Monkeypox -- Nigeria
Highlights
- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) continued to coordinate the response through its activated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- 56 confirmed cases recorded since the onset of the outbreak
- 3 new States (Imo, Katsina and Nasarawa) recorded confirmed cases in the reporting week
- 13 new suspected cases reported in the reporting week
- NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja continued laboratory diagnosis of monkeypox with improved turn-around time
- There
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Thursday 30 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Kenya (07): (BO) bovine, human, susp
Anthrax -- Kenya
A total of 7 people have been admitted to Longisa County Referral Hospital in Bomet in serious condition after feasting on meat from a cow suspected to have been infected with anthrax. At least 100 others have been treated and discharged in the incident which occurred in Chepalungu Constituency. However, the county chief officer in charge of medical services, Dr Bernard Sowek, said the 7 victims still in hospital were in stable condition and were out of danger.
Dr Sowek said the patients
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A total of 7 people have been admitted to Longisa County Referral Hospital in Bomet in serious condition after feasting on meat from a cow suspected to have been infected with anthrax. At least 100 others have been treated and discharged in the incident which occurred in Chepalungu Constituency. However, the county chief officer in charge of medical services, Dr Bernard Sowek, said the 7 victims still in hospital were in stable condition and were out of danger.
Dr Sowek said the patients
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (15): Nigeria
Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
Highlights
- A Yellow fever outbreak is currently active in Nigeria with 4 states recording confirmed cases (Kwara, Kogi, Kano, and Zamfara). Kano state is a new state this week.
- However, total of 14 states have reported suspected cases (Abia Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Kebbi, Plateau, Zamfara, Enugu, Oyo, Anambra, Edo Lagos, Kano and Nasarawa States).
- In the reporting week:
- Kano State had one confirmed case among some delayed samples sent from the Kaduna Lab.
- Nasarawa reported one
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Highlights
- A Yellow fever outbreak is currently active in Nigeria with 4 states recording confirmed cases (Kwara, Kogi, Kano, and Zamfara). Kano state is a new state this week.
- However, total of 14 states have reported suspected cases (Abia Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Kebbi, Plateau, Zamfara, Enugu, Oyo, Anambra, Edo Lagos, Kano and Nasarawa States).
- In the reporting week:
- Kano State had one confirmed case among some delayed samples sent from the Kaduna Lab.
- Nasarawa reported one
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (06): (MA) college, sg.B, mass sg.B vaccination
Meningitis - Neisseria -- United States
UMass Amherst [University of Massachusetts at Amherst] is preparing to vaccinate all 20 000 undergraduate students following an outbreak of meningitis. This is something that UMass trains for each year, but hasn't had to do in a real-world situation since the 2009 outbreak of Swine Flu.
Meningitis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection. There are 2 confirmed cases at UMass and more may be carrying the bacteria. "This bacteria exists as a carrier state mostly and it occasionally causes
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UMass Amherst [University of Massachusetts at Amherst] is preparing to vaccinate all 20 000 undergraduate students following an outbreak of meningitis. This is something that UMass trains for each year, but hasn't had to do in a real-world situation since the 2009 outbreak of Swine Flu.
Meningitis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection. There are 2 confirmed cases at UMass and more may be carrying the bacteria. "This bacteria exists as a carrier state mostly and it occasionally causes
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PRO/AH/EDR> White spot syndrome, prawns - Australia (04): imported prawns
Other Animal Disease -- Australia
Prawn farmers have raised concerns diseased foreign prawns are being dumped in Australia after the Agriculture Department detected 3 contaminated batches at the border.
Raw imports were banned in January 2017, a month after an outbreak of white spot disease destroyed the prawn farming industry on the Logan River. Prawn farmers suspect the disease spread from imported prawns that were used as bait in the river by recreational fishermen.
The department has conceded they will probably never
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Prawn farmers have raised concerns diseased foreign prawns are being dumped in Australia after the Agriculture Department detected 3 contaminated batches at the border.
Raw imports were banned in January 2017, a month after an outbreak of white spot disease destroyed the prawn farming industry on the Logan River. Prawn farmers suspect the disease spread from imported prawns that were used as bait in the river by recreational fishermen.
The department has conceded they will probably never
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chikungunya, Zika viruses - Brazil: (RJ) climate, urbanization, transmission
Chikungunya, Dengue, Zika virus -- Brazil
Fuller TL, Calvet G, Genaro Estevam C, et al. Behavioral, climatic, and environmental risk factors for Zika and Chikungunya virus infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015-16. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0188002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.018800
Abstract
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The burden of arboviruses in the Americas is high and may result in long-term sequelae with infants disabled by Zika virus infection (ZIKV) and arthritis caused by infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV). We aimed to identify
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Fuller TL, Calvet G, Genaro Estevam C, et al. Behavioral, climatic, and environmental risk factors for Zika and Chikungunya virus infections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2015-16. PLoS One. 2017;12(11):e0188002. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.018800
Abstract
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The burden of arboviruses in the Americas is high and may result in long-term sequelae with infants disabled by Zika virus infection (ZIKV) and arthritis caused by infection with chikungunya virus (CHIKV). We aimed to identify
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (23): (IL) vet home, updated water treatment, new case, RFI
Legionnaires' -- United States
The Illinois Veterans Home [in Quincy, Illinois] confirmed another diagnosis of legionnaires' disease on its campus [Tue 28 Nov 2017]. The resident was taken to the hospital over the weekend [25-26 Nov 2017] and has since been released.
"We're glad the resident is doing well," said Dave MacDonna, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs spokesman, "but we're highly concerned. We're following everything the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is telling us to do."
The most recent
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The Illinois Veterans Home [in Quincy, Illinois] confirmed another diagnosis of legionnaires' disease on its campus [Tue 28 Nov 2017]. The resident was taken to the hospital over the weekend [25-26 Nov 2017] and has since been released.
"We're glad the resident is doing well," said Dave MacDonna, Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs spokesman, "but we're highly concerned. We're following everything the (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) is telling us to do."
The most recent
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (06): (OR) college, sg B
Meningitis - Neisseria -- United States
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Recalls: Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum and Patulin
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Lithuania, Germany and Austria
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Wednesday 29 November 2017
PRO/EDR> Measles update (55): South America, US, Europe, Africa
Measles -- Venezuela
The measles epidemic extends beyond Bolivar state, authorities of the Single Institute of Health of the state Monagas reported on [Thu 23 Nov 2017] that the entity has registered - until the epidemiological week number 45 - 29 cases of suspect measles [From August to October 2017, the WHO reported 84 suspected cases with 34 confirmed. - Mod.LK]
According to El Pitazo, the week from [5 to 11 Nov 2017], 5 people were reported with symptoms of rubella. This was indicated by the director of
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The measles epidemic extends beyond Bolivar state, authorities of the Single Institute of Health of the state Monagas reported on [Thu 23 Nov 2017] that the entity has registered - until the epidemiological week number 45 - 29 cases of suspect measles [From August to October 2017, the WHO reported 84 suspected cases with 34 confirmed. - Mod.LK]
According to El Pitazo, the week from [5 to 11 Nov 2017], 5 people were reported with symptoms of rubella. This was indicated by the director of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Mauritania (02): (NN)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Mauritania
Following cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) reported this spring and summer [2017], the Mauritania Ministry of Health has reported an addition CCHF case last week [week ending Sun 26 Nov 2017] in a 48-year-old male farmer from Haye Sakin community in Dar Nairn, at the outskirt of the capital city, Nouakchott. He fell sick on the [11 Nov 2017] and was later treated and discharged last week.
The frequency of these events affirms the relative prevalence of the pathogen and the
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Following cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) reported this spring and summer [2017], the Mauritania Ministry of Health has reported an addition CCHF case last week [week ending Sun 26 Nov 2017] in a 48-year-old male farmer from Haye Sakin community in Dar Nairn, at the outskirt of the capital city, Nouakchott. He fell sick on the [11 Nov 2017] and was later treated and discharged last week.
The frequency of these events affirms the relative prevalence of the pathogen and the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Thailand (02): (TK) human, caprine, ex Myanmar, new cases
Anthrax -- Thailand
A villager in northwestern Thailand has been infected with anthrax, said a senior government official on [Tue 28 Nov 2017]. Public Health Ministry Undersecretary Chetsada Chokdamrongsuk confirmed that the unidentified villager in Mae Sot district of Tak province, about 470 km [approx. 292 mi] northwest of Bangkok, has contracted the bacterial disease after he had slaughtered a goat believed to have carried _bacillus anthracis_.
Another villager of Mae Sot, across the Thai-Myanmar border
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A villager in northwestern Thailand has been infected with anthrax, said a senior government official on [Tue 28 Nov 2017]. Public Health Ministry Undersecretary Chetsada Chokdamrongsuk confirmed that the unidentified villager in Mae Sot district of Tak province, about 470 km [approx. 292 mi] northwest of Bangkok, has contracted the bacterial disease after he had slaughtered a goat believed to have carried _bacillus anthracis_.
Another villager of Mae Sot, across the Thai-Myanmar border
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (34): WHO global update
Influenza H3N2, Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Summary
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Influenza activity increased slightly in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere while in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere activity appeared to have decreased at inter-seasonal levels. In Central America and the Caribbean, influenza activity remained low. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.
- In North America, overall influenza activity continued to increase in the region, with detections of
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Summary
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Influenza activity increased slightly in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere while in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere activity appeared to have decreased at inter-seasonal levels. In Central America and the Caribbean, influenza activity remained low. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.
- In North America, overall influenza activity continued to increase in the region, with detections of
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (74): SAUDI ARABIA
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of Wed 29 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1747 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
706 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 per cent],
1024 recoveries, and
17 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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As of Wed 29 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1747 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
706 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 per cent],
1024 recoveries, and
17 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A - Canada (05): (ON) fatal, under-housed, IDU, comment
Strep -- Canada
The strains associated with the under-housed/PWID [people who inject drugs] are emm types 74 and 81. There are 12 different emm-types in the community (emm1 is most common, about 10 cases) with no common epi-links, spread over time and place.
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Dr Barry Pakes MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC, PhD
Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Medical Officers of Health
Middlesex London Health Unit
London, Ontario
Canada
[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Barry Pakes and Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan for
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The strains associated with the under-housed/PWID [people who inject drugs] are emm types 74 and 81. There are 12 different emm-types in the community (emm1 is most common, about 10 cases) with no common epi-links, spread over time and place.
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Dr Barry Pakes MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC, PhD
Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC
Associate Medical Officers of Health
Middlesex London Health Unit
London, Ontario
Canada
[ProMED-mail thanks Dr Barry Pakes and Dr Gayane Hovhannisyan for
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Comoros: RFI
Undiagnosed -- Comoros
The health centers are packed with people, children and adults alike. The reception rooms and hospital rooms are packed. Children (mostly), women and men. Nobody is spared. The symptoms are the same for everyone: high fever, flu, cough, headache, vomiting, fatigue, pain in the joints. It has been almost 3 weeks since the citizens started living this situation, but nobody seems to know what it is. Some call it an epidemic. While some doctors think it is seasonal flu, others refuse to give it a
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The health centers are packed with people, children and adults alike. The reception rooms and hospital rooms are packed. Children (mostly), women and men. Nobody is spared. The symptoms are the same for everyone: high fever, flu, cough, headache, vomiting, fatigue, pain in the joints. It has been almost 3 weeks since the citizens started living this situation, but nobody seems to know what it is. Some call it an epidemic. While some doctors think it is seasonal flu, others refuse to give it a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - Canada (07): (QB)
Equine Infectious Anemia -- Canada
The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported [24 Nov 2017] that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) national reference laboratory has confirmed a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in a horse in Havelock, Quebec.
"This animal had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian prior to it being moved to a new premises; clinical signs of the disease were not reported," the EDCC stated. "A CFIA investigation is underway and, as per program policy, a quarantine has been
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The Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported [24 Nov 2017] that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) national reference laboratory has confirmed a case of equine infectious anemia (EIA) in a horse in Havelock, Quebec.
"This animal had been sampled by an accredited veterinarian prior to it being moved to a new premises; clinical signs of the disease were not reported," the EDCC stated. "A CFIA investigation is underway and, as per program policy, a quarantine has been
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (20): USA (PA) equine
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
A farm in Western Pennsylvania has been quarantined after a horse residing there tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported 27 Nov 2017.
"The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture posted a quarantine at a Butler County dressage barn after a horse with signs of neurological impairment tested positive for EHV-1 (wild-type) by RRT-PCR testing of nasal swab and whole blood samples," the EDCC said in a post on its website. "All
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A farm in Western Pennsylvania has been quarantined after a horse residing there tested positive for equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1), the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported 27 Nov 2017.
"The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture posted a quarantine at a Butler County dressage barn after a horse with signs of neurological impairment tested positive for EHV-1 (wild-type) by RRT-PCR testing of nasal swab and whole blood samples," the EDCC said in a post on its website. "All
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Tuesday 28 November 2017
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (37): Afghanistan, Syria, global
Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2016: 37
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 7
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 80
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2016: 5
Headlines
- On the 14 Nov 2017, the 15th IHR Emergency Committee convened to review the risk of international spread of poliovirus. The committee agreed that the risk of international spread of poliovirus remains a Public
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2016: 37
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 7
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 80
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2016: 5
Headlines
- On the 14 Nov 2017, the 15th IHR Emergency Committee convened to review the risk of international spread of poliovirus. The committee agreed that the risk of international spread of poliovirus remains a Public
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (162): South Korea (CJ) HPAI H5N6, migratory birds
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- South Korea
A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza - H5N6 - has been confirmed in Korea's southern Jeju island. It's the 3rd such confirmation since the turn of winter.
The environment ministry says the virus, discovered in wild bird droppings last week, is highly-contagious.
And in another development, there are signs of a new strain of avian influenza; as the bird flu virus detected at a poultry farm in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do Province earlier this month, seems to be a combination of highly
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A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza - H5N6 - has been confirmed in Korea's southern Jeju island. It's the 3rd such confirmation since the turn of winter.
The environment ministry says the virus, discovered in wild bird droppings last week, is highly-contagious.
And in another development, there are signs of a new strain of avian influenza; as the bird flu virus detected at a poultry farm in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do Province earlier this month, seems to be a combination of highly
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, ovine - Iraq: (WA) RFI, brucellosis
Brucellosis, Undiagnosed -- Iraq
A source at the veterinary hospital in Wasit province said [Tue 21 Nov 2017] that a large number of sheep died after suffering from "Malta fever" disease, scientifically known as Brucellosis.
"The veterinary laboratory in the province has recorded a large number of sheep infected with the disease (Malta fever) during the past 2 weeks," the source said.
"Brucellosis, locally known as the "Malta fever", affects sheep and a number of livestock by means of water contamination and then can
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A source at the veterinary hospital in Wasit province said [Tue 21 Nov 2017] that a large number of sheep died after suffering from "Malta fever" disease, scientifically known as Brucellosis.
"The veterinary laboratory in the province has recorded a large number of sheep infected with the disease (Malta fever) during the past 2 weeks," the source said.
"Brucellosis, locally known as the "Malta fever", affects sheep and a number of livestock by means of water contamination and then can
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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A - Canada (04): (ON) fatal, homeless, IDU, alert, RFI
Strep -- Canada
Health officials have issued an alert, saying 9 people have died in an ongoing invasive group A _Streptococcus_ outbreak in the London, Ontario [Canada] area.
The outbreak was declared more than 18 months ago and the Middlesex-London Health Unit says more than 132 cases of infection have been reported since [1 Apr 2016].
