Avian Influenza -- United States
As part of routine surveillance for H5/H7 avian influenza, H5 low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) was detected in a commercial duck breeder flock in Monterey County, California, exposing 9746 birds, according to information the U.S. Department of Agriculture submitted to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on 24 Apr 2019.
According to the OIE report, partial HA sequencing determined the H5 to be an LPAI virus of North American wild bird lineage, but further characterization is
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Tuesday 30 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Kyasanur Forest disease - India (14): (KL) fatal
Kyasanur Forest Disease -- India
Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), or monkey fever, has claimed one more life in Wayanad [district] in Kerala, taking the death toll due the tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever so far this year [2019] in the district to 2.
The deceased has been identified as [a 23-year-old] native of Appapara near Thirunelli. According to health department officials, [the man] had been living with family near Bairakuppa in Karnataka after his marriage, and he was bought to the district hospital at Mananthavady
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Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD), or monkey fever, has claimed one more life in Wayanad [district] in Kerala, taking the death toll due the tick-borne viral haemorrhagic fever so far this year [2019] in the district to 2.
The deceased has been identified as [a 23-year-old] native of Appapara near Thirunelli. According to health department officials, [the man] had been living with family near Bairakuppa in Karnataka after his marriage, and he was bought to the district hospital at Mananthavady
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Nepal: (KA) fatal, RFI
Undiagnosed -- Nepal
The death toll from the outbreak of an unknown disease that appeared in Tanjakot Rural Municipality of Humla about 3 weeks ago has reached 10, with one more fatality reported today [30 Apr 2019], as health authorities scramble to identity and contain the outbreak.
Today [30 Apr 2019], 62-year-old PB of Bhadaura in Tajakot succumbed to the disease. In the wake of the outbreak, 2 separate teams of health workers including experts from Mugu and Surkhet had reached Tajakot yesterday [29 Apr
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The death toll from the outbreak of an unknown disease that appeared in Tanjakot Rural Municipality of Humla about 3 weeks ago has reached 10, with one more fatality reported today [30 Apr 2019], as health authorities scramble to identity and contain the outbreak.
Today [30 Apr 2019], 62-year-old PB of Bhadaura in Tajakot succumbed to the disease. In the wake of the outbreak, 2 separate teams of health workers including experts from Mugu and Surkhet had reached Tajakot yesterday [29 Apr
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (30)
Measles -- Worldwide/Unknown
[1] Commentary: Measles hysteria hits USA
[2] Opinion: A regrettable milestone in the measles epidemic
[3] Measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults
[4] Measles vaccine effectiveness: supportive data, Background
Cases
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[5] UNICEF: Worldwide cases
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[6] New York (Suffolk county): 1st case on Long Island, imported
[7] New York: 92% of children diagnosed were unvaccinated
[8] New York: Williamsburg Yeshivas closed, fines imposed
[9] Colorado: Capitol -
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[1] Commentary: Measles hysteria hits USA
[2] Opinion: A regrettable milestone in the measles epidemic
[3] Measles outbreak raises questions about immunity in adults
[4] Measles vaccine effectiveness: supportive data, Background
Cases
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[5] UNICEF: Worldwide cases
USA
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[6] New York (Suffolk county): 1st case on Long Island, imported
[7] New York: 92% of children diagnosed were unvaccinated
[8] New York: Williamsburg Yeshivas closed, fines imposed
[9] Colorado: Capitol -
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue - Europe (08): BTV-8, cattle, Germany, congenital, spread assessment
Bluetongue -- Germany
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PRO/AH/EDR> Antibiotic resistance (02): UN Interagency Coord. Grp. on AMR (FAO, OIE, WHO)
Antimicrobial resistance -- Worldwide/Unknown
A. Accelerate progress in countries
A1: The IACG calls on all Member States to ensure equitable and affordable access to existing and new quality-assured antimicrobials as well as alternatives, vaccines and diagnostics, and their responsible and prudent use by competent, licensed professionals across human, animal and plant health.
A2: The IACG calls on all Member States to accelerate the development and implementation of One Health National Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plans within the
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A. Accelerate progress in countries
A1: The IACG calls on all Member States to ensure equitable and affordable access to existing and new quality-assured antimicrobials as well as alternatives, vaccines and diagnostics, and their responsible and prudent use by competent, licensed professionals across human, animal and plant health.
