea
Chicken prices in South Korea are likely to jump next month [January 2017] due to a possible undersupply following the deadliest outbreak of avian influenza (AI), industry sources said [Thu 22 Dec 2016].
South Korea has destroyed more than 20 million chickens and ducks at nearly 400 farms across the nation since the 1st case of bird flu was reported in mid-November [2016] at a chicken farm on the southwest coast.
According to the Korea Broiler Council, nearly half of some 1500 broiler
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Chicken prices in South Korea are likely to jump next month [January 2017] due to a possible undersupply following the deadliest outbreak of avian influenza (AI), industry sources said [Thu 22 Dec 2016].
South Korea has destroyed more than 20 million chickens and ducks at nearly 400 farms across the nation since the 1st case of bird flu was reported in mid-November [2016] at a chicken farm on the southwest coast.
According to the Korea Broiler Council, nearly half of some 1500 broiler
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed die-off, fish - UK: (England) herring
Animal Die-off -- United Kingdom
Hundreds of thousands of mackerel and pilchard have covered a beach in Cornwall "as far as the eye can see", witnesses have said. The fish were washed up on [Sat 17 Dec 2016] night on the beach at Marazion at St Michael's Mount in the south-west of Cornwall.
[A local woman] had gone down to the beach to take pictures said: "I was astonished. It was almost as if the waves were made up of thousands of shimmering fish," she told the Plymouth Herald. She added that as well as the fish, she
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Hundreds of thousands of mackerel and pilchard have covered a beach in Cornwall "as far as the eye can see", witnesses have said. The fish were washed up on [Sat 17 Dec 2016] night on the beach at Marazion at St Michael's Mount in the south-west of Cornwall.
[A local woman] had gone down to the beach to take pictures said: "I was astonished. It was almost as if the waves were made up of thousands of shimmering fish," she told the Plymouth Herald. She added that as well as the fish, she
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (69): China, H7N9, WHO update
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
The Chinese Government has taken the following surveillance and control measures:
- Strengthened surveillance and assessment analysis.
- Further enhanced medical care of the cases.
- Conducted public risk communication.
WHO risk assessment
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Most human cases are exposed to avian influenza A(H7N9) virus through contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments, including live poultry markets. Since the virus continues to be detected in animals and
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The Chinese Government has taken the following surveillance and control measures:
- Strengthened surveillance and assessment analysis.
- Further enhanced medical care of the cases.
- Conducted public risk communication.
WHO risk assessment
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Most human cases are exposed to avian influenza A(H7N9) virus through contact with infected poultry or contaminated environments, including live poultry markets. Since the virus continues to be detected in animals and
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2016 in foodborne outbreaks: Hepatitis A, Listeria and E. coli O157
FQN takes a month-by-month look at foodborne outbreaks for which a variety of pathogens and food groups are represented.
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Wednesday 21 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (15): Asia (Pakistan) conf
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
Sindh government on [Wed 21 Dec 2016] has finally identified that _Aedes aegypti_ mosquito is responsible for spreading chikungunya virus in Karachi.
The provincial government has said that the disease would be declared epidemic after confirmation from World Health Organization (WHO).
_Aedes aegypti_, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can also cause [transmit] dengue fever and Zika fever [viruses], etc.
On the other hand, another 700 people were admitted to Saudabad
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Sindh government on [Wed 21 Dec 2016] has finally identified that _Aedes aegypti_ mosquito is responsible for spreading chikungunya virus in Karachi.
The provincial government has said that the disease would be declared epidemic after confirmation from World Health Organization (WHO).
_Aedes aegypti_, the yellow fever mosquito, is a mosquito that can also cause [transmit] dengue fever and Zika fever [viruses], etc.
On the other hand, another 700 people were admitted to Saudabad
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PRO/EDR> Mumps - USA (33): (TX, AR)
Mumps -- United States
Last week [week of 5 Dec 2016], the Texas Department of State Health Services issued an advisory of an outbreak of mumps in Johnson County, with additional cases identified in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties [Texas].
Raven Holland, MD, a primary care physician at Family Clinic of Corsicana, explained the virus and what the community should know.
"Mumps affect both children and adults. Infants less than age 1 are less likely to be affected due to passive protection from
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Last week [week of 5 Dec 2016], the Texas Department of State Health Services issued an advisory of an outbreak of mumps in Johnson County, with additional cases identified in Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties [Texas].
Raven Holland, MD, a primary care physician at Family Clinic of Corsicana, explained the virus and what the community should know.
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PRO/EDR> Mumps - Canada (02): (QC) HCWs
Mumps -- Canada
Cases of mumps in health care workers at the Hopital Fleurimont and Hotel-Dieu in Sherbrooke [Quebec] have been confirmed by the Estrie Public Health Department.
The reported cases, 4 confirmed and 1 probable, have all been investigated and there is no evidence of transmission of the disease among contacts of the patients at this time. Control measures were immediately put in place to limit the spread of the infection.
Mumps is a notifiable contagious disease that manifests as fever and
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Cases of mumps in health care workers at the Hopital Fleurimont and Hotel-Dieu in Sherbrooke [Quebec] have been confirmed by the Estrie Public Health Department.
The reported cases, 4 confirmed and 1 probable, have all been investigated and there is no evidence of transmission of the disease among contacts of the patients at this time. Control measures were immediately put in place to limit the spread of the infection.
Mumps is a notifiable contagious disease that manifests as fever and
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PRO/AH/EDR> Canine distemper, wildlife - USA (03): (NC) raccoon, fox, susp
Canine distemper -- United States
Pet vaccinations provide peace of mind when a potential distemper outbreak occurs in the area.
The New Bern [North Carolina] Police Department reported multiple incidents involving foxes and raccoons within the past 2 months, leading to a suspicion of a distemper outbreak.
Distemper is a fatal viral illness with no known cure that can affect domestic pets as well as some wild animals.
Officers and animal control have been called to check on animals acting suspiciously and appearing to
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Pet vaccinations provide peace of mind when a potential distemper outbreak occurs in the area.
The New Bern [North Carolina] Police Department reported multiple incidents involving foxes and raccoons within the past 2 months, leading to a suspicion of a distemper outbreak.
Distemper is a fatal viral illness with no known cure that can affect domestic pets as well as some wild animals.
Officers and animal control have been called to check on animals acting suspiciously and appearing to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (40): Nigeria (OG)
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Four months after Ogun State Government declared the state is Lassa fever-free, the viral disease, known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF) has killed an assistant nursing officer, and a mortuary attendant, whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of writing this report.
[The nurse] was said to have attended to a suspected Lassa fever patient, while the morgue attendant handled the corpse.
Worried about the successive death of the duo, the hospital management commissioned a
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Four months after Ogun State Government declared the state is Lassa fever-free, the viral disease, known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF) has killed an assistant nursing officer, and a mortuary attendant, whose identity could not be ascertained as at the time of writing this report.
[The nurse] was said to have attended to a suspected Lassa fever patient, while the morgue attendant handled the corpse.
Worried about the successive death of the duo, the hospital management commissioned a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (141): Europe, Middle East, Africa, 1st cases, spread HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Bulgaria
Data updated on 18 Dec 2016 (inclusive) ADNS/FAO/OIE/DGAL Ministry of Agriculture
Since the previous weekly situation report (12 Dec 2016) [see http://bit.ly/2h1g4OB], new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8 outbreaks have been reported in Europe, mainly in Germany (120 cases in birds compared to 98 last week) And Hungary (201 households compared to 120 last week). The United Kingdom declared its 1st outbreak on 17 Dec 2016 in a turkey farm in the
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Data updated on 18 Dec 2016 (inclusive) ADNS/FAO/OIE/DGAL Ministry of Agriculture
Since the previous weekly situation report (12 Dec 2016) [see http://bit.ly/2h1g4OB], new highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N8 outbreaks have been reported in Europe, mainly in Germany (120 cases in birds compared to 98 last week) And Hungary (201 households compared to 120 last week). The United Kingdom declared its 1st outbreak on 17 Dec 2016 in a turkey farm in the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update - Americas (47): Chile (AR)
Hantavirus -- Chile
The La Araucania Health SEREMI [ministerial administrative government unit], confirmed a new case of [a] hantavirus [infection] in the region.