Of the cases, 22 percent required treatment in intensive care, 15 percent had streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, and 15 percent had necrotizing fasciitis -- also called
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Health officials have issued an alert, saying 9 people have died in an ongoing invasive group A _Streptococcus_ outbreak in the London, Ontario [Canada] area.
The outbreak was declared more than 18 months ago and the Middlesex-London Health Unit says more than 132 cases of infection have been reported since [1 Apr 2016].
Of the cases, 22 percent required treatment in intensive care, 15 percent had streptococcal toxic shock syndrome, and 15 percent had necrotizing fasciitis -- also called
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PRO/AH/EDR> BSE, bovine - Spain (03): (CL) atypical H-type, OIE
BSE -- Spain
Information received on 27 Nov 2017 from Dr Valentin Almansa, [Director General, Agricultural Production Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment], Madrid, Spain
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 10 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Nov 2017
Date of event resolved: 23 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 10 May 2017
Manifestation of
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Information received on 27 Nov 2017 from Dr Valentin Almansa, [Director General, Agricultural Production Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment], Madrid, Spain
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 10 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Nov 2017
Date of event resolved: 23 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 10 May 2017
Manifestation of
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Monday 27 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Thailand: (TK) human, caprine, ex Myanmar, susp
Anthrax -- Thailand
A team has been dispatched from Mae Sot Hospital in Tak to investigate a suspected anthrax infection after 3 villagers in Tambon Mahawan developed suspicious symptoms after eating goat meat reportedly brought in from a neighbouring country.
Hospital director Dr Thawatchai Setthasupana said the team was sent to Ban Mae Kone Kane (Moo 9) following news that people had anthrax-like small blisters or bumps on their hands and arms after eating the meat. Tests on the hospitalised patients
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A team has been dispatched from Mae Sot Hospital in Tak to investigate a suspected anthrax infection after 3 villagers in Tambon Mahawan developed suspicious symptoms after eating goat meat reportedly brought in from a neighbouring country.
Hospital director Dr Thawatchai Setthasupana said the team was sent to Ban Mae Kone Kane (Moo 9) following news that people had anthrax-like small blisters or bumps on their hands and arms after eating the meat. Tests on the hospitalised patients
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (48) Americas (Dominican Republic) recovery
Rabies -- Dominican Republic
Dr E Willoughby stated that a 3-year-old boy infected with rabies was the 1st patient to survive and recover in Dominican Republic and number 17 in the world [without receiving the rabies vaccine].
Dr Willoughby explained that rabies is almost 100 percent fatal, and kills approximately 60 000 people per year. The expert, who works from the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, participated in the implementation of the Milwaukee protocol through daily video-conferences.
Last week [1-7 Nov
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Dr E Willoughby stated that a 3-year-old boy infected with rabies was the 1st patient to survive and recover in Dominican Republic and number 17 in the world [without receiving the rabies vaccine].
Dr Willoughby explained that rabies is almost 100 percent fatal, and kills approximately 60 000 people per year. The expert, who works from the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, participated in the implementation of the Milwaukee protocol through daily video-conferences.
Last week [1-7 Nov
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (131): Africa
Cholera, Gastroenteritis -- Tanzania
Epidemic trends
- cholera transmission reported in 2 counties [Juba and Budi] in the last 4 weeks [21 Oct-17 Nov 2017].
- out of the 26 samples tested in the week, 16 (62 percent) were positive by culture. All positive samples were from New Bongo (a new focus of transmission in Juba).
- in the last 4 weeks, cholera cases have been reported from Juba and Budi (Fig. 1 and Table 1 [for all figures and tables, see source URL - Mod.LL]). During this period, a new focus of transmission emerged in
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Epidemic trends
- cholera transmission reported in 2 counties [Juba and Budi] in the last 4 weeks [21 Oct-17 Nov 2017].
- out of the 26 samples tested in the week, 16 (62 percent) were positive by culture. All positive samples were from New Bongo (a new focus of transmission in Juba).
- in the last 4 weeks, cholera cases have been reported from Juba and Budi (Fig. 1 and Table 1 [for all figures and tables, see source URL - Mod.LL]). During this period, a new focus of transmission emerged in
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (35): fatal, WHO
Plague -- Madagascar
From 1 Aug 2017 through 22 Nov 2017, a total of 2348 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague, including 202 deaths (case fatality rate 8.6 percent), were reported by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar to WHO. There were 1791 cases of pneumonic plague, of which 22 percent were confirmed, 34 percent were probable, and 44 percent were suspected. In addition to pneumonic cases, there were reports of 341 cases of bubonic plague, one case of septicemic plague and 215 cases with type
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From 1 Aug 2017 through 22 Nov 2017, a total of 2348 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague, including 202 deaths (case fatality rate 8.6 percent), were reported by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar to WHO. There were 1791 cases of pneumonic plague, of which 22 percent were confirmed, 34 percent were probable, and 44 percent were suspected. In addition to pneumonic cases, there were reports of 341 cases of bubonic plague, one case of septicemic plague and 215 cases with type
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (26): (MH)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Having already infected 26 people in the state [Maharashtra] this year [2017], Japanese encephalitis (JE), a mosquito-borne viral disease, has set a 5-year record. What is more worrying, the virus seems to have adapted and spread to areas outside its endemic zone. In fact, along with dengue and chikungunya, JE has emerged as a potential threat this year.
Till recently, JE cases were mostly confined to the state's eastern districts. However, most of the cases now are being reported from
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Having already infected 26 people in the state [Maharashtra] this year [2017], Japanese encephalitis (JE), a mosquito-borne viral disease, has set a 5-year record. What is more worrying, the virus seems to have adapted and spread to areas outside its endemic zone. In fact, along with dengue and chikungunya, JE has emerged as a potential threat this year.
Till recently, JE cases were mostly confined to the state's eastern districts. However, most of the cases now are being reported from
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Norovirus sickens 10 in Denmark
Ten people have been sickened by norovirus after eating raw oysters at Danish restaurants.
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Sunday 26 November 2017
PRO/PL> Xanthomonas diseases, fruit crops - Hungary, Iran: 1st reps
Other Plant Disease -- Hungary
In Hungary, symptoms of bacterial spot were observed in June 2016 on apricot (_Prunus armeniaca_ cvs. Bergecot and Toyesi) trees in a commercial orchard (5 ha) in Fejér county. Affected trees displayed red-purple necrotic leaf lesions (1-5 mm diameter) surrounded by a chlorotic halo, and water-soaked or dark brown sunken lesions on the fruit. Disease incidence ranged from 10 per cent on cv. Toyesi to more than 90 per cent on cv. Bergecot. As the disease progressed, the necrotic areas on
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In Hungary, symptoms of bacterial spot were observed in June 2016 on apricot (_Prunus armeniaca_ cvs. Bergecot and Toyesi) trees in a commercial orchard (5 ha) in Fejér county. Affected trees displayed red-purple necrotic leaf lesions (1-5 mm diameter) surrounded by a chlorotic halo, and water-soaked or dark brown sunken lesions on the fruit. Disease incidence ranged from 10 per cent on cv. Toyesi to more than 90 per cent on cv. Bergecot. As the disease progressed, the necrotic areas on
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness - USA (09): (GA) salmonella conf
Salmonella -- United States
The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District has concluded that the cause of the foodborne illness outbreak related to a catered Thanksgiving meal employee event at Toyo Tire in White, GA on 14 and 15 Nov 2017 was salmonellosis. The determination is based on multiple positive lab-test results for salmonella from employees who attended the event. There have been 5 hospitalizations due to the outbreak. The specific food source has not been identified by officials.
The
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The Georgia Department of Public Health Northwest Health District has concluded that the cause of the foodborne illness outbreak related to a catered Thanksgiving meal employee event at Toyo Tire in White, GA on 14 and 15 Nov 2017 was salmonellosis. The determination is based on multiple positive lab-test results for salmonella from employees who attended the event. There have been 5 hospitalizations due to the outbreak. The specific food source has not been identified by officials.
The
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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - Yemen (02): fatal
Diphtheria -- Yemen
Diphtheria has infected at least 120 people since early November 2017, and this will only worsen if health facilities don't get the fuel they need. At least one million children are at risk of contracting the disease if vaccines and medicine continue to be denied entry, according to the World Health Organization.
Stevenson [Shane Stevenson, Oxfam's country director in Yemen] said: "The longer the blockade continues, the more people need our help, but the less help we are able to offer. The
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Diphtheria has infected at least 120 people since early November 2017, and this will only worsen if health facilities don't get the fuel they need. At least one million children are at risk of contracting the disease if vaccines and medicine continue to be denied entry, according to the World Health Organization.
Stevenson [Shane Stevenson, Oxfam's country director in Yemen] said: "The longer the blockade continues, the more people need our help, but the less help we are able to offer. The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Uganda
Rift Valley Fever -- Uganda
The Ugandan government said on Friday [24 Nov 2017] that an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the central districts of Mityana and Kiboga has killed 2 people. Charles Olaro, acting director general of health services at the ministry of health, said in a statement that blood samples taken from 2 dead patients in Mityana and Kiboga tested positive for RVF.
The 2 were a 26 year old male forest ranger, who died on 16 Nov [2017], and a 69 year old male farmer and fisherman, who died on 21
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The Ugandan government said on Friday [24 Nov 2017] that an outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the central districts of Mityana and Kiboga has killed 2 people. Charles Olaro, acting director general of health services at the ministry of health, said in a statement that blood samples taken from 2 dead patients in Mityana and Kiboga tested positive for RVF.
The 2 were a 26 year old male forest ranger, who died on 16 Nov [2017], and a 69 year old male farmer and fisherman, who died on 21
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - Bulgaria (PD)
Hepatitis A -- Bulgaria
There is a boom of infected patients with hepatitis A in Rakovski. There are sick children in several schools and kindergartens. The 1st diseases have been since the beginning of September 2017. Everyone has gone through the infectious clinic in Plovdiv, say the city's health inspection.
"This is an infection that is transmitted by fecal-oral route and the problem is that the incubation period of the disease is quite long -- up to 45 days, a person is infectious before he becomes yellow,"
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There is a boom of infected patients with hepatitis A in Rakovski. There are sick children in several schools and kindergartens. The 1st diseases have been since the beginning of September 2017. Everyone has gone through the infectious clinic in Plovdiv, say the city's health inspection.
"This is an infection that is transmitted by fecal-oral route and the problem is that the incubation period of the disease is quite long -- up to 45 days, a person is infectious before he becomes yellow,"
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - Portugal: (Norte Region) fatal
E. coli -- Portugal
A 7 year old girl from Maia, northern Portugal, has died days after falling ill due to a food-related Escherichia coli infection. Her death was initially linked to her pet hamster [but] authorities have since confirmed the illness is infectious. The young schoolgirl is believed to have caught the dangerous bacterium from something she ate, which caused vomiting and diarrhea and subsequent kidney failure.
The girl, a pupil at the Gandra School Group in Maia, suffered from vomiting and
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A 7 year old girl from Maia, northern Portugal, has died days after falling ill due to a food-related Escherichia coli infection. Her death was initially linked to her pet hamster [but] authorities have since confirmed the illness is infectious. The young schoolgirl is believed to have caught the dangerous bacterium from something she ate, which caused vomiting and diarrhea and subsequent kidney failure.
The girl, a pupil at the Gandra School Group in Maia, suffered from vomiting and
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Saturday 25 November 2017
PRO/AH> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - UK (02): England
-- United Kingdom
Rabbits are at risk from a fatal 'new to Dorset' disease, according to vets. Dave Cumber Vets in Weymouth have recently treated 4 fatal cases of the rabbit disease. The 1st confirmed case was in Blandford in August this year [2017].
The surgery is now advising rabbit owners in Dorset to have their pets vaccinated against a newer strain of viral haemorrhagic diarrhoea - VHD2. Dave Cumber said: "Most of our rabbit-owning clients have their pets vaccinated annually with a combined vaccine
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Rabbits are at risk from a fatal 'new to Dorset' disease, according to vets. Dave Cumber Vets in Weymouth have recently treated 4 fatal cases of the rabbit disease. The 1st confirmed case was in Blandford in August this year [2017].
The surgery is now advising rabbit owners in Dorset to have their pets vaccinated against a newer strain of viral haemorrhagic diarrhoea - VHD2. Dave Cumber said: "Most of our rabbit-owning clients have their pets vaccinated annually with a combined vaccine
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PRO/EDR> Malaria - Venezuela (03): drug shortage
Malaria -- Venezuela
On a recent morning in Venezuela's southern jungle state of Bolivar, [AS], her 2 sons, one daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter lined up in front of a shabby community health center in the hope of receiving treatment for malaria. All 5 of them are afflicted by the mosquitoborne disease, which is rapidly spreading through Venezuela as an economic meltdown strips the country of medicine and doctors.
"We don't know if this is a curse, but the entire area is awash in malaria," said [AS], 56,
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On a recent morning in Venezuela's southern jungle state of Bolivar, [AS], her 2 sons, one daughter-in-law, and a granddaughter lined up in front of a shabby community health center in the hope of receiving treatment for malaria. All 5 of them are afflicted by the mosquitoborne disease, which is rapidly spreading through Venezuela as an economic meltdown strips the country of medicine and doctors.
"We don't know if this is a curse, but the entire area is awash in malaria," said [AS], 56,
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PRO/EDR> Mumps update (34): Canada, USA (AK,TX)
Mumps -- Canada
An outbreak of mumps in northern Manitoba is declining, but infection rates are still abnormally high.
The rate of reported infections in the region declined in September [2017] after 3 consecutive months when nearly 100 new cases were reported. "For September, it looked like we had 62 cases in the north, which was down from 97 in August [2017]," said Dr Michael Isaac, chief medical officer for the Northern Health Region (NHR).
In June, 98 cases of mumps were reported in the region, with
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An outbreak of mumps in northern Manitoba is declining, but infection rates are still abnormally high.
The rate of reported infections in the region declined in September [2017] after 3 consecutive months when nearly 100 new cases were reported. "For September, it looked like we had 62 cases in the north, which was down from 97 in August [2017]," said Dr Michael Isaac, chief medical officer for the Northern Health Region (NHR).
In June, 98 cases of mumps were reported in the region, with
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Americas (64): Brazil (SP) WHO
Yellow Fever -- Brazil
Between July and mid-October 2017, a total of 71 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Of these, 2 were confirmed, 6 are under investigation, and 63 were ruled out. The 2 confirmed cases (one of which was fatal) were reported from Itatiba from 17 Sep - 7 Oct 2017.
From July to early November, 580 epizootics [cases] in non-human primates (NHPs) were reported in Sao Paulo State, with an increase in the number of cases reported from [Sun 10 Sep 2017]. Of these,
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Between July and mid-October 2017, a total of 71 suspected yellow fever cases were reported in Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Of these, 2 were confirmed, 6 are under investigation, and 63 were ruled out. The 2 confirmed cases (one of which was fatal) were reported from Itatiba from 17 Sep - 7 Oct 2017.
From July to early November, 580 epizootics [cases] in non-human primates (NHPs) were reported in Sao Paulo State, with an increase in the number of cases reported from [Sun 10 Sep 2017]. Of these,
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Friday 24 November 2017
PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (48): Asia (Pakistan)
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
Nine more chikungunya suspected cases have been reported throughout the Karachi city, taking the number of the reported cases to 4035 in the city since [Sun 1 Jan 2017].
