Equine Herpes Virus -- New Zealand
Evidence suggests that horse transportation may lead to increased shedding, transmission and reactivation of equine herpesvirus-2 (EHV-2).
Transporting horses is known to increase the risk of respiratory disease, with the sustained higher head position believed responsible for opportunistic bacterial proliferation in the lower respiratory tract. However, immunosuppression and stress are also suspected to play a role in transport-related disease and are associated with viral
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Sunday 30 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, bovine - Myanmar: (RA) RFI
Undiagnosed -- Myanmar
Hundreds of cattle in Minpya Township upper Pan Myaung Gyi creek in Rakhine state has reportedly died from an unidentified disease during this month [September 2018], according to locals.
Farmers in the region usually sent their cattle, after ploughing season, to the nearby hills and mountains for pasturing. The owners will go up to the hills to check on their cattle once a week. On one of their routine checks, the owners found many dead cattle spread across the area. Some cattle found dead
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Hundreds of cattle in Minpya Township upper Pan Myaung Gyi creek in Rakhine state has reportedly died from an unidentified disease during this month [September 2018], according to locals.
Farmers in the region usually sent their cattle, after ploughing season, to the nearby hills and mountains for pasturing. The owners will go up to the hills to check on their cattle once a week. On one of their routine checks, the owners found many dead cattle spread across the area. Some cattle found dead
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (02): (CA) college, sg B
Meningitis - Neisseria -- United States
"The purpose of declaring an outbreak is to determine when appropriate public health interventions should be considered. In contrast to previous guidance in which a threshold of 3 cases of the same serogroup with an attack rate of more than 10 cases per 100 000 population during a 3- month period was used to define both organization- and community-based outbreaks, the current guidance does not recommend the use of an absolute threshold. However, the following thresholds can be considered as
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"The purpose of declaring an outbreak is to determine when appropriate public health interventions should be considered. In contrast to previous guidance in which a threshold of 3 cases of the same serogroup with an attack rate of more than 10 cases per 100 000 population during a 3- month period was used to define both organization- and community-based outbreaks, the current guidance does not recommend the use of an absolute threshold. However, the following thresholds can be considered as
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (100): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, survivors, suspect cases
Ebola -- DR Congo
- The last confirmed case reported to Butembo [North Kivu] is a woman who started the symptoms around 20 Sep 2018. At first, family members, who are supporters of national deputy Crispin Mbindule Mitono, refused to transfer her to the Ebola treatment center (ETC) and hid her. The family refused to see the teams of the response in the absence of the members of the "Standing Parliament", a pressure group of the Furu district in Butembo.
- When the condition of the patient deteriorated, the
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- The last confirmed case reported to Butembo [North Kivu] is a woman who started the symptoms around 20 Sep 2018. At first, family members, who are supporters of national deputy Crispin Mbindule Mitono, refused to transfer her to the Ebola treatment center (ETC) and hid her. The family refused to see the teams of the response in the absence of the members of the "Standing Parliament", a pressure group of the Furu district in Butembo.
- When the condition of the patient deteriorated, the
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PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (19): Asia (India)
Dengue -- India
1. Malavige GN, Huang L-C, Salimi M, et al. Cellular and cytokine correlates of severe dengue infection. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(11): e50387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050387; .
2. Low JG, Ong A, Tan LK, et al. The early clinical features of dengue in adults: Challenges for early clinical diagnosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011; 5(5): e1191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001191; .
3. Ray U, Dutta S, Mondal S, Bandyopadhyay S. Severe dengue due to secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case
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1. Malavige GN, Huang L-C, Salimi M, et al. Cellular and cytokine correlates of severe dengue infection. PLoS ONE. 2012; 7(11): e50387. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050387; .
2. Low JG, Ong A, Tan LK, et al. The early clinical features of dengue in adults: Challenges for early clinical diagnosis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2011; 5(5): e1191. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001191; .
3. Ray U, Dutta S, Mondal S, Bandyopadhyay S. Severe dengue due to secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: A case
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Saturday 29 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (18): Liberia (GK) comment
Yellow Fever -- Liberia
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (50): Europe, PEP; Asia, human, animal
Rabies -- Malaysia
Ref: Parize P, Dacheux L, Larrous F, Bourhy H. The shift in rabies epidemiology in France: Time to adjust rabies post-exposure risk assessment. Euro Surveill. 2018; 23(39): pii=1700548.
Received: 2 Aug 2017; Accepted: 11 Feb 2018
Abstract. The epidemiology of rabies in France and western Europe has changed during the past 22 years. In France, rabies in non-flying terrestrial mammals was declared to be eliminated in 2001, and the risk of rabies is now limited to contact with bats, rabid
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Ref: Parize P, Dacheux L, Larrous F, Bourhy H. The shift in rabies epidemiology in France: Time to adjust rabies post-exposure risk assessment. Euro Surveill. 2018; 23(39): pii=1700548.
Received: 2 Aug 2017; Accepted: 11 Feb 2018
Abstract. The epidemiology of rabies in France and western Europe has changed during the past 22 years. In France, rabies in non-flying terrestrial mammals was declared to be eliminated in 2001, and the risk of rabies is now limited to contact with bats, rabid
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (39): Saudi Arabia (QS, RI) South Korea
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
Newly confirmed cases since last ProMED-mail update [16 Sep 2018]: 4 cases
Case No. 18 - 1752
MERS in Buraidah city: 66-year-old male in Buraidah city, Qaseem region
Contact with camels: no
Case classification: unknown
Date of report: 19 Sep 2018
Date of outcome update: 19 Sep 2018
Current status: deceased
Case No: 18 - 1753
MERS in Afeef city: 50-year-old male in Afeef city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels: no
Case classification: primary, community acquired
Date of report:
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Newly confirmed cases since last ProMED-mail update [16 Sep 2018]: 4 cases
Case No. 18 - 1752
MERS in Buraidah city: 66-year-old male in Buraidah city, Qaseem region
Contact with camels: no
Case classification: unknown
Date of report: 19 Sep 2018
Date of outcome update: 19 Sep 2018
Current status: deceased
Case No: 18 - 1753
MERS in Afeef city: 50-year-old male in Afeef city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels: no
Case classification: primary, community acquired
Date of report:
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (48): Europe (Germany) equine
West Nile Virus -- Germany
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Israel (08): (HZ) bovine, st O
Foot and Mouth -- Israel
Foot-and-mouth disease [FMD]: Tamir Goshen [acting director, Veterinary Services] distributed yesterday [Fri 28 Sep 2018] a circular informing of an outbreak of FMD in a bovine fattening herd in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, affecting vaccinated fattening beef calves.
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[According to preliminary unofficial information, the FMD virus involved is serotype O. Final lab results are expected to be completed after the termination of the Sukkot (Jewish Feast of
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Foot-and-mouth disease [FMD]: Tamir Goshen [acting director, Veterinary Services] distributed yesterday [Fri 28 Sep 2018] a circular informing of an outbreak of FMD in a bovine fattening herd in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, affecting vaccinated fattening beef calves.
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[According to preliminary unofficial information, the FMD virus involved is serotype O. Final lab results are expected to be completed after the termination of the Sukkot (Jewish Feast of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (17): Liberia (GK) susp.
Yellow Fever -- Liberia
The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners is investigating a suspected case of yellow fever in Grand Kru County.
According to a release issued in Monrovia, the suspected case is a 2-year-old female from Farina Town, Barclayville Health District. There has been no death or new cases reported. The suspected case has been managed and is in good health.
A blood specimen has been collected and sent to the National
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The National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners is investigating a suspected case of yellow fever in Grand Kru County.
According to a release issued in Monrovia, the suspected case is a 2-year-old female from Farina Town, Barclayville Health District. There has been no death or new cases reported. The suspected case has been managed and is in good health.
A blood specimen has been collected and sent to the National
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PRO/EDR> Hand, foot & mouth disease update (08): Viet Nam (HC)
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- Vietnam
Over the last 4 weeks, there have been a total of over 500 admissions due to hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) at Children's Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, a significant increase compared to previous months. Of the hospitalizations, 38 had severe diseases (grade 2B1 or above) (PMID: 23194699), and one was fatal. Sequence analysis of the viruses collected from a subset of severe patients revealed that all enterovirus A71 strains belonged to subgenogroup C4.
Enterovirus A71 exists as
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Over the last 4 weeks, there have been a total of over 500 admissions due to hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) at Children's Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, a significant increase compared to previous months. Of the hospitalizations, 38 had severe diseases (grade 2B1 or above) (PMID: 23194699), and one was fatal. Sequence analysis of the viruses collected from a subset of severe patients revealed that all enterovirus A71 strains belonged to subgenogroup C4.
Enterovirus A71 exists as
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (99): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, risk, preparedness, unrest
Ebola -- DR Congo
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Friday 28 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (47): Americas, USA, equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
Several cases of West Nile virus are now being reported in animals across New York, and local animal owners are being asked to vaccinate their horses. According to the state Department of Agriculture, 5 horses got the disease, including one in Canandaigua. An exact location was not given, but the horse is recovering.
A Monroe County resident died earlier this month from the virus.
Public-health officials say the risk will continue through the 1st heavy frost.
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Several cases of West Nile virus are now being reported in animals across New York, and local animal owners are being asked to vaccinate their horses. According to the state Department of Agriculture, 5 horses got the disease, including one in Canandaigua. An exact location was not given, but the horse is recovering.
A Monroe County resident died earlier this month from the virus.
Public-health officials say the risk will continue through the 1st heavy frost.
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (45): Europe (Germany) wild bird, OIE
West Nile Virus -- Germany
Information received on [and dated] 28 Sep 2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 26 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent:
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Information received on [and dated] 28 Sep 2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 26 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease, poultry - USA (14): (CA) OIE
Newcastle Disease -- United States
Information received on [and dated] 27 Sep 2018 from Dr. John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 16 Sep 2003
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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Information received on [and dated] 27 Sep 2018 from Dr. John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 16 Sep 2003
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (24): (NJ, WI) equine
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
A 12-year-old gelding in Gloucester County, New Jersey, has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), the state Department of Agriculture (NJDA) reported 21 Sep 2018. This is the 5th confirmed case of EEE in New Jersey so far in 2018. The horse had not been vaccinated against EEE in 2018 and was euthanized on 13 Sep 2018, the NJDA said.
The other 4 cases in 2018 occurred in August and September and were in Monmouth, Ocean, and Camden counties. Each of those horses was
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A 12-year-old gelding in Gloucester County, New Jersey, has tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), the state Department of Agriculture (NJDA) reported 21 Sep 2018. This is the 5th confirmed case of EEE in New Jersey so far in 2018. The horse had not been vaccinated against EEE in 2018 and was euthanized on 13 Sep 2018, the NJDA said.
The other 4 cases in 2018 occurred in August and September and were in Monmouth, Ocean, and Camden counties. Each of those horses was
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PRO/EDR> Trachoma - Iran: WHO, eliminated as a public health problem
Trachoma -- Iran
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Iran. By achieving this milestone, the country becomes the 3rd in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region, after Oman in 2012 and Morocco in 2016, to overcome this centuries-old disease.
"WHO is pleased to have supported the Islamic Republic of Iran through the validation process," said Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. "But this achievement was
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in Iran. By achieving this milestone, the country becomes the 3rd in WHO's Eastern Mediterranean Region, after Oman in 2012 and Morocco in 2016, to overcome this centuries-old disease.
"WHO is pleased to have supported the Islamic Republic of Iran through the validation process," said Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. "But this achievement was
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PRO/EDR> C. diphtheriae - UK: toxigenic, cutaneous, ex Ghana, resp. diphtheria in contact
Diphtheria -- United Kingdom
In early 2017, a UK-born person in their 20s [years of age] presented with a skin ulcer on the foot 3 weeks after returning from Ghana. The patient had last received a diphtheria-containing vaccine in 2013, completing the recommended course. MALDI-TOF of a cutaneous swab identified _Corynebacterium diphtheriae_. Real-time PCR ascertained the species and presence of the diphtheria toxin gene. An Elek test confirmed toxigenicity. The isolate was macrolide-sensitive and penicillin-resistant. The
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In early 2017, a UK-born person in their 20s [years of age] presented with a skin ulcer on the foot 3 weeks after returning from Ghana. The patient had last received a diphtheria-containing vaccine in 2013, completing the recommended course. MALDI-TOF of a cutaneous swab identified _Corynebacterium diphtheriae_. Real-time PCR ascertained the species and presence of the diphtheria toxin gene. An Elek test confirmed toxigenicity. The isolate was macrolide-sensitive and penicillin-resistant. The
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (16): Republic of Congo, vaccination
Yellow Fever -- Republic of Congo
The Republic of Congo, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, started today [26 Sep 2018] a vaccination campaign to control the spread of yellow fever in the port city of Pointe Noire and surrounding areas. More than one million people from 9 months of age are expected to be vaccinated in this 6-day campaign.
The vaccination campaign uses doses from the global emergency yellow fever vaccine stockpile managed by the International Coordination Group on Vaccine
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The Republic of Congo, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, started today [26 Sep 2018] a vaccination campaign to control the spread of yellow fever in the port city of Pointe Noire and surrounding areas. More than one million people from 9 months of age are expected to be vaccinated in this 6-day campaign.
The vaccination campaign uses doses from the global emergency yellow fever vaccine stockpile managed by the International Coordination Group on Vaccine
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PRO/AH/EDR> Peste des petits ruminants - Iran: (AL) wildlife
Peste des petits ruminants -- Iran
Ovine rinderpest [see comment] commonly known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal herd, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. The PPR virus does not infect humans.