The affected individual is a 50-year-old man and resident of a rural area in Villarrica, who received medical attention on 15 Dec [2016] in that community with symptoms of that virus [infection].
From that locality, he was taken to the Hernan Henriquez Aravena Hospital [Temuco, Araucania], where he is being kept in the intensive care unit on
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The La Araucania Health SEREMI [ministerial administrative government unit], confirmed a new case of [a] hantavirus [infection] in the region.
The affected individual is a 50-year-old man and resident of a rural area in Villarrica, who received medical attention on 15 Dec [2016] in that community with symptoms of that virus [infection].
From that locality, he was taken to the Hernan Henriquez Aravena Hospital [Temuco, Araucania], where he is being kept in the intensive care unit on
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Tuesday 20 December 2016
Fourteen ill and two dead from Salmonella in Germany
Germany has seen a significant increase in a rare strain of Salmonella linked to two deaths.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Haff disease - Brazil (03), clarification, more cases
Undiagnosed -- Brazil
"...According to the Government of Bahia [Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance, Health Secretariat of the State of Bahia 16 Dec 2016], up to now, 12 people have had symptoms such as myelitis and urine with black coloration. [The black coloration of the urine is often due to the breakdown of the muscles and release of myoglobin associated with rhabdomyolysis. - Mod.TG]"
However, the main clinical picture of this epidemiological event is myositis not myelitis.
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Rodrigo
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"...According to the Government of Bahia [Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance, Health Secretariat of the State of Bahia 16 Dec 2016], up to now, 12 people have had symptoms such as myelitis and urine with black coloration. [The black coloration of the urine is often due to the breakdown of the muscles and release of myoglobin associated with rhabdomyolysis. - Mod.TG]"
However, the main clinical picture of this epidemiological event is myositis not myelitis.
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Rodrigo
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus update - Americas (46): USA
Hantavirus -- United States
Purpose
The purpose of the report was to assess the burden of hantavirus [infections] among Navajo residing in the 4 Corners area (the region of the southwestern United States formed by the juncture of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah). Though hantavirus [causes] is a rare disease that occurs throughout the United States, the highest number of cases have occurred in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Hantavirus disproportionately affects Native American communities who make up 1.7
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Purpose
The purpose of the report was to assess the burden of hantavirus [infections] among Navajo residing in the 4 Corners area (the region of the southwestern United States formed by the juncture of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah). Though hantavirus [causes] is a rare disease that occurs throughout the United States, the highest number of cases have occurred in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Hantavirus disproportionately affects Native American communities who make up 1.7
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PRO/EDR> Methanol poisoning - Russia: (IK) bath lotion, fatal, alert
Poisoning -- Russia
A total of 41 Russians have died from poisoning after drinking a bath lotion. Another 16 are in hospital, most gravely ill, in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
The dead include both men and women, and they were all from the same area. A state of emergency has been declared, and more deaths are expected.
"Almost all of them are in a serious condition and are in intensive care," said a source from the Health Ministry. "We know of 57 people who consumed the poisonous liquid, and 41 of them
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A total of 41 Russians have died from poisoning after drinking a bath lotion. Another 16 are in hospital, most gravely ill, in the Siberian city of Irkutsk.
The dead include both men and women, and they were all from the same area. A state of emergency has been declared, and more deaths are expected.
"Almost all of them are in a serious condition and are in intensive care," said a source from the Health Ministry. "We know of 57 people who consumed the poisonous liquid, and 41 of them
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lyssavirus-reactive antibodies, bat - Sweden
Other Animal Disease -- Sweden
Bats showing signs of being infected by a rabies-like virus have been found by researchers in southern parts of Sweden, with experts warning that anyone bitten by one should seek medical attention.
Over 6 years, researchers at Sweden's Public Health Agency (Folkhalsomyndigheten), National Veterinary Institute (veterinarmedicinska anstalt) and Uppsala University collected and analyzed saliva and blood from bats in southern and central parts of Sweden.
The rabies virus was not detected in
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Bats showing signs of being infected by a rabies-like virus have been found by researchers in southern parts of Sweden, with experts warning that anyone bitten by one should seek medical attention.
Over 6 years, researchers at Sweden's Public Health Agency (Folkhalsomyndigheten), National Veterinary Institute (veterinarmedicinska anstalt) and Uppsala University collected and analyzed saliva and blood from bats in southern and central parts of Sweden.
The rabies virus was not detected in
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Monday 19 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (141): UK (LI), poultry, HPAI H5N8, 1st report, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United Kingdom
Information received on 17 Dec 2016 from Dr Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, United Kingdom.
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 11 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Jul 2015
Manifestation of disease: clinical
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Information received on 17 Dec 2016 from Dr Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, United Kingdom.
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 11 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Jul 2015
Manifestation of disease: clinical
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (120): Saudi Arabia, new cases, WHO
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
Between 27 Nov 2016 and 5 Dec 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 12 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Two deaths among previously reported MERS cases were also reported.
Details of the cases
1. An 85-year-old male national living in Madinah city, Madinah Region. He developed symptoms on 14 Nov 2016 and was admitted to hospital on 15 Nov 2016. The patient, who has comorbidities, tested negative for MERS-CoV on 17 and 26 Nov 2016. Due to
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Between 27 Nov 2016 and 5 Dec 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 12 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Two deaths among previously reported MERS cases were also reported.
Details of the cases
1. An 85-year-old male national living in Madinah city, Madinah Region. He developed symptoms on 14 Nov 2016 and was admitted to hospital on 15 Nov 2016. The patient, who has comorbidities, tested negative for MERS-CoV on 17 and 26 Nov 2016. Due to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (140): Japan (AI) HPAI H5, zoo birds
Avian Influenza -- Japan
A total of 3 black swans that died at a zoo in Nagoya [by the end of Nov 2016] were all confirmed to have been infected with avian influenza.
The infections at Higashiyama Zoo Botanical Gardens in the central Japan city are the 2nd case in the country this year [2016] in which birds kept at a zoo were infected, after 1 at Akita Omoriyama Zoo in northeastern Japan.
Other birds at the zoo that were possibly in close contact with the swans have been isolated and will not be culled, a zoo
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A total of 3 black swans that died at a zoo in Nagoya [by the end of Nov 2016] were all confirmed to have been infected with avian influenza.
The infections at Higashiyama Zoo Botanical Gardens in the central Japan city are the 2nd case in the country this year [2016] in which birds kept at a zoo were infected, after 1 at Akita Omoriyama Zoo in northeastern Japan.
Other birds at the zoo that were possibly in close contact with the swans have been isolated and will not be culled, a zoo
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (139): France (LP) poultry, LPAI H5N9, new strain, OIE
Avian Influenza -- France
Information received on [and dated] 16 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Directorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N9
Nature of diagnosis:
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Information received on [and dated] 16 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Directorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N9
Nature of diagnosis:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (138): Nigeria (KN) poultry, birds, H5N8, 1st case, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Nigeria
Information received on [and dated] 17 Dec 2016 from Dr Gideon Mbursa Mshelbwala, Director, Veterinary Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Nov 2016
Date of pre-confirmation of the event: 16 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis:
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Dec 2016 from Dr Gideon Mbursa Mshelbwala, Director, Veterinary Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, ABUJA, Nigeria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Nov 2016
Date of pre-confirmation of the event: 16 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N8
Nature of diagnosis:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Infectious salmon anemia - Chile (02): (AI)
Other Animal Disease -- Chile
The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) confirmed the presence of the variant HPR 7B of the ISA [Infectious salmon anemia] virus in a farming centre in the Region of Aisén.