As per report issued by Sindh Health Department, a total of 4765 chikungunya suspected cases have been reported throughout the Sindh province, 4035 of which emerged from Karachi and 730 from other districts of the province.
A total of 127 chikungunya suspected cases have been reported in Karachi this month [November
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Nine more chikungunya suspected cases have been reported throughout the Karachi city, taking the number of the reported cases to 4035 in the city since [Sun 1 Jan 2017].
As per report issued by Sindh Health Department, a total of 4765 chikungunya suspected cases have been reported throughout the Sindh province, 4035 of which emerged from Karachi and 730 from other districts of the province.
A total of 127 chikungunya suspected cases have been reported in Karachi this month [November
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PRO/AH> Tilapia syncytial hepatitis - Philippines: (BU) OIE
Hepatitis -- Philippines
Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Enrico Garzon, assistant secretary for livestock, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Quezon City, Philippines
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 16 May 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 29 Jun 2017
Date event resolved: 15 Sep 2017
Reason for notification: emerging disease
Morbidity: 8/33.7 per cent
Mortality: 8/33.7 per cent
Zoonotic impact: no
Causal agent:
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Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Enrico Garzon, assistant secretary for livestock, Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture, Quezon City, Philippines
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 16 May 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 29 Jun 2017
Date event resolved: 15 Sep 2017
Reason for notification: emerging disease
Morbidity: 8/33.7 per cent
Mortality: 8/33.7 per cent
Zoonotic impact: no
Causal agent:
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PRO/AH> African swine fever - Europe (30): Poland (MZ) wild boar, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Poland
Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Pawel Niemczuk, chief veterinary officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, POL Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, VARSOVIE, Poland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: first occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of
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Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Pawel Niemczuk, chief veterinary officer, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, POL Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, VARSOVIE, Poland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: first occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (161): Germany, poultry, LPAI H5N2, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Germany
Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, ministerial dirigentin and chief veterinary officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection] (BMELV), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 22 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 May
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Information received on 23 Nov 2017 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, ministerial dirigentin and chief veterinary officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection] (BMELV), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 Nov 2016
Date of confirmation of the event: 22 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 May
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PRO/PL> Late blight & post harvest rot, potato - Ireland & UK (NI)
Other Plant Disease -- Ireland
Potato farmers are warning their crops are rotting in the fields. The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) said it was one of the "worst potato harvests in living memory". Waterlogged fields have left as much as 50 per cent of harvest still in the soil.
[A farmer] who had decided to abandon harvesting, said: "A wet summer made it almost impossible to get onto the fields at the 7 day intervals required to keep the disease blight out of the crop." There are also reports that small amounts of rot are
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Potato farmers are warning their crops are rotting in the fields. The Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) said it was one of the "worst potato harvests in living memory". Waterlogged fields have left as much as 50 per cent of harvest still in the soil.
[A farmer] who had decided to abandon harvesting, said: "A wet summer made it almost impossible to get onto the fields at the 7 day intervals required to keep the disease blight out of the crop." There are also reports that small amounts of rot are
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Thursday 23 November 2017
PRO/AH> Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (15): (OR), carcass ex Montana
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
Oregon saw its 1st confirmed case of a fatal and easily spread disease that affects deer and elk earlier this month [November 2017], thanks to a Madras [city of about 6000 in Oregon] hunter.
Following a recent hunting trip to Montana, Madras resident [LR], 46, brought the carcass of a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a protein disease that infects the brains and nervous systems of deer and other hoofed mammals, to Central Oregon. Tim Schwartz, division lieutenant for
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Oregon saw its 1st confirmed case of a fatal and easily spread disease that affects deer and elk earlier this month [November 2017], thanks to a Madras [city of about 6000 in Oregon] hunter.
Following a recent hunting trip to Montana, Madras resident [LR], 46, brought the carcass of a deer that tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a protein disease that infects the brains and nervous systems of deer and other hoofed mammals, to Central Oregon. Tim Schwartz, division lieutenant for
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PRO/AH> Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand (08)
Mycobacteria, non-TB -- New Zealand
Farmers have mixed emotions about how the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is dealing with a cattle disease outbreak. It comes as an 8th South Island farm's tested positive for _Mycoplasma bovis_; a small cell-wall deficient bacterium, which causes arthritis and pneumonia.
Dairy farmer John Gregan attended an MPI meeting in Waimate last night [Mon 20 Nov 2017], and said there was a fair amount of concern among farmers. "The farmers said it's difficult to monitor but they're doing their
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Farmers have mixed emotions about how the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is dealing with a cattle disease outbreak. It comes as an 8th South Island farm's tested positive for _Mycoplasma bovis_; a small cell-wall deficient bacterium, which causes arthritis and pneumonia.
Dairy farmer John Gregan attended an MPI meeting in Waimate last night [Mon 20 Nov 2017], and said there was a fair amount of concern among farmers. "The farmers said it's difficult to monitor but they're doing their
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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick - USA: (NJ)
Pests -- United States
Adult ticks are seen mainly during early summer, larvae from late summer to early winter, and nymphs mainly in the spring. Some tick species may become less active in the winter, but officials urge residents to take steps to prevent tick bites whenever they are in areas where ticks may be found.
Protect yourself, your family and your pets from tick bites by:
- knowing where ticks are: ticks can live in or near wooded or grassy areas or on animals directly;
- using repellent on skin: use
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Adult ticks are seen mainly during early summer, larvae from late summer to early winter, and nymphs mainly in the spring. Some tick species may become less active in the winter, but officials urge residents to take steps to prevent tick bites whenever they are in areas where ticks may be found.
Protect yourself, your family and your pets from tick bites by:
- knowing where ticks are: ticks can live in or near wooded or grassy areas or on animals directly;
- using repellent on skin: use
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PRO/AH> African swine fever - Europe (29): Poland (MZ) wild boar, spread, alert
African Swine Fever -- Poland
African swine fever [ASF] has been diagnosed in 2 wild boars in the Legionowski district, about 30 km [about 18.6 mi] north of Warsaw. That is what the German stakeholder organization of pig farmers, ISN, announces.
Restrictive measures have been taken in the area for the transport of pigs and manure. A buffer zone has been set around the area. The virus makes a jump in Poland towards the west.
In recent weeks, there has been a clear increase in ASF outbreaks among wild boar in the
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African swine fever [ASF] has been diagnosed in 2 wild boars in the Legionowski district, about 30 km [about 18.6 mi] north of Warsaw. That is what the German stakeholder organization of pig farmers, ISN, announces.
Restrictive measures have been taken in the area for the transport of pigs and manure. A buffer zone has been set around the area. The virus makes a jump in Poland towards the west.
In recent weeks, there has been a clear increase in ASF outbreaks among wild boar in the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (160): Europe (Russia) poultry, H5, HPAI H5N8 susp
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Russia
The press service of the regional Rosselkhoznadzor [Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance] says that an outbreak of avian influenza has been detected in the Remontnensky district of Rostovskaya oblast [Rostov region].
"The genome of the influenza A virus of the H5 subtype has been identified in samples collected on 17 Nov 2017 from carcasses of chickens found in an unauthorized landfill, located 1.5 km (1 mile) north east of the village of Remontnoye," the agency
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The press service of the regional Rosselkhoznadzor [Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance] says that an outbreak of avian influenza has been detected in the Remontnensky district of Rostovskaya oblast [Rostov region].
"The genome of the influenza A virus of the H5 subtype has been identified in samples collected on 17 Nov 2017 from carcasses of chickens found in an unauthorized landfill, located 1.5 km (1 mile) north east of the village of Remontnoye," the agency
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PRO/PL> Pantoea bronzing, jackfruit - Americas: 1st rep (Mexico)
Other Plant Disease -- Mexico
"Jackfruit bronzing", an emerging disease caused by the bacterium _Pantoea stewartii_, had only been reported in the Philippines and Malaysia [ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2hWWN7r]. It is characterized by yellow-orange to reddish discoloration of affected pulps and rags.
In autumn 2016, the disease was suspected in major growing areas in Mexico, where jackfruits with bronzing were observed and collected. Ten bacterial isolates with characteristics particular to
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"Jackfruit bronzing", an emerging disease caused by the bacterium _Pantoea stewartii_, had only been reported in the Philippines and Malaysia [ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2hWWN7r]. It is characterized by yellow-orange to reddish discoloration of affected pulps and rags.
In autumn 2016, the disease was suspected in major growing areas in Mexico, where jackfruits with bronzing were observed and collected. Ten bacterial isolates with characteristics particular to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic illness - Sudan (02): (KA) RFI
Undiagnosed -- Sudan
The [Egyptian] Ministry of Health and Population declared a state of emergency in 36 air, sea and land ports as part of efforts to guard the country against viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), a Tuesday [21 Nov 2017] press statement read.
The ministry has directed the activation of preventive and surveillance systems after news has circulated regarding cases of VHF in the eastern Sudanese city of Kassala. Sudanese press outlets reported last week that VHF cases increased among the population
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The [Egyptian] Ministry of Health and Population declared a state of emergency in 36 air, sea and land ports as part of efforts to guard the country against viral hemorrhagic fever (VHF), a Tuesday [21 Nov 2017] press statement read.
The ministry has directed the activation of preventive and surveillance systems after news has circulated regarding cases of VHF in the eastern Sudanese city of Kassala. Sudanese press outlets reported last week that VHF cases increased among the population
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Recalls: Exploding bottles, VTEC and tartrazine
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark, Finland, France, Netherlands, Germany and Austria.
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Wednesday 22 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (36): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Please note that the data reflect the routine reports -- that is, all suspected cases including the laboratory positive and negative cases.
1. A total of 4 suspected cases of Lassa fever with one laboratory-confirmed were reported from 4 LGAs [local government areas] (2 states; Bauchi - 2 and Ondo - 2) in week 44 [w/e Sun 5 Nov 2017], 2017 compared with 5 suspected cases and 3 deaths (case fatality rate [CFR] 60 per cent) reported from 4 LGAs (4 states) at the same period in 2016.
2.
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Please note that the data reflect the routine reports -- that is, all suspected cases including the laboratory positive and negative cases.
1. A total of 4 suspected cases of Lassa fever with one laboratory-confirmed were reported from 4 LGAs [local government areas] (2 states; Bauchi - 2 and Ondo - 2) in week 44 [w/e Sun 5 Nov 2017], 2017 compared with 5 suspected cases and 3 deaths (case fatality rate [CFR] 60 per cent) reported from 4 LGAs (4 states) at the same period in 2016.
2.
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (58): (KY)
Hepatitis A -- United States
The Kentucky Department for Public Health [KDPH] has declared an outbreak of acute hepatitis A with cases in multiple counties in Kentucky. In total, 31 cases of acute (rapid onset with symptoms of illness) hepatitis A have been reported throughout Kentucky in 2017, a 50 per cent increase above the average of 20 cases per year reported over the past 10 years. A total of 22 cases have been reported in Jefferson and surrounding counties. Jefferson County has had 19 confirmed cases, most of which
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The Kentucky Department for Public Health [KDPH] has declared an outbreak of acute hepatitis A with cases in multiple counties in Kentucky. In total, 31 cases of acute (rapid onset with symptoms of illness) hepatitis A have been reported throughout Kentucky in 2017, a 50 per cent increase above the average of 20 cases per year reported over the past 10 years. A total of 22 cases have been reported in Jefferson and surrounding counties. Jefferson County has had 19 confirmed cases, most of which
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Afghanistan (02): WHO
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Afghanistan
Six new cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were reported in the west region, bringing the total numbers of CCHF cases to 79 in 2017. 17 people lost their lives.
--
communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[CCHF virus has been observed in over 30 countries, including in Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya), Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China), the Middle East (Iran, Iraq, United
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Six new cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) were reported in the west region, bringing the total numbers of CCHF cases to 79 in 2017. 17 people lost their lives.
--
communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[CCHF virus has been observed in over 30 countries, including in Africa (Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Tanzania, Mauritania, Kenya), Asia (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China), the Middle East (Iran, Iraq, United
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness - USA (08): (GA) salmonella susp
Foodborne Illness -- United States
According to various press reports, Angelo's New York Style Pizza and Bistro, a Cartersville-based restaurant has come forward to address the controversy surrounding a foodborne illness outbreak that the Georgia Department of Public Health is investigating after the pizza joint catered food at an employee event last week at Toyo Tire.
Angelo's New York Style Pizza and Bistro is speaking out through its attorney, John T Mroczko, who issued a statement [on Tue 21 Nov 2017], in the light of
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According to various press reports, Angelo's New York Style Pizza and Bistro, a Cartersville-based restaurant has come forward to address the controversy surrounding a foodborne illness outbreak that the Georgia Department of Public Health is investigating after the pizza joint catered food at an employee event last week at Toyo Tire.
Angelo's New York Style Pizza and Bistro is speaking out through its attorney, John T Mroczko, who issued a statement [on Tue 21 Nov 2017], in the light of
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PRO/AH> Newcastle disease - Switzerland: (TI) poultry, OIE
Newcastle Disease -- Switzerland
Information received on [and dated] 20 Nov 2017 from Mr Hans Wyss, chief veterinary officer, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld, Berne, Switzerland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 15 Feb 2012
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Newcastle disease
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Information received on [and dated] 20 Nov 2017 from Mr Hans Wyss, chief veterinary officer, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld, Berne, Switzerland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 15 Feb 2012
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Newcastle disease
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - Africa (18): Nigeria
Monkeypox -- Nigeria
Highlights
- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) continued to coordinate the response through its activated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- 4 new positive results were recorded from previously reported cases in Cross River (2), Imo (1) and Delta (1) states
- 14 new suspected cases reported in the last one week
- NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja continued laboratory diagnosis of monkeypox
- There has been a decline in the number of new suspected cases reported over
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Highlights
- The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) continued to coordinate the response through its activated Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
- 4 new positive results were recorded from previously reported cases in Cross River (2), Imo (1) and Delta (1) states
- 14 new suspected cases reported in the last one week
- NCDC National Reference Laboratory, Abuja continued laboratory diagnosis of monkeypox
- There has been a decline in the number of new suspected cases reported over
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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - USA (16): (NJ) raw milk, B. abortus vaccine strain, RFI
Foodborne Illness -- United States
Routine serologic tests for brucellosis are not effective for diagnosing or monitoring RB51 infections. So those at high risk should be monitored for the development of symptoms of brucellosis. Monitoring should include:
- for 4 weeks from last exposure, check temperature for fever
- for 6 months from last exposure, watch for broader symptoms of brucellosis
People potentially exposed to RB51 who develop symptoms should consult a health care provider.
If brucellosis occurs despite
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Routine serologic tests for brucellosis are not effective for diagnosing or monitoring RB51 infections. So those at high risk should be monitored for the development of symptoms of brucellosis. Monitoring should include:
- for 4 weeks from last exposure, check temperature for fever
- for 6 months from last exposure, watch for broader symptoms of brucellosis
People potentially exposed to RB51 who develop symptoms should consult a health care provider.
If brucellosis occurs despite
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PRO/AH> Equine piroplasmosis - Croatia: (ZA) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- Croatia
Information received on 20 Nov 2017 from Dr Damir Agicic, assistant to minister, chief veterinary officer, Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate, CRO Ministry of Agriculture, ZAGREB, Croatia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2001
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: _Babesia
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Information received on 20 Nov 2017 from Dr Damir Agicic, assistant to minister, chief veterinary officer, Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate, CRO Ministry of Agriculture, ZAGREB, Croatia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2001
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: _Babesia
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PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness - Malaysia: mussels, RFI
Foodborne Illness -- Malaysia
1. Lloyd JK, Duchin JS, Borchert J, Quintana HF and Robertson A. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, Washington, USA, 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(8):1314-6, available at .