Unfortunately, the infectious disease casualties in Taleqan [county] amounted to 15, so far, Fardin Hakimi, chief of the Alborz province
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Ovine rinderpest [see comment] commonly known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal herd, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. The PPR virus does not infect humans.
Unfortunately, the infectious disease casualties in Taleqan [county] amounted to 15, so far, Fardin Hakimi, chief of the Alborz province
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PRO/AH/EDR> Blastomycosis - USA: (NY) Capital Region, 2007-2017
Blastomycosis -- United States
In October 2017, the New York State Department of Health was alerted by Albany-area infectious disease physicians about local cases of blastomycosis, including multiple severe infections, in the state health department's Capital District, an area where _Blastomyces_ spp. fungi are not considered endemic. The majority of patients reported no travel to regions where blastomycosis is known to be endemic, prompting a state investigation of the disease. Blastomycosis is reportable in only 5 states
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In October 2017, the New York State Department of Health was alerted by Albany-area infectious disease physicians about local cases of blastomycosis, including multiple severe infections, in the state health department's Capital District, an area where _Blastomyces_ spp. fungi are not considered endemic. The majority of patients reported no travel to regions where blastomycosis is known to be endemic, prompting a state investigation of the disease. Blastomycosis is reportable in only 5 states
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hepatitis E - China: (HK) human, rat virus, 1st rep
Hepatitis E -- China
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Zoonotic potential of a rat-derived hepatitis E virus (HEV), designated as HEV-C1, remains unknown. To evaluate the risk for HEV-C1 infection in humans, paired sera of 208 hospitalized febrile patients collected from 2001 to 2003 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, were examined for IgG antibodies to HEV-C1 and genotype 1 HEV (HEV-1), which is common in humans. IgG antibodies to virus-like particles (VLPs) of HEV-C1 and/or HEV-1 were detected from 99 of the 208 convalescent sera in
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Zoonotic potential of a rat-derived hepatitis E virus (HEV), designated as HEV-C1, remains unknown. To evaluate the risk for HEV-C1 infection in humans, paired sera of 208 hospitalized febrile patients collected from 2001 to 2003 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, were examined for IgG antibodies to HEV-C1 and genotype 1 HEV (HEV-1), which is common in humans. IgG antibodies to virus-like particles (VLPs) of HEV-C1 and/or HEV-1 were detected from 99 of the 208 convalescent sera in
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PRO/EDR> Aspergillosis - USA: multidrug resistance
Aspergillosis -- United States
The environmental mold _Aspergillus fumigatus_ is the primary cause of invasive aspergillosis. In patients with high-risk conditions, including stem cell and organ transplant recipients, mortality exceeds 50%. Triazole antifungals have greatly improved survival (1); however, triazole-resistant _A. fumigatus_ infections are increasingly reported worldwide and are associated with increased treatment failure and mortality (2). Of particular concern are resistant _A. fumigatus_ isolates carrying
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The environmental mold _Aspergillus fumigatus_ is the primary cause of invasive aspergillosis. In patients with high-risk conditions, including stem cell and organ transplant recipients, mortality exceeds 50%. Triazole antifungals have greatly improved survival (1); however, triazole-resistant _A. fumigatus_ infections are increasingly reported worldwide and are associated with increased treatment failure and mortality (2). Of particular concern are resistant _A. fumigatus_ isolates carrying
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Thursday 27 September 2018
PRO/PL> Bacterial wilt, banana - Africa
Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
In Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda, the top factor affecting banana production, according to a survey, was banana _Xanthomonas_ wilt (BXW), a bacterial disease that affects all types of bananas. [The disease] is detrimental to a crop and has far-reaching consequences for food security. Researchers have indicated that BXW can result in 100 percent loss of banana stands if not properly controlled.
In early 2018, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with
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In Tanzania, Burundi, and Rwanda, the top factor affecting banana production, according to a survey, was banana _Xanthomonas_ wilt (BXW), a bacterial disease that affects all types of bananas. [The disease] is detrimental to a crop and has far-reaching consequences for food security. Researchers have indicated that BXW can result in 100 percent loss of banana stands if not properly controlled.
In early 2018, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (98): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, protection, WHO
Ebola -- DR Congo
Days of the dead city in Beni and Butembo
- This Thu 27 Sep 2018, the governor of the province of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, participated in the daily meeting of the coordination of the response to Beni and visited the CTE. He encouraged the teams and reminded them that they had all the support of the provincial government.
- In Butembo, the dead city day was lifted, and all commercial activities in the city resumed, allowing the response to resume field activities.
Collaboration of the
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Days of the dead city in Beni and Butembo
- This Thu 27 Sep 2018, the governor of the province of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, participated in the daily meeting of the coordination of the response to Beni and visited the CTE. He encouraged the teams and reminded them that they had all the support of the provincial government.
- In Butembo, the dead city day was lifted, and all commercial activities in the city resumed, allowing the response to resume field activities.
Collaboration of the
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (45): global (Nigeria, Somalia, Papua New Guinea)
Polio -- Nigeria
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 10
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 53
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
- 2 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) are reported from Niger, linked to an ongoing cVDPV2 outbreak in neighbouring Nigeria.
Summary of newly reported
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 10
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 53
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
- 2 cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) are reported from Niger, linked to an ongoing cVDPV2 outbreak in neighbouring Nigeria.
Summary of newly reported
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Kazakhstan (02): (EK) bovine, OIE
Anthrax -- Kazakhstan
Information received on [and dated] 26 Sep 2018 from Dr. Tursyn Kabduldanov, Deputy Chairman, Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, Ministry of Agriculture, Astana, Kazakhstan
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 16 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 11 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: _Bacillus
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Information received on [and dated] 26 Sep 2018 from Dr. Tursyn Kabduldanov, Deputy Chairman, Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision, Ministry of Agriculture, Astana, Kazakhstan
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 16 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 11 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: _Bacillus
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed febrile illness - Sudan (03): (KA) chikungunya conf.
Chikungunya -- Sudan
The chikungunya epidemic is now spreading in the rural areas of Kassala locality, multiple sources told Radio Dabanga.
At least 25 chikungunya patients reportedly died in Kassala during the past 3 days. The El Hassan and El Hussein cemetery east of Kassala and the graveyard west of El Gash are daily witnessing burials of chikungunya victims.
According to medical doctor and university professor Tajeldin Mohamedein the disease has entered the epidemic stage. He pointed out that chikungunya
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The chikungunya epidemic is now spreading in the rural areas of Kassala locality, multiple sources told Radio Dabanga.
At least 25 chikungunya patients reportedly died in Kassala during the past 3 days. The El Hassan and El Hussein cemetery east of Kassala and the graveyard west of El Gash are daily witnessing burials of chikungunya victims.
According to medical doctor and university professor Tajeldin Mohamedein the disease has entered the epidemic stage. He pointed out that chikungunya
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PRO/AH/EDR> Feline panleukopenia - USA (02): (TN)
Other Animal Disease -- United States
The Sullivan County Animal Shelter euthanized 60 cats and kittens last week eek of 17 Sep 2018 due to feline panleukopenia, county officials said [Mon 24 Sep 2018].
That bad news unfolded as the shelter was battling a separate issue in the cat room: a flea infestation among some kittens. The shelter had announced the cat room would be closed [Wed 19 Sep 2018] for deep cleaning due to the flea situation. While preparation was underway for the clean up, shelter workers were notified a kitten
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The Sullivan County Animal Shelter euthanized 60 cats and kittens last week eek of 17 Sep 2018 due to feline panleukopenia, county officials said [Mon 24 Sep 2018].
That bad news unfolded as the shelter was battling a separate issue in the cat room: a flea infestation among some kittens. The shelter had announced the cat room would be closed [Wed 19 Sep 2018] for deep cleaning due to the flea situation. While preparation was underway for the clean up, shelter workers were notified a kitten
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Wednesday 26 September 2018
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed renal disease - USA (FL): CKDU
Chronic/Non-Infectious Disease -- United States
The tropical sun was beating down on Homestead, a city on the southern tip of Florida, when Valerie Mac, a nurse-scientist and occupational health specialist from Emory University, pulled her van into the driveway of a small vegetable farm. Its owner, Isidoro Quezada, walked out to greet her, his arms caked with dirt and his face streaked with sweat and grime.
Mac and her 2 research assistants followed Quezada into his home, where they sat him down to take his blood pressure, heart rate,
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The tropical sun was beating down on Homestead, a city on the southern tip of Florida, when Valerie Mac, a nurse-scientist and occupational health specialist from Emory University, pulled her van into the driveway of a small vegetable farm. Its owner, Isidoro Quezada, walked out to greet her, his arms caked with dirt and his face streaked with sweat and grime.
Mac and her 2 research assistants followed Quezada into his home, where they sat him down to take his blood pressure, heart rate,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (15): Republic of Congo
Yellow Fever -- Republic of Congo
On Thursday [27 Sep 2018], the government of the Republic of Congo will begin what it calls a robust and coordinated response against the yellow fever outbreak recorded in some parts of the country. The planned response follows the health ministry's warning last month [August 2018] of "an emerging event of epidemic proportions."
According to the head of the government's epidemics unit, Lambert Kitembo, 186 suspected cases of yellow fever have been detected this year [2018], many of which
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On Thursday [27 Sep 2018], the government of the Republic of Congo will begin what it calls a robust and coordinated response against the yellow fever outbreak recorded in some parts of the country. The planned response follows the health ministry's warning last month [August 2018] of "an emerging event of epidemic proportions."
According to the head of the government's epidemics unit, Lambert Kitembo, 186 suspected cases of yellow fever have been detected this year [2018], many of which
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (25): USA (VA, MD) equine
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
A Quarter Horse stallion residing at a small private farm in Frederick County, Virginia has tested positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
"The horse had not been off the farm in several months," the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported on 23 Sep 2018. "There was no exposure to horses outside of the farm. The farm is under quarantine, and temperatures of the resident horses are being monitored twice a
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A Quarter Horse stallion residing at a small private farm in Frederick County, Virginia has tested positive for equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic form of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1).
"The horse had not been off the farm in several months," the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported on 23 Sep 2018. "There was no exposure to horses outside of the farm. The farm is under quarantine, and temperatures of the resident horses are being monitored twice a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue - Europe (02): UK ex France, bovine, st pending
Bluetongue -- United Kingdom
The contagious animal disease bluetongue [BT] has been found in 2 cows imported to the UK from France, health officials have revealed.
The virus was discovered in cattle brought to north Yorkshire from central France -- where BT has been spreading -- by experts at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Pirbright Institute.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said action was now being taken to reduce the risk of the disease spreading, with
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The contagious animal disease bluetongue [BT] has been found in 2 cows imported to the UK from France, health officials have revealed.
The virus was discovered in cattle brought to north Yorkshire from central France -- where BT has been spreading -- by experts at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and the Pirbright Institute.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said action was now being taken to reduce the risk of the disease spreading, with
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (44): Americas, USA (NY) equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed 5 more cases of West Nile virus in 2018, according to the Equine Disease Communications Center.
A 4-year gelding from Ft. Edward (Washington County) was euthanized on 6 Sep 2018 after falling on 3 Sep 2018. A 9-year old gelding from Lyndonville (Orleans County) is recovering. A 10-year old mare from Canandaigua (Ontario County); a 5-year mare from Lowville (Lewis County), and an 18-year old gelding from Eden (Erie County)
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The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets confirmed 5 more cases of West Nile virus in 2018, according to the Equine Disease Communications Center.
A 4-year gelding from Ft. Edward (Washington County) was euthanized on 6 Sep 2018 after falling on 3 Sep 2018. A 9-year old gelding from Lyndonville (Orleans County) is recovering. A 10-year old mare from Canandaigua (Ontario County); a 5-year mare from Lowville (Lewis County), and an 18-year old gelding from Eden (Erie County)
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (98): USA (CA) poultry, LPAI H7N3
Avian Influenza -- United States
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials have confirmed a 2nd outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 avian flu in a California turkey flock in the same county--Stanislaus--as one [outbreak] reported a week ago, according to a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) report yesterday [Wed 19 Sep 2018].
The commercial operation, located in Stanislaus County, houses 35 000 turkeys susceptible to the virus. Officials detected the H7N3 strain as part of routine pre-slaughter surveillance within
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials have confirmed a 2nd outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N3 avian flu in a California turkey flock in the same county--Stanislaus--as one [outbreak] reported a week ago, according to a World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) report yesterday [Wed 19 Sep 2018].
The commercial operation, located in Stanislaus County, houses 35 000 turkeys susceptible to the virus. Officials detected the H7N3 strain as part of routine pre-slaughter surveillance within
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervids - USA (14): (WY) new hunt area
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed a bull elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Elk Hunt Area 9. The elk was found dead near Corner Mountain Trail above the town of Centennial in Albany County. CWD has previously been documented in the surrounding elk hunt areas.
To ensure hunters are informed, Game and Fish announces when CWD is found in a new hunt area. Additionally, Game and Fish follows the human health recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed a bull elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Elk Hunt Area 9. The elk was found dead near Corner Mountain Trail above the town of Centennial in Albany County. CWD has previously been documented in the surrounding elk hunt areas.