A2: The IACG calls on all Member States to accelerate the development and implementation of One Health National Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plans within the
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (39): North Korea, susp, RFI
Classical Swine Fever -- North Korea
African swine fever (ASF) is on the rise in China and other areas in Asia recently, and the disease has now spread to North Korea, according to multiple sources inside the country.
ASF began to spread in the Hyungjaesan district [Pyongyang], Sungho [county, North Hwanghae province], and other areas on the outskirts of Pyongyang from mid-February [2019] and has led to the deaths of many pigs that had been raised by families.
When ASF began to spread, North Korean authorities prohibited
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African swine fever (ASF) is on the rise in China and other areas in Asia recently, and the disease has now spread to North Korea, according to multiple sources inside the country.
ASF began to spread in the Hyungjaesan district [Pyongyang], Sungho [county, North Hwanghae province], and other areas on the outskirts of Pyongyang from mid-February [2019] and has led to the deaths of many pigs that had been raised by families.
When ASF began to spread, North Korean authorities prohibited
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PRO/PL> Anthracnose, feijoa - New Zealand: (NO)
Other Plant Disease -- New Zealand
Feijoa growers are worried about the potential spread of a new fungal disease that is devastating some orchards in Northland, anthracnose [caused by] _Colletotrichum theobromicola_. Some orchards have been badly affected by the new fungus.
Feijoa Growers Association's Roger Matthews said the arrival of the new [fungus] was a concern, and it was difficult to predict if [it] would spread. "Growers further south are thinking that humid conditions might be what the fungus needs, and [that
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Feijoa growers are worried about the potential spread of a new fungal disease that is devastating some orchards in Northland, anthracnose [caused by] _Colletotrichum theobromicola_. Some orchards have been badly affected by the new fungus.
Feijoa Growers Association's Roger Matthews said the arrival of the new [fungus] was a concern, and it was difficult to predict if [it] would spread. "Growers further south are thinking that humid conditions might be what the fungus needs, and [that
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Monday 29 April 2019
PRO/PL> Tomato brown rugose fruit virus - Mexico: alert
Other Plant Disease -- Mexico
Mexico's agricultural authorities have established a series of actions to prevent the so-called rugose tomato virus from spreading in the country, such as modifying requirements for the import of seeds, plants, seedlings and cuttings of tomatoes, chili and eggplant.
The virus is known as the _Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus_ (ToBRFV). The first cases in Mexico were detected in 2018 in tomatoes of the Saladette variety. It is present in 20 states and mainly affects tomato and chili crops in
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Mexico's agricultural authorities have established a series of actions to prevent the so-called rugose tomato virus from spreading in the country, such as modifying requirements for the import of seeds, plants, seedlings and cuttings of tomatoes, chili and eggplant.
The virus is known as the _Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus_ (ToBRFV). The first cases in Mexico were detected in 2018 in tomatoes of the Saladette variety. It is present in 20 states and mainly affects tomato and chili crops in
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - France: O26, unpasteurized cheese
E. coli -- France
1. Schmidt H, Geitz C, Tarr PI, et al. Non-O157:H7 pathogenic Shiga-toxin producing _Escherichia coli_: phenotypic and genetic profiling of virulence traits and evidence for clonality. J Infect Dis 1999;179(1):115-23; available at .
2. Bettelheim KA. Role of non-O157 VTEC. Symp Ser Soc Appl Microbiol 2000;(29):38S-50S; abstract available at .
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E. coli EHEC - France (03): O26, unpasteurized cheese, more cases
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1. Schmidt H, Geitz C, Tarr PI, et al. Non-O157:H7 pathogenic Shiga-toxin producing _Escherichia coli_: phenotypic and genetic profiling of virulence traits and evidence for clonality. J Infect Dis 1999;179(1):115-23; available at .