2. Watkins SM, Reich A, Fleming LE, Hammond R. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. Mar Drugs. 2008;6(3):431-55, available at .
- Mod.LL
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: .]
[See Also:
Paralytic shellfish poisoning - USA: (WA) Skagit Bays http://bit.ly/2zbGBCA
2016
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Toxic algae -
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1. Lloyd JK, Duchin JS, Borchert J, Quintana HF and Robertson A. Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, Washington, USA, 2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2013;19(8):1314-6, available at .
2. Watkins SM, Reich A, Fleming LE, Hammond R. Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning. Mar Drugs. 2008;6(3):431-55, available at .
- Mod.LL
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: .]
[See Also:
Paralytic shellfish poisoning - USA: (WA) Skagit Bays http://bit.ly/2zbGBCA
2016
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Toxic algae -
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Tuesday 21 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, bovine - India: (OR) RFI
Undiagnosed -- India
An unknown epidemic has caused the death of hundreds of cattle at Gumabirsinghur village in Ganjam district. "There have been no visible symptoms. The cattle are found dead everywhere in forest, riverside, canals, hills and farmlands in the village. This condition has been occurring for the last 3 days," locals said.
The deadly issue came to the fore after the affected farmers brought the matter to the notice of Berhampur sub-collector. Surprisingly, the veterinary department has failed to
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An unknown epidemic has caused the death of hundreds of cattle at Gumabirsinghur village in Ganjam district. "There have been no visible symptoms. The cattle are found dead everywhere in forest, riverside, canals, hills and farmlands in the village. This condition has been occurring for the last 3 days," locals said.
The deadly issue came to the fore after the affected farmers brought the matter to the notice of Berhampur sub-collector. Surprisingly, the veterinary department has failed to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian Influenza, human (80): China (GX) H5N6
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- China
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today [Mon 20 Nov 2017] received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi from the National Health and Family Planning Commission, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.
The case was a 33 year old man from Guiyang. He developed symptoms on [7 Nov 2017] and was hospitalised on [Sun 12 Nov 2017]. He is now
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today [Mon 20 Nov 2017] received notification of an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangxi from the National Health and Family Planning Commission, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.
The case was a 33 year old man from Guiyang. He developed symptoms on [7 Nov 2017] and was hospitalised on [Sun 12 Nov 2017]. He is now
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PRO/EDR> Mycoplasma genitalium - Australia: STDs, antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance, Sexually Transmitted Infection -- Australia
A sexually transmitted disease that may be infecting up to 700 000 Australians without them knowing is becoming so resistant to treatment it may soon become as great a health risk as chlamydia, doctors have warned.
_Mycoplasma genitalium_ is developing resistance to antibiotics at what health professionals say is an alarming rate. Much like chlamydia, many people do not know when they have it, but it can increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, urethritis and spontaneous abortion
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A sexually transmitted disease that may be infecting up to 700 000 Australians without them knowing is becoming so resistant to treatment it may soon become as great a health risk as chlamydia, doctors have warned.
_Mycoplasma genitalium_ is developing resistance to antibiotics at what health professionals say is an alarming rate. Much like chlamydia, many people do not know when they have it, but it can increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, urethritis and spontaneous abortion
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PRO/EDR> Coccidioidomycosis - USA (03): (CA) increase
Valley Fever -- United States
Health officials say they are uncertain why the number of cases of valley fever [coccidioidomycosis] -- an illness caused by a fungus found in the soil and dirt -- appears to be increasing across California this year [edited]. From [1 Jan to 31 Oct 2017], a total of 5121 provisional cases of valley fever were reported to local health departments in California, according to provisional data released by the California Department of Public Health [CDPH], on [14 Nov 2017].
This reflects an
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Health officials say they are uncertain why the number of cases of valley fever [coccidioidomycosis] -- an illness caused by a fungus found in the soil and dirt -- appears to be increasing across California this year [edited]. From [1 Jan to 31 Oct 2017], a total of 5121 provisional cases of valley fever were reported to local health departments in California, according to provisional data released by the California Department of Public Health [CDPH], on [14 Nov 2017].
This reflects an
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PRO/EDR> Botulism - Ukraine (03)
Botulism -- Ukraine
In 2016 in Ukraine, 119 people were sickened by botulism, from which a dozen people died. So far in 2017, the picture looks very similar according to data from the Center for Influenza and Acute Respiratory Virus Infections of the Ministry of Health, a [Ukrainian News Agency] report states.
According to data received from the regions on [15 Nov 2017] in Ukraine, 132 cases of botulism have been registered and 11 of them have died.
The data also breaks down where the patients contracted
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In 2016 in Ukraine, 119 people were sickened by botulism, from which a dozen people died. So far in 2017, the picture looks very similar according to data from the Center for Influenza and Acute Respiratory Virus Infections of the Ministry of Health, a [Ukrainian News Agency] report states.
According to data received from the regions on [15 Nov 2017] in Ukraine, 132 cases of botulism have been registered and 11 of them have died.
The data also breaks down where the patients contracted
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PRO/EDR> Malaria, falciparum - Myanmar: fake artesunate
Malaria -- Myanmar
Guo S, Kyaw MP, He L, et al. Quality testing of artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs in Myanmar. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017; 97(4): 1198-1203. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0305; abstract available at .
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Paul Newton, MD
Infectious Diseases Data Observatory &
MORU (Mahidol Oxford Research Unit) Tropical Health Network
LOMWRU (Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit)
Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane
Lao PDR
[ProMED-mail thanks Paul Newton for alerting us to this report.
There
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Guo S, Kyaw MP, He L, et al. Quality testing of artemisinin-based antimalarial drugs in Myanmar. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017; 97(4): 1198-1203. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0305; abstract available at .
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Paul Newton, MD
Infectious Diseases Data Observatory &
MORU (Mahidol Oxford Research Unit) Tropical Health Network
LOMWRU (Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital Wellcome Trust Research Unit)
Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane
Lao PDR
[ProMED-mail thanks Paul Newton for alerting us to this report.
There
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Australia (05): (WA) sg W, sg Y
Meningitis - Neisseria -- Australia
A young child in Western Australia [WA] is dead after contracting a virulent strain of meningococcal disease and another is also infected. The 2 children, both aged under 3, had contracted the serogroup W infection and one had since died, the state's health department said on [Mon 20 Nov 2017]. An adult from interstate [the same state? - Mod.SH] was also infected with another strain of the bacteria.
"There have now been 4 deaths from meningococcal disease in WA in 2017, all infected with
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A young child in Western Australia [WA] is dead after contracting a virulent strain of meningococcal disease and another is also infected. The 2 children, both aged under 3, had contracted the serogroup W infection and one had since died, the state's health department said on [Mon 20 Nov 2017]. An adult from interstate [the same state? - Mod.SH] was also infected with another strain of the bacteria.
"There have now been 4 deaths from meningococcal disease in WA in 2017, all infected with
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (159): South Korea (CB) HPAI H5N6, poultry, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- South Korea
Information received on 19 Nov 2017 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, director - chief veterinary officer, General Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), Sejong-Si, Korea (Rep of)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 13 Oct 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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Information received on 19 Nov 2017 from Dr Oh Soon-Min, director - chief veterinary officer, General Animal Health Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA), Sejong-Si, Korea (Rep of)
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 13 Oct 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis - Philippines (05): (NV)
Japanese Encephalitis -- Philippines
The Provincial Integrated Health Office (PIHO) here in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Monday [20 Nov 2017] reported 8 cases of the dreaded Japanese encephalitis (JE) disease in 4 municipalities in the province.
Medical doctor Florejean Albano of the PIHO said one JE case was traced from Barangay (village) Ibung in Villaverde town; one case in Comon village in Aritao town; 2 cases in Quezon and Bascaran villages in Solano town; 2 cases in Casat village in the capital town of Bayombong; and one
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The Provincial Integrated Health Office (PIHO) here in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya on Monday [20 Nov 2017] reported 8 cases of the dreaded Japanese encephalitis (JE) disease in 4 municipalities in the province.
Medical doctor Florejean Albano of the PIHO said one JE case was traced from Barangay (village) Ibung in Villaverde town; one case in Comon village in Aritao town; 2 cases in Quezon and Bascaran villages in Solano town; 2 cases in Casat village in the capital town of Bayombong; and one
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PRO/PL> Flavescence doree, grapevine - France: (AR)
Other Plant Disease -- France
Flavescence doree was detected for the 1st time in the Department of Puy-de-Dome, Region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. It had previously been reported from other Departments in that Region.
Currently, the Regional Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Forestry are preparing a directive to industry on control measures and the outline of the area to be put under quarantine restrictions. Measures to be taken will include surveillance, insecticide sprays and uprooting of affected vines.
[byline:
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Flavescence doree was detected for the 1st time in the Department of Puy-de-Dome, Region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes. It had previously been reported from other Departments in that Region.
Currently, the Regional Directorate of Food, Agriculture and Forestry are preparing a directive to industry on control measures and the outline of the area to be put under quarantine restrictions. Measures to be taken will include surveillance, insecticide sprays and uprooting of affected vines.
[byline:
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (73): Saudi Arabia, gut and transmission
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of Mon 20 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1743 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
705 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 per cent],
1020 recoveries, and
19 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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As of Mon 20 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1743 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
705 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 per cent],
1020 recoveries, and
19 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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Monday 20 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis - Myanmar: (KN)
Japanese Encephalitis -- Myanmar
Kayin (Karen) State is seeing a rash of Japanese encephalitis cases this year [2017], prompting a wide-scale vaccine roll out, public health officials say. "Kayin State is one of the areas most affected by Japanese encephalitis," said Dr Tun Min, head of the Kayin State Public Health Department. "Five year old children have been infected the most."
The severe, mosquitoborne virus causes brain inflammation and is endemic to many South East Asian countries. Between 30 and 50 per cent of
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Kayin (Karen) State is seeing a rash of Japanese encephalitis cases this year [2017], prompting a wide-scale vaccine roll out, public health officials say. "Kayin State is one of the areas most affected by Japanese encephalitis," said Dr Tun Min, head of the Kayin State Public Health Department. "Five year old children have been infected the most."
The severe, mosquitoborne virus causes brain inflammation and is endemic to many South East Asian countries. Between 30 and 50 per cent of
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E - Nigeria (04): (BO)
Hepatitis E -- Nigeria
Since Feb 2017, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been confirmed in 8 local government areas (LGAs) of Borno, with transmission still ongoing in Rann Kala Balge. The total number of jaundice cases reported is 1262. A total of 226 specimens were collected in 10 LGAs, of these 182 tested positive using IgM HEV antibody ELISA technique. The proportion of positive sample for HEV infection is 81 per cent.
A total of 7 deaths have been reported among acute jaundice cases and 1 death in a
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Since Feb 2017, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been confirmed in 8 local government areas (LGAs) of Borno, with transmission still ongoing in Rann Kala Balge. The total number of jaundice cases reported is 1262. A total of 226 specimens were collected in 10 LGAs, of these 182 tested positive using IgM HEV antibody ELISA technique. The proportion of positive sample for HEV infection is 81 per cent.
A total of 7 deaths have been reported among acute jaundice cases and 1 death in a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (34): fatal, decreasing caseload
Plague -- Madagascar
WHO continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and other national authorities in Madagascar to monitor and respond to the outbreak of plague. From [6 to 17 Nov 2017], 216 cases of plague (1 confirmed, 20 probable and 195 suspected) were reported to WHO. The date of onset of the last case of bubonic plague was [7 Nov 2017] and the last confirmed case of pneumonic plague was reported on [14 Nov 2017].
From [1 Aug to 17 Nov 2017], a cumulative total of 2267 confirmed, probable and
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WHO continues to support the Ministry of Public Health and other national authorities in Madagascar to monitor and respond to the outbreak of plague. From [6 to 17 Nov 2017], 216 cases of plague (1 confirmed, 20 probable and 195 suspected) were reported to WHO. The date of onset of the last case of bubonic plague was [7 Nov 2017] and the last confirmed case of pneumonic plague was reported on [14 Nov 2017].
From [1 Aug to 17 Nov 2017], a cumulative total of 2267 confirmed, probable and
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (57) : (MI,UT) vaccine shortage
Hepatitis A -- United States
Since the beginning of the outbreak in Aug 2016, public health response has included increased healthcare awareness efforts, public notification and education, and outreach with vaccination clinics for high-risk populations. No common sources of food, beverages, or drugs have been identified as a potential source of infection. Transmission appears to be through direct person-to-person spread and illicit drug use. Those with history of injecting and non-injecting drug use, homelessness or
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Since the beginning of the outbreak in Aug 2016, public health response has included increased healthcare awareness efforts, public notification and education, and outreach with vaccination clinics for high-risk populations. No common sources of food, beverages, or drugs have been identified as a potential source of infection. Transmission appears to be through direct person-to-person spread and illicit drug use. Those with history of injecting and non-injecting drug use, homelessness or
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - Australia (05): (SA)
Salmonella -- Australia
Salmonella cases [in South Australia] are 15 per cent higher than the 5 year average with nearly 1200 people ill so far. The state reported 1561 cases and had 1370 at the same point in time in 2016.
Dr Fay Jenkins, SA health director of food and controlled drugs, said on average there are 1172 reports of salmonellosis across the state each year. "With 12 outbreaks and 1182 people struck down with this illness this year [2017]to date, we have already recorded more salmonella cases than we
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Salmonella cases [in South Australia] are 15 per cent higher than the 5 year average with nearly 1200 people ill so far. The state reported 1561 cases and had 1370 at the same point in time in 2016.
Dr Fay Jenkins, SA health director of food and controlled drugs, said on average there are 1172 reports of salmonellosis across the state each year. "With 12 outbreaks and 1182 people struck down with this illness this year [2017]to date, we have already recorded more salmonella cases than we
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (158): South Korea (CB) HPAI H5N6, poultry
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- South Korea
The South Korean government said [on Sun 19 Nov 2017] that a suspected bird flu case was confirmed to be highly pathogenic and imposed a travel ban to prevent further spread of the animal virus.
The avian influenza, discovered on a poultry farm with 12 000 ducks in Gochang, some 300 kilometers [about 186 mi] south west of Seoul, tested positive as a highly pathogenic strain of H5N6, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The ministry said it imposed a
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The South Korean government said [on Sun 19 Nov 2017] that a suspected bird flu case was confirmed to be highly pathogenic and imposed a travel ban to prevent further spread of the animal virus.
The avian influenza, discovered on a poultry farm with 12 000 ducks in Gochang, some 300 kilometers [about 186 mi] south west of Seoul, tested positive as a highly pathogenic strain of H5N6, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
The ministry said it imposed a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - Paraguay (04): (AS) veterinary school
Brucellosis -- Paraguay
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPyBS) issued a statement and reported on the follow-up of cases of brucellosis, detected after the outbreak in the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the National University of Asunción (FCV-UNA). There are 15 patients who are in treatment and follow-up, with antimicrobials for a period of 6 weeks and who will have serological follow-up for 2 years; laboratory analysis every 3 months, once the 6-week treatment is completed.
In addition,
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The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare (MSPyBS) issued a statement and reported on the follow-up of cases of brucellosis, detected after the outbreak in the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of the National University of Asunción (FCV-UNA). There are 15 patients who are in treatment and follow-up, with antimicrobials for a period of 6 weeks and who will have serological follow-up for 2 years; laboratory analysis every 3 months, once the 6-week treatment is completed.