To ensure hunters are informed, Game and Fish announces when CWD is found in a new hunt area. Additionally, Game and Fish follows the human health recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (44): Afghanistan, Pakistan violence
Polio -- Afghanistan
A fresh infectious poliomyelitis case has been detected in Afghanistan, bringing the number of confirmed cases of polio virus to 15 so far this year [2018], the Afghan Public Health Ministry said [Wed 26 Sep 2018].
"A new polio virus case was registered in Bagh-e-Shahr neighborhood, of southern Kandahar province recently," the ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the paralyzed 2-year-old girl's family lives in an area where some locals do not allow health workers to
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A fresh infectious poliomyelitis case has been detected in Afghanistan, bringing the number of confirmed cases of polio virus to 15 so far this year [2018], the Afghan Public Health Ministry said [Wed 26 Sep 2018].
"A new polio virus case was registered in Bagh-e-Shahr neighborhood, of southern Kandahar province recently," the ministry said in a statement. According to the statement, the paralyzed 2-year-old girl's family lives in an area where some locals do not allow health workers to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - USA: (OH) hares, rabbits, RHDV2 strain, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- United States
Information received on [and dated] 21 Sep 2018 from Dr. John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
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Information received on [and dated] 21 Sep 2018 from Dr. John Clifford, Official Delegate, Chief Trade Advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, United States of America
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 1 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: new strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Rabbit hemorrhagic disease
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - UK (04): ex Nigeria, more details
Monkeypox -- United Kingdom
A 3rd person has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, Public Health England have confirmed.
The latest case is a health care worker who had cared for a patient at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in the north of England before they had been diagnosed.
Earlier this month [September 2018], 2 people were reported to have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK in unrelated cases, with both having contracted the disease in Nigeria before traveling to England. One was a Nigerian resident in
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A 3rd person has been diagnosed with monkeypox in England, Public Health England have confirmed.
The latest case is a health care worker who had cared for a patient at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in the north of England before they had been diagnosed.
Earlier this month [September 2018], 2 people were reported to have been diagnosed with monkeypox in the UK in unrelated cases, with both having contracted the disease in Nigeria before traveling to England. One was a Nigerian resident in
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (44): Europe (Germany) captive bird zoo, equine, OIE
West Nile Virus -- Germany
Information received on [and dated] 25 Sep 2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent:
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Information received on [and dated] 25 Sep 2018 from Dr. Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (97): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, unrest
Ebola -- DR Congo
Following the violence that occurred this Sat 22 Sep 2018 in Beni, the civil society had called the population to respect 5 days of general strike to protest the violence. They demanded that all commercial activity and all activities of the response be halted during this period. On Tue 25 Sep 2018, the coordinator of the response, Dr. Ndjoloko Tambwe Bathe, and the mayor of the city of Beni invited the president of the civil society of Beni to explain the dangers of stopping the response for a
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Following the violence that occurred this Sat 22 Sep 2018 in Beni, the civil society had called the population to respect 5 days of general strike to protest the violence. They demanded that all commercial activity and all activities of the response be halted during this period. On Tue 25 Sep 2018, the coordinator of the response, Dr. Ndjoloko Tambwe Bathe, and the mayor of the city of Beni invited the president of the civil society of Beni to explain the dangers of stopping the response for a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - Africa (14): Nigeria
Monkeypox -- Nigeria
Key indicators / [case] numbers
New cases reported / 9
New confirmed / 2
Total confirmed cases in 2018 / 37
Total confirmed cases reported from September 2017 / 115
Probable case from September 2017 / 4
Total deaths / 7
States with at least one confirmed case (including FCT/Federal Capital Territory) / 17
States that have reported at least one suspected case (including FCT) / 26
Confirmed health worker infection / 2
Highlights
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- 2 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in
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Key indicators / [case] numbers
New cases reported / 9
New confirmed / 2
Total confirmed cases in 2018 / 37
Total confirmed cases reported from September 2017 / 115
Probable case from September 2017 / 4
Total deaths / 7
States with at least one confirmed case (including FCT/Federal Capital Territory) / 17
States that have reported at least one suspected case (including FCT) / 26
Confirmed health worker infection / 2
Highlights
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- 2 cases of monkeypox were confirmed in
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Eurasia: China (NM) domestic, Belgium (LX) wild, spread RFI
African Swine Fever -- China
There at least 13 countries so far that intend to stop importing pork from Belgium after the deadly African swine fever [ASF] outbreak was confirmed in the country. These include Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Belarus, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, South Africa, Singapore, Serbia, Uruguay, and Malaysia.
In New Zealand, pig herders are demanding for the local government to halt pork products that are coming from Belgium to safeguard the country's pork industry. New Zealand has been
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There at least 13 countries so far that intend to stop importing pork from Belgium after the deadly African swine fever [ASF] outbreak was confirmed in the country. These include Australia, South Korea, Taiwan, China, Belarus, Philippines, Mexico, Japan, South Africa, Singapore, Serbia, Uruguay, and Malaysia.
In New Zealand, pig herders are demanding for the local government to halt pork products that are coming from Belgium to safeguard the country's pork industry. New Zealand has been
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Tuesday 25 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Italy (04): (SC) bovine, OIE
Anthrax -- Italy
Information received on [and dated] 24 Sept 2018 from Dr. Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministère de la Santé, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, Italy
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 16 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Sept 2018 from Dr. Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministère de la Santé, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, Italy
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 16 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Turkey (08): economic background
Anthrax -- Turkey
Just after the end of the Eid al-Adha religious holiday in August [2018], Turkey was gripped by a series of reports of an anthrax outbreak. The 1st came from a farm near Ankara, followed by reports from 6 other cities around the country, including Istanbul. Despite reassurances from government officials, people are still uneasy.
Although the official number of cases has not yet been released, many people have been diagnosed with the disease and are undergoing treatment. This past week in
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Just after the end of the Eid al-Adha religious holiday in August [2018], Turkey was gripped by a series of reports of an anthrax outbreak. The 1st came from a farm near Ankara, followed by reports from 6 other cities around the country, including Istanbul. Despite reassurances from government officials, people are still uneasy.
Although the official number of cases has not yet been released, many people have been diagnosed with the disease and are undergoing treatment. This past week in
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed febrile illness - Sudan (02): (KA, ND) updates
Fever -- Sudan
On [Sun 23 Sep 2018] the children's ward, laboratory, and pharmacy at Kassala Teaching Hospital were closed after two children vomited blood. One of the children died.
On [Mon 24 Sep 2018], Prime Minister Moutaz Mousa visited several health centres in the eastern and western parts of Kassala, including Haiel Arab, Sikka Hadeed, and El Hidaya centre in El Khatamiya. He issued a decision to send 2 tons of pesticides and instructed the sanitation of the environment to be addressed.
Adam
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On [Sun 23 Sep 2018] the children's ward, laboratory, and pharmacy at Kassala Teaching Hospital were closed after two children vomited blood. One of the children died.
On [Mon 24 Sep 2018], Prime Minister Moutaz Mousa visited several health centres in the eastern and western parts of Kassala, including Haiel Arab, Sikka Hadeed, and El Hidaya centre in El Khatamiya. He issued a decision to send 2 tons of pesticides and instructed the sanitation of the environment to be addressed.
Adam
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (43): Europe, ECDC
West Nile Virus -- Italy
Between 14 and 20 Sep 2018, EU Member States reported 186 human West Nile virus infections: Italy (92), Greece (32), Romania (33), Hungary (12), Croatia (11), Austria (2), Slovenia (2), and Bulgaria (2). This week, no human cases were reported by EU neighbouring countries.
In 6 areas, human cases were reported for the 1st time: Croatia (2), Slovenia (2), Italy (1), and Greece (1). All other human cases were reported from areas that have been affected during previous transmission
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Between 14 and 20 Sep 2018, EU Member States reported 186 human West Nile virus infections: Italy (92), Greece (32), Romania (33), Hungary (12), Croatia (11), Austria (2), Slovenia (2), and Bulgaria (2). This week, no human cases were reported by EU neighbouring countries.
In 6 areas, human cases were reported for the 1st time: Croatia (2), Slovenia (2), Italy (1), and Greece (1). All other human cases were reported from areas that have been affected during previous transmission
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (44): (MA,TN)
Hepatitis -- United States
An outbreak of the acute hepatitis A infection has killed one person and affected 65 Massachusetts residents who are experiencing homelessness and/or substance use disorder, officials said. Hepatitis A is a viral infection that affects the liver and can cause severe illness.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an alert about the outbreak on [Mon 24 Sep 2018], and is encouraging local health departments to work with clinical and community-based agencies that provide services
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An outbreak of the acute hepatitis A infection has killed one person and affected 65 Massachusetts residents who are experiencing homelessness and/or substance use disorder, officials said. Hepatitis A is a viral infection that affects the liver and can cause severe illness.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued an alert about the outbreak on [Mon 24 Sep 2018], and is encouraging local health departments to work with clinical and community-based agencies that provide services
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PRO/PL> Potato mop-top virus - New Zealand: 1st rep (CA)
Other Plant Disease -- New Zealand
Biosecurity NZ said today it was working with Potatoes NZ to respond to a detection of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV). "If wide-spread, [it] could cause some productivity issues." Potato tubers from 2 properties in the Canterbury region [South Island] had tested positive for the virus. Further sampling was under way in the region. This is the first time the virus has been found in New Zealand.
Potatoes NZ's Chris Claridge said the affected potatoes were from the Innovator variety used for
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Biosecurity NZ said today it was working with Potatoes NZ to respond to a detection of Potato mop-top virus (PMTV). "If wide-spread, [it] could cause some productivity issues." Potato tubers from 2 properties in the Canterbury region [South Island] had tested positive for the virus. Further sampling was under way in the region. This is the first time the virus has been found in New Zealand.
Potatoes NZ's Chris Claridge said the affected potatoes were from the Innovator variety used for
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Monday 24 September 2018
PRO/ALL> Announcements: ProMED-mail anniversary award 2018
Not Yet Classified -- United States
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (43): (KY, WV)
Hepatitis A -- United States
Number of Cases 1318
Demographics
- Age Range 12-82
- Median Age 37
- Male 786 (59.6%)
- Hospitalizations 687 (52.1%)
- Deaths 2
Risk Factors
- Co-infection with Hepatitis C (Information available for 1069 cases): 629 (58.9%)
- Co-infection with Hepatitis B (Information available for 1069 cases): 121 (11.3%)
- Reports Illicit Drug Use (Information available for 1132 cases): 874 (77.2%)
- Homeless 149 (11.3%)
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / New
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Number of Cases 1318
Demographics
- Age Range 12-82
- Median Age 37
- Male 786 (59.6%)
- Hospitalizations 687 (52.1%)
- Deaths 2
Risk Factors
- Co-infection with Hepatitis C (Information available for 1069 cases): 629 (58.9%)
- Co-infection with Hepatitis B (Information available for 1069 cases): 121 (11.3%)
- Reports Illicit Drug Use (Information available for 1132 cases): 874 (77.2%)
- Homeless 149 (11.3%)
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ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / New
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (05)
Plague -- Madagascar
In an update on the plague situation in Madagascar, the Ministry of Health is now reporting plague has affected 8 districts in the country-Central Highlands, Ambalavao, Ambatofinandrahana, Ambositra, Ankazobe, Fandriana, Miarinarivo and Antisirabe. In these 8 districts, 16 suspect cases have been reported in a month, including 4 fatalities. A total of 5 of the cases have been laboratory confirmed. Of the 5 confirmed cases, 2 were classified as bubonic plague and 3 as pulmonary
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In an update on the plague situation in Madagascar, the Ministry of Health is now reporting plague has affected 8 districts in the country-Central Highlands, Ambalavao, Ambatofinandrahana, Ambositra, Ankazobe, Fandriana, Miarinarivo and Antisirabe. In these 8 districts, 16 suspect cases have been reported in a month, including 4 fatalities. A total of 5 of the cases have been laboratory confirmed. Of the 5 confirmed cases, 2 were classified as bubonic plague and 3 as pulmonary
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PRO/EDR> Malaria - Sudan: (ND) refugee camps
Malaria -- Sudan
People in the camps for the displaced in North Darfur complain of the spread of malaria.
"There is no home free of malaria in Zamzam camp," a community leader reported to Radio Dabanga. "The same is true for the camps of Abu Shouk, Tawila, Kassab, Fata Borno, and Kabkabiya."
The sheikh said that the disease, spread by mosquitoes, "appears to be more widespread than during the last rainy seasons". He added that most displaced people cannot afford to buy medicines anymore. "With these
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People in the camps for the displaced in North Darfur complain of the spread of malaria.
"There is no home free of malaria in Zamzam camp," a community leader reported to Radio Dabanga. "The same is true for the camps of Abu Shouk, Tawila, Kassab, Fata Borno, and Kabkabiya."
The sheikh said that the disease, spread by mosquitoes, "appears to be more widespread than during the last rainy seasons". He added that most displaced people cannot afford to buy medicines anymore. "With these
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (42): Europe (Germany) captive bird, OIE
West Nile Virus -- Germany
Information received on [and dated] 24 Sep 2018 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Report date: 24 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Sep 2018 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Sep 2018
Report date: 24 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies - Americas (49): Colombia (MA) vampire bat, cattle, alert
Rabies -- Colombia
An alert on the risk posed by new outbreaks of wild rabies was launched by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), mainly in the department of Magdalena, where suspected cases have been detected in the municipalities of Santa Ana, Zona Bananera, Santa Marta, Guamal, and San Sebastian de Buenavista.