The virus was found in a cage of Aldunate centre belonging to the company Cermaq Chile SA, located in ACS 33, in the Region of Aisén, within the framework of the ISA Surveillance and Control Program.
The case was detected last week [5 - 11 Dec 2016] by officials of the Service, who obtained
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The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) confirmed the presence of the variant HPR 7B of the ISA [Infectious salmon anemia] virus in a farming centre in the Region of Aisén.
The virus was found in a cage of Aldunate centre belonging to the company Cermaq Chile SA, located in ACS 33, in the Region of Aisén, within the framework of the ISA Surveillance and Control Program.
The case was detected last week [5 - 11 Dec 2016] by officials of the Service, who obtained
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PRO/AH/EDR> Kyasanur Forest disease - India (16): (MH), vaccination campaign
Hemorrhagic Fever -- India
The state government is all set to begin immunisation drive against Kyasanur forest disease [KFD] or monkey fever in the badly affected Sindhudurg district in the next few days.
The state has procured 7500 injectable doses to vaccinate high-risk individuals, including farmers and forest workers, to prevent the tick-borne viral infection from spreading to other parts of the state.
The state had reported the 1st case of the fever in Sindhudurg district in the last week of January this year
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The state government is all set to begin immunisation drive against Kyasanur forest disease [KFD] or monkey fever in the badly affected Sindhudurg district in the next few days.
The state has procured 7500 injectable doses to vaccinate high-risk individuals, including farmers and forest workers, to prevent the tick-borne viral infection from spreading to other parts of the state.
The state had reported the 1st case of the fever in Sindhudurg district in the last week of January this year
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Outbreaks down but illnesses up, finds EFSA and ECDC
More than 4,300 foodborne outbreaks were reported in 2015, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
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Netherlands, UK and Belgium report bulk of new Salmonella cases
Netherlands, the UK and Belgium have reported new cases in the first two weeks of December as part of the ongoing EU-wide Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Dominican Republic (02): fatal, more cases
Leptospirosis -- Dominican Republic
National Health Service (SNS) director Nelson Rodriguez Monegro says that in 2016 so far, 41 people have died and 560 have been infected with leptospirosis, which now requires strong action in response to the threat to the public.
Rodriguez Monegro attributed the increase in the incidence of the disease to people wading in flooded waters and drinking polluted water following the heavy rains in the north of the country. A total of 27 people have been hospitalized with the disease and 4
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National Health Service (SNS) director Nelson Rodriguez Monegro says that in 2016 so far, 41 people have died and 560 have been infected with leptospirosis, which now requires strong action in response to the threat to the public.
Rodriguez Monegro attributed the increase in the incidence of the disease to people wading in flooded waters and drinking polluted water following the heavy rains in the north of the country. A total of 27 people have been hospitalized with the disease and 4
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Sunday 18 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Haff disease - Brazil (02)
Undiagnosed -- Brazil
Extreme muscle pain and black urine. These are the main symptoms of a disease that has already taken at least 9 people to the hospitals of Salvador in the last days and that, in more serious cases, can lead to renal failure. Dr. Gubbio Soares, a researcher at the virology laboratory at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and a doctor of virology, says that the disease is caused by a virus that has not yet been identified.
"We already know that it is a virus that causes the disease, but
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Extreme muscle pain and black urine. These are the main symptoms of a disease that has already taken at least 9 people to the hospitals of Salvador in the last days and that, in more serious cases, can lead to renal failure. Dr. Gubbio Soares, a researcher at the virology laboratory at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) and a doctor of virology, says that the disease is caused by a virus that has not yet been identified.
"We already know that it is a virus that causes the disease, but
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PRO/EDR> Mumps - USA (32): OK, MO, NY
Mumps -- United States
Summary
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Cases of mumps have been identified in increasing numbers on college campuses in New York and across the United States. As students return home for winter break there is the potential that exposed students will develop mumps and present to local healthcare providers for evaluation.
Currently, the State Universities of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz and Geneseo are experiencing mumps outbreaks. Up to 61 individuals who have been diagnosed with mumps are epidemiologically
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Summary
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Cases of mumps have been identified in increasing numbers on college campuses in New York and across the United States. As students return home for winter break there is the potential that exposed students will develop mumps and present to local healthcare providers for evaluation.
Currently, the State Universities of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz and Geneseo are experiencing mumps outbreaks. Up to 61 individuals who have been diagnosed with mumps are epidemiologically
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian Influenza, human (68): China, H7N9
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
[The above URL was accessed prior to an ongoing outage at the outbreaknews.com website. We are told that service should be restored on 19 Dec 2016. - Mod.LM]
The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission reported 5 additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) on the Mainland. The details of the cases are as follows:
- A 59-year-old male from Fuzhou, Fujian, exposed to poultry market, in serious condition;
- A male aged 58-year-old male farmer from Kunshan, Jiangsu,
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[The above URL was accessed prior to an ongoing outage at the outbreaknews.com website. We are told that service should be restored on 19 Dec 2016. - Mod.LM]
The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission reported 5 additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) on the Mainland. The details of the cases are as follows:
- A 59-year-old male from Fuzhou, Fujian, exposed to poultry market, in serious condition;
- A male aged 58-year-old male farmer from Kunshan, Jiangsu,
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis - India (05): (KL) fatalities
Hepatitis -- India
An expert team from Manipal University reached the district on Fri 16 Dec 2016 to study the hepatitis A outbreak in Nellikuzhi panchayat in Kothamangalam. The team of 9 experts led by G. Arun Kumar, professor and head of Manipal Centre for Virus Research, will take blood samples and interview infected persons and the family of those who died to make a comprehensive study of the virus outbreak that has a fecal-oral route. Dr. Arun Kumar told The Hindu that the team would be examining the virus
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An expert team from Manipal University reached the district on Fri 16 Dec 2016 to study the hepatitis A outbreak in Nellikuzhi panchayat in Kothamangalam. The team of 9 experts led by G. Arun Kumar, professor and head of Manipal Centre for Virus Research, will take blood samples and interview infected persons and the family of those who died to make a comprehensive study of the virus outbreak that has a fecal-oral route. Dr. Arun Kumar told The Hindu that the team would be examining the virus
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (42): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- Yemen
Since the last update on 6 Dec 2016, 1173 new suspected cases of acute watery diarrhea/cholera and 3 additional deaths have been reported. As of 13 Dec 2016, a cumulative total of 10 148 suspected cases of cholera, including 92 associated deaths, have been reported across all affected governorates, with a case-fatality rate of 1%. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of _Vibrio cholera_ 01 has risen to 156.
The affected areas include 135 districts in the governorates of Abyan, Aden,
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Since the last update on 6 Dec 2016, 1173 new suspected cases of acute watery diarrhea/cholera and 3 additional deaths have been reported. As of 13 Dec 2016, a cumulative total of 10 148 suspected cases of cholera, including 92 associated deaths, have been reported across all affected governorates, with a case-fatality rate of 1%. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of _Vibrio cholera_ 01 has risen to 156.
The affected areas include 135 districts in the governorates of Abyan, Aden,
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Pakistan: (SD) chikungunya susp. RFI
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
The provincial health department decided on Saturday [17 Dec 2016] to investigate cases of high-grade fever and acute joint pain being reported at a Malir health facility after its medical superintendent communicated to officials that some of these cases were of chikungunya, a viral disease caused by infected mosquitoes. The hospital in question is located in Khokhorapar No. 2.