In addition,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - India (04): (KA) comment
Undiagnosed -- India
My add-ons to comments of Dr Jacob John [http://bit.ly/2zZy9aP]. Just to invite the attention that in leptospirosis, if left untreated, icterus cannot be missed, and it usually accompanies the itching and rashes in the skin. Leptospirosis is often misdiagnosed for hepatitis and treated as such. Death usually follows in such cases because of delayed diagnosis and treatment for leptospirosis.
I would rather approach this problem with some reservation because, if the
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My add-ons to comments of Dr Jacob John [http://bit.ly/2zZy9aP]. Just to invite the attention that in leptospirosis, if left untreated, icterus cannot be missed, and it usually accompanies the itching and rashes in the skin. Leptospirosis is often misdiagnosed for hepatitis and treated as such. Death usually follows in such cases because of delayed diagnosis and treatment for leptospirosis.
I would rather approach this problem with some reservation because, if the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Peru: (TU) nosocomial, staff
Leptospirosis, Hospital-Related Infection -- Peru
Cases of leptospirosis have increased to 659 since the beginning of the year in the Tumbes region. Attention has focused on Corrales district in the last month, where 11 of the cases were health care workers at the district health office, with this institution becoming a focus of the outbreak.
This health care facility will suspend services from 14 Nov 2017, beginning at 6 pm, in order to disinfect all of the rooms. Patients who are admitted to the hospital will be transferred to hospitals
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Cases of leptospirosis have increased to 659 since the beginning of the year in the Tumbes region. Attention has focused on Corrales district in the last month, where 11 of the cases were health care workers at the district health office, with this institution becoming a focus of the outbreak.
This health care facility will suspend services from 14 Nov 2017, beginning at 6 pm, in order to disinfect all of the rooms. Patients who are admitted to the hospital will be transferred to hospitals
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - Africa (17): Nigeria (DE) conf & susp
Monkeypox -- Nigeria
No less than 38 cases of monkeypox have been laboratory confirmed in 8 states of the federation. The affected states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A total of 116 suspected cases were recorded from 20 states and the FCT; since the onset of the outbreak, even as no death attributable to monkeypox has been recorded so far.
Announcing the development in its Situation Report 006 dated 2 Nov 2007, the Nigeria Centre
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No less than 38 cases of monkeypox have been laboratory confirmed in 8 states of the federation. The affected states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Enugu, Lagos, Rivers, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
A total of 116 suspected cases were recorded from 20 states and the FCT; since the onset of the outbreak, even as no death attributable to monkeypox has been recorded so far.
Announcing the development in its Situation Report 006 dated 2 Nov 2007, the Nigeria Centre
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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis - Switzerland (04)
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Switzerland
Since the beginning of the year [2017], Switzerland has recorded 257 cases of meningitis due to tick bites [tickborne encephalitis (TBE) virus], according to figures from l'office fédéral de la santé publique [federal office of public health; FOPH]; a record.
Ticks are particularly active during the period from March to November. This year [2017] in Switzerland, the authorities estimate that there have been 23 000 consultations for tick bites, an average value (29 000 in 2016).
On the
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Since the beginning of the year [2017], Switzerland has recorded 257 cases of meningitis due to tick bites [tickborne encephalitis (TBE) virus], according to figures from l'office fédéral de la santé publique [federal office of public health; FOPH]; a record.
Ticks are particularly active during the period from March to November. This year [2017] in Switzerland, the authorities estimate that there have been 23 000 consultations for tick bites, an average value (29 000 in 2016).
On the
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus - Americas (19): USA (CA)
West Nile Virus -- United States
More people were infected and died of West Nile virus [infections] across California this year [2017] than last year [2016], especially in Los Angeles county. That's where the number of infections peaked in September, recent data show.
Statewide, there have been 25 deaths so far this year [2017], or 6 more than all of last year, according to recent data from the California Department of Public Health. In addition, 454 people from across the Golden State were infected this year, a 17 per
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More people were infected and died of West Nile virus [infections] across California this year [2017] than last year [2016], especially in Los Angeles county. That's where the number of infections peaked in September, recent data show.
Statewide, there have been 25 deaths so far this year [2017], or 6 more than all of last year, according to recent data from the California Department of Public Health. In addition, 454 people from across the Golden State were infected this year, a 17 per
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Raw milk firm linked to Brucella illness in New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) has ordered a company to stop selling unpasteurized milk.
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Sunday 19 November 2017
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - Americas: Pan American Health Organization Epidemiological Update
Diphtheria -- Worldwide/Unknown
1. According to the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population, a probable case is defined as a person, regardless of age, with laryngitis, pharyngitis, or tonsillitis with adherent pseudomembranes on tonsils, pharynx, and/or nostrils in conjunction with neck edema. The number of communes reporting confirmed cases in 2017 (22 communes) is lower than the number of communes reporting cases in 2016 (31 communes). The majority of communes reporting confirmed cases are in the departments of
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1. According to the Haiti Ministry of Public Health and Population, a probable case is defined as a person, regardless of age, with laryngitis, pharyngitis, or tonsillitis with adherent pseudomembranes on tonsils, pharynx, and/or nostrils in conjunction with neck edema. The number of communes reporting confirmed cases in 2017 (22 communes) is lower than the number of communes reporting cases in 2016 (31 communes). The majority of communes reporting confirmed cases are in the departments of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - USA (10): (SD) bovine, RFI
Bovine TB -- United States
Bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in a Tripp County beef herd.
The infected cow was identified by meat inspectors during a routine inspection in October 2017 at a Texas slaughterhouse, and official records linked the cow to a Tripp County herd, according to State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven.
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic respiratory disease of cattle, and infected animals can transmit the infection to other animals in close proximity.
"We are working closely with the
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Bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed in a Tripp County beef herd.
The infected cow was identified by meat inspectors during a routine inspection in October 2017 at a Texas slaughterhouse, and official records linked the cow to a Tripp County herd, according to State Veterinarian Dustin Oedekoven.
Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic respiratory disease of cattle, and infected animals can transmit the infection to other animals in close proximity.
"We are working closely with the
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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, wheat - South Africa
Undiagnosed -- South Africa
Outbreaks of a previously unknown wheat leaf disease have been reported in South Africa, which could have a serious impact on food security and sustainable wheat production in the country. The disease was first observed in 2011 in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape. Since then, [it] has become widespread in the irrigation wheat-growing areas.
Dr Tarekegn Terefe, ARC-Small Grain, said it usually started as yellow streaks [that] gradually join, turning the infected leaves yellow. In most
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Outbreaks of a previously unknown wheat leaf disease have been reported in South Africa, which could have a serious impact on food security and sustainable wheat production in the country. The disease was first observed in 2011 in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape. Since then, [it] has become widespread in the irrigation wheat-growing areas.
Dr Tarekegn Terefe, ARC-Small Grain, said it usually started as yellow streaks [that] gradually join, turning the infected leaves yellow. In most
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PRO/AH/EDR> SFG rickettsioses, anaplasmosis - Mongolia (TO, DG) serology, herders, livestock
Anaplasmosis -- Mongolia
Given the critical role livestock play in Mongolia, transmission of tick-borne diseases can have very real health and economic implications for livestock and the herders that tend to them. Dr. Michael von Fricken explored this association using a multidisciplinary One Health research approach, which focused on the interaction between nomadic herders, the livestock they own, and the tick-borne diseases they are exposed to.
Von Fricken spent a year living in Ulaanbataar as a postdoc with Duke
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Given the critical role livestock play in Mongolia, transmission of tick-borne diseases can have very real health and economic implications for livestock and the herders that tend to them. Dr. Michael von Fricken explored this association using a multidisciplinary One Health research approach, which focused on the interaction between nomadic herders, the livestock they own, and the tick-borne diseases they are exposed to.
Von Fricken spent a year living in Ulaanbataar as a postdoc with Duke
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue - Europe (09): France, bovine, serotype 4, assessment
Bluetongue -- France
Disease Report
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On 6 Nov 2017, France reported a single case of BTV-4 in a bovine in Haute Savoie region (OIE, 2017). The animal in question tested positive for virus under the framework of pre-movement testing and has been humanely destroyed. Disease control measures are in place around the holding of origin, including surveillance and mandatory vaccination in the surrounding 20-km control and 100-km prevention zones and surveillance in the additional 50-km surveillance zone.
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Disease Report
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On 6 Nov 2017, France reported a single case of BTV-4 in a bovine in Haute Savoie region (OIE, 2017). The animal in question tested positive for virus under the framework of pre-movement testing and has been humanely destroyed. Disease control measures are in place around the holding of origin, including surveillance and mandatory vaccination in the surrounding 20-km control and 100-km prevention zones and surveillance in the additional 50-km surveillance zone.
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PRO/EDR> Aspergillosis - Spain: (MD) nosocomial, ICU, RFI
Hospital-Related Infection -- Spain
Sources at the Fuenlabrada hospital confirmed that they may be able to re-open the ICU by the middle of next week. "They are taking cultures and are on a deadline," they said.
Those affected by the fungus [_Aspergillus_] remain in stable condition and were transferred to a recovery room where they are able to treat the disease. There were 2 people, a 60 year old and an 80 year old, who were in the ICU for a general infection in one of the cases, and the other case was post-operative,
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Sources at the Fuenlabrada hospital confirmed that they may be able to re-open the ICU by the middle of next week. "They are taking cultures and are on a deadline," they said.
Those affected by the fungus [_Aspergillus_] remain in stable condition and were transferred to a recovery room where they are able to treat the disease. There were 2 people, a 60 year old and an 80 year old, who were in the ICU for a general infection in one of the cases, and the other case was post-operative,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (14): Nigeria
Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
Since the 1st case of yellow fever was reported in Ifelodun LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria in mid-September [2017], the outbreak has expanded to a number of states, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
A yellow fever (YF) outbreak is currently active in Nigeria with 3 states recording confirmed cases (Kwara, Kogi, and Zamfara). However, total of 7 states have reported suspected cases (Abia Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara).
As at 7 Nov 2017, a total of
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Since the 1st case of yellow fever was reported in Ifelodun LGA in Kwara State, Nigeria in mid-September [2017], the outbreak has expanded to a number of states, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
A yellow fever (YF) outbreak is currently active in Nigeria with 3 states recording confirmed cases (Kwara, Kogi, and Zamfara). However, total of 7 states have reported suspected cases (Abia Borno, Kogi, Kwara, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara).
As at 7 Nov 2017, a total of
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PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (47): Nepal
Chikungunya -- Nepal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (25): (MP)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
The dreaded Japanese encephalitis [JE] virus is lurking in Bhopal, adding an ominous threat to a city reeling from unprecedented spread of dengue, chikungunya and swine flu this year [2017].
There, 2 persons have tested positive for JE [virus] infection, where the mortality rate is as high as 30 percent, triggering vector-control drives in 4 localities. "JE has been confirmed in 2 cases. As per protocol, measures have been taken to curtail spread of the disease," said MP health director Dr
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The dreaded Japanese encephalitis [JE] virus is lurking in Bhopal, adding an ominous threat to a city reeling from unprecedented spread of dengue, chikungunya and swine flu this year [2017].
There, 2 persons have tested positive for JE [virus] infection, where the mortality rate is as high as 30 percent, triggering vector-control drives in 4 localities. "JE has been confirmed in 2 cases. As per protocol, measures have been taken to curtail spread of the disease," said MP health director Dr
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - Canada (02): (AB) Mexican strain
Bovine TB -- Canada
The beef industry is still working on investigations started by an Alberta cow in September 2016.
As of 3 Nov 2017, the number of positive bovine tuberculosis cases remains at 6, and all 6 cases are from the same herd. This herd has been released from quarantine.
Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with Alberta Beef Producers, says the trace-in testing, which looks at animals sold to the index herd to determine whether they were the cause of the infection, is right on track.
"The
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The beef industry is still working on investigations started by an Alberta cow in September 2016.
As of 3 Nov 2017, the number of positive bovine tuberculosis cases remains at 6, and all 6 cases are from the same herd. This herd has been released from quarantine.
Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with Alberta Beef Producers, says the trace-in testing, which looks at animals sold to the index herd to determine whether they were the cause of the infection, is right on track.
"The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Scombroid fish poisoning - USA (02): (CO) susp.
Poisoning -- United States
A pregnant woman ended up in the emergency room after she says she received food poisoning from eating tuna she bought at a Longmont Sprouts store.
The victim said both Sprouts and the vendor that supplied the tuna aren't doing anything about it. Now, she's demanding someone be held accountable.
On Halloween night, Bradley went to the Sprouts on Hover street in Longmont and bought some tuna from the deli for her family. "It's what we had about an hour before I went to the ER," she
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A pregnant woman ended up in the emergency room after she says she received food poisoning from eating tuna she bought at a Longmont Sprouts store.
The victim said both Sprouts and the vendor that supplied the tuna aren't doing anything about it. Now, she's demanding someone be held accountable.
On Halloween night, Bradley went to the Sprouts on Hover street in Longmont and bought some tuna from the deli for her family. "It's what we had about an hour before I went to the ER," she
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River virus - Australia (07): comment
Ross River Virus -- Australia
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - USA (10): (VT) ex Puerto Rico, canine
Leptospirosis -- United States
Puppies from Puerto Rico tested positive for leptospirosis after they got sick. Leptospirosis is caused by the _Leptospira_ genus of bacteria and can infect humans and different kinds of animals.
Several puppies brought to New Hampshire and Vermont from Puerto Rico tested positive for leptospirosis after getting sick. Individuals who interacted with the infected puppies are advised by authorities to consult their healthcare providers.
On 9 Nov 2017, a Vermont dog rescue non-profit
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Puppies from Puerto Rico tested positive for leptospirosis after they got sick. Leptospirosis is caused by the _Leptospira_ genus of bacteria and can infect humans and different kinds of animals.
Several puppies brought to New Hampshire and Vermont from Puerto Rico tested positive for leptospirosis after getting sick. Individuals who interacted with the infected puppies are advised by authorities to consult their healthcare providers.
On 9 Nov 2017, a Vermont dog rescue non-profit
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Saturday 18 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - India (03): (KA) comment
Undiagnosed -- India
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PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Uganda (07): (MX) susp.
Marburg Fever -- Uganda
Moroto district is under health surveillance following the mysterious death of a 16-year-old pupil from Lia primary school.
The primary-6 pupil was rushed to Moroto Army Barracks HC1V on [Tue 14 Nov 2017] night with signs akin to the Marburg virus, a highly virulent epidemic-prone disease associated with high case fatality rates. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons or animals.
Medical personnel say that the patient was
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Moroto district is under health surveillance following the mysterious death of a 16-year-old pupil from Lia primary school.
The primary-6 pupil was rushed to Moroto Army Barracks HC1V on [Tue 14 Nov 2017] night with signs akin to the Marburg virus, a highly virulent epidemic-prone disease associated with high case fatality rates. The virus is transmitted by direct contact with the blood, body fluids and tissues of infected persons or animals.
Medical personnel say that the patient was
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (46): Asia (Israel) animal, spread, human exposure
Rabies -- Israel
A 37-year-old man from the Shfela region [South-center Israel] was bitten at his leg by a jackal during an excursion to the Ein Harod Ihud fishponds, in the Gilboa Region, northern Israel ["Hazafon"]. He is the 8th person bitten by jackals in the area during the past 2 months.[map at ].
The traveler told the medical staff that while he was struggling with the jackal, a woman had shot the animal with a rifle. The woman, who holds a permit to shoot pests of agriculture, was working nearby.