2. Bettelheim KA. Role of non-O157 VTEC. Symp Ser Soc Appl Microbiol 2000;(29):38S-50S; abstract available at .
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HealthMap/ProMED map available at:
France: ]
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2018
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E. coli EHEC - France (03): O26, unpasteurized cheese, more cases
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa Fever - West Africa (24): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
- In the reporting week 16 (15-21 Apr 2019) 6 new confirmed cases were reported from 4 states -- Edo (2), Ondo (2), Taraba (1) and Kebbi (1) states with one new death in Kebbi state
- From 1 Jan-21 Apr, 2019, a total of 2289 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 546 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1728 negative (not a case)
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 123 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.5%
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- In the reporting week 16 (15-21 Apr 2019) 6 new confirmed cases were reported from 4 states -- Edo (2), Ondo (2), Taraba (1) and Kebbi (1) states with one new death in Kebbi state
- From 1 Jan-21 Apr, 2019, a total of 2289 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 546 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1728 negative (not a case)
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 123 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.5%
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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, tomato - Nigeria: (JI)
Undiagnosed -- Nigeria
A strange disease is ravaging many tomato farms in Jigawa State, raising fears about scarcity and the resultant high cost of the produce. The disease causes the plants to turn brown, wilt and then dry up. [It] has persisted despite the application of pesticides and fertilizer, the farmers said. They have reported the case to agricultural experts, but the disease has defied all solutions.
[A farmer] said that for the past 10 years he was fortunate for only 2 seasons. Tomatoes lasted for 90
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A strange disease is ravaging many tomato farms in Jigawa State, raising fears about scarcity and the resultant high cost of the produce. The disease causes the plants to turn brown, wilt and then dry up. [It] has persisted despite the application of pesticides and fertilizer, the farmers said. They have reported the case to agricultural experts, but the disease has defied all solutions.
[A farmer] said that for the past 10 years he was fortunate for only 2 seasons. Tomatoes lasted for 90
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis - Canada (02): imported Thai pastries
Salmonella -- Canada
Frozen profiteroles and mini eclairs sold in grocery stores are the apparent sources of 2 deaths among at least 73 lab-confirmed cases of _Salmonella_ Enteritidis infections in Canada as of 27 Apr 2019, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The outbreak, which was 1st announced on 5 Apr 2019, has spread to 6 Canadian provinces: British Columbia (27), Alberta (12), Saskatchewan (9), Manitoba (10), Ontario (13) and Quebec (2).
The outbreak began in early November 2018 and
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Frozen profiteroles and mini eclairs sold in grocery stores are the apparent sources of 2 deaths among at least 73 lab-confirmed cases of _Salmonella_ Enteritidis infections in Canada as of 27 Apr 2019, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). The outbreak, which was 1st announced on 5 Apr 2019, has spread to 6 Canadian provinces: British Columbia (27), Alberta (12), Saskatchewan (9), Manitoba (10), Ontario (13) and Quebec (2).
The outbreak began in early November 2018 and
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - Sweden: Iranian dates
Hepatitis A -- Sweden
Sweden's Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, is reporting an outbreak of hepatitis A where the suspected source of infection is fresh dates from Iran. Of the 9 cases reported since late February 2019, 8 are confirmed and have the same type of hepatitis A virus (genotype IIIA); one case is suspected. The cases are between the ages of 28 and 73 years; 5 are men and 4 are women. The cases are from 7 different counties (Orebro, Stockholm, Uppsala, Skane, Sodermanland, Kalmar and
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Sweden's Public Health Authority, or Folkhalsomyndigheten, is reporting an outbreak of hepatitis A where the suspected source of infection is fresh dates from Iran. Of the 9 cases reported since late February 2019, 8 are confirmed and have the same type of hepatitis A virus (genotype IIIA); one case is suspected. The cases are between the ages of 28 and 73 years; 5 are men and 4 are women. The cases are from 7 different counties (Orebro, Stockholm, Uppsala, Skane, Sodermanland, Kalmar and
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis - Czech Republic: (ZK) hospital food source
Salmonella -- Worldwide/Unknown
_Salmonella_ in chicken has been linked to over 70 cases in the Czech Republic. Health authorities in the city of Zlin reported the outbreak in the middle of March 2019 at Tomase Bati Regional Hospital. A total of 68 people, of whom 38 were patients and 30 staff, were found to be connected with the salmonellosis outbreak. In addition, 4 people -- 1 staff member and 3 other patients -- were hospitalized in the town of Uherske Hradiste.