Progamme manager of dengue prevention and control Dr. Masood Solangi said that the medical superintendent of Al
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The provincial health department decided on Saturday [17 Dec 2016] to investigate cases of high-grade fever and acute joint pain being reported at a Malir health facility after its medical superintendent communicated to officials that some of these cases were of chikungunya, a viral disease caused by infected mosquitoes. The hospital in question is located in Khokhorapar No. 2.
Progamme manager of dengue prevention and control Dr. Masood Solangi said that the medical superintendent of Al
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Italy (09): (TC) fatal, sg. C, another case
Meningitis - Neisseria -- Italy
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (137): USA (NY) feline, H7N2, low path.
Avian Influenza -- United States
The Health Department and the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) today [15 Dec 2016] announced that a strain of influenza A virus, known as low pathogenic avian influenza H7N2, has been identified in 45 cats housed at the Manhattan shelter. This is the 1st time this virus has been detected and transmitted among domestic cats.
It is unknown how the cats contracted the virus. So far, this virus causes mild illness in cats and is thought to pose a low risk to humans. There have been only 2
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The Health Department and the Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) today [15 Dec 2016] announced that a strain of influenza A virus, known as low pathogenic avian influenza H7N2, has been identified in 45 cats housed at the Manhattan shelter. This is the 1st time this virus has been detected and transmitted among domestic cats.
It is unknown how the cats contracted the virus. So far, this virus causes mild illness in cats and is thought to pose a low risk to humans. There have been only 2
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PRO> Ebola update (71): research, economy
Ebola -- Worldwide/Unknown
Background
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By January 2016, all known transmission chains of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa had been stopped. However, there is concern about persistence of Ebola virus in the reproductive tract of men who have survived EVD. We aimed to use biostatistical modelling to describe the dynamics of Ebola virus RNA load in seminal fluid, including clearance parameters.
Methods
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In this longitudinal study, we recruited men who had been discharged from 3
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Background
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By January 2016, all known transmission chains of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in West Africa had been stopped. However, there is concern about persistence of Ebola virus in the reproductive tract of men who have survived EVD. We aimed to use biostatistical modelling to describe the dynamics of Ebola virus RNA load in seminal fluid, including clearance parameters.
Methods
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In this longitudinal study, we recruited men who had been discharged from 3
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - USA (08): (UT)
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United States
The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) has reported that the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has confirmed the 1st case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in that state in several years.
"The 14-year old dark bay Quarter Horse gelding located in Wasatch County was originally tested for sale and movement to California, but was not moved due to a positive EIA test," the EDCC said. "The horse was immediately quarantined and retested for EIA as well as equine piroplasmosis (EP).
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The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) has reported that the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food has confirmed the 1st case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in that state in several years.
"The 14-year old dark bay Quarter Horse gelding located in Wasatch County was originally tested for sale and movement to California, but was not moved due to a positive EIA test," the EDCC said. "The horse was immediately quarantined and retested for EIA as well as equine piroplasmosis (EP).
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (38): (OR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
The Malkangiri district administration extended the programme of vaccinating children in the age group of 1-15 against Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus till 24 Dec [2016].
Earlier, the administration had declared to continue the special vaccination programme, which was launched on 5 Dec-15 Dec [2015].
As many as 18 027 children aged between 1-15 have been identified for vaccination from across the district during the 3-day door-to-door survey conducted by the administration from 21 Nov
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The Malkangiri district administration extended the programme of vaccinating children in the age group of 1-15 against Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus till 24 Dec [2016].
Earlier, the administration had declared to continue the special vaccination programme, which was launched on 5 Dec-15 Dec [2015].
As many as 18 027 children aged between 1-15 have been identified for vaccination from across the district during the 3-day door-to-door survey conducted by the administration from 21 Nov
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Saturday 17 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Pertussis - USA (08): (CA) increased incidence, middle & high schools
Whooping Cough -- United States
Cases of whooping cough are affecting some Palo Alto [California] middle and high school students, prompting school officials to send students with any type of cough home and to the doctor for testing, a school district spokesman said this week.
The highly contagious disease, also called pertussis, has been confirmed in students at 3 schools: Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto and Gunn high schools. Students who have already been vaccinated have been confirmed with whooping cough,
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Cases of whooping cough are affecting some Palo Alto [California] middle and high school students, prompting school officials to send students with any type of cough home and to the doctor for testing, a school district spokesman said this week.
The highly contagious disease, also called pertussis, has been confirmed in students at 3 schools: Jordan Middle School and Palo Alto and Gunn high schools. Students who have already been vaccinated have been confirmed with whooping cough,
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PRO/EDR> Haff disease - Brazil: susp, RFI
Other Human Disease -- Brazil
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PRO/EDR> Mycobacterium abscessus - USA (04): (CA) nosocomial, dental water lines, child
Hospital-Related Infection -- United States
Orange County's public health officer ordered another shutdown Friday [16 Dec 2016] of the Children's Dental Group of Anaheim [California], where dozens of children were affected by a bacterial outbreak. Eric Handler issued the order after tests still showed signs of bacteria [in the] office's water system, even though it was recently replaced. "We have shut them down through a health officer order so we can do a thorough assessment as to why this has occurred," Handler said.
On 15 Sep
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Orange County's public health officer ordered another shutdown Friday [16 Dec 2016] of the Children's Dental Group of Anaheim [California], where dozens of children were affected by a bacterial outbreak. Eric Handler issued the order after tests still showed signs of bacteria [in the] office's water system, even though it was recently replaced. "We have shut them down through a health officer order so we can do a thorough assessment as to why this has occurred," Handler said.
On 15 Sep
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (21): (AR) NOT
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
Two white-tailed deer previously identified as CWD [chronic wasting disease] positive during Arkansas' modern gun deer season opener have tested negative for chronic wasting disease during confirmation tests.
One of Marion County's 2 CWD-positive samples and the lone positive sample in Yell County from those taken during opening weekend of the 2016-17 deer season have been reversed, following immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests sent to verify the initial findings.
"We submit samples to a
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Two white-tailed deer previously identified as CWD [chronic wasting disease] positive during Arkansas' modern gun deer season opener have tested negative for chronic wasting disease during confirmation tests.
One of Marion County's 2 CWD-positive samples and the lone positive sample in Yell County from those taken during opening weekend of the 2016-17 deer season have been reversed, following immunohistochemistry (IHC) tests sent to verify the initial findings.
"We submit samples to a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - Canada (10): (AB) Mexican strain
Bovine TB -- Canada
[This headline may well be true, with 10 000 or more cattle being slaughtered. Please see the 28 Nov 2016 article: . - Mod.TG]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association says a ranch in the southwestern part of the province is under quarantine.
Citing "the economic losses and hardship" caused by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak among Alberta cattle this year [2016], the Notley government officially declared the problem a disaster in a release issued Thursday [15 Dec 2016].
Concerns
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[This headline may well be true, with 10 000 or more cattle being slaughtered. Please see the 28 Nov 2016 article: . - Mod.TG]
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association says a ranch in the southwestern part of the province is under quarantine.
Citing "the economic losses and hardship" caused by the bovine tuberculosis outbreak among Alberta cattle this year [2016], the Notley government officially declared the problem a disaster in a release issued Thursday [15 Dec 2016].
Concerns
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PRO/EDR> Norovirus - USA (02): (Chicago)
Norovirus -- United States
Cook County Officials were trying to determine the source of a norovirus outbreak that sickened more than 60 people who attended functions at an Orland Park banquet hall in recent days.