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A 37-year-old man from the Shfela region [South-center Israel] was bitten at his leg by a jackal during an excursion to the Ein Harod Ihud fishponds, in the Gilboa Region, northern Israel ["Hazafon"]. He is the 8th person bitten by jackals in the area during the past 2 months.[map at ].
The traveler told the medical staff that while he was struggling with the jackal, a woman had shot the animal with a rifle. The woman, who holds a permit to shoot pests of agriculture, was working nearby.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (41): biomarkers, diagnostics, news
Ebola -- Worldwide/Unknown
In a comprehensive and complex molecular study of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, published today [Thu 16 Nov 2017] in Cell Host and Microbe, a scientific team led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified signatures of Ebola virus disease that may aid in future treatment efforts.
Conducting a sweeping analysis of everything from enzymes to lipids to immune-system-associated molecules, the team -- which includes researchers from Pacific Northwest National
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In a comprehensive and complex molecular study of blood samples from Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, published today [Thu 16 Nov 2017] in Cell Host and Microbe, a scientific team led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison has identified signatures of Ebola virus disease that may aid in future treatment efforts.
Conducting a sweeping analysis of everything from enzymes to lipids to immune-system-associated molecules, the team -- which includes researchers from Pacific Northwest National
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PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (46): Asia (Pakistan)
Chikungunya -- Pakistan
Up to 9 more chikungunya suspected cases have been detected from Karachi city, taking the number of reported cases to 3994 in the city since [Sun 1 Jan 2017].
According to the report issued by Sindh Health Department, a total 4724 chikungunya suspected cases had been reported throughout the province, including 3994 from Karachi and 730 from other districts of the province. A total of 86 chikungunya suspected cases have been surfaced in the city this month [November 2017] so far.
The
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Up to 9 more chikungunya suspected cases have been detected from Karachi city, taking the number of reported cases to 3994 in the city since [Sun 1 Jan 2017].
According to the report issued by Sindh Health Department, a total 4724 chikungunya suspected cases had been reported throughout the province, including 3994 from Karachi and 730 from other districts of the province. A total of 86 chikungunya suspected cases have been surfaced in the city this month [November 2017] so far.
The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (79): Asia, silent spread
Avian Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Lam TT, Wang J, Shen Y, et al: The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China. Nature. 2013 Aug 21. 502; 241-2; doi: 10.1038/nature12515. - Mod.AS
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: .]
[See Also:
Avian influenza, human (78): human-animal interface, WHO http://bit.ly/2jEeg4R
Avian influenza, human (77): China, H7N9, WHO http://bit.ly/2hLmZlz
Avian influenza, human (75): China, H7N9, pandemic
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Lam TT, Wang J, Shen Y, et al: The genesis and source of the H7N9 influenza viruses causing human infections in China. Nature. 2013 Aug 21. 502; 241-2; doi: 10.1038/nature12515. - Mod.AS
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: .]
[See Also:
Avian influenza, human (78): human-animal interface, WHO http://bit.ly/2jEeg4R
Avian influenza, human (77): China, H7N9, WHO http://bit.ly/2hLmZlz
Avian influenza, human (75): China, H7N9, pandemic
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st. Agbeni - USA (02): pet turtles
Salmonella -- United States
Outbreak Advisory
66 cases - 18 states - 23 hospitalizations - 0 deaths
Since the last update on 29 Aug 2017, 29 more ill people have been reported from 14 states. CDC and multiple states are investigating a multistate outbreak of human salmonellosis linked to contact with pet turtles. A total of 66 people infected with the outbreak strain of _Salmonella enterica_ serotype Agbeni have been reported from 18 states.
States / Case Count
Ca lifornia / 2
Connecticut /
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Outbreak Advisory
66 cases - 18 states - 23 hospitalizations - 0 deaths
Since the last update on 29 Aug 2017, 29 more ill people have been reported from 14 states. CDC and multiple states are investigating a multistate outbreak of human salmonellosis linked to contact with pet turtles. A total of 66 people infected with the outbreak strain of _Salmonella enterica_ serotype Agbeni have been reported from 18 states.
States / Case Count
Ca lifornia / 2
Connecticut /
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed foodborne paralytic illness - New Zealand: (WK) rapid onset, RFI
Foodborne Illness -- New Zealand
A total of 3 members of a family in New Zealand remain "unresponsive" in hospital and could face paralysis or tremors for life after suspected food poisoning from a wild boar they shot on a hunting trip. A husband and wife, and his mother, were found by paramedics lying unconscious on the floor of their home after eating dinner, which included cooked meat from a boar shot by the husband. Their children, aged 7 and one, did not eat the meat and did not fall sick.
A family friend, said the 3
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A total of 3 members of a family in New Zealand remain "unresponsive" in hospital and could face paralysis or tremors for life after suspected food poisoning from a wild boar they shot on a hunting trip. A husband and wife, and his mother, were found by paramedics lying unconscious on the floor of their home after eating dinner, which included cooked meat from a boar shot by the husband. Their children, aged 7 and one, did not eat the meat and did not fall sick.
A family friend, said the 3
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PRO/EDR> Leishmaniasis, cutaneous - Tunisia: (TA)
Leishmaniasis -- Tunisia
A total of 150 persons infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis have been identified since the beginning of the year [2017] in the governorate of Tataouine, according to the regional director of public health of the region, Brahim Gharghar.
The delegations most concerned are those of Dhehiba, Remada and Ghomrassen, he added.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic and non-contagious disease. It is transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of insects and usually causes wounds and other
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A total of 150 persons infected with cutaneous leishmaniasis have been identified since the beginning of the year [2017] in the governorate of Tataouine, according to the regional director of public health of the region, Brahim Gharghar.
The delegations most concerned are those of Dhehiba, Remada and Ghomrassen, he added.
Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a parasitic and non-contagious disease. It is transmitted from rodents to humans by the bite of insects and usually causes wounds and other
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Friday 17 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness - Botswana: (CT) students, rape, sorghum, organophosphates susp
Foodborne Illness -- Botswana
Dozens of Nthompe Koma Primary School pupils on Monday night [13 Nov 2017] thronged Mahalapye health facilities following a food poisoning incident allegedly caused by rape they ate at school.
Classes came to a halt yesterday [14 Nov 2017] as more students showed signs of food poisoning while health workers were present at the school and hospital to establish what could have caused the incident that led to at least 26 pupils being admitted at Mahalapye Hospital. According to a source, it is
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Dozens of Nthompe Koma Primary School pupils on Monday night [13 Nov 2017] thronged Mahalapye health facilities following a food poisoning incident allegedly caused by rape they ate at school.
Classes came to a halt yesterday [14 Nov 2017] as more students showed signs of food poisoning while health workers were present at the school and hospital to establish what could have caused the incident that led to at least 26 pupils being admitted at Mahalapye Hospital. According to a source, it is
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (57): USA (AZ)
Hantavirus -- United States
Coconino County Health officials are confirming a case of the [a] Hantavirus [infection] in Northern Arizona. Officials say the case involves someone who traveled to Coconino County from outside Arizona. The person went to many places in the area and it is unknown where the person contracted the virus.
The Hantaviruses [are] transmitted to people who come in contact, or breathe infected urine, droppings or saliva from wild mice. This is the 1st confirmed case of the [a] Hantavirus
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Coconino County Health officials are confirming a case of the [a] Hantavirus [infection] in Northern Arizona. Officials say the case involves someone who traveled to Coconino County from outside Arizona. The person went to many places in the area and it is unknown where the person contracted the virus.
The Hantaviruses [are] transmitted to people who come in contact, or breathe infected urine, droppings or saliva from wild mice. This is the 1st confirmed case of the [a] Hantavirus
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (05): (MA) college, sg. B
Meningitis - Neisseria -- United States
A total of 2 University of Massachusetts Amherst students hospitalized to treat a potentially deadly meningococcal disease have a strain of the illness for which students are generally not vaccinated.
"We have received confirmation that the diagnosis for the 2nd student is serogroup B. This is a confirmation that UHS [University Health Service] had anticipated," University Health Services Executive Director George Corey said in an email to campus on [Wed 15 Nov 2017]. "UHS continues to work
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A total of 2 University of Massachusetts Amherst students hospitalized to treat a potentially deadly meningococcal disease have a strain of the illness for which students are generally not vaccinated.
"We have received confirmation that the diagnosis for the 2nd student is serogroup B. This is a confirmation that UHS [University Health Service] had anticipated," University Health Services Executive Director George Corey said in an email to campus on [Wed 15 Nov 2017]. "UHS continues to work
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PRO/AH/EDR> Q fever - Chile (03): dairy industry workers, RFI
Q Fever -- Chile
1. Lille RD, Perrin TL, Armstrong C: An institutional outbreak of pneumonitis. III. Histopathology in man and rhesus monkeys in the pneumonitis due to the virus of "Q fever." Pub Hlth Rep 1941; 56(4): 149-55; available at
2. Maurin M, Raoult D: Q fever. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999; 12(4): 518-53; available at
3. Norlander L: Q fever epidemiology and pathogenesis. Microbes Infect 2000; 2(4): 417-24.
A good recent review on Q fever can be found at:
Melgar TA, Bauler TJ, Lutwick LI. Q fever
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1. Lille RD, Perrin TL, Armstrong C: An institutional outbreak of pneumonitis. III. Histopathology in man and rhesus monkeys in the pneumonitis due to the virus of "Q fever." Pub Hlth Rep 1941; 56(4): 149-55; available at
2. Maurin M, Raoult D: Q fever. Clin Microbiol Rev 1999; 12(4): 518-53; available at
3. Norlander L: Q fever epidemiology and pathogenesis. Microbes Infect 2000; 2(4): 417-24.
A good recent review on Q fever can be found at:
Melgar TA, Bauler TJ, Lutwick LI. Q fever
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (22): (NV) Legionnaires' dis, Pontiac fever, hotel, RFI
Legionnaires', Fever -- United States
In June, The Southern Nevada Health District opened an investigation into 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in guests who stayed separately at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV in March and April [2017]. Now 5 months later, health officials say the case tally has risen to 7, with 29 additional suspected cases.
According to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report this week [week of Sun 12 Nov 2017], The Rio hotel disinfected the Ipanema Court and Masquerade Village towers
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In June, The Southern Nevada Health District opened an investigation into 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in guests who stayed separately at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV in March and April [2017]. Now 5 months later, health officials say the case tally has risen to 7, with 29 additional suspected cases.
According to a Las Vegas Review-Journal report this week [week of Sun 12 Nov 2017], The Rio hotel disinfected the Ipanema Court and Masquerade Village towers
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Heidelberg - USA (02): MDR, cattle contact, RFI
Salmonella -- United States
An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant Heidelberg strain of _Salmonella_ has affected 54 people in 15 states, according to the CDC. The ongoing outbreak has progressed for some time, with associated illnesses dating back to January 2015. Since the last update on [Wed 2 Aug 2017], the CDC has reported 8 new cases in humans in 6 states [a map of the outbreak can be seen at the original URL - Mod.LL]. Up to 18 of the human cases in this outbreak, or 33 percent, are children under the age of 5
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An outbreak of a multi-drug resistant Heidelberg strain of _Salmonella_ has affected 54 people in 15 states, according to the CDC. The ongoing outbreak has progressed for some time, with associated illnesses dating back to January 2015. Since the last update on [Wed 2 Aug 2017], the CDC has reported 8 new cases in humans in 6 states [a map of the outbreak can be seen at the original URL - Mod.LL]. Up to 18 of the human cases in this outbreak, or 33 percent, are children under the age of 5
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - Czech Republic: (US)
Hepatitis -- Czech Republic
The health authorities are struggling to contain a hepatitis epidemic in Ustà nad Labem, north of Prague. Doctors report 30 new cases in the last 6 days alone. Altogether 276 people have contracted the infectious disease in different parts of the city. Of the 30 new cases, 17 are children. Vaccinations are underway in schools and the locals have been asked to take precautions when visiting crowded places, such as supermarkets and public transport. Doctors say it may take up to 2 months to
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The health authorities are struggling to contain a hepatitis epidemic in Ustà nad Labem, north of Prague. Doctors report 30 new cases in the last 6 days alone. Altogether 276 people have contracted the infectious disease in different parts of the city. Of the 30 new cases, 17 are children. Vaccinations are underway in schools and the locals have been asked to take precautions when visiting crowded places, such as supermarkets and public transport. Doctors say it may take up to 2 months to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (33): fatal, WHO
Plague -- Madagascar
Highlights
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- The epidemic remains active in 09 health districts.
- A total of 2158 cases have been recorded from 1 August to 13 November 2017, of which 76 percent of were pneumonic.
- About 60 percent of the 174 total deaths occurred at community level.
- 1180 patients have been cured since the beginning of this epidemic, 28 others are receiving treatment in hospitals.
- There has been a marked decrease in new cases, from 502 cases the week of 2 to 8 October 2017 to 70
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Highlights
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- The epidemic remains active in 09 health districts.
- A total of 2158 cases have been recorded from 1 August to 13 November 2017, of which 76 percent of were pneumonic.
- About 60 percent of the 174 total deaths occurred at community level.
- 1180 patients have been cured since the beginning of this epidemic, 28 others are receiving treatment in hospitals.
- There has been a marked decrease in new cases, from 502 cases the week of 2 to 8 October 2017 to 70
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (130): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- Yemen
The WHO has recorded at least 2200 cholera-related deaths in war-torn Yemen since [Thu 27 Apr 2017], according to a WHO report released [Wed 15 Nov 2017]. As of[ Tue 14 Nov 2017], a whopping 926 187 suspected cases of cholera have been registered countrywide over the same period, the report stated.
According to the UN organization, cholera cases have been reported in 22 out of Yemen's 23 provinces. The only part of the country to have remained unaffected by the epidemic is Yemen's Socotra
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The WHO has recorded at least 2200 cholera-related deaths in war-torn Yemen since [Thu 27 Apr 2017], according to a WHO report released [Wed 15 Nov 2017]. As of[ Tue 14 Nov 2017], a whopping 926 187 suspected cases of cholera have been registered countrywide over the same period, the report stated.
According to the UN organization, cholera cases have been reported in 22 out of Yemen's 23 provinces. The only part of the country to have remained unaffected by the epidemic is Yemen's Socotra
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian pox - India: (TN) pigeon
Other Animal Disease -- India
The outbreak of pox disease among pigeons has raised concern among pigeon lovers and rearers in Tiruchi district.
The polyclinics run by the Department of Animal Husbandry in Tiruchi district particularly at Palakarai on Madurai road are reported to have received many pigeons affected with pox during the last few days. Increased incidence of pigeon pox is noticed in and around Adavathur, where pigeons are reared in large numbers.
"Many pigeons have been affected with pox. We are really
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The outbreak of pox disease among pigeons has raised concern among pigeon lovers and rearers in Tiruchi district.
The polyclinics run by the Department of Animal Husbandry in Tiruchi district particularly at Palakarai on Madurai road are reported to have received many pigeons affected with pox during the last few days. Increased incidence of pigeon pox is noticed in and around Adavathur, where pigeons are reared in large numbers.