Caracol Radio Station spoke with Juan Pablo Velasquez, director of ICA's national wild rabies program, who said that rabies is transmitted by the bite of vampire bats and explained what
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An alert on the risk posed by new outbreaks of wild rabies was launched by the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), mainly in the department of Magdalena, where suspected cases have been detected in the municipalities of Santa Ana, Zona Bananera, Santa Marta, Guamal, and San Sebastian de Buenavista.
Caracol Radio Station spoke with Juan Pablo Velasquez, director of ICA's national wild rabies program, who said that rabies is transmitted by the bite of vampire bats and explained what
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (96): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, unrest
Ebola -- DR Congo
- Field activities were suspended in Beni this Sun 23 Sep 2018, following clashes between rebels and the Congolese armed forces. Many residents of the city of Beni took to the streets on Sunday to protest the growing insecurity in the area. The field activities of the riposte will resume as soon as calm returns to the city.
Vaccination
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- Since vaccination began on 8 Aug 2018, 11 417 people have been vaccinated , including 4056 in Mabalako [North Kivu], 3652 in Beni [North
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- Field activities were suspended in Beni this Sun 23 Sep 2018, following clashes between rebels and the Congolese armed forces. Many residents of the city of Beni took to the streets on Sunday to protest the growing insecurity in the area. The field activities of the riposte will resume as soon as calm returns to the city.
Vaccination
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- Since vaccination began on 8 Aug 2018, 11 417 people have been vaccinated , including 4056 in Mabalako [North Kivu], 3652 in Beni [North
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed febrile illness - Sudan: (KA,ND) RFI
Fever -- Sudan
Under the Twitter hashtag [] a discussion of local and international humanitarian aid workers started to report a non-verified case number of about 100 000 patients and 119 deaths. While some reports speak of "hemorrhagic fever" no specific symptoms are given. Previous media reported a chikungunya outbreak (), while others such as point to severe forms of dengue fever. However, nobody reported symptoms, laboratory tests conducted and confirmed, differential diagnoses, etc. However, this
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Under the Twitter hashtag [] a discussion of local and international humanitarian aid workers started to report a non-verified case number of about 100 000 patients and 119 deaths. While some reports speak of "hemorrhagic fever" no specific symptoms are given. Previous media reported a chikungunya outbreak (), while others such as point to severe forms of dengue fever. However, nobody reported symptoms, laboratory tests conducted and confirmed, differential diagnoses, etc. However, this
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Sunday 23 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Israel (07): (HZ) human, animal, environment, epidemiology
Leptospirosis -- Israel
Abstract:
We report preliminary findings of a large outbreak of human leptospirosis with 36 confirmed/probable and 583 suspected cases from June-August 2018, linked to contaminated water bodies in Northern Israel. There was a travel-associated case in Germany; additional cases are being investigated in other countries. The presumed chain of transmission, implicating wild boar and cattle, raises multiple challenges for risk assessment, risk management and risk communication currently being
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Abstract:
We report preliminary findings of a large outbreak of human leptospirosis with 36 confirmed/probable and 583 suspected cases from June-August 2018, linked to contaminated water bodies in Northern Israel. There was a travel-associated case in Germany; additional cases are being investigated in other countries. The presumed chain of transmission, implicating wild boar and cattle, raises multiple challenges for risk assessment, risk management and risk communication currently being
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - UK: (England) RHDV2 strain susp.
Other Animal Disease -- United Kingdom
A veterinary practice has warned animal lovers of a deadly virus suspected of killing a number of rabbits.
Elwood, Briggs and Turner Vets in Kirton, near Boston, has issued warnings on its Facebook page after a number of pet rabbit deaths.
The Facebook post states: We have, unfortunately, seen a few cases lately that we suspect were the newest strain of viral haemorrhagic disease, VHD2/RHDV2. This viral infection usually leads to the death of pet rabbits. We now have a vaccine available
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A veterinary practice has warned animal lovers of a deadly virus suspected of killing a number of rabbits.
Elwood, Briggs and Turner Vets in Kirton, near Boston, has issued warnings on its Facebook page after a number of pet rabbit deaths.
The Facebook post states: We have, unfortunately, seen a few cases lately that we suspect were the newest strain of viral haemorrhagic disease, VHD2/RHDV2. This viral infection usually leads to the death of pet rabbits. We now have a vaccine available
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Brazil (02): disease burden, children
Leishmaniasis -- Brazil
Abstract:
Background
The study presents estimates for the burden of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CML) in Brazil and its 27 federated units using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2016.
Methodology
We report the incidence, years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD), and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) for leishmaniasis in Brazil from 1990 to 2016. The metrics are presented as age-standardized rates per
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Abstract:
Background
The study presents estimates for the burden of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and cutaneous and mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (CML) in Brazil and its 27 federated units using data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2016.
Methodology
We report the incidence, years of life lost (YLL), years lived with disability (YLD), and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) for leishmaniasis in Brazil from 1990 to 2016. The metrics are presented as age-standardized rates per
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (95): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, Uganda
Ebola -- DR Congo
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Fri [21 Sep 2018] that the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains active, with the cities of Beni and Butembo becoming the new hotspots.
Substantial progress has been made to limit the spread of the disease to new areas, and the situation at Mabalako Health Zone in Mangina, North Kivu province, is stabilizing, WHO said in a statement.
In the meantime, response teams continue to enhance activities to mitigate
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Fri [21 Sep 2018] that the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains active, with the cities of Beni and Butembo becoming the new hotspots.
Substantial progress has been made to limit the spread of the disease to new areas, and the situation at Mabalako Health Zone in Mangina, North Kivu province, is stabilizing, WHO said in a statement.
In the meantime, response teams continue to enhance activities to mitigate
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (59): PAHO
Measles -- Worldwide/Unknown
Situation Summary
In 2018, as of 21 Sep 2018, a total of 6629 confirmed cases of measles, including 72 deaths, have been reported in 11 countries of the Region of the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case), Argentina (11 cases), Brazil (1735 cases, including 10 deaths), Canada (22 cases), Colombia (85 cases), Ecuador (19 cases), Guatemala (1 case), Mexico (5 cases), Peru (21 cases), the United States of America (124 cases), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (4605 cases, including 62
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Situation Summary
In 2018, as of 21 Sep 2018, a total of 6629 confirmed cases of measles, including 72 deaths, have been reported in 11 countries of the Region of the Americas: Antigua and Barbuda (1 case), Argentina (11 cases), Brazil (1735 cases, including 10 deaths), Canada (22 cases), Colombia (85 cases), Ecuador (19 cases), Guatemala (1 case), Mexico (5 cases), Peru (21 cases), the United States of America (124 cases), and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (4605 cases, including 62
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Saturday 22 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Sheep pox & goat pox - Russia (04): (TL) ovine
Sheep/Goat Pox -- Russia
An outbreak of smallpox was recorded in a private subsidiary farm located in the village of Kuznetsy, Aleksinsky district, Tula region.
According to the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration in Moscow, the Moscow and Tula oblasts, the owner of a backyard holding contacted the Yasnogorsk Inter-District Veterinary Association on [Thu 13 Sep 2018] to report the disease in sheep. At the time of the outbreak, the farm housed 20 goats and sheep. Based on the results of laboratory
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An outbreak of smallpox was recorded in a private subsidiary farm located in the village of Kuznetsy, Aleksinsky district, Tula region.
According to the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration in Moscow, the Moscow and Tula oblasts, the owner of a backyard holding contacted the Yasnogorsk Inter-District Veterinary Association on [Thu 13 Sep 2018] to report the disease in sheep. At the time of the outbreak, the farm housed 20 goats and sheep. Based on the results of laboratory
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PRO/AH/EDR> Epizootic hemorrhagic disease - USA (03): (AZ) cervid, follow-up
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease -- United States
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PRO/AH/EDR> Alcohol poisoning - Malaysia: methanol
Poisoning -- Malaysia
Police in Malaysia are investigating a case of alcohol poisoning that killed at least 21 people, with dozens more hospitalized, most of them citizens of Asian nations, officials said on Wednesday [19 Sep 2018].
Cheap, homemade liquor is popular among poor, migrant workers in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which has high taxes on alcohol.
A total of 57 cases of methanol poisoning had been reported in Kuala Lumpur, the capital, and its surrounding state of Selangor, Health Minister Dzulkefly
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Police in Malaysia are investigating a case of alcohol poisoning that killed at least 21 people, with dozens more hospitalized, most of them citizens of Asian nations, officials said on Wednesday [19 Sep 2018].
Cheap, homemade liquor is popular among poor, migrant workers in Muslim-majority Malaysia, which has high taxes on alcohol.
A total of 57 cases of methanol poisoning had been reported in Kuala Lumpur, the capital, and its surrounding state of Selangor, Health Minister Dzulkefly
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (41): Americas (USA) equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Wyoming Department of Health, and Wyoming Livestock Board have received reports of "significant" West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the state over the past 2 weeks, they announced on [Mon 10 Sep 2018].
In addition to one human case being confirmed in Fremont County, official reported 7 cases of WNV in Wyoming horses residing in Campbell, Fremont, Goshen, Park, and Sheridan counties. They've also found WNV in a golden eagle, a crow, and a hawk, as well
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The Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Wyoming Department of Health, and Wyoming Livestock Board have received reports of "significant" West Nile virus (WNV) activity in the state over the past 2 weeks, they announced on [Mon 10 Sep 2018].
In addition to one human case being confirmed in Fremont County, official reported 7 cases of WNV in Wyoming horses residing in Campbell, Fremont, Goshen, Park, and Sheridan counties. They've also found WNV in a golden eagle, a crow, and a hawk, as well
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Austria: (WI) ex Costa Rica, contam. fresh water expos. susp.
Leptospirosis -- Austria
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PRO/AH/EDR> Heartland virus - USA: (IL)
Tick-borne disease -- United States
The 1st case of Heartland virus, a tickborne illness, has been reported in Illinois, according to a press release from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). A Kankakee resident recently tested positive for Heartland virus. Reported cases of Heartland virus disease are relatively rare. Likely spread by the Lone Star tick, more than 30 cases of Heartland virus disease have been reported in the midwestern and southern USA.
Heartland virus was first identified in 2009 when 2 Missouri
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The 1st case of Heartland virus, a tickborne illness, has been reported in Illinois, according to a press release from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). A Kankakee resident recently tested positive for Heartland virus. Reported cases of Heartland virus disease are relatively rare. Likely spread by the Lone Star tick, more than 30 cases of Heartland virus disease have been reported in the midwestern and southern USA.
Heartland virus was first identified in 2009 when 2 Missouri
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Pakistan (17): (SD)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Pakistan
Authorities at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) have confirmed another patient with Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been admitted to their hospital. "[MA], a factory worker, was brought to JPMC emergency with symptoms similar to CCHF infection and today [Thu 20 Sep 2018] he was confirmed having the viral disease after lab results," Executive Director JPMC Dr. Seemin Jamali told The News on [Thu 20 Sep 2018]. She said the patient had been moved to an isolation ward in the
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Authorities at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) have confirmed another patient with Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) has been admitted to their hospital. "[MA], a factory worker, was brought to JPMC emergency with symptoms similar to CCHF infection and today [Thu 20 Sep 2018] he was confirmed having the viral disease after lab results," Executive Director JPMC Dr. Seemin Jamali told The News on [Thu 20 Sep 2018]. She said the patient had been moved to an isolation ward in the
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PRO/EDR> Acanthamoeba keratitis - UK: contact lenses
Amoeba -- United Kingdom
Abstract
Background: _Acanthamoeba_ keratitis (AK) is a chronic debilitating corneal infection principally affecting contact lens (CL) users. Studies were designed to test claims that the UK incidence may have increased in 2012 to 2014 and to evaluate potential causes.
Methods: Annualised incidence data were collected from January 1984 to December 2016. Case-control study subjects were recruited between 14 Apr 2011 and 5 Jun 2017. Reusable CL users with AK were recruited retrospectively
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Abstract
Background: _Acanthamoeba_ keratitis (AK) is a chronic debilitating corneal infection principally affecting contact lens (CL) users. Studies were designed to test claims that the UK incidence may have increased in 2012 to 2014 and to evaluate potential causes.
Methods: Annualised incidence data were collected from January 1984 to December 2016. Case-control study subjects were recruited between 14 Apr 2011 and 5 Jun 2017. Reusable CL users with AK were recruited retrospectively
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease, cervids - Canada: (QB) 1st report
Chronic Wasting Disease -- Canada
A Quebec farm has been placed under quarantine after an animal that was raised there was diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, a degenerative disease that affects deer, elk and other cervid mammals. This is the 1st time the disease has been documented in the province.
Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food discovered the infected animal in the Laurentians region, north of Montreal, during an inspection of a slaughterhouse. The animal was put down, and its meat did not go
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A Quebec farm has been placed under quarantine after an animal that was raised there was diagnosed with chronic wasting disease, a degenerative disease that affects deer, elk and other cervid mammals. This is the 1st time the disease has been documented in the province.
Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food discovered the infected animal in the Laurentians region, north of Montreal, during an inspection of a slaughterhouse. The animal was put down, and its meat did not go
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed poisoning - Germany EX Russia
Poisoning -- Germany
Doctors at the Charite hospital in Berlin say it is "highly plausible" Pyotr Verzilov of the Russian protest band Pussy Riot was poisoned last week [11 Sep 2018], although it is unclear with what or by whom. Verzilov is currently being treated in Berlin.