Some parties and other events that were due to take place this week at Orland Chateau, 14500 S. LaGrange Road, were postponed by event organizers, and the hall has been undergoing a thorough cleaning the past few days, Tom Koszulinski, co-owner of the facility, said Thu [15 Dec 2016].
Officials aren't
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Cook County Officials were trying to determine the source of a norovirus outbreak that sickened more than 60 people who attended functions at an Orland Park banquet hall in recent days.
Some parties and other events that were due to take place this week at Orland Chateau, 14500 S. LaGrange Road, were postponed by event organizers, and the hall has been undergoing a thorough cleaning the past few days, Tom Koszulinski, co-owner of the facility, said Thu [15 Dec 2016].
Officials aren't
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (136): UK, HPAI H5N8, poultry, 1st outbreak
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United Kingdom
Avian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today [16 Dec 2016].
Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. We have put in place a 3km [approx 1.86 mi] Protection Zone and a 10km [approx. 6.2 mi] Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.
The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and
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Avian flu of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire today [16 Dec 2016].
Most birds at the premises have died - any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. We have put in place a 3km [approx 1.86 mi] Protection Zone and a 10km [approx. 6.2 mi] Surveillance Zone around the infected farm to limit the risk of the disease spreading.
The advice from Public Health England (PHE) is that the risk to public health from the virus is very low and
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PRO/EDR> Malaria - Venezuela (03): national epidemic
Malaria -- Venezuela
The malaria epidemic in Venezuela has increased to 200 000 new autochthonous cases as of 5 Nov [2016].
This was communicated in a statement from the Venezuelan Society of Public Health's Epidemiology Defense Network, which reads that the uncontrolled increase and accelerated expansion of the 2015 malaria epidemic has reached 136 402 cases, a record high in the 75 years since reliable records have been kept.
"Now, in the 1st 44 weeks of the year, up to 5 Nov [2016], 199 902 new
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The malaria epidemic in Venezuela has increased to 200 000 new autochthonous cases as of 5 Nov [2016].
This was communicated in a statement from the Venezuelan Society of Public Health's Epidemiology Defense Network, which reads that the uncontrolled increase and accelerated expansion of the 2015 malaria epidemic has reached 136 402 cases, a record high in the 75 years since reliable records have been kept.
"Now, in the 1st 44 weeks of the year, up to 5 Nov [2016], 199 902 new
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (50): WHO Global update, Costa Rica, seasonal
Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Summary
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Influenza activity in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere increased slightly.
- In North America, influenza activity slightly increased with influenza A(H3N2) virus predominating. Influenza-like illness (ILI) levels remained below seasonal thresholds. In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity continued to be reported.
- In Europe, influenza activity was low but has started to rise, particularly in Northern European countries. Influenza A
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Summary
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Influenza activity in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere increased slightly.
- In North America, influenza activity slightly increased with influenza A(H3N2) virus predominating. Influenza-like illness (ILI) levels remained below seasonal thresholds. In the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity continued to be reported.
- In Europe, influenza activity was low but has started to rise, particularly in Northern European countries. Influenza A
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Friday 16 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Measles update (60): Australia (Sydney), comment
Measles -- Australia
Health authorities have warned the public to be on alert for measles symptoms after 3 people contracted the highly contagious disease in Sydney this month [December 2016].
All 3 adults spent considerable time in the Sydney metropolitan area while they were infectious, NSW [New South Wales] Health reported on Friday [16 Dec 2016].
Health experts continue to warn people to check they have been immunised against measles. For further information visit:
The 3 cases visited multiple
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Health authorities have warned the public to be on alert for measles symptoms after 3 people contracted the highly contagious disease in Sydney this month [December 2016].
All 3 adults spent considerable time in the Sydney metropolitan area while they were infectious, NSW [New South Wales] Health reported on Friday [16 Dec 2016].
Health experts continue to warn people to check they have been immunised against measles. For further information visit:
The 3 cases visited multiple
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PRO/EDR> Malaria - Malaysia: (PK)
Malaria -- Malaysia
The number of malaria cases around the Pos Kemar Orang Asli settlement in Gerik [Perak state], have gone up to 129, with 3 more people tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease on Tuesday [13 Dec 2016]. State Health, Public Transport, Non Islamic Affairs, National Integration and New Villages committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said a total of 68 men and 61 women have contracted the disease. Mah said of the total, 16 patients have been admitted to Gerik Hospital.
"The rest are
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The number of malaria cases around the Pos Kemar Orang Asli settlement in Gerik [Perak state], have gone up to 129, with 3 more people tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease on Tuesday [13 Dec 2016]. State Health, Public Transport, Non Islamic Affairs, National Integration and New Villages committee chairman Datuk Dr Mah Hang Soon said a total of 68 men and 61 women have contracted the disease. Mah said of the total, 16 patients have been admitted to Gerik Hospital.
"The rest are
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PRO/AH> Lyme disease, anaplasmosis - USA (02): (ME) comment
Anaplasmosis -- United States
The common name "deer tick" was applied, starting in 1979, to a tick species that was thought to be newly discovered and newly described. The scientific name associated with "deer tick" was _Ixodes dammini_. Later it was definitively shown that this was, in fact, simply a northern population of _Ixodes scapularis_, common name "blacklegged tick" that had been described in 1871. _I. dammini_ was synonymized with _I. scapularis_, discrediting the former name. There is no credible scientific
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The common name "deer tick" was applied, starting in 1979, to a tick species that was thought to be newly discovered and newly described. The scientific name associated with "deer tick" was _Ixodes dammini_. Later it was definitively shown that this was, in fact, simply a northern population of _Ixodes scapularis_, common name "blacklegged tick" that had been described in 1871. _I. dammini_ was synonymized with _I. scapularis_, discrediting the former name. There is no credible scientific
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PRO/EDR> Tuberculosis, MDR - China: (Shanghai) primary, neighborhood outbreaks, 2009-2012
Tuberculosis -- China
1. Yang C, Luo T, Shen X, et al: Transmission of multidrug-resistant _Mycobacterium tuberculosis_ in Shanghai, China: a retrospective observational study using whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological investigation. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 2. pii: S1473-3099(16)30418-2; abstract available at .
2. Marais BJ, Sintchenko V: Epidemic spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016; doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30526-6; abstract available at .
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Communicated
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1. Yang C, Luo T, Shen X, et al: Transmission of multidrug-resistant _Mycobacterium tuberculosis_ in Shanghai, China: a retrospective observational study using whole-genome sequencing and epidemiological investigation. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec 2. pii: S1473-3099(16)30418-2; abstract available at .
2. Marais BJ, Sintchenko V: Epidemic spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in China. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016; doi:10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30526-6; abstract available at .
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Communicated
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PRO/EDR> Botulism, cosmetic use - China (09): (Hong Kong)
Botulism -- China
Hong Kong health officials report today [14 Dec 2016] that they are investigating a case of probable botulism. This has prompted them to remind the public that botulinum toxin injection should only be prescribed and performed by registered doctors.
The patient, a 29-year-old woman with good past health, developed drooping eyelids, blurred vision, and generalized weakness since 12 Dec 2016.
She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Kwong Wah Hospital on 13 Dec 2016 and was
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Hong Kong health officials report today [14 Dec 2016] that they are investigating a case of probable botulism. This has prompted them to remind the public that botulinum toxin injection should only be prescribed and performed by registered doctors.
The patient, a 29-year-old woman with good past health, developed drooping eyelids, blurred vision, and generalized weakness since 12 Dec 2016.