"Many pigeons have been affected with pox. We are really
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (56): (MI) western spread
Hepatitis A -- United States
A hepatitis A outbreak that has gripped southeast Michigan has now reached West Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services [MDHHS] says 3 cases of hepatitis A that were reported in Calhoun County are linked to the strain in southeast Michigan. Health officials say 2 of those cases were in people who live in southeast Michigan but were diagnosed in Calhoun County; one of the people is a Calhoun County resident. Since August 2016, health officials have received reports of 486
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A hepatitis A outbreak that has gripped southeast Michigan has now reached West Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services [MDHHS] says 3 cases of hepatitis A that were reported in Calhoun County are linked to the strain in southeast Michigan. Health officials say 2 of those cases were in people who live in southeast Michigan but were diagnosed in Calhoun County; one of the people is a Calhoun County resident. Since August 2016, health officials have received reports of 486
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (33): WHO global update
Influenza H3N2, Influenza, Respiratory Illness, Influenza H1N1 -- Worldwide/Unknown
Summary
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Influenza activity remained at low levels in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Declining levels of influenza activity were reported in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere and in some countries of South and South East Asia. In Central America and the Caribbean, low influenza activity was reported in a few countries. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.
- In North America, overall influenza
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Summary
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Influenza activity remained at low levels in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Declining levels of influenza activity were reported in the temperate zone of the southern hemisphere and in some countries of South and South East Asia. In Central America and the Caribbean, low influenza activity was reported in a few countries. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.
- In North America, overall influenza
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Thursday 16 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Turkey: (DN) bovine
Anthrax -- Turkey
A total of 4 neighborhoods in the Aegean province of Denizli were quarantined against the risk of anthrax on [Thu 16 Nov 2017].
Denizli's local head of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ahmet Kocakaplan said livestock sales in the Emirhisar, Haydan, Omerli and Incecoy neighborhoods in Denizli's Civril district are banned for 21 days.
The anthrax concern was raised after the death of 2 cattle in the Emirhisar neighborhood. Teams arrived at the scene to take samples from dead cattle for
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A total of 4 neighborhoods in the Aegean province of Denizli were quarantined against the risk of anthrax on [Thu 16 Nov 2017].
Denizli's local head of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Ahmet Kocakaplan said livestock sales in the Emirhisar, Haydan, Omerli and Incecoy neighborhoods in Denizli's Civril district are banned for 21 days.
The anthrax concern was raised after the death of 2 cattle in the Emirhisar neighborhood. Teams arrived at the scene to take samples from dead cattle for
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PRO/AH/EDR> Strep. Group B - Singapore: serotype III, ST283, invasive, foodborne, fish, 2015
Foodborne Illness -- Singapore
A new report details the investigation into a large outbreak of group B _Streptococcus_ in Singapore that was caused by a type of raw fish salad.
The 2015 outbreak sickened 238 people and was associated with consuming yusheng, a dish typically made from 2 freshwater fish species, Asian bighead carp and snakehead, Lee C. Ng, PhD, director of the Singapore National Environment Agency's Environmental Health Institute, and colleagues wrote in Emerging Infectious Diseases [1,2].
The discovery
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A new report details the investigation into a large outbreak of group B _Streptococcus_ in Singapore that was caused by a type of raw fish salad.
The 2015 outbreak sickened 238 people and was associated with consuming yusheng, a dish typically made from 2 freshwater fish species, Asian bighead carp and snakehead, Lee C. Ng, PhD, director of the Singapore National Environment Agency's Environmental Health Institute, and colleagues wrote in Emerging Infectious Diseases [1,2].
The discovery
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (32): fatal, WHO
Plague -- Madagascar
Since [Tue 1 Aug 2017], Madagascar has been experiencing a large outbreak of plague. As of [Fri 10 Nov 2017], a total of 2119 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague, including 171 deaths (case fatality rate: 8 percent), have been reported by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar to WHO.
From 1 Aug through 10 Nov 2017, 1618 (76 percent) cases and 72 deaths have been clinically classified as pneumonic plague, including 365 (23 percent) confirmed, 573 (35 percent) probable and 680
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Since [Tue 1 Aug 2017], Madagascar has been experiencing a large outbreak of plague. As of [Fri 10 Nov 2017], a total of 2119 confirmed, probable and suspected cases of plague, including 171 deaths (case fatality rate: 8 percent), have been reported by the Ministry of Health of Madagascar to WHO.
From 1 Aug through 10 Nov 2017, 1618 (76 percent) cases and 72 deaths have been clinically classified as pneumonic plague, including 365 (23 percent) confirmed, 573 (35 percent) probable and 680
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (36): global (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria)
Polio -- Pakistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2016: 37
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 73
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2016: 5
Headlines
- New on : Polio infrastructure helping to stop malaria in Nigeria, and Innovations in reverse cold-chain building resilience for disease surveillance in Sudan.
- Underlining their commitment to a polio-free
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 15
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2016: 37
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 73
Total number of cVDPV cases in 2016: 5
Headlines
- New on : Polio infrastructure helping to stop malaria in Nigeria, and Innovations in reverse cold-chain building resilience for disease surveillance in Sudan.
- Underlining their commitment to a polio-free
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (04): (MA) college, sg. B
Meningitis - Neisseria -- United States
University of Massachusetts Amherst officials say a student on campus has been diagnosed with meningitis weeks after another student fell ill with a related illness and are suggesting students consider an additional vaccination as a precaution.
A student was diagnosed with a meningococcal illness last month [October 2017] that was later determined to be a strain of the disease not covered by the vaccine students must have to attend the school. The 2nd student, who lives in a residence hall,
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University of Massachusetts Amherst officials say a student on campus has been diagnosed with meningitis weeks after another student fell ill with a related illness and are suggesting students consider an additional vaccination as a precaution.
A student was diagnosed with a meningococcal illness last month [October 2017] that was later determined to be a strain of the disease not covered by the vaccine students must have to attend the school. The 2nd student, who lives in a residence hall,
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (55): (CA, UT)
Hepatitis A -- United States
On [1 Sep 2017], the San Diego County public health officer declared a local public health emergency due to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the county. The outbreak is being spread person-to-person and through contact with fecally contaminated environments. The majority of people who have contracted hepatitis A during this outbreak have been homeless and/or illicit drug users.
Efforts of the County and its community partners to halt the hepatitis A outbreak focus on 3 key areas:
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On [1 Sep 2017], the San Diego County public health officer declared a local public health emergency due to the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in the county. The outbreak is being spread person-to-person and through contact with fecally contaminated environments. The majority of people who have contracted hepatitis A during this outbreak have been homeless and/or illicit drug users.
Efforts of the County and its community partners to halt the hepatitis A outbreak focus on 3 key areas:
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - New Zealand: (CA) potting soil
Legionnaires' -- New Zealand
Gardeners are being urged to take extra care following 10 people in Christchurch [Canterbury] contracting legionnaires' disease. 10 people are in hospital with the disease, suspected to be from potting mix; 2 of those hospitalised are said to be fighting for their lives. Canterbury District Health Board has confirmed that all 10 cases were reported in the last week.
Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacterium [_Legionella_ species] and is a severe form of pneumonia, which can often make
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Gardeners are being urged to take extra care following 10 people in Christchurch [Canterbury] contracting legionnaires' disease. 10 people are in hospital with the disease, suspected to be from potting mix; 2 of those hospitalised are said to be fighting for their lives. Canterbury District Health Board has confirmed that all 10 cases were reported in the last week.
Legionnaires' disease is caused by a bacterium [_Legionella_ species] and is a severe form of pneumonia, which can often make
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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - Yemen: fatal
Diphtheria -- Yemen
There is little that can introduce or reintroduce a infectious disease back to a country than the chaos that surrounds war and political and social instability. We see numerous examples of this today to include diphtheria, measles, and malaria reappearance in socialist Venezuela or the humanitarian crisis that continues in South Sudan. However, no country is facing more serious problems than the poorest country in the Middle East -- Yemen.
Besides the starvation and destruction brought on
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There is little that can introduce or reintroduce a infectious disease back to a country than the chaos that surrounds war and political and social instability. We see numerous examples of this today to include diphtheria, measles, and malaria reappearance in socialist Venezuela or the humanitarian crisis that continues in South Sudan. However, no country is facing more serious problems than the poorest country in the Middle East -- Yemen.
Besides the starvation and destruction brought on
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Almost 1 in 5 SA Salmonella cases under 5’s
South Australia has already recorded more Salmonella cases than it normally has in a full year.
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Recalls: Insects, norovirus and Listeria
Recalls and alerts were made by UK, US, Ireland, Canada, Belgium, New Zealand, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Croatia.
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Wednesday 15 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (45): Kazakhstan, canine, OIE
Rabies -- Kazakhstan
Information received on 15 Nov 2017 from Dr Zhomart Nurkenov, Chairman of Committee of veterinary control and supervision, RSE "National Reference Center for Veterinary", Ministry of Agriculture, ASTANA, Kazakhstan
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Start date: 5 Sep 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Nov 2017
Report date: 15 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 15 Nov 2017
Date event resolved: 15 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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Information received on 15 Nov 2017 from Dr Zhomart Nurkenov, Chairman of Committee of veterinary control and supervision, RSE "National Reference Center for Veterinary", Ministry of Agriculture, ASTANA, Kazakhstan
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Start date: 5 Sep 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Nov 2017
Report date: 15 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 15 Nov 2017
Date event resolved: 15 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - India (03): (MH) comment
Leptospirosis -- India
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (78): human-animal interface, WHO
Avian Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Risk assessment: The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected.
IHR compliance: All human infections caused by a new influenza subtype are required to be reported under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). This includes any animal and non-circulating
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Risk assessment: The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected.
IHR compliance: All human infections caused by a new influenza subtype are required to be reported under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). This includes any animal and non-circulating
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PRO/EDR> Mumps update (33): USA (NY,DC,HI) CDC
Mumps -- United States
In Syracuse, NY, officials with SU Health Services report the number of confirmed and probable mumps cases are 39 and 77, respectively, as of 9 Nov 2017.
A 3rd dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), the "outbreak dose" was offered to students all week free of charge.
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In Syracuse, NY, officials with SU Health Services report the number of confirmed and probable mumps cases are 39 and 77, respectively, as of 9 Nov 2017.
A 3rd dose of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), the "outbreak dose" was offered to students all week free of charge.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (32): swine origin, human-animal interface, WHO
Influenza, Influenza H3N2 -- United States
New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H1N2)v and A(H3N2)v variant 2 viruses were reported.
Risk assessment: The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected.
IHR compliance: All human infections caused by a new influenza
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New infections: since the previous update, new human infections with influenza A(H1N2)v and A(H3N2)v variant 2 viruses were reported.
Risk assessment: The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected.
IHR compliance: All human infections caused by a new influenza
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Tuesday 14 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - USA (15): (TX) unpasteurized milk, B. abortus vaccine strain, RFI
Brucellosis -- United States
The New Jersey Department of Health has issued cease-and-desist orders to Udder Milk, a home delivery company that has illegally sold unpasteurized milk in New Jersey.
State and federal officials are investigating to determine from which farms Udder Milk acquired its raw milk, after a North Jersey woman became ill with a rare bacterial infection, the department said.
"It is illegal in New Jersey to sell or distribute raw milk or products made from raw milk, such as yogurt, soft cheese
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The New Jersey Department of Health has issued cease-and-desist orders to Udder Milk, a home delivery company that has illegally sold unpasteurized milk in New Jersey.
State and federal officials are investigating to determine from which farms Udder Milk acquired its raw milk, after a North Jersey woman became ill with a rare bacterial infection, the department said.
"It is illegal in New Jersey to sell or distribute raw milk or products made from raw milk, such as yogurt, soft cheese
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic illness - Sudan: (KA) RFI
Hemorrhagic Fever -- Sudan
In Kassala, 2 people reportedly died from haemorrhagic fever last week.
A medical source told Radio Dabanga that 2 people suffering from haemorrhagic fever died at Kassala Hospital last week. "This brings the total number of deaths to 3 in a month."
He said that 5 haemorrhagic fever patients were being treated at the hospital on Saturday [4 Nov 2017]. "Dozens of other patients are being treated at home after being seen by doctors in their private clinics."
The source criticised "the
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In Kassala, 2 people reportedly died from haemorrhagic fever last week.
A medical source told Radio Dabanga that 2 people suffering from haemorrhagic fever died at Kassala Hospital last week. "This brings the total number of deaths to 3 in a month."
He said that 5 haemorrhagic fever patients were being treated at the hospital on Saturday [4 Nov 2017]. "Dozens of other patients are being treated at home after being seen by doctors in their private clinics."
The source criticised "the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - India (02): (KA) RFI
Fever -- India
Even before Mysuru is recovering from the menace of dengue and chikungunya the cases of which were reported from all parts of the city between July and September [2017], its populace is now facing a new kind of viral fever. This viral fever which lasts for around 15 - 20 days has no definite symptoms and is non detectable through various diagnostic tests too.
According to the District Vector-Borne Diseases Control Office, this new viral fever has the symptoms of both dengue and chikungunya
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Even before Mysuru is recovering from the menace of dengue and chikungunya the cases of which were reported from all parts of the city between July and September [2017], its populace is now facing a new kind of viral fever. This viral fever which lasts for around 15 - 20 days has no definite symptoms and is non detectable through various diagnostic tests too.
According to the District Vector-Borne Diseases Control Office, this new viral fever has the symptoms of both dengue and chikungunya
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River virus - Australia (06): (WA, NT)
Ross River Virus -- Australia
Mundaring Shire has received an increase in reported cases of Ross River Virus (RRV) [infection] and other mosquito-related complaints.
RRV is common in WA [Western Australia] and typical symptoms are painful and swollen joints, sore muscles, fever and swollen lymph nodes.
Senior environmental health officer Martin Shurlock said the number of reported incidents of RRV in 2017 was already much greater than previous years. "So far this year [2017] we have had 12 reported cases of Ross
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Mundaring Shire has received an increase in reported cases of Ross River Virus (RRV) [infection] and other mosquito-related complaints.
RRV is common in WA [Western Australia] and typical symptoms are painful and swollen joints, sore muscles, fever and swollen lymph nodes.
Senior environmental health officer Martin Shurlock said the number of reported incidents of RRV in 2017 was already much greater than previous years. "So far this year [2017] we have had 12 reported cases of Ross
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - Malta: (NA) bovine, OIE
Bovine TB -- Malta
Information received on 13 Nov 2017 from Dr Roberto Andrea Balbo, Director (Veterinary Regulation) Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Regulation Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Marsa, Malta
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 24 Jul 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Nov 2017
Report date: 10 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 13 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed
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Information received on 13 Nov 2017 from Dr Roberto Andrea Balbo, Director (Veterinary Regulation) Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Regulation Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Marsa, Malta
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 24 Jul 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Nov 2017
Report date: 10 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 13 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, babesiosis - USA: (ME) increased cases
Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Lyme Disease -- United States
Reported cases of a tick-borne disease are swelling in Maine this year [2017], but it's not Lyme disease. Cases of anaplasmosis, an illness with flu-like symptoms that are similar to Lyme but typically more severe, have jumped from 52 a year in Maine 5 years ago to 433 this year, through [24 Oct 2017], according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Of this year's 433 cases, 113 were hospitalized, according to Maine CDC statistics.
The deer tick, the same tick that's a
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Reported cases of a tick-borne disease are swelling in Maine this year [2017], but it's not Lyme disease. Cases of anaplasmosis, an illness with flu-like symptoms that are similar to Lyme but typically more severe, have jumped from 52 a year in Maine 5 years ago to 433 this year, through [24 Oct 2017], according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Of this year's 433 cases, 113 were hospitalized, according to Maine CDC statistics.
The deer tick, the same tick that's a
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - Portugal (03): (LI) fatal, nosocomial, more cases, RFI
Legionnaires' -- Portugal
The number of cases infected in the [legionellosis] outbreak in Lisbon rose to 46, one more face to the previous balance sheet, keeping the death toll at 4, the Directorate-General for Health announced [Sun 12 Nov 2017].