"We have no indication -- and this is important -- that this was an infection or metabolic disease," the hospital's CEO, Dr. Karl Max Einhaeupl, told reporters at a news conference in Berlin. But "we cannot say anything about the question
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Doctors at the Charite hospital in Berlin say it is "highly plausible" Pyotr Verzilov of the Russian protest band Pussy Riot was poisoned last week [11 Sep 2018], although it is unclear with what or by whom. Verzilov is currently being treated in Berlin.
"We have no indication -- and this is important -- that this was an infection or metabolic disease," the hospital's CEO, Dr. Karl Max Einhaeupl, told reporters at a news conference in Berlin. But "we cannot say anything about the question
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Friday 21 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (94): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, WHO, Ugandan border
Ebola -- DR Congo
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PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox - UK (03): ex Nigeria, additional details
Monkeypox -- United Kingdom
The 2nd patient is a UK man of unknown age who returned to the country from a 22-day vacation in Nigeria on [4 Sep 2018] via a flight from Paris. He sought care at the Accident and Emergency Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals on the northwest coast on [6 Sep 2018] for fever, swollen lymph nodes, a scrotal lump, and an itchy maculopapular rash, which is a flat, typically red area covered with small, connected bumps.
The man said the rash first appeared in Nigeria before his trip back
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The 2nd patient is a UK man of unknown age who returned to the country from a 22-day vacation in Nigeria on [4 Sep 2018] via a flight from Paris. He sought care at the Accident and Emergency Department at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals on the northwest coast on [6 Sep 2018] for fever, swollen lymph nodes, a scrotal lump, and an itchy maculopapular rash, which is a flat, typically red area covered with small, connected bumps.
The man said the rash first appeared in Nigeria before his trip back
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (48): Americas, USA (GA) raccoon, human exp, susp
Rabies -- United States
A Georgia boy is being treated for rabies after he was attacked by a raccoon on his family's front porch last week [week of 10 Sep 2018]. C.M., 4, was attacked on Thursday [13 Sep 2018], his mother said, and was found in the grips of the rabid animal's paws.
"They got into a tussle on the floor, and he was trying to fight the raccoon off of him, and as he tried to fight him off, the raccoon kept holding on to him and biting him repeatedly," A.M., the boy's mother, told Fox 5 Atlanta. "So we
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A Georgia boy is being treated for rabies after he was attacked by a raccoon on his family's front porch last week [week of 10 Sep 2018]. C.M., 4, was attacked on Thursday [13 Sep 2018], his mother said, and was found in the grips of the rabid animal's paws.
"They got into a tussle on the floor, and he was trying to fight the raccoon off of him, and as he tried to fight him off, the raccoon kept holding on to him and biting him repeatedly," A.M., the boy's mother, told Fox 5 Atlanta. "So we
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (37): Americas (Chile) non-toxigenic
Cholera -- Chile
1. Bhattacharya MK, Dutta D, Bhattacharya SK, et al. Association of disease approximating cholera caused by _Vibrio cholerae_ of serogroups other than O1 and O139. Epidemiol Infect. 1998; 120(1): 1-5; .
2. Sharma C, Thungapathra M, Ghosh A, et al. Molecular analysis of non-O1, non-O139 _Vibrio cholerae_ associated with an unusual upsurge in the incidence of cholera-like disease in Calcutta, India. J Clin Microbiol. 1998; 36: 756-63; .
3. Bidinost C, Saka HA, Aliendro O, et al. Virulence
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1. Bhattacharya MK, Dutta D, Bhattacharya SK, et al. Association of disease approximating cholera caused by _Vibrio cholerae_ of serogroups other than O1 and O139. Epidemiol Infect. 1998; 120(1): 1-5; .
2. Sharma C, Thungapathra M, Ghosh A, et al. Molecular analysis of non-O1, non-O139 _Vibrio cholerae_ associated with an unusual upsurge in the incidence of cholera-like disease in Calcutta, India. J Clin Microbiol. 1998; 36: 756-63; .
3. Bidinost C, Saka HA, Aliendro O, et al. Virulence
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (14): China (JL) domestic swine, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- China
China reported 2 new cases of African swine fever [ASF] on Friday [21 Sep 2018], as the deadly disease continued to spread to new areas in the world's top pork producer.
One case occurred on a farm of 484 pigs in the city of Gongzhuling in Jilin province in the northeast of China, killing 56 pigs, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. This is the 1st outbreak of the disease in the province. A 2nd case in the Horqin Right Banner area of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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China reported 2 new cases of African swine fever [ASF] on Friday [21 Sep 2018], as the deadly disease continued to spread to new areas in the world's top pork producer.
One case occurred on a farm of 484 pigs in the city of Gongzhuling in Jilin province in the northeast of China, killing 56 pigs, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs. This is the 1st outbreak of the disease in the province. A 2nd case in the Horqin Right Banner area of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (97): Bulgaria (PD) poultry
Influenza -- Bulgaria
A primary outbreak of bird flu has been identified by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BSAF) in the village of Trilistnik in Plovdiv. The disease was established in an industrial breeding establishment for laying hens and was confirmed by a laboratory test report, the agency said.
For the control and eradication of the disease, NVS [National Veterinary Service] has implemented all measures in accordance with current legislation. Humane killing and destruction of all birds kept on the
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A primary outbreak of bird flu has been identified by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BSAF) in the village of Trilistnik in Plovdiv. The disease was established in an industrial breeding establishment for laying hens and was confirmed by a laboratory test report, the agency said.
For the control and eradication of the disease, NVS [National Veterinary Service] has implemented all measures in accordance with current legislation. Humane killing and destruction of all birds kept on the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever - Japan (05): (GF) spread, wild boar, epidemiology
Classical Swine Fever -- Japan
1. The gene sequences of the virus were different from those that previously caused swine fever outbreaks in Japan, according to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry.
The report on genotype from National Institute of Animal Health (in Japanese, with figure) is available at
[for an updated version, see comment]
2. A total of 5 wild boars were found around the farm to be dead and positive for classical swine fever. (TBS News, 20 Sep 2018)
For a map with the locations of the
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1. The gene sequences of the virus were different from those that previously caused swine fever outbreaks in Japan, according to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry.
The report on genotype from National Institute of Animal Health (in Japanese, with figure) is available at
[for an updated version, see comment]
2. A total of 5 wild boars were found around the farm to be dead and positive for classical swine fever. (TBS News, 20 Sep 2018)
For a map with the locations of the
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (36): Africa
Cholera -- Zimbabwe
On 6 Sep 2018, a cholera outbreak in Harare was declared by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) of Zimbabwe and notified to WHO on the same day. 25 patients were admitted to a hospital in Harare presenting with diarrhea and vomiting on 5 Sep 2018. The 1st case, a 25-year-old woman, presented to a hospital and died on 5 Sep 2018. A sample from the woman tested positive for _Vibrio cholerae_ serotype O1 Ogawa. All 25 patients had typical cholera symptoms including excessive vomiting
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On 6 Sep 2018, a cholera outbreak in Harare was declared by the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) of Zimbabwe and notified to WHO on the same day. 25 patients were admitted to a hospital in Harare presenting with diarrhea and vomiting on 5 Sep 2018. The 1st case, a 25-year-old woman, presented to a hospital and died on 5 Sep 2018. A sample from the woman tested positive for _Vibrio cholerae_ serotype O1 Ogawa. All 25 patients had typical cholera symptoms including excessive vomiting
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (04)
Plague -- Madagascar
Madagascar's seasonal outbreak of plague, which has so far killed 2 people, is "under control", Health Minister Yoel Rantomalala said on [Thu 20 Sep 2018]. "We have recorded from [1 Aug to 17 Sep 2018], 13 suspected cases of plague, 3 of which are confirmed and caused 2 deaths," Rantomalala said.
The 1st fatality was recorded in Fiadanana, north of the capital Antananarivo, while the 2nd was reported in Ambalavao in the Indian Ocean island's interior. "For the moment, the situation is under
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Madagascar's seasonal outbreak of plague, which has so far killed 2 people, is "under control", Health Minister Yoel Rantomalala said on [Thu 20 Sep 2018]. "We have recorded from [1 Aug to 17 Sep 2018], 13 suspected cases of plague, 3 of which are confirmed and caused 2 deaths," Rantomalala said.
The 1st fatality was recorded in Fiadanana, north of the capital Antananarivo, while the 2nd was reported in Ambalavao in the Indian Ocean island's interior. "For the moment, the situation is under
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PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis - USA (04): canine, human, multidrug resistant
Campylobacter -- United States
_Campylobacter_ causes an estimated 1.3 million diarrheal illnesses in the USA annually (1). In August 2017, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of 6 _Campylobacter jejuni_ infections linked to company A, a national pet store chain based in Ohio. CDC examined whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data and identified 6 isolates from company A puppies in Florida that were highly related to an isolate from a company A customer in Ohio. This information prompted a multistate investigation by
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_Campylobacter_ causes an estimated 1.3 million diarrheal illnesses in the USA annually (1). In August 2017, the Florida Department of Health notified CDC of 6 _Campylobacter jejuni_ infections linked to company A, a national pet store chain based in Ohio. CDC examined whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data and identified 6 isolates from company A puppies in Florida that were highly related to an isolate from a company A customer in Ohio. This information prompted a multistate investigation by
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Thursday 20 September 2018
PRO/PL> Brown streak, cassava - Zambia
Other Plant Disease -- Zambia
The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the outbreak of cassava brown steak virus in Luapula, Northern, and North-Western provinces.
Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo says official surveys have established the existence of the disease. [He] says [it] is a threat to food security because cassava is the 2nd most important food crop after maize. [He] has advised farmers to plant disease-free materials and avoid sharing cassava cuttings.
Mathias Tembo, Zambia Agricultural Research
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The Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed the outbreak of cassava brown steak virus in Luapula, Northern, and North-Western provinces.
Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo says official surveys have established the existence of the disease. [He] says [it] is a threat to food security because cassava is the 2nd most important food crop after maize. [He] has advised farmers to plant disease-free materials and avoid sharing cassava cuttings.
Mathias Tembo, Zambia Agricultural Research
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Guinea-Bissau: (OI) bovine, st O, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- Guinea-Bissau
Information received on Wed 19 Sep 2018 from Dr Bernardo Cassama, Dr, Direccao Geral da Pecuaria, Ministerio da Agricultura, Floresta e Pecuaria, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Aug 2018
Report date: 19 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 19 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 31 Mar 2017
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on Wed 19 Sep 2018 from Dr Bernardo Cassama, Dr, Direccao Geral da Pecuaria, Ministerio da Agricultura, Floresta e Pecuaria, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Aug 2018
Report date: 19 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 19 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 31 Mar 2017
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Psittacosis - USA: (VA, GA) poultry plant workers
Psittacosis -- United States
The Virginia and Georgia departments of health are investigating a multistate outbreak of psittacosis occurring at 2 poultry slaughter plants owned by a single corporation. CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are assisting with the investigation.
Recommendations
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- Contact a healthcare professional if you have fever, cough, headache, or muscle aches after working at a poultry slaughter plant involved in the outbreak. Tell your healthcare professional that you
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The Virginia and Georgia departments of health are investigating a multistate outbreak of psittacosis occurring at 2 poultry slaughter plants owned by a single corporation. CDC and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are assisting with the investigation.
Recommendations
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- Contact a healthcare professional if you have fever, cough, headache, or muscle aches after working at a poultry slaughter plant involved in the outbreak. Tell your healthcare professional that you
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (43): global (Afghanistan, DR Congo)
Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 2
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 43
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Summary of newly-reported viruses this week:
- Afghanistan - 1 new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1).
- Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 1
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 18
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 2
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 43
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Summary of newly-reported viruses this week:
- Afghanistan - 1 new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1).
- Democratic Republic of Congo - 2 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (26) : O26, ground beef, alert, recall
E. coli -- United States
Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, CO establishment, is recalling approximately 132 606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with _Escherichia coli_ O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today, [Wed 19 Sep 2018].
The ground beef items were produced and packaged on [21 Jun 2018]. The following products are subject to recall: [see original URL - Mod.LL]. The products
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Cargill Meat Solutions, a Fort Morgan, CO establishment, is recalling approximately 132 606 pounds of ground beef products made from the chuck portion of the carcass that may be contaminated with _Escherichia coli_ O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today, [Wed 19 Sep 2018].
The ground beef items were produced and packaged on [21 Jun 2018]. The following products are subject to recall: [see original URL - Mod.LL]. The products
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (43): Belgium (LX) wild boar, international impact
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
According to the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca), 13 countries have now officially announced the suspension of Belgian pork imports, following the discovery of 10 dead wild boars infected with African swine fever [ASF] in [Luxembourg province of Wallonia].
Afsca specifies that the trade restrictions vary with respect to different pork product imports, some only affecting gelatine products, while others target the exportation of living animals.
The list of
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According to the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca), 13 countries have now officially announced the suspension of Belgian pork imports, following the discovery of 10 dead wild boars infected with African swine fever [ASF] in [Luxembourg province of Wallonia].
Afsca specifies that the trade restrictions vary with respect to different pork product imports, some only affecting gelatine products, while others target the exportation of living animals.
The list of
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (27): WHO global update
Influenza -- Worldwide/Unknown
Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns.
Summary
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In the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere, influenza activity remained elevated in South America and appeared to decrease in Southern Africa. Influenza activity remained at low seasonal levels in Australia and New Zealand and at inter-seasonal levels in most of temperate zone of
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Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns.