She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Kwong Wah Hospital on 13 Dec 2016 and was
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (18): Ukraine (ZT) porcine, domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Ukraine
Information received on [and dated] 14 Dec 2016 from Dr Olga Shevchenko, Head of Directorate for International Cooperation, Directorate for International Cooperation, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, Ukraine
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 14 Aug 2015
Manifestation
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Information received on [and dated] 14 Dec 2016 from Dr Olga Shevchenko, Head of Directorate for International Cooperation, Directorate for International Cooperation, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, Ukraine
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 14 Aug 2015
Manifestation
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (135): Netherlands, wildfowl, HPAI H5N5, 1st rep, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Netherlands
Information received on 15 Dec 2016 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, chief veterinary officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic influenza virus in wild birds
Serotype: H5N5
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory
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Information received on 15 Dec 2016 from Dr Christianne Bruschke, chief veterinary officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, Netherlands
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic influenza virus in wild birds
Serotype: H5N5
Nature of diagnosis: laboratory
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Thursday 15 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis - North America (09): USA
Other Human Disease -- United States
Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare illness that anyone can get. It affects a person's nervous system, specifically the spinal cord. AFM can result from a variety of causes, including viral infections.
In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update, from 1 Jan to 31 Oct 2016, a total of 108 people in 36 states across the country were confirmed to have AFM. This is up from 89 confirmed cases at the end of September [2016].
CDC notes [that] even with an increase in cases
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Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare illness that anyone can get. It affects a person's nervous system, specifically the spinal cord. AFM can result from a variety of causes, including viral infections.
In a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update, from 1 Jan to 31 Oct 2016, a total of 108 people in 36 states across the country were confirmed to have AFM. This is up from 89 confirmed cases at the end of September [2016].
CDC notes [that] even with an increase in cases
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PRO/EDR> Gonococcal disease, chlamydia - Ireland: incr. cases, under 20 year-olds, RFI
Chlamydia, Gonorrhea -- Ireland
The University of Limerick [UL] has confirmed that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are "associated with the campus", following an urgent alert about sexually transmitted diseases sent out to its student population. The Director of Student Services, Dr Bernadette Walsh, said that the Student Health Centre had been proactively screening for STIs [sexually transmitted infections] and that this may "account for the increased levels of detection."
"According to the most up-to-date figures that we have
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The University of Limerick [UL] has confirmed that 14 cases of gonorrhoea are "associated with the campus", following an urgent alert about sexually transmitted diseases sent out to its student population. The Director of Student Services, Dr Bernadette Walsh, said that the Student Health Centre had been proactively screening for STIs [sexually transmitted infections] and that this may "account for the increased levels of detection."
"According to the most up-to-date figures that we have
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PRO/PL> Botryosphaeria dieback, mango - Australia: (WA)
Other Plant Disease -- Australia
A fungal dieback has killed off an alarming number of mango trees in the Kimberley town of Derby, Western Australia. Residents have lost trees in backyards and one commercial mango grower says nearly half of his plantation has now fallen victim.
The mango farmer said he first noticed dieback in 2005 on just 4 or 5 trees, and had it diagnosed as _Botryosphaeria_ dieback. It had since spread and this year [2016] had been horrific, with nearly 200 of his mango trees now dead. He said he had
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A fungal dieback has killed off an alarming number of mango trees in the Kimberley town of Derby, Western Australia. Residents have lost trees in backyards and one commercial mango grower says nearly half of his plantation has now fallen victim.
The mango farmer said he first noticed dieback in 2005 on just 4 or 5 trees, and had it diagnosed as _Botryosphaeria_ dieback. It had since spread and this year [2016] had been horrific, with nearly 200 of his mango trees now dead. He said he had
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - India (08): (TG) RFI
Undiagnosed -- India
Many Adivasis [Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the Indigenous people population of South Asia. Adivasi make up 8.6 percent of India's population or 104 million, according to the 2011 census - Mod.LL] living in Bheemuguda, which is a stone's throw away distance from Utnoor, are suffering from a mysterious disease. In the village inhabited by about 50 families, several Adivasis are affected by it.
For 4 months, one man has been
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Many Adivasis [Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups considered the Indigenous people population of South Asia. Adivasi make up 8.6 percent of India's population or 104 million, according to the 2011 census - Mod.LL] living in Bheemuguda, which is a stone's throw away distance from Utnoor, are suffering from a mysterious disease. In the village inhabited by about 50 families, several Adivasis are affected by it.
For 4 months, one man has been
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis B - Kenya: (TU) prison
Hepatitis B -- Kenya
Doctors have been deployed to prisons in Lodwar [Turkana] to deal with an outbreak of hepatitis B. Prisons Commissioner General Isaiah Osugo told Capital FM News that all members of staff and inmates have been injected with a vaccine to protect them from the disease.
Osugo indicated that officials from the [Turkana] County Government are investigating the source of the disease to contain the spread at the congested facilities. "Yes it is true that there was an outbreak in Lodwar but we are
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Doctors have been deployed to prisons in Lodwar [Turkana] to deal with an outbreak of hepatitis B. Prisons Commissioner General Isaiah Osugo told Capital FM News that all members of staff and inmates have been injected with a vaccine to protect them from the disease.
Osugo indicated that officials from the [Turkana] County Government are investigating the source of the disease to contain the spread at the congested facilities. "Yes it is true that there was an outbreak in Lodwar but we are
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PRO/ALL> New in IJID (06): December 2016
Other Animal Disease, Hepatitis C, Tuberculosis, Ebola, Other Human Disease, Sexually Transmitted Infection, Chikungunya, Schistosomiasis -- China
HIV and Aging
Oursler KA, Sorkin JD
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 59-60
DOI:
Reviews
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Drivers of earlier infectious disease outbreak detection: a systematic literature review
Steele L, Orefuwa E, Dickman P
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 15-20
DOI:
Prevalence of _Spirometra mansoni_ in dogs, cats, and frogs and its medical relevance in Guangzhou, China
Hong Q, Feng J, Liu H, et al
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 41-45
DOI:
HIV and aging
Wing EJ
Int J Infect Dis.
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HIV and Aging
Oursler KA, Sorkin JD
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 59-60
DOI:
Reviews
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Drivers of earlier infectious disease outbreak detection: a systematic literature review
Steele L, Orefuwa E, Dickman P
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 15-20
DOI:
Prevalence of _Spirometra mansoni_ in dogs, cats, and frogs and its medical relevance in Guangzhou, China
Hong Q, Feng J, Liu H, et al
Int J Infect Dis. 2016; 53: 41-45
DOI:
HIV and aging
Wing EJ
Int J Infect Dis.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - Belgium: (LX) bovine, B. suis, OIE
Brucellosis -- Belgium
Information received on 14 Dec 2016 from Dr Jean-François Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Brussels, Belgium
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Oct 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Jul 2012
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical
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Information received on 14 Dec 2016 from Dr Jean-François Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Brussels, Belgium
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Oct 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 2 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Jul 2012
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (59): Somalia (JH)
Measles -- Somalia
A recent outbreak of measles in Kismayo [Lower Juba, also called Jubbaland or Jubbada Hoose], Somalia has put additional strain on an already overwhelmed hospital. Learn how UNICEF is helping to fight the outbreak by getting children immunized.
The cholera treatment centre at Kismayo General Hospital, the biggest hospital in Kismayo, hadn't had any patients since the last outbreak was brought under control. But lately it has again been inundated with patients.
This time, the outbreak is
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A recent outbreak of measles in Kismayo [Lower Juba, also called Jubbaland or Jubbada Hoose], Somalia has put additional strain on an already overwhelmed hospital. Learn how UNICEF is helping to fight the outbreak by getting children immunized.
The cholera treatment centre at Kismayo General Hospital, the biggest hospital in Kismayo, hadn't had any patients since the last outbreak was brought under control. But lately it has again been inundated with patients.