A common vehicle of infection was a chicken and rice
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_Salmonella_ in chicken has been linked to over 70 cases in the Czech Republic. Health authorities in the city of Zlin reported the outbreak in the middle of March 2019 at Tomase Bati Regional Hospital. A total of 68 people, of whom 38 were patients and 30 staff, were found to be connected with the salmonellosis outbreak. In addition, 4 people -- 1 staff member and 3 other patients -- were hospitalized in the town of Uherske Hradiste.
A common vehicle of infection was a chicken and rice
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Sunday 28 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Cytauxzoonosis - USA: (IL) cat
Other Animal Disease -- United States
A local veterinarian's office has found a deadly disease for cats in southern Illinois. The disease, cytauxzoonosis, is commonly known as bobcat fever. It's transmitted from bobcats to other felines through ticks.
Larger cats can survive the infection, but smaller, domestic cats typically don't.
Veterinarian Leeann Greenwell of Troop Veterinary Services said a cat died from the disease on Thursday [25 Apr 2019], the 1st time it has happened this year [2019]. She said that treating your
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A local veterinarian's office has found a deadly disease for cats in southern Illinois. The disease, cytauxzoonosis, is commonly known as bobcat fever. It's transmitted from bobcats to other felines through ticks.
Larger cats can survive the infection, but smaller, domestic cats typically don't.
Veterinarian Leeann Greenwell of Troop Veterinary Services said a cat died from the disease on Thursday [25 Apr 2019], the 1st time it has happened this year [2019]. She said that treating your
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (17): Ukraine, domestic, wild boar, update, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Ukraine
Kiev: event started 16 Oct 2016. 19 outbreaks (submitted) reported to date (28 Apr 2019). The event is continuing, with the last follow-up report provided on 4 Feb 2019.
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Swine / 11 506 / 61 / 61/ 11 450 / 0
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Date: Sun 28 Apr 2019
Source: OIE, WAHIS (World Animal Health Information System)
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Kiev: event started 16 Oct 2016. 19 outbreaks (submitted) reported to date (28 Apr 2019). The event is continuing, with the last follow-up report provided on 4 Feb 2019.
Total animals affected:
Species / Susceptible / Cases / Deaths / Killed and disposed of / Slaughtered
Swine / 11 506 / 61 / 61/ 11 450 / 0
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[2] Donetsk: domestic swine and wild boar
Date: Sun 28 Apr 2019
Source: OIE, WAHIS (World Animal Health Information System)
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PRO/EDR> Gonococcal disease - Europe: ECDC epidemiological report, 2017
Syphilis -- United Kingdom
- A total of 89 239 cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 27 EU/EEA Member States for 2017.
- The overall crude notification rate was 22.2 cases per 100 000 population.
- Rates of reported gonorrhoea infection vary considerably across Europe, with higher rates reported in northern Europe.
- Men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for almost half of the reported cases (47%) in 2017.
- The overall notification rate increased in 2017 following the slight reduction seen in
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- A total of 89 239 cases of gonorrhoea were reported by 27 EU/EEA Member States for 2017.
- The overall crude notification rate was 22.2 cases per 100 000 population.
- Rates of reported gonorrhoea infection vary considerably across Europe, with higher rates reported in northern Europe.
- Men who have sex with men (MSM) accounted for almost half of the reported cases (47%) in 2017.
- The overall notification rate increased in 2017 following the slight reduction seen in
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (23): Asia (Thailand) human
Rabies -- Thailand
A 32-year-old man in Surin province has become the 1st person to die of rabies this year [2019].
The Disease Control Department Director-General, Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, says the man was bitten by a stray dog last November [2018] but never sought an anti-rabies vaccination.
The man developed fever and had difficulty swallowing before lab tests confirmed he had rabies, according to Suwannachai.
Providing advice to reduce chances of contracting rabies (which is already
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A 32-year-old man in Surin province has become the 1st person to die of rabies this year [2019].
The Disease Control Department Director-General, Dr Suwannachai Wattanayingcharoenchai, says the man was bitten by a stray dog last November [2018] but never sought an anti-rabies vaccination.
The man developed fever and had difficulty swallowing before lab tests confirmed he had rabies, according to Suwannachai.
Providing advice to reduce chances of contracting rabies (which is already
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (06): (IL) hospital
Legionnaires' -- United States
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients possibly exposed at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, and a report of _Legionella_ in the facility's water system. The investigation is currently limited to this facility; the general public is not at risk.