Summary
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In the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere, influenza activity remained elevated in South America and appeared to decrease in Southern Africa. Influenza activity remained at low seasonal levels in Australia and New Zealand and at inter-seasonal levels in most of temperate zone of
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (35): Africa (Saudi Arabia, Algeria)
Cholera -- Saudi Arabia
On 23 Aug 2018, the Algerian Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an outbreak of cholera in northern parts of the country, in and around the capital province Algiers. From 7 Aug 2018 to 6 Sep 2018, 217 cases with cholera-like symptoms have been hospitalized, 2 of the patients died (CFR: 0.9%). Cases have been reported from 7 provinces (wilayas). Of these, 83 have been confirmed as _Vibrio cholerae_ serogroup O1 Ogawa at the Institut Pasteur Algiers. More than half of the confirmed cases have
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On 23 Aug 2018, the Algerian Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an outbreak of cholera in northern parts of the country, in and around the capital province Algiers. From 7 Aug 2018 to 6 Sep 2018, 217 cases with cholera-like symptoms have been hospitalized, 2 of the patients died (CFR: 0.9%). Cases have been reported from 7 provinces (wilayas). Of these, 83 have been confirmed as _Vibrio cholerae_ serogroup O1 Ogawa at the Institut Pasteur Algiers. More than half of the confirmed cases have
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PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (18): Asia, co-Infections
Dengue -- Sri Lanka
An uncommon combination of triple diseases -- dengue, chikungunya, and scrub typhus, has shocked Sawai Man Singh Hospital (SMS) hospital doctors. 2 such cases have already been reported in 11 days.
When a 63-year-old was rushed to SMS Hospital from Kotputli of Jaipur district, she had double pneumonia, breathing problems, low platelet count, and abnormal functioning of liver and kidneys. She was brought to SMS hospital on [19 Aug 2018] and died on [23 Aug 2018] while undergoing treatment.
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An uncommon combination of triple diseases -- dengue, chikungunya, and scrub typhus, has shocked Sawai Man Singh Hospital (SMS) hospital doctors. 2 such cases have already been reported in 11 days.
When a 63-year-old was rushed to SMS Hospital from Kotputli of Jaipur district, she had double pneumonia, breathing problems, low platelet count, and abnormal functioning of liver and kidneys. She was brought to SMS hospital on [19 Aug 2018] and died on [23 Aug 2018] while undergoing treatment.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (93): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update
Ebola -- DR Congo
- The Angumu and Getthy [Geti] alerts in Ituri province were negative.
Support
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- On Tue 18 Sep 2018, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Health, traveled to Makeke, Mandima health zone, Ituri province to inaugurate the new Ebola treatment center (ETC) built by International Medical Corps (IMC). This 4th ETC of 50 beds will allow to quickly treat any suspected or confirmed case notified in this health zone close to that of Mangina [North Kivu], the epicenter of the current epidemic.
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- The Angumu and Getthy [Geti] alerts in Ituri province were negative.
Support
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- On Tue 18 Sep 2018, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, Minister of Health, traveled to Makeke, Mandima health zone, Ituri province to inaugurate the new Ebola treatment center (ETC) built by International Medical Corps (IMC). This 4th ETC of 50 beds will allow to quickly treat any suspected or confirmed case notified in this health zone close to that of Mangina [North Kivu], the epicenter of the current epidemic.
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Wednesday 19 September 2018
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (42): (KY, WV)
Hepatitis A -- United States
Total Outbreak: 1701
Hospitalizations: 952
Deaths: 14
Last updated: Fri 14 Sep 2018
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / Deaths / Average cases per week
14 Apr 2018 / 352 / 3 / --
28 Apr 2018 / 448 / 4 / 48
25 May 2018 / 629 / 6 / 45
9 Jun 2018 / 832 / 6 / 101
27 Jun 2018 / 969 / 6 / 53
7 Jul 2018 / 1094 / 8 / 87
14 Jul 2018 / 1170 / 8 / 76
21 Jul 2018 / 1221 / 8 / 51
28 Jul 2018 / 1276 / 8 / 55
4 Aug 2018 / 1341 / 8 / 65
11 Aug 2018 / 1425 / 9 / 84
18 Aug
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Total Outbreak: 1701
Hospitalizations: 952
Deaths: 14
Last updated: Fri 14 Sep 2018
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / Deaths / Average cases per week
14 Apr 2018 / 352 / 3 / --
28 Apr 2018 / 448 / 4 / 48
25 May 2018 / 629 / 6 / 45
9 Jun 2018 / 832 / 6 / 101
27 Jun 2018 / 969 / 6 / 53
7 Jul 2018 / 1094 / 8 / 87
14 Jul 2018 / 1170 / 8 / 76
21 Jul 2018 / 1221 / 8 / 51
28 Jul 2018 / 1276 / 8 / 55
4 Aug 2018 / 1341 / 8 / 65
11 Aug 2018 / 1425 / 9 / 84
18 Aug
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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Madagascar (03)
Plague -- Madagascar
An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 2 people, a health official said on [Tue 18 Sep 2018], marking the official start of the season when the disease is considered to be at its deadliest. Last year, in 2017, more than 200 people were killed before epidemics of bubonic and pneumonic plague were brought under control in November [2017].
The WHO has warned that 2018's strain could be even more virulent. "According to counts undertaken between [1 Aug 2018] and [13 Sep 2018], we
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An outbreak of plague in Madagascar has killed 2 people, a health official said on [Tue 18 Sep 2018], marking the official start of the season when the disease is considered to be at its deadliest. Last year, in 2017, more than 200 people were killed before epidemics of bubonic and pneumonic plague were brought under control in November [2017].
The WHO has warned that 2018's strain could be even more virulent. "According to counts undertaken between [1 Aug 2018] and [13 Sep 2018], we
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PRO/EDR> Cyclosporiasis - USA (11): update
Other Human Disease -- United States
[On 18 Sep 2018], the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] a statement from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the prevalence of cyclosporiasis cases in the US this year [2018]. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported there have been 2173 cases this spring and summer as of [12 Sep 2018].
The rise in cases, in part, can be attributed to new FDA testing methods applied in routine tests on "appropriate commodities." That includes cilantro, which along with basil, parsley, and
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[On 18 Sep 2018], the FDA [Food and Drug Administration] a statement from Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on the prevalence of cyclosporiasis cases in the US this year [2018]. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported there have been 2173 cases this spring and summer as of [12 Sep 2018].
The rise in cases, in part, can be attributed to new FDA testing methods applied in routine tests on "appropriate commodities." That includes cilantro, which along with basil, parsley, and
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (40): Europe (Slovenia) crow, 1st rep, OIE
West Nile Virus -- Slovenia
Information received on [and dated] 17 Sep 2018 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 13 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Sep 2018
Report date: 17 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Sep 2018 from Dr Janez Posedi, Director General, Administration of the Republic of Slovenia for Food Safety, Veterinary Sector and Plant Protection (AFSVSPP), Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 13 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Sep 2018
Report date: 17 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st
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PRO/AH/EDR> Sheep pox & goat pox - Russia (03): (AM) ovine, OIE
Sheep/Goat Pox -- Russia
Information received on [and dated] 18 Sep 2018 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor [Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance], Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 Dec 2010
Manifestation of
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Information received on [and dated] 18 Sep 2018 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head of the Rosselkhoznadzor [Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance], Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, Russia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 Dec 2010
Manifestation of
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (39): Americas (Canada) fatal
West Nile Virus -- Canada
Hundreds of cases of the West Nile virus have been reported [worldwide] so far this year and 22 people have already died as a result of the mosquito-borne infection. In the most recent case, one person is reportedly dead due to West Nile virus (WNV) in Canada, blackburnnews.com wrote. This is the 1st death of the season attributed to the virus in Canada, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit [in Ontario] said in a news release on [Fri 14 Sep 2018].
It also warned that WNV continues to be a
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Hundreds of cases of the West Nile virus have been reported [worldwide] so far this year and 22 people have already died as a result of the mosquito-borne infection. In the most recent case, one person is reportedly dead due to West Nile virus (WNV) in Canada, blackburnnews.com wrote. This is the 1st death of the season attributed to the virus in Canada, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit [in Ontario] said in a news release on [Fri 14 Sep 2018].
It also warned that WNV continues to be a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever - Japan (04): (GF) spread, wild boar, OIE, RFI
Classical Swine Fever -- Japan
Information received on [and dated] 18 Sep 2018 from Dr Norio Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan
Summary
Report type: follow-up report no. 1
Date of start of the event: 3 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Sep 2018
Report date: 18 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of
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Information received on [and dated] 18 Sep 2018 from Dr Norio Kumagai, Director, Chief Veterinary Officer, Animal Health Division, Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan
Summary
Report type: follow-up report no. 1
Date of start of the event: 3 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Sep 2018
Report date: 18 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis - Switzerland (05): comment
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Switzerland
1. Foppa IM. The basic reproductive number of tick-borne encephalitis virus. An empirical approach. J Math Biol. 2005; 51(6): 616-28; .
2. Mansfield KL, Johnson N, Phipps LP, et al. Tick-borne encephalitis virus - a review of an emerging zoonosis. J Gen Virol. 2009; 90(Pt 8): 1781-94. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.011437-0; .
3. Randolph SE, 2001. The shifting landscape of tick-borne zoonoses: tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis in Europe. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2001; 356(1411):
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1. Foppa IM. The basic reproductive number of tick-borne encephalitis virus. An empirical approach. J Math Biol. 2005; 51(6): 616-28; .
2. Mansfield KL, Johnson N, Phipps LP, et al. Tick-borne encephalitis virus - a review of an emerging zoonosis. J Gen Virol. 2009; 90(Pt 8): 1781-94. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.011437-0; .
3. Randolph SE, 2001. The shifting landscape of tick-borne zoonoses: tick-borne encephalitis and Lyme borreliosis in Europe. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2001; 356(1411):
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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (23): (MI)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
Health officials say a resident of western Michigan has been infected with eastern equine encephalitis [EEE virus].
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Allegan County Health Department announced [Mon 17 Sep 2018] that the person was hospitalized in late August [2018].
Eastern equine encephalitis is one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in the US. It can be fatal and often leaves survivors with brain damage.
Southwestern Michigan has experienced
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Health officials say a resident of western Michigan has been infected with eastern equine encephalitis [EEE virus].
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the Allegan County Health Department announced [Mon 17 Sep 2018] that the person was hospitalized in late August [2018].
Eastern equine encephalitis is one of the most dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in the US. It can be fatal and often leaves survivors with brain damage.
Southwestern Michigan has experienced
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (92): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, hostility, CDC
Ebola -- DR Congo
The investigation team sent to Komanda [North Kivu] began the work of contact identification and vaccination this Mon 17 Sep 2018. Upon arrival, the team was faced with resistance from the population. After a sensitization session by the community leader, tensions eased slightly and several contacts volunteered. So far 25 contacts have already been registered.
Vaccination
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Since the beginning of vaccination on 8 Aug 2018, 9721 people have been vaccinated, including 3826 in
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The investigation team sent to Komanda [North Kivu] began the work of contact identification and vaccination this Mon 17 Sep 2018. Upon arrival, the team was faced with resistance from the population. After a sensitization session by the community leader, tensions eased slightly and several contacts volunteered. So far 25 contacts have already been registered.
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Tuesday 18 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Algeria (06): (BU) bovine, spread
Foot and Mouth -- Algeria
A total of 11 cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been reported in the commune of Oued El Berdi, about 20 km [12 miles] southeast of Bouira. These are 11 pregnant cows that contracted the virus in a barn of a private breeder. The 11 cattle head with high milk production were slaughtered.
During the onset of the disease, a few months ago, there were 23 FMD cases observed in the municipalities of Ain Bessem, Aghbalou and M'chedallah. The 23 cows were slaughtered to circumscribe the
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A total of 11 cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been reported in the commune of Oued El Berdi, about 20 km [12 miles] southeast of Bouira. These are 11 pregnant cows that contracted the virus in a barn of a private breeder. The 11 cattle head with high milk production were slaughtered.
During the onset of the disease, a few months ago, there were 23 FMD cases observed in the municipalities of Ain Bessem, Aghbalou and M'chedallah. The 23 cows were slaughtered to circumscribe the
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PRO/PL> Bacterial leaf streak, maize - USA: (WI)
Other Plant Disease -- United States
We have now confirmed bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of corn in Wisconsin. We have been on the lookout for this disease over the past several seasons, but have not confirmed it officially in the state until now. A corn sample was received with symptoms consistent with those for BLS. The sample was confirmed positive through multiple tests, including bacterial streaming and PCR. Subsequently, the sample has been confirmed positive by multiple laboratories.
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of corn
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We have now confirmed bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of corn in Wisconsin. We have been on the lookout for this disease over the past several seasons, but have not confirmed it officially in the state until now. A corn sample was received with symptoms consistent with those for BLS. The sample was confirmed positive through multiple tests, including bacterial streaming and PCR. Subsequently, the sample has been confirmed positive by multiple laboratories.
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of corn
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (42): Romania (DB) domestic swine, OIE, spread
African Swine Fever -- Romania
Information received on [and dated] 17 Sep 2018 from Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, Romania
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Dtae of previous occurrence: 20 Nov
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Sep 2018 from Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, Romania
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Dtae of previous occurrence: 20 Nov
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (38): Europe (Romania, Germany ex Italy) ECDC
West Nile Virus -- Worldwide/Unknown
Health authorities say mosquito-borne viruses have killed 4 people in Romania this week, bringing the total deaths from West Nile virus to 21.