This time, the outbreak is
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PRO/AH/EDR> Carbon monoxide poisoning - USA: (NC)
Poisoning -- United States
More than 2 dozen people were treated by paramedics after showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at the River Ridge Tap House restaurant in Clemmons [North Carolina].
Forsyth County EMS [emergency services] tells local media that about 30 people who visited the restaurant Saturday night [8 Dec 2016] experienced headaches, nausea, and vomiting. 14 people were taken to the hospital, and the rest were treated and released from the scene.
Lewisville Fire Department Assistant Chief
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More than 2 dozen people were treated by paramedics after showing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning at the River Ridge Tap House restaurant in Clemmons [North Carolina].
Forsyth County EMS [emergency services] tells local media that about 30 people who visited the restaurant Saturday night [8 Dec 2016] experienced headaches, nausea, and vomiting. 14 people were taken to the hospital, and the rest were treated and released from the scene.
Lewisville Fire Department Assistant Chief
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PRO/EDR> Syphilis - USA (15): (AL) congenital, rising incidence
Syphilis -- United States
The number of babies born infected with syphilis in Alabama more than tripled between 2015 and 2016, increasing from 3 to 10 and alarming health officials who track sexually-transmitted diseases and infant health.
One of the babies born in 2016 was stillborn. Up to 40 percent of pregnancies in women with untreated syphilis end in stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant death. Syphilis infection can also cause serious birth defects including bone deformities and brain inflammation that can cause
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The number of babies born infected with syphilis in Alabama more than tripled between 2015 and 2016, increasing from 3 to 10 and alarming health officials who track sexually-transmitted diseases and infant health.
One of the babies born in 2016 was stillborn. Up to 40 percent of pregnancies in women with untreated syphilis end in stillbirth, miscarriage, or infant death. Syphilis infection can also cause serious birth defects including bone deformities and brain inflammation that can cause
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Recalls: Mould, pathogens and allergens
Food recalls for this week have been notified by Canada, USA, England, Scotland, Norway, Spain, Belgium, New Zealand and Denmark.
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Wednesday 14 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Surra, equine - Brazil (PA)
Trypanosomiasis -- Brazil
Large volumes of pooling water from the Amazon River set in motion a chain of events that led to the deaths of 223 horses in Brazil in 2011 and 2012, a study suggests.
The plentiful water from the Amazon during the rainy season on the eastern part of Maraja Island pooled in the fields which, together with hot and humid conditions, created conditions favorable to the rise of blood-sucking insects.
These insects acted as a vector to transmit _Trypanosoma evansi_, a dangerous protozoan, to
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Large volumes of pooling water from the Amazon River set in motion a chain of events that led to the deaths of 223 horses in Brazil in 2011 and 2012, a study suggests.
The plentiful water from the Amazon during the rainy season on the eastern part of Maraja Island pooled in the fields which, together with hot and humid conditions, created conditions favorable to the rise of blood-sucking insects.
These insects acted as a vector to transmit _Trypanosoma evansi_, a dangerous protozoan, to
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PRO/PL> Tristeza virus & root rot, citrus - Italy: (SC)
Other Plant Disease -- Italy
"Citrus fruit production [in Sicily] this year [2016] is quite low, especially for oranges. Producers not only had to deal with the _Citrus tristeza virus_, but also with a whole lot of other factors," reports Corrado Vigo, agronomist.
In addition to weather conditions, there is a series of pathogens that spread. "For example, _Phytophthora citrophthora_ led to a loss of fruit. In addition, there was a late attack of _Ceratitis capitata_ [Mediterranean fruit fly]." There are a lot of drops
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"Citrus fruit production [in Sicily] this year [2016] is quite low, especially for oranges. Producers not only had to deal with the _Citrus tristeza virus_, but also with a whole lot of other factors," reports Corrado Vigo, agronomist.
In addition to weather conditions, there is a series of pathogens that spread. "For example, _Phytophthora citrophthora_ led to a loss of fruit. In addition, there was a late attack of _Ceratitis capitata_ [Mediterranean fruit fly]." There are a lot of drops
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PRO/EDR> Mumps - USA (31): (TX) colleges (WA)
Mumps -- United States
One of the centers of a national mumps outbreak is in North Texas. The health department reported 10 confirmed cases a week ago. There are now 37, and more are expected to be diagnosed. About half of the cases are among students in the Keene Independent School District [ISD]. The other half are students in Cleburne ISD. There are also 6 adult cases confirmed among staff members at the schools.
Johnson County's health director expects to see more cases through the new year [2017], but he
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One of the centers of a national mumps outbreak is in North Texas. The health department reported 10 confirmed cases a week ago. There are now 37, and more are expected to be diagnosed. About half of the cases are among students in the Keene Independent School District [ISD]. The other half are students in Cleburne ISD. There are also 6 adult cases confirmed among staff members at the schools.
Johnson County's health director expects to see more cases through the new year [2017], but he
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (134): Europe, HPAI H5N8, wild, poultry, spread
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Worldwide/Unknown
The resource center of Epidemiosurveillance Santé Animale has published an updated European-wide summary of H5N8's progress across Europe.
As of their cut-off date (12 Dec 2016), 406 outbreaks and cases have been reported, an increase of 138 since 5 Dec 2016, a roughly 35 percent increase in the number of new cases over the previous week (n=102).
Excerpts from the (translated) report follow.
Epidemiological situation: HPAI H5N8 in Europe since October 2016 (Situation as of 12 Dec
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The resource center of Epidemiosurveillance Santé Animale has published an updated European-wide summary of H5N8's progress across Europe.
As of their cut-off date (12 Dec 2016), 406 outbreaks and cases have been reported, an increase of 138 since 5 Dec 2016, a roughly 35 percent increase in the number of new cases over the previous week (n=102).
Excerpts from the (translated) report follow.
Epidemiological situation: HPAI H5N8 in Europe since October 2016 (Situation as of 12 Dec
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PRO/AH/EDR> Schmallenberg virus - Europe (02): UK (England, Wales), reemergence susp
Schmallenberg -- United Kingdom
Farmers in Wales and the west of England are advised to remain vigilant following concerns that livestock in the region have been exposed to Schmallenberg virus [SBV]. Schmallenberg can cause a temporary dip in production, such as milk output, although abortions, stillbirths and birth defects can result when pregnant animals are affected.
Recent weeks have seen positive tests for Schmallenberg reported in bulk milk from dairy herds. There have also been some positive blood samples
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Farmers in Wales and the west of England are advised to remain vigilant following concerns that livestock in the region have been exposed to Schmallenberg virus [SBV]. Schmallenberg can cause a temporary dip in production, such as milk output, although abortions, stillbirths and birth defects can result when pregnant animals are affected.
Recent weeks have seen positive tests for Schmallenberg reported in bulk milk from dairy herds. There have also been some positive blood samples
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PRO/AH/EDR> Capnocytophaga infection - UK (02): (England) sepsis, dog lick
Sepsis -- United Kingdom
A 51 year old man from Manchester spent 6 weeks in a coma as his body broke out in tennis-ball sized blisters after one of his whippet dogs licked his open wound. Doctors battled to keep him alive for 5 months in hospital after bacteria lurking in his dog's mouth seeped into an open wound. This caused him to develop [a] sepsis after his immune system went into overdrive as it tried to fight the infection. Against all odds the man pulled through, but not before his kidneys both failed --
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A 51 year old man from Manchester spent 6 weeks in a coma as his body broke out in tennis-ball sized blisters after one of his whippet dogs licked his open wound. Doctors battled to keep him alive for 5 months in hospital after bacteria lurking in his dog's mouth seeped into an open wound. This caused him to develop [a] sepsis after his immune system went into overdrive as it tried to fight the infection. Against all odds the man pulled through, but not before his kidneys both failed --
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (02): (AS) fatalities
Plague -- Madagascar
Bubonic plague has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar's southern district of Befotaka Atsimo, an official said. "The victims are from 2 adjacent rural communes: 25 in one and 6 in another one," said local lawmaker Col Maroriky. The lawmaker said the affected areas were remote and prone to diseases and insecurity.