Preliminary data subject to validation published on the website of the Directorate-General for Health at 5:00 p.m. account for 46 confirmed cases of legionnaires' illness since [31 Oct 2017].
Of the total number of cases, 8 were clinically discharged, 26 are currently
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The number of cases infected in the [legionellosis] outbreak in Lisbon rose to 46, one more face to the previous balance sheet, keeping the death toll at 4, the Directorate-General for Health announced [Sun 12 Nov 2017].
Preliminary data subject to validation published on the website of the Directorate-General for Health at 5:00 p.m. account for 46 confirmed cases of legionnaires' illness since [31 Oct 2017].
Of the total number of cases, 8 were clinically discharged, 26 are currently
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue - Europe (08): Greece (AI) bovine, st 16, OIE, RFI
Bluetongue -- Greece
Information received on [and dated] 13 Nov 2017 from Mrs Chrysoula Dile, Head, Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 22 Sep 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Sep 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 29 Feb 2016
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Bluetongue virus
Serotype: 16
Nature
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Information received on [and dated] 13 Nov 2017 from Mrs Chrysoula Dile, Head, Animal Health Directorate, Ministry of Rural Development and Food, Athens, Greece
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 22 Sep 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Sep 2017
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 29 Feb 2016
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Bluetongue virus
Serotype: 16
Nature
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PRO/PL> Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus, zucchini - Spain: (AN)
Other Plant Disease -- Spain
The courgette [zucchini] season is developing in Almeria [Andalusia] with a lower production that was marked by the impact of the New Delhi virus. "The New Delhi virus has caused a delay in the harvest [and] is limiting the courgette production. This year [2017], there will be a lower production compared to previous years," says the Almeria-based company Escobi [which] handles a volume of around 20 million kilos [about 44 million lb] of courgettes. The demand for courgettes is on the
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The courgette [zucchini] season is developing in Almeria [Andalusia] with a lower production that was marked by the impact of the New Delhi virus. "The New Delhi virus has caused a delay in the harvest [and] is limiting the courgette production. This year [2017], there will be a lower production compared to previous years," says the Almeria-based company Escobi [which] handles a volume of around 20 million kilos [about 44 million lb] of courgettes. The demand for courgettes is on the
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Monday 13 November 2017
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (24): (RJ)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Japanese encephalitis has made its way to Rajasthan with the death of a woman. This is the 1st case of Japanese encephalitis in the state.
The 30-year-old woman, from Bundi, died last month [October 2017]. Now, the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune in its report has confirmed that she was suffering from Japanese encephalitis.
The woman, a resident of Keshoraipatan region in Bundi district, was admitted to the New Government Medical College Hospital of Kota on 8 Oct [2017] with
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Japanese encephalitis has made its way to Rajasthan with the death of a woman. This is the 1st case of Japanese encephalitis in the state.
The 30-year-old woman, from Bundi, died last month [October 2017]. Now, the National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune in its report has confirmed that she was suffering from Japanese encephalitis.
The woman, a resident of Keshoraipatan region in Bundi district, was admitted to the New Government Medical College Hospital of Kota on 8 Oct [2017] with
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (72): Saudi Arabia (RI, QS)
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
As of Mon 13 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1740 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
703 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 percent],
1016 recoveries, and
21 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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As of Mon 13 Nov 2017, there have been a total of:
1740 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection, including
703 deaths [reported case fatality rate 40.4 percent],
1016 recoveries, and
21 currently active cases/infections.
[As previously mentioned, the numbers of deaths, recoveries, and currently active cases come from my spreadsheet tallies and differ from those listed on the Saudi MOH website; my spreadsheet counts asymptomatic infections as they are reported. One complication
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PRO/EDR> Hand, foot & mouth disease update (12): China, comment
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- China
Reported rates of severe HFM disease and infection due to Enteroviruses (with the exception of EV-71) in Hong Kong have been increasing for the past 10 years [1,2]. See graphs and references at .
References
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1. Gideon multi-graph tool,
2. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Hong Kong, 2017. Gideon e-books. 316 pages, 115 graphs, 718 references .
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Steve Berger
Tel Aviv Medical Center
[ProMED thanks Steve Berger for submitting this information on HFMD in Hong Kong. -
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Reported rates of severe HFM disease and infection due to Enteroviruses (with the exception of EV-71) in Hong Kong have been increasing for the past 10 years [1,2]. See graphs and references at .
References
----------
1. Gideon multi-graph tool,
2. Berger SA. Infectious Diseases of Hong Kong, 2017. Gideon e-books. 316 pages, 115 graphs, 718 references .
--
Steve Berger
Tel Aviv Medical Center
[ProMED thanks Steve Berger for submitting this information on HFMD in Hong Kong. -
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PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease - Bulgaria (04): (PZ) poultry
Newcastle Disease -- Bulgaria
An outbreak of Newcastle disease was found in hens on a farm in the village of Sinitevo in the region of Pazardzhik, Director of the Regional Food Safety Directorate Dr. Petko Mitev told Focus Radio - Pazardzhik. The outbreak is localized, all birds in the 3 km [approx.1.8 mi] protection zone are vaccinated. These are the villages of Sinitevo, Miryantsi and Ognyanovo, Dr. Mitev said.
No other outbreaks of Newcastle disease or avian influenza have been reported in the area so
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An outbreak of Newcastle disease was found in hens on a farm in the village of Sinitevo in the region of Pazardzhik, Director of the Regional Food Safety Directorate Dr. Petko Mitev told Focus Radio - Pazardzhik. The outbreak is localized, all birds in the 3 km [approx.1.8 mi] protection zone are vaccinated. These are the villages of Sinitevo, Miryantsi and Ognyanovo, Dr. Mitev said.
No other outbreaks of Newcastle disease or avian influenza have been reported in the area so
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (54): Asia, South America, Europe
Measles -- Bangladesh
[3] Venezuela (Bolivar State)
Europe
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[4] Greece and other European countries
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Asia
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[1] Bangladesh (Cox's Bazaar)
Date: Fri 10 Nov 2017, 11:47 PM
Source: Prothom-alo [edited]
The government and UN partners have stepped up immunisation efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters of Rohingyas close to the border with Myanmar amid an increased number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingyas and their host communities, reports
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[3] Venezuela (Bolivar State)
Europe
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[4] Greece and other European countries
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Asia
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[1] Bangladesh (Cox's Bazaar)
Date: Fri 10 Nov 2017, 11:47 PM
Source: Prothom-alo [edited]
The government and UN partners have stepped up immunisation efforts in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters of Rohingyas close to the border with Myanmar amid an increased number of suspected measles cases among the newly arrived Rohingyas and their host communities, reports
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Sunday 12 November 2017
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, rice - India: (UP)
Undiagnosed -- India
Farmers from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh put on record the destruction of their entire paddy crop due to a disease, which broke out after Diwali [19 Oct 2017]. Many of them were small and marginal farmers. [They] demanded that the additional district magistrate (ADM) take cognisance of this and give compensation.
The farmers claim that the paddy crop was attacked by what is locally known as the papaha disease, which has been a destructive element in the area for decades. The ADM, S.L.
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Farmers from Banda district of Uttar Pradesh put on record the destruction of their entire paddy crop due to a disease, which broke out after Diwali [19 Oct 2017]. Many of them were small and marginal farmers. [They] demanded that the additional district magistrate (ADM) take cognisance of this and give compensation.
The farmers claim that the paddy crop was attacked by what is locally known as the papaha disease, which has been a destructive element in the area for decades. The ADM, S.L.
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PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness - USA (07): (MD) oyster festival, RFI
Foodborne Illness -- United States
Health officials say they are investigating a "stomach flu" outbreak, after over 100 people are apparently ill after attending an oyster festival, in Worcester County.
The Maryland Department of Health said on Fri 10 Nov 2017 that their Division of Outbreak Investigation is working with the Worcester County Health Department to investigate a gastroenteritis outbreak that happened at a Beer and Oyster Festival in Ocean City. The festival was apparently held at Fager's Island Restaurant on 4
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Health officials say they are investigating a "stomach flu" outbreak, after over 100 people are apparently ill after attending an oyster festival, in Worcester County.
The Maryland Department of Health said on Fri 10 Nov 2017 that their Division of Outbreak Investigation is working with the Worcester County Health Department to investigate a gastroenteritis outbreak that happened at a Beer and Oyster Festival in Ocean City. The festival was apparently held at Fager's Island Restaurant on 4
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (54): (MI, CA)
Hepatitis A -- United States
Cases / Hospitalizations / Deaths
495 / 416 (84.0 percent) / 19 (3.8 percent)
Table does not include all reported hepatitis A cases in the SE MI outbreak region; only those cases that are identified as outbreak-related. More descriptive data on the current outbreak can be found within the Comprehensive Summary. Data are provisional and subject to change.
Total # of Cases / 495
Secondary Confirmed Cases / 39
Female, n (percent) / 182 (36.8)
Hospitalized / 416 (84.0)
Median Age
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Cases / Hospitalizations / Deaths
495 / 416 (84.0 percent) / 19 (3.8 percent)
Table does not include all reported hepatitis A cases in the SE MI outbreak region; only those cases that are identified as outbreak-related. More descriptive data on the current outbreak can be found within the Comprehensive Summary. Data are provisional and subject to change.
Total # of Cases / 495
Secondary Confirmed Cases / 39
Female, n (percent) / 182 (36.8)
Hospitalized / 416 (84.0)
Median Age
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, pneumococcal - Ghana: fatal, RFI
Meningitis - Strep/Pneumoccocal -- Ghana
Dreadful, life-threatening, and infectious pneumococcal meningitis has hit Ghana, taking 93 lives so far since last year [2016].
Pneumococcal meningitis is caused by _Streptococcus pneumoniae_, a bacterium that affects the lungs and is easily spread through coughing, sneezing, and prolonged body contact with an infected person. Living in a crowded setting, intimate kissing, and eating from the same bowl or drinking from the same cup as an infected person can equally help spread the
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Dreadful, life-threatening, and infectious pneumococcal meningitis has hit Ghana, taking 93 lives so far since last year [2016].
Pneumococcal meningitis is caused by _Streptococcus pneumoniae_, a bacterium that affects the lungs and is easily spread through coughing, sneezing, and prolonged body contact with an infected person. Living in a crowded setting, intimate kissing, and eating from the same bowl or drinking from the same cup as an infected person can equally help spread the
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PRO/PL> Liberibacter, carrot - Greece: 1st rep (TC)
Other Plant Disease -- Greece
In July 2016, a sample of carrot plants (_Daucus carota_ cv. Dordogne) showing suspicious symptoms (formation of secondary taproots) was collected [in the district of] Boeotia in [the region of Thessaly and] Central Greece. Results of the analysis (PCR) confirmed the presence of '_Candidatus_ Liberibacter solanacearum' [Lso] (potato haplotypes are listed in the EPPO A1 List) in the symptomatic carrot sample.
In addition, [Lso] was detected in archived DNA from leaves of 3 carrot plants (cv.
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In July 2016, a sample of carrot plants (_Daucus carota_ cv. Dordogne) showing suspicious symptoms (formation of secondary taproots) was collected [in the district of] Boeotia in [the region of Thessaly and] Central Greece. Results of the analysis (PCR) confirmed the presence of '_Candidatus_ Liberibacter solanacearum' [Lso] (potato haplotypes are listed in the EPPO A1 List) in the symptomatic carrot sample.
In addition, [Lso] was detected in archived DNA from leaves of 3 carrot plants (cv.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Pakistan (04): (TA) bovine
Anthrax -- Pakistan
A mysterious disease, declared by livestock officials as anthrax, has reportedly killed a number of animals in Bajaur Agency [Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA] over the last few days, locals told Dawn on Friday [10 Nov 2017].
They said several cattle had died of the disease during the past 2 weeks in various localities of Mamond and Khar tehsils. According to them, a number of cattle had also been infected with the disease.
The locals said the disease had panicked them, as they
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A mysterious disease, declared by livestock officials as anthrax, has reportedly killed a number of animals in Bajaur Agency [Federally Administered Tribal Areas, FATA] over the last few days, locals told Dawn on Friday [10 Nov 2017].
They said several cattle had died of the disease during the past 2 weeks in various localities of Mamond and Khar tehsils. According to them, a number of cattle had also been infected with the disease.
The locals said the disease had panicked them, as they
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - India (02): (GJ)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- India
[JP], a 39-year-old resident of Khedbrahma taluka in Sabarkantha district, was tested positive for Congo fever [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]. JP is currently taking treatment at VS [Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai] Hospital and is likely to be discharged on [Sat 11 Nov 2017]. Top sources in the civic body-run hospital confirmed that JP had been tested positive for Congo fever.
"[JP] had been admitted on [Sat 4 Nov 2017] and was tested positive for Congo fever on [Tue 7 Nov 2017]. She had been
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[JP], a 39-year-old resident of Khedbrahma taluka in Sabarkantha district, was tested positive for Congo fever [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever]. JP is currently taking treatment at VS [Sheth Vadilal Sarabhai] Hospital and is likely to be discharged on [Sat 11 Nov 2017]. Top sources in the civic body-run hospital confirmed that JP had been tested positive for Congo fever.
"[JP] had been admitted on [Sat 4 Nov 2017] and was tested positive for Congo fever on [Tue 7 Nov 2017]. She had been
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - Africa (16): Nigeria (DE) conf. susp.
Monkeypox -- Nigeria
The dreaded monkey pox virus has continued to spread in Delta state, with the state government on Wed 8 Nov 2017 confirming one case of the virus among the 5 suspected cases that were earlier reported.
Results from the other samples sent to the laboratory in distant Dakar, Senegal are expected, according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, who made this known during the debriefing session of officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
NCDC officials have
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The dreaded monkey pox virus has continued to spread in Delta state, with the state government on Wed 8 Nov 2017 confirming one case of the virus among the 5 suspected cases that were earlier reported.
Results from the other samples sent to the laboratory in distant Dakar, Senegal are expected, according to the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Nicholas Azinge, who made this known during the debriefing session of officials of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
NCDC officials have
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (157): Japan (SM) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- Japan
Information received on [and dated] 10 Nov 2017 from Dr Kazuo Ito, Director, International Animal Health Affairs Office, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Nov 2017
Report date: 10 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed
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Information received on [and dated] 10 Nov 2017 from Dr Kazuo Ito, Director, International Animal Health Affairs Office, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Nov 2017
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Nov 2017
Report date: 10 Nov 2017
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Nov 2017
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness, canine - UK: (Wales)
Undiagnosed -- United Kingdom
People are being warned to avoid a mystery substance that's washed up on a number of beaches on Anglesey. Deposits of white and yellow fatty substances have been washed ashore on the northwest coast of the island.
The white substance has been found on beaches, including Porth Nobla, Tyn Towyn, Cymyran, Aberffraw and Rhosneigr. A ball of yellow fatty substance has also been found on Cemaes beach. Experts say it could potentially be dangerous to dogs if they try to eat the
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People are being warned to avoid a mystery substance that's washed up on a number of beaches on Anglesey. Deposits of white and yellow fatty substances have been washed ashore on the northwest coast of the island.
The white substance has been found on beaches, including Porth Nobla, Tyn Towyn, Cymyran, Aberffraw and Rhosneigr. A ball of yellow fatty substance has also been found on Cemaes beach. Experts say it could potentially be dangerous to dogs if they try to eat the
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