The National Public Health Institute [Fri 14 Sep 2018] reported 30 new cases of people getting sick after being bitten by mosquitoes carrying the virus. It said all the deaths involved people with other health complications.
The 1st deaths were recorded in August [2018] and the virus has made 200 people ill all over Romania. The health ministry
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Health authorities say mosquito-borne viruses have killed 4 people in Romania this week, bringing the total deaths from West Nile virus to 21.
The National Public Health Institute [Fri 14 Sep 2018] reported 30 new cases of people getting sick after being bitten by mosquitoes carrying the virus. It said all the deaths involved people with other health complications.
The 1st deaths were recorded in August [2018] and the virus has made 200 people ill all over Romania. The health ministry
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Monday 17 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis - Philippines: (II) rice field workers
Leptospirosis -- Philippines
Most cases of leptospirosis in Iloilo province involve farmworkers, according to the Provincial Health Office [PHO]. They may have been infected because they waded in contaminated water in farms.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 88 leptospirosis cases with 9 deaths since January [2018], 283 percent higher than the cases recorded in the same period last year [2017]. There were 23 recorded leptospirosis cases from 1 Jan to 18 Aug 2017, PHO records showed.
The 5 municipalities
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Most cases of leptospirosis in Iloilo province involve farmworkers, according to the Provincial Health Office [PHO]. They may have been infected because they waded in contaminated water in farms.
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) recorded 88 leptospirosis cases with 9 deaths since January [2018], 283 percent higher than the cases recorded in the same period last year [2017]. There were 23 recorded leptospirosis cases from 1 Jan to 18 Aug 2017, PHO records showed.
The 5 municipalities
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (13): China (NM) domestic swine, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- China
Information received [and dated] on 14 Sep 2018 from Dr. Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature
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Information received [and dated] on 14 Sep 2018 from Dr. Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature
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PRO/AH/EDR> Epizootic hemorrhagic disease - USA (02): (AZ) cervid
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease -- United States
A disease affecting some mule deer in the Yavapai Hills community and surrounding areas near Prescott [Yavapai county] has been confirmed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
After receiving reports in recent weeks from residents who observed deer that appeared to be lethargic, blind, walking in circles, and unaware of their surroundings, Game and Fish biologists collected tissue samples from 3 animals and sent them to a laboratory for testing, according to a news release.
The
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A disease affecting some mule deer in the Yavapai Hills community and surrounding areas near Prescott [Yavapai county] has been confirmed by the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
After receiving reports in recent weeks from residents who observed deer that appeared to be lethargic, blind, walking in circles, and unaware of their surroundings, Game and Fish biologists collected tissue samples from 3 animals and sent them to a laboratory for testing, according to a news release.
The
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PRO/EDR> Malaria, autochthonous - Dominican Republic (02): (Santo Domingo)
Malaria -- Dominican Republic
At least 63 confirmed cases of malaria have been reported through the surveillance system in the last 4 weeks, with 75% corresponding to the localized focus in the neighborhoods of Santa Domingo West.
Until the beginning of September 2018, 294 cases were reported in the entire country, with the neighborhoods of La Cienaga, Hato Nuevo, Caballona, and Manoguayabo, in Santo Domingo Oeste, and Las Mercedes in Los Alcarrizos presenting the highest incidence of this febrile disease, transmitted
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At least 63 confirmed cases of malaria have been reported through the surveillance system in the last 4 weeks, with 75% corresponding to the localized focus in the neighborhoods of Santa Domingo West.
Until the beginning of September 2018, 294 cases were reported in the entire country, with the neighborhoods of La Cienaga, Hato Nuevo, Caballona, and Manoguayabo, in Santo Domingo Oeste, and Las Mercedes in Los Alcarrizos presenting the highest incidence of this febrile disease, transmitted
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (91): Congo DR (NK) case update, suspect cases
Ebola -- DR Congo
- A joint investigation team was sent to the Komanda health zone, north of Beni city [North Kivu], after an Ebola confirmed case died at the Ebola treatment center in Beni. The purpose of the mission is to identify contacts and define vaccination belts.
- To date, 4 038 431 travelers have been checked at the various entry points set up.
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- Immunization activities continue in the 48 vaccination belts spread over the 7 affected health zones. A data consolidation and
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- A joint investigation team was sent to the Komanda health zone, north of Beni city [North Kivu], after an Ebola confirmed case died at the Ebola treatment center in Beni. The purpose of the mission is to identify contacts and define vaccination belts.
- To date, 4 038 431 travelers have been checked at the various entry points set up.
Vaccination
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- Immunization activities continue in the 48 vaccination belts spread over the 7 affected health zones. A data consolidation and
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Sunday 16 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Chad: (NJ) domestic swine, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Chad
Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dre Nodjimadji Rirabe, Directrice des Services Veterinaires, Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Elevage et des Productions Animales, N'djamena, Chad
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: June 2016
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent:
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Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dre Nodjimadji Rirabe, Directrice des Services Veterinaires, Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Elevage et des Productions Animales, N'djamena, Chad
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: June 2016
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Infectious myonecrosis - Malaysia: (ME) shrimp, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- Malaysia
Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Bin Hassan Nizam, Deputy Director General (Veterinary Health), Department of veterinary services, Division of livestock resources and technology development, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 4 Jun 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jun 2018
Report date: 14 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 14 Sep 2018
Date event resolved: 30 Jun
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Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Bin Hassan Nizam, Deputy Director General (Veterinary Health), Department of veterinary services, Division of livestock resources and technology development, Putrajaya, Malaysia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 4 Jun 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jun 2018
Report date: 14 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 14 Sep 2018
Date event resolved: 30 Jun
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PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever - Japan (03): (GF) genetic analysis
Classical Swine Fever -- Japan
The [classical] swine fever [CSF] virus recently detected at a pig farm in the city of Gifu is a type that had not been found before in the country, the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization has said.
The virus type, seen in other parts of Asia and in Europe, was confirmed through genetic analysis, the institute said Friday [14 Sep 2018], adding that it is highly likely that the virus came from abroad.
Also, on Friday [14 Sep 2018], the Gifu prefectural government said the
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The [classical] swine fever [CSF] virus recently detected at a pig farm in the city of Gifu is a type that had not been found before in the country, the National Agriculture and Food Research Organization has said.
The virus type, seen in other parts of Asia and in Europe, was confirmed through genetic analysis, the institute said Friday [14 Sep 2018], adding that it is highly likely that the virus came from abroad.
Also, on Friday [14 Sep 2018], the Gifu prefectural government said the
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (41): Romania (DB), Belgium, international impact
African Swine Fever -- Romania
The southern County of Dambovita has recorded its 1st African swine fever [ASF] outbreak, and authorities have summoned the Local Centre for Combating Disease, AGERPRES Dambovita DSVSA (Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate) director Sandu Tolea said on Sun 16 Sep 2018.
When asked about this outbreak, Tolea answered: "I cannot give you any further information since we are at a meeting of the Local Centre for Combating Disease."
The authorities were initially alerted after a
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The southern County of Dambovita has recorded its 1st African swine fever [ASF] outbreak, and authorities have summoned the Local Centre for Combating Disease, AGERPRES Dambovita DSVSA (Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Directorate) director Sandu Tolea said on Sun 16 Sep 2018.
When asked about this outbreak, Tolea answered: "I cannot give you any further information since we are at a meeting of the Local Centre for Combating Disease."
The authorities were initially alerted after a
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (37): Americas (USA) equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
Maine officials say a horse in York County has tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says it's the state's 1st confirmed case of the disease in a horse on record.
The virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The horse was not vaccinated against the disease. The animal was showing neurological signs last week. The department said it is undergoing supportive veterinary care and is not a threat to
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Maine officials say a horse in York County has tested positive for the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry says it's the state's 1st confirmed case of the disease in a horse on record.
The virus is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito. The horse was not vaccinated against the disease. The animal was showing neurological signs last week. The department said it is undergoing supportive veterinary care and is not a threat to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis - Canada (03): (ON) equine
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- Canada
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed 2 cases of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] from the Regional Municipality of Niagara on 12 Sep 2018. Both horses were unvaccinated and had no travel history. One horse is recovering from depression and ataxia with supportive treatment. The other horse was euthanized following the development of sudden and severe neurological signs. The total number of EEE cases for 2018 is 10.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted disease that
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The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed 2 cases of eastern equine encephalitis [EEE] from the Regional Municipality of Niagara on 12 Sep 2018. Both horses were unvaccinated and had no travel history. One horse is recovering from depression and ataxia with supportive treatment. The other horse was euthanized following the development of sudden and severe neurological signs. The total number of EEE cases for 2018 is 10.
EEE is a mosquito-transmitted disease that
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (38): Saudi Arabia (RI, QS) South Korea
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
New Case No. 18 - 1749
MERS in Riyadh city: 38-year-old male in Rumah city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels: No
Case classification: Primary, community acquired
Current status: Hospitalized
New Case No. 18 - 1750
MERS in Buraidah city: 62-year-old male in Buraidah city, Qaseem [Al Qasim] region
Contact with camels: No
Case classification: Secondary, household contact
Current status: Hospitalized
New Case No. 18 - 1751
MERS in Riyadh city: 34-year-old male in Riyadh city,
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New Case No. 18 - 1749
MERS in Riyadh city: 38-year-old male in Rumah city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels: No
Case classification: Primary, community acquired
Current status: Hospitalized
New Case No. 18 - 1750
MERS in Buraidah city: 62-year-old male in Buraidah city, Qaseem [Al Qasim] region
Contact with camels: No
Case classification: Secondary, household contact
Current status: Hospitalized
New Case No. 18 - 1751
MERS in Riyadh city: 34-year-old male in Riyadh city,
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (36): Americas (USA) equine
West Nile Virus -- United States
A 10-year old Burlington County mare is the 1st reported case of West Nile virus (WNV) a serious, mosquito-borne illnesses in horses, in New Jersey for 2018.
The horse had not been vaccinated against WNV in 2018. The Burlington County horse is undergoing treatment.
West Nile virus is a viral disease that affects a horse's neurological system. The disease is transmitted by a mosquito bite.
We continue to encourage horse owners be vigilant in vaccinating their animals against these
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A 10-year old Burlington County mare is the 1st reported case of West Nile virus (WNV) a serious, mosquito-borne illnesses in horses, in New Jersey for 2018.
The horse had not been vaccinated against WNV in 2018. The Burlington County horse is undergoing treatment.
West Nile virus is a viral disease that affects a horse's neurological system. The disease is transmitted by a mosquito bite.
We continue to encourage horse owners be vigilant in vaccinating their animals against these
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PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (22): (NJ) equine
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United States
An Ocean County gelding is the 4th reported case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a serious, mosquito-borne illnesses in horses, in New Jersey for 2018.
The horse had not been vaccinated against EEE in 2018. The Ocean County horse was euthanized on 4 Sep 2018. The other 3 EEE cases in 2018, all euthanized, were in Monmouth and Camden counties.
EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly higher risk of death in horses than West Nile virus infection. The
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An Ocean County gelding is the 4th reported case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a serious, mosquito-borne illnesses in horses, in New Jersey for 2018.
The horse had not been vaccinated against EEE in 2018. The Ocean County horse was euthanized on 4 Sep 2018. The other 3 EEE cases in 2018, all euthanized, were in Monmouth and Camden counties.
EEE causes inflammation of the brain tissue and has a significantly higher risk of death in horses than West Nile virus infection. The
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Saturday 15 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (90): Congo DR (NK) case update, response, CDC
Ebola -- DR Congo
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Sierra Leone: (NO, EA) bovine, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- Sierra Leone
Information received on 10 Sep 2018 from Dr Francis AR Sankoh, director, Livestock Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bruxelles, Sierra Leone
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 21 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Aug 2018
Report date: 10 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 1958
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on 10 Sep 2018 from Dr Francis AR Sankoh, director, Livestock Services Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bruxelles, Sierra Leone
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 21 Aug 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 26 Aug 2018
Report date: 10 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 1958
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - China (13): (GS) st O, bovine
Foot and Mouth -- China
China's Ministry of Agriculture reported on Friday [14 Sep 2018] an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] in a herd of cattle that was transported to the Xinjiang region from Gansu province.
On Thu 6 Sept 2018, authorities discovered the suspected outbreak, and on 14 Sep 2018 they confirmed a diagnosis of the O-type strain of the disease. The local government in Xinjiang then culled 47 cattle following the outbreak.
The outbreak is now under control, the ministry
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China's Ministry of Agriculture reported on Friday [14 Sep 2018] an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] in a herd of cattle that was transported to the Xinjiang region from Gansu province.
On Thu 6 Sept 2018, authorities discovered the suspected outbreak, and on 14 Sep 2018 they confirmed a diagnosis of the O-type strain of the disease. The local government in Xinjiang then culled 47 cattle following the outbreak.
The outbreak is now under control, the ministry
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (40): Belgium (LX) wild boar, spread, control
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
Federal Agriculture Minister Denis Ducarme confirmed the discovery of 3 new cases of wild boar carrying African swine fever (ASF). They were discovered in a protected area in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. Further examination was conducted to confirm whether the wild boars were carriers of the virus. The University of Liege carried out the 1st tests on the carcasses, and according to the DEMNA (Department of the Study of the Natural and Agricultural Environment), the 3 new cases mentioned
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Federal Agriculture Minister Denis Ducarme confirmed the discovery of 3 new cases of wild boar carrying African swine fever (ASF). They were discovered in a protected area in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. Further examination was conducted to confirm whether the wild boars were carriers of the virus. The University of Liege carried out the 1st tests on the carcasses, and according to the DEMNA (Department of the Study of the Natural and Agricultural Environment), the 3 new cases mentioned
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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis - Switzerland (04)
Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Switzerland
About 1 percent of cases of tick-borne encephalitis can be deadly. It is a virus carried by ticks that can cause brain swelling and neurological damage.