Reports of a mysterious disease outbreak first emerged last week but it has now been confirmed as bubonic plague. Bush fires, blamed on persistent drought, have reportedly
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Bubonic plague has killed at least 31 people in Madagascar's southern district of Befotaka Atsimo, an official said. "The victims are from 2 adjacent rural communes: 25 in one and 6 in another one," said local lawmaker Col Maroriky. The lawmaker said the affected areas were remote and prone to diseases and insecurity.
Reports of a mysterious disease outbreak first emerged last week but it has now been confirmed as bubonic plague. Bush fires, blamed on persistent drought, have reportedly
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (41): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- Yemen
The number of cholera cases in Yemen has grown by more than 1200 cases in the past week, bringing the total suspected cases of cholera to 8975, including 89 deaths, according to The Ministry of Public Health and Population on [Thu 8 Dec 2016]. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of _Vibrio cholera_ O1 is 138.
The affected areas include 135 districts in the governorates of Abyan, Aden, Amran, Al Hudaydah, Al-Bayda'a, Al-Dhale'a, Dhamar Ibb, Hajjah, Lahij, Raymah, Sana'a, Ta'izz and
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The number of cholera cases in Yemen has grown by more than 1200 cases in the past week, bringing the total suspected cases of cholera to 8975, including 89 deaths, according to The Ministry of Public Health and Population on [Thu 8 Dec 2016]. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of _Vibrio cholera_ O1 is 138.
The affected areas include 135 districts in the governorates of Abyan, Aden, Amran, Al Hudaydah, Al-Bayda'a, Al-Dhale'a, Dhamar Ibb, Hajjah, Lahij, Raymah, Sana'a, Ta'izz and
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Denmark reports record low number of outbreaks
Denmark has reported the lowest number of foodborne outbreaks since central tracking began over 10 years ago.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lyme disease, anaplasmosis - USA: (ME) incr. cases
Anaplasmosis, Lyme Disease -- United States
This summer's [2016] drought failed to reduce the deer tick population -- as some experts had hoped -- and Lyme disease cases have soared this fall, turning 2016 into a possible record-setting year for the disease.
Through [5 Dec 2016], Lyme disease cases were 12 percent higher this year when compared to all of 2015, according to statistics from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
"If any summer drought would have knocked the tick population back, this would have been
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This summer's [2016] drought failed to reduce the deer tick population -- as some experts had hoped -- and Lyme disease cases have soared this fall, turning 2016 into a possible record-setting year for the disease.
Through [5 Dec 2016], Lyme disease cases were 12 percent higher this year when compared to all of 2015, according to statistics from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
"If any summer drought would have knocked the tick population back, this would have been
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Tuesday 13 December 2016
PRO/AH/EDR> Cutaneous & renal glomerular vasculopathy, canine - UK (03): (England) spread
Other Animal Disease -- United Kingdom
A total of 3 new cases of deadly dog disease Alabama Rot have been identified in the UK [United Kingdom]. The worrying new cases have been found in Devon and Cumbria, with both areas never having reported problems with the killer disease before.
Alabama Rot first appeared in the late 1980s, affecting greyhounds in America, before spreading to other parts of the world. The disease, which can lead to skin sores and kidney failure in dogs, has now been found in 27 counties across the UK since
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A total of 3 new cases of deadly dog disease Alabama Rot have been identified in the UK [United Kingdom]. The worrying new cases have been found in Devon and Cumbria, with both areas never having reported problems with the killer disease before.
Alabama Rot first appeared in the late 1980s, affecting greyhounds in America, before spreading to other parts of the world. The disease, which can lead to skin sores and kidney failure in dogs, has now been found in 27 counties across the UK since
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CDC misses Salmonella and E. coli reduction targets
Reduction targets for Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) O157 and Salmonella have been missed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (133): France (LP) poultry, LPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- France
Information received on [and dated] 9 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Dırectorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis:
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Information received on [and dated] 9 Dec 2016 from Dr Loic Evain, [Deputy Director General, CVO, General Dırectorate of Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood, and Forestry], Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Dec 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Dec 2016
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Low pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype: H5N1
Nature of diagnosis:
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Monday 12 December 2016
PRO/EDR> Zika virus (63): Americas, Asia, research, observations
Zika virus -- Worldwide/Unknown
Cuevas EL, Tong VT, Rozo N, et al. Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy -- Colombia, January-November 2016.
[Results]
The outbreak of Zika virus disease among pregnant women in Colombia peaked during epidemiologic week 4 in 2016. Reported cases of microcephaly peaked during epidemiologic week 28 in 2016 (24 weeks after the peak of reported cases of Zika virus disease). During epidemiologic weeks 5-45 in 2016, a total of 476
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Cuevas EL, Tong VT, Rozo N, et al. Preliminary Report of Microcephaly Potentially Associated with Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy -- Colombia, January-November 2016.
[Results]
The outbreak of Zika virus disease among pregnant women in Colombia peaked during epidemiologic week 4 in 2016. Reported cases of microcephaly peaked during epidemiologic week 28 in 2016 (24 weeks after the peak of reported cases of Zika virus disease). During epidemiologic weeks 5-45 in 2016, a total of 476
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine viral arteritis: genetic vulnerability, corr
Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
This morning there was a ProMed posting about Equine viral arteritis in horses. It contained a pretty significant error. The Coggins test is for equine infectious anemia [EIA], a different disease, without cure or vaccine. EIA is transmitted by contaminated needles or blood sucking insects, generally biting flies.
--
Ken Bedell DVM
VC LimaVeterinaryCenter
Lima, NY
USA
[Dr Bedell is responding to a recently published post. The original article, reproduced in the posting, stated: "The
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This morning there was a ProMed posting about Equine viral arteritis in horses. It contained a pretty significant error. The Coggins test is for equine infectious anemia [EIA], a different disease, without cure or vaccine. EIA is transmitted by contaminated needles or blood sucking insects, generally biting flies.
--
Ken Bedell DVM
VC LimaVeterinaryCenter
Lima, NY
USA
[Dr Bedell is responding to a recently published post. The original article, reproduced in the posting, stated: "The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (67): WHO, H5N6, H7N9, risk assessment
Avian Influenza H5N6, Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
- New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H5N6), A(H7N9), and A(H1N1)v [see accompanying post Influenza (49): WHO, H1N1, Netherlands, risk assessment for A(H1N1)v risk assessment information, archive number: http://bit.ly/2gtnZUl] viruses were reported.
- Risk assessment: the overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed. Further human infections with viruses of
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- New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H5N6), A(H7N9), and A(H1N1)v [see accompanying post Influenza (49): WHO, H1N1, Netherlands, risk assessment for A(H1N1)v risk assessment information, archive number: http://bit.ly/2gtnZUl] viruses were reported.
- Risk assessment: the overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed. Further human infections with viruses of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (49): WHO, H1N1, Netherlands, risk assessment
Influenza H1N1 -- Netherlands
- New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H5N6), A(H7N9), [see accompanying post Avian influenza, human (67): WHO, H5N6, H7N9, risk assessment, archive number: to be determined] and A(H1N1)v viruses were reported.
- Risk assessment: the overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin can be expected, but the likelihood of sustained
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- New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H5N6), A(H7N9), [see accompanying post Avian influenza, human (67): WHO, H5N6, H7N9, risk assessment, archive number: to be determined] and A(H1N1)v viruses were reported.
- Risk assessment: the overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin can be expected, but the likelihood of sustained
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