IDPH, along with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), were onsite Thursday [25 Apr 2019] to evaluate the reported presence of _Legionella_ in the hospital's
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is investigating 2 cases of Legionnaires' disease in patients possibly exposed at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago, and a report of _Legionella_ in the facility's water system. The investigation is currently limited to this facility; the general public is not at risk.
IDPH, along with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH), were onsite Thursday [25 Apr 2019] to evaluate the reported presence of _Legionella_ in the hospital's
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (41): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, WHO
Ebola -- DR Congo
Meeting on the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic at the Presidency of the Republic
-This Sat 27 Apr 2019, the Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi, chaired a meeting on the Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic underway in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. Several members of the government, including Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Interior and Security, the Minister of State for the Budget, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Finance and the
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Meeting on the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic at the Presidency of the Republic
-This Sat 27 Apr 2019, the Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi, chaired a meeting on the Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Epidemic underway in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri. Several members of the government, including Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala, the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Interior and Security, the Minister of State for the Budget, the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Finance and the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed poisoning - USA: (WI) dogs, wild animals
Poisoning -- United States
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest or charges against the person responsible for poisoning deaths of wildlife and several dogs since December 2018.
At least 4 dogs have died from eating poisoned meat in 3 northern Wisconsin counties -- Bayfield, Marinette and Florence -- according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It's unknown whether other counties could be involved. Investigators found dead coyotes,
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest or charges against the person responsible for poisoning deaths of wildlife and several dogs since December 2018.
At least 4 dogs have died from eating poisoned meat in 3 northern Wisconsin counties -- Bayfield, Marinette and Florence -- according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It's unknown whether other counties could be involved. Investigators found dead coyotes,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis - USA (03): (MI) cattle
Bovine TB -- United States
Bovine tuberculosis was recently confirmed in a small beef herd in Alpena County. This herd, which is the 74th cattle herd to be identified with bovine TB in Michigan since 1998, was identified through routine surveillance testing.
Bovine TB, a bacterial disease primarily affecting cattle, is endemic in the free-ranging white-tailed deer population in Michigan's modified accredited zone (MAZ). The MAZ is a U.S. Department of Agriculture designation for Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Oscoda
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Bovine tuberculosis was recently confirmed in a small beef herd in Alpena County. This herd, which is the 74th cattle herd to be identified with bovine TB in Michigan since 1998, was identified through routine surveillance testing.
Bovine TB, a bacterial disease primarily affecting cattle, is endemic in the free-ranging white-tailed deer population in Michigan's modified accredited zone (MAZ). The MAZ is a U.S. Department of Agriculture designation for Alcona, Alpena, Montmorency and Oscoda
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Saturday 27 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Konzo disease - Congo DR: cassava poisoning
Poisoning -- DR Congo
Konzo, a food-borne illness that paralyzes the legs and back, has been raging in Feshi territory in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Kwango province for several months, the ACP Director General of the Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP) of Feshi, Professor Simon Masaki, staying in Kinshasa, said here Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].
This disease, he said, particularly affects children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years. Many children are paralyzed and abandoned to their plight, he
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Konzo, a food-borne illness that paralyzes the legs and back, has been raging in Feshi territory in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Kwango province for several months, the ACP Director General of the Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP) of Feshi, Professor Simon Masaki, staying in Kinshasa, said here Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].
This disease, he said, particularly affects children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years. Many children are paralyzed and abandoned to their plight, he
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PRO/AH/EDR> Raw pet food diets - USA: warning
Salmonella, Listeriosis, E. coli -- United States
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended not feeding dogs and cats a raw diet, meaning meat that is not cooked to a proper temperature. However, it's a trend that's growing.
It's referred to as fresh dog and cat food, and it's lining pet store aisles. It means the dog and cat food is either raw or barely cooked meat and vegetables.
"What it is it's going back to nature so it's biologically appropriate," explained Amy
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended not feeding dogs and cats a raw diet, meaning meat that is not cooked to a proper temperature. However, it's a trend that's growing.
It's referred to as fresh dog and cat food, and it's lining pet store aisles. It means the dog and cat food is either raw or barely cooked meat and vegetables.