The period between March and November is when most people get infected, according to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Ticks become active when the temperature reaches 7 deg C [45 deg F]. May, June and July are peak months.
So far in 2018, 322 cases of tick-borne encephalitis have been reported in Switzerland, about 20
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About 1 percent of cases of tick-borne encephalitis can be deadly. It is a virus carried by ticks that can cause brain swelling and neurological damage.
The period between March and November is when most people get infected, according to the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH). Ticks become active when the temperature reaches 7 deg C [45 deg F]. May, June and July are peak months.
So far in 2018, 322 cases of tick-borne encephalitis have been reported in Switzerland, about 20
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hendra virus, equine - Australia: (NS)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- Australia
The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is urging horse owners to remain vigilant, following confirmation of Hendra virus infection in an unvaccinated horse near Tweed Heads. NSW Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Sarah Britton, said the property near Tweed Heads has been placed under movement restrictions by Local Land Services.
"This is the 1st confirmed case of Hendra virus in NSW this year [2018]," Dr. Britton said. "Samples from the horse were sent by a private
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The New South Wales (NSW) Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is urging horse owners to remain vigilant, following confirmation of Hendra virus infection in an unvaccinated horse near Tweed Heads. NSW Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Sarah Britton, said the property near Tweed Heads has been placed under movement restrictions by Local Land Services.
"This is the 1st confirmed case of Hendra virus in NSW this year [2018]," Dr. Britton said. "Samples from the horse were sent by a private
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Friday 14 September 2018
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, human - Egypt: (BA) poisoning susp
Poisoning -- Egypt
The room next door to where a British couple died in an Egyptian hotel last month on [20 Aug 2018] had been fumigated with "farm-strength" insecticide just hours earlier, it has been confirmed.
An investigation was launched after the couple died at the luxury 5-star resort, although a further post-mortem into their deaths will be carried out when their bodies are repatriated. Egyptian officials said on [Mon 10 Sep 2018] they would release the bodies so they can be returned to the UK, and
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The room next door to where a British couple died in an Egyptian hotel last month on [20 Aug 2018] had been fumigated with "farm-strength" insecticide just hours earlier, it has been confirmed.
An investigation was launched after the couple died at the luxury 5-star resort, although a further post-mortem into their deaths will be carried out when their bodies are repatriated. Egyptian officials said on [Mon 10 Sep 2018] they would release the bodies so they can be returned to the UK, and
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PRO/EDR> Botulism - Ukraine (02): (KS) smoked fish, fatal
Botulism -- Ukraine
1. Weber JT, Hibbs RG, Darwish A, et al. A massive outbreak of type E botulism associated with traditional salted fish in Cairo. J Infect Dis 1993;167(2):451-4. Abstract available at: .
2. Hughes JM, Hatheway CL, Ostroff SM: Botulism. In: Scheld WM, Whitley RJ, Durack DT, editors. Infections of the central nervous system. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997. pp. 615-28.
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Botulism - Ukraine
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1. Weber JT, Hibbs RG, Darwish A, et al. A massive outbreak of type E botulism associated with traditional salted fish in Cairo. J Infect Dis 1993;167(2):451-4. Abstract available at: .
2. Hughes JM, Hatheway CL, Ostroff SM: Botulism. In: Scheld WM, Whitley RJ, Durack DT, editors. Infections of the central nervous system. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997. pp. 615-28.
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Botulism - Ukraine
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (96): USA (CA) poultry, LPAI H7N3, OIE
Avian Influenza -- United States
Information received on [and dated] 12 Sep 2018 from Dr John Clifford, official delegate, chief trade advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal
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Information received on [and dated] 12 Sep 2018 from Dr John Clifford, official delegate, chief trade advisor, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 Apr 2018
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (89): Congo DR (NK) case update, WHO
Ebola -- DR Congo
This Thu 13 Sep 2018, the minister of health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, chaired a videoconference between Kinshasa Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Beni NUC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta. This videoconference is an extension of the collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the CDC and the visit of CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last August [2018]. After a short word of welcome by the minister of health, the
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This Thu 13 Sep 2018, the minister of health, Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga, chaired a videoconference between Kinshasa Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Beni NUC, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Atlanta. This videoconference is an extension of the collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the CDC and the visit of CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last August [2018]. After a short word of welcome by the minister of health, the
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (42): global WPV, cVDPV cases, commentary
Polio -- Pakistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 2
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 17
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 5
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 41
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
Summary of new viruses this week
Afghanistan: 1 new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1)
Pakistan: 1 new case of WPV1
Papua New Guinea: 3 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 2
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 17
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 5
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 41
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2017: 96
Headlines
Summary of new viruses this week
Afghanistan: 1 new case of wild poliovirus (WPV1)
Pakistan: 1 new case of WPV1
Papua New Guinea: 3 new cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus
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PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (35): Europe (Germany, Croatia) wild bird, OIE
West Nile Virus -- Germany
Information received on [and dated] 13 Sep 2018 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Report date: 13 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 13 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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Information received on [and dated] 13 Sep 2018 from Dr Karin Schwabenbauer, Ministerial Director and Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health, Animal Welfare, [Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture] (BMEL), Bonn, Germany
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Report date: 13 Sep 2018
Date submitted to OIE: 13 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Turkey (07): (BT) bovine, human
Anthrax -- Turkey
Holding a joint press conference in Diyarbakir, health organizations have announced that a 10-year-old child has lost his or her life because of anthrax. The Diyarbakir Chamber of Medicine, Diyarbakir Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons, Diyarbakir Chamber of Dentists, and Health and Social Service Laborers' Union Diyarbakir Branch (SES) organized a joint press conference to report on people diagnosed with anthrax, as well as their medical condition, quarantine, number of imported animals and where
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Holding a joint press conference in Diyarbakir, health organizations have announced that a 10-year-old child has lost his or her life because of anthrax. The Diyarbakir Chamber of Medicine, Diyarbakir Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons, Diyarbakir Chamber of Dentists, and Health and Social Service Laborers' Union Diyarbakir Branch (SES) organized a joint press conference to report on people diagnosed with anthrax, as well as their medical condition, quarantine, number of imported animals and where
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Uganda (09): livestock vaccination
Anthrax -- Uganda
Uganda's Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries have dispatched teams of experts to contain the anthrax outbreak in the western, northwestern, and eastern regions. Minister of State for Health, Sarah Opendi Achieng told Xinhua [News Agency] on [Fri 14 Sep 2018] that health and veterinary experts have been sent to the districts of Arua, Kween, and Kirihura to contain the outbreak following new cases of the disease.
"We have a national joint taskforce. The agriculture
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Uganda's Ministry of Health, Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries have dispatched teams of experts to contain the anthrax outbreak in the western, northwestern, and eastern regions. Minister of State for Health, Sarah Opendi Achieng told Xinhua [News Agency] on [Fri 14 Sep 2018] that health and veterinary experts have been sent to the districts of Arua, Kween, and Kirihura to contain the outbreak following new cases of the disease.
"We have a national joint taskforce. The agriculture
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PRO/PL> Black pod, cocoa - Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire
Other Plant Disease -- Nigeria
Nigeria's cocoa harvest is threatened by floods and an outbreak of fungal disease as heavy rains fall in the West African country's main growing regions, the Cocoa Association said. "Just as flooding is threatening the survival of the cocoa trees, excessive rain is boosting the spread of black pod disease." The worst-affected southeastern cocoa belt could lose as much as 40 per cent of its estimated output of 72 000 metric tons of cocoa beans.
[Byline: Tolani Awere]
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Communicated
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Nigeria's cocoa harvest is threatened by floods and an outbreak of fungal disease as heavy rains fall in the West African country's main growing regions, the Cocoa Association said. "Just as flooding is threatening the survival of the cocoa trees, excessive rain is boosting the spread of black pod disease." The worst-affected southeastern cocoa belt could lose as much as 40 per cent of its estimated output of 72 000 metric tons of cocoa beans.
[Byline: Tolani Awere]
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Communicated
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PRO/PL> Blast & bacterial leaf blight, rice - India
Other Plant Disease -- India
Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) of rice is caused by _Xanthomonas oryzae_ pv. _oryzae_ (Xoo). In Asia, millions of hectares of rice paddies are severely affected every year, with reported yield losses of up to 60 per cent. The pathogen causes yellowing and drying of leaves and wilting of seedlings. Blight lesions caused by severe strains elongate over the entire length of the flag leaf, giving a striped appearance. Severe strains may also affect panicles. Mild strains cause only small leaf lesions
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Bacterial leaf blight (BLB) of rice is caused by _Xanthomonas oryzae_ pv. _oryzae_ (Xoo). In Asia, millions of hectares of rice paddies are severely affected every year, with reported yield losses of up to 60 per cent. The pathogen causes yellowing and drying of leaves and wilting of seedlings. Blight lesions caused by severe strains elongate over the entire length of the flag leaf, giving a striped appearance. Severe strains may also affect panicles. Mild strains cause only small leaf lesions
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PRO/PL> Cucumber mosaic & tomato spotted wilt viruses, capsicum - Europe: (Balkan region)
Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
The whole of the Balkan region is facing big problems with virus infection. CMV (cucumber mosaic virus) is the primary problem, and the secondary being TSWV [tomato spotted wilt virus] on peppers [capsicum]. The problems are especially big in unheated greenhouses.
Due to excessive virus damage, the [2018] season is turning out to be very bad. Middle of May [2018] symptoms appeared first on the top of the plants, then on the fruits, which stay small and deformed with brown-red stripes. All
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The whole of the Balkan region is facing big problems with virus infection. CMV (cucumber mosaic virus) is the primary problem, and the secondary being TSWV [tomato spotted wilt virus] on peppers [capsicum]. The problems are especially big in unheated greenhouses.
Due to excessive virus damage, the [2018] season is turning out to be very bad. Middle of May [2018] symptoms appeared first on the top of the plants, then on the fruits, which stay small and deformed with brown-red stripes. All
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (39): Belgium (LX) wild boar, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dr Jean-François Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Brussels, Belgium
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 9 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 1985
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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Information received on [and dated] 14 Sep 2018 from Dr Jean-François Heymans, Director, Animal Health and Safety of Products of Animal Origin, Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC), Brussels, Belgium
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 9 Sep 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 1985
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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Thursday 13 September 2018
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (09): September 2018
-- Worldwide/Unknown
Review
A meta-analysis of effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence in pregnant women receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 (Sep); 74: 71-82
Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Pat Nicholson, Snezana Kusljic, Elizabeth Manias
Original Reports
The exhausted CD4+CXCR5+ T cells involve the pathogenesis of human tuberculosis disease
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 (Sep); 74: 1-9
Munyemana Jean Bosco, Ming Wei, Hongyan Hou, Jing Yu, Qun Lin, Ying Luo, et
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Review
A meta-analysis of effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence in pregnant women receiving antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 (Sep); 74: 71-82
Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Pat Nicholson, Snezana Kusljic, Elizabeth Manias
Original Reports
The exhausted CD4+CXCR5+ T cells involve the pathogenesis of human tuberculosis disease
Int J Infect Dis. 2018 (Sep); 74: 1-9
Munyemana Jean Bosco, Ming Wei, Hongyan Hou, Jing Yu, Qun Lin, Ying Luo, et
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (88): Congo DR (NK) case update, preparedness, publications
Ebola -- DR Congo
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (38): Belgium (LX) wild boar, 1st outbreak
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
African swine fever [ASF] has been confirmed in 2 wild boars in the commune of Etalle (province of Luxembourg). Coordinated actions between the various levels of power are being taken to prevent a possible spread of the virus at the level of wildlife (regions) and pig farms (federal). Belgium remains unscathed from the disease at the level of pig farms.
The Food Agency's national reference laboratory, Sciensano, and the Walloon region have held on [Thu 13 Sep 2018] an emergency meeting to
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African swine fever [ASF] has been confirmed in 2 wild boars in the commune of Etalle (province of Luxembourg). Coordinated actions between the various levels of power are being taken to prevent a possible spread of the virus at the level of wildlife (regions) and pig farms (federal). Belgium remains unscathed from the disease at the level of pig farms.
The Food Agency's national reference laboratory, Sciensano, and the Walloon region have held on [Thu 13 Sep 2018] an emergency meeting to
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PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats - North America (08): (TX)
White nose syndrome -- United States
Millions of bats across the nation are dying while wildlife organizations are getting funding to fight the disease responsible.
This year [2018], for the 1st time, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome [WNS] was found in Central Texas. This is a concern for Austin as bats are iconic to the city.
Aside from being a nightly spectacle at the South Congress Bridge, bats are crucial to farmers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing 1 million USD to be divided up among 39
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Millions of bats across the nation are dying while wildlife organizations are getting funding to fight the disease responsible.
This year [2018], for the 1st time, the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome [WNS] was found in Central Texas. This is a concern for Austin as bats are iconic to the city.
Aside from being a nightly spectacle at the South Congress Bridge, bats are crucial to farmers. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is providing 1 million USD to be divided up among 39
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