"What it is it's going back to nature so it's biologically appropriate," explained Amy
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Mayotte (10): animal, human, spread
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France
The circulation of Rift Valley fever (RVF) continues in Mayotte. The epidemiological situation as of 26 April 2019 [follows]:
In total, since the beginning of the epidemic (end of November 2018), samples collected by veterinarians from sick animals or during abortions have identified 109 foci of sick animals (including 86 bovine animals). Animal foci are mainly located in the center and northwest of the island. Additional outbreaks have appeared since the end of March [2019] in the communes
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The circulation of Rift Valley fever (RVF) continues in Mayotte. The epidemiological situation as of 26 April 2019 [follows]:
In total, since the beginning of the epidemic (end of November 2018), samples collected by veterinarians from sick animals or during abortions have identified 109 foci of sick animals (including 86 bovine animals). Animal foci are mainly located in the center and northwest of the island. Additional outbreaks have appeared since the end of March [2019] in the communes
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ammonia poisoning - USA: (IL) human injury
Poisoning -- United States
The latest on a chemical leak in a north suburban Chicago, Illinois, community that caused 37 people to be hospitalized (all times local, CDT):
6:27 a.m.
Authorities are urging residents in a suburban Chicago community to stay indoors with their windows closed following a chemical spill that resulted in a toxic gas cloud. The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported the hazardous material spill just before 5 a.m. Thursday [25 Apr 2019] in Beach Park, saying the spill has created "a dangerous
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The latest on a chemical leak in a north suburban Chicago, Illinois, community that caused 37 people to be hospitalized (all times local, CDT):
6:27 a.m.
Authorities are urging residents in a suburban Chicago community to stay indoors with their windows closed following a chemical spill that resulted in a toxic gas cloud. The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported the hazardous material spill just before 5 a.m. Thursday [25 Apr 2019] in Beach Park, saying the spill has created "a dangerous
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Friday 26 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic caterpillar - UK: (England)
Other Human Disease -- United Kingdom
Toxic caterpillars that cause severe rashes and even asthma attacks have been spotted all around Milton Keynes. The harmless-looking brown-tail moth caterpillars are covered in tiny barbed and poisonous hairs that result in a dermatitis-type rash similar to poison ivy on human skin.
People do not even have to touch the creature to be affected, as the hairs can be shed and spread through the air on breezy days. If they get caught in the mouth or throat, they can cause asthma sufferers to
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Toxic caterpillars that cause severe rashes and even asthma attacks have been spotted all around Milton Keynes. The harmless-looking brown-tail moth caterpillars are covered in tiny barbed and poisonous hairs that result in a dermatitis-type rash similar to poison ivy on human skin.
People do not even have to touch the creature to be affected, as the hairs can be shed and spread through the air on breezy days. If they get caught in the mouth or throat, they can cause asthma sufferers to
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (38): China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, spread, FAO
African Swine Fever -- China
China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 129 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 31 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. MARA reported on 23 Apr 2019 that 1 020 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Hainan Province: Additional ASF outbreaks occurred on one pig farming household in Xiuying District, Haikou City on 11 Apr 2019, on 2 pig farms in
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China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 129 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 31 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. MARA reported on 23 Apr 2019 that 1 020 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Hainan Province: Additional ASF outbreaks occurred on one pig farming household in Xiuying District, Haikou City on 11 Apr 2019, on 2 pig farms in
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (29)
Measles -- United States
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) said in a news release that it has received a number of measles reports in residents, including a local outbreak of 4 confirmed cases linked to each other after international travel and a single case after international travel.
County officials said the 5 cases are the 1st measles cases confirmed among LA County residents and the 1st cases of transmission within the county in 2019. They added that the cases aren't related to 4
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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) said in a news release that it has received a number of measles reports in residents, including a local outbreak of 4 confirmed cases linked to each other after international travel and a single case after international travel.
County officials said the 5 cases are the 1st measles cases confirmed among LA County residents and the 1st cases of transmission within the county in 2019. They added that the cases aren't related to 4
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Carrau - USA (02): precut melon, CDC
Salmonella -- United States
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Carrau infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria isolated from ill
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CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Carrau infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria isolated from ill
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (44): Saudi Arabia (MK, MD) WHO
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
From [14 Feb 2019] through [31 Mar 2019], the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 22 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 4 deaths, associated with the outbreak in Wadi Aldwasir. Of the 22 cases, 19 were reported from Wadi Aldwasir city including 2 healthcare workers. The remaining 3 cases, which are epidemiologically linked to the outbreak, were healthcare workers from a hospital in Khamees Mushait city, Asir
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From [14 Feb 2019] through [31 Mar 2019], the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 22 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 4 deaths, associated with the outbreak in Wadi Aldwasir. Of the 22 cases, 19 were reported from Wadi Aldwasir city including 2 healthcare workers. The remaining 3 cases, which are epidemiologically linked to the outbreak, were healthcare workers from a hospital in Khamees Mushait city, Asir
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (14): USA (CA) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
Respiratory equine herpesvirus was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. The report was for equine herpesvirus respiratory disease in 3 horses at a facility. No other information was reported. [Hopefully, the facility has been quarantined. - Mod.TG]
[Byline: Kimberly S Brown]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[There is a vaccine for the respiratory form of this disease. This may mean the horses were not vaccinated; or the vaccine had not been given long enough ago for the
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Respiratory equine herpesvirus was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. The report was for equine herpesvirus respiratory disease in 3 horses at a facility. No other information was reported. [Hopefully, the facility has been quarantined. - Mod.TG]
[Byline: Kimberly S Brown]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[There is a vaccine for the respiratory form of this disease. This may mean the horses were not vaccinated; or the vaccine had not been given long enough ago for the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza - USA (04): (CA) horse
Equine Influenza -- United States
Equine influenza was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. Attending veterinarians notified the Equine Disease Communication Center about the disease.
The report was for equine influenza confirmed on [15 Apr 2019] in 4 horses with 8 others exposed. The initial case was in a 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly. Onset of clinical signs was [12 Apr 2019] and included coughing, lethargy, and nasal discharge.
Movement restriction was by veterinarian recommendation and the owner is
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Equine influenza was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. Attending veterinarians notified the Equine Disease Communication Center about the disease.
The report was for equine influenza confirmed on [15 Apr 2019] in 4 horses with 8 others exposed. The initial case was in a 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly. Onset of clinical signs was [12 Apr 2019] and included coughing, lethargy, and nasal discharge.
Movement restriction was by veterinarian recommendation and the owner is
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Thursday 25 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (29): WPV1, cVDPV, continued violence
Polio -- Pakistan
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 3
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 12
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 4
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 9
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- Starting 24 Apr to 30 Apr 2019, World Immunization Week is celebrated across the world. This year's theme is Protected Together: Vaccines Work!, which aims to spotlight the important
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 3
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 12
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 4
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 9
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- Starting 24 Apr to 30 Apr 2019, World Immunization Week is celebrated across the world. This year's theme is Protected Together: Vaccines Work!, which aims to spotlight the important
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yersiniosis - Sweden
Foodborne Illness -- Sweden
Swedish officials are investigating the source of infection as part of a national outbreak of _Yersinia enterocolitica_. The Public Health Agency (Folkhalsomyndigheten) reported there had been an increase in the number of cases of yersiniosis in the country since the start of March 2019. Since the outbreak strain of _Y. enterocolitica_ type O3 had been found in different parts of the country, it is likely a foodborne infection, added the agency.
A total of 26 cases have been confirmed, and
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Swedish officials are investigating the source of infection as part of a national outbreak of _Yersinia enterocolitica_. The Public Health Agency (Folkhalsomyndigheten) reported there had been an increase in the number of cases of yersiniosis in the country since the start of March 2019. Since the outbreak strain of _Y. enterocolitica_ type O3 had been found in different parts of the country, it is likely a foodborne infection, added the agency.
A total of 26 cases have been confirmed, and
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C - USA: (WA) nosocomial
Hospital-Related Infection, Hepatitis C -- United States
The 1st patient, a man in his 60s, was evaluated at the hospital ED for abdominal pain on 6 Dec 2017 and received injectable narcotic drugs from 2 nurses. The patient returned to the same ED on 12 Jan 2018, with history of jaundice and abdominal discomfort. During this visit, the patient had elevated liver enzymes and tested positive for both anti-HCV and HCV RNA. In December 2016, the patient had tested negative for anti-HCV during routine screening for persons born during 1945-1965 and did
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The 1st patient, a man in his 60s, was evaluated at the hospital ED for abdominal pain on 6 Dec 2017 and received injectable narcotic drugs from 2 nurses. The patient returned to the same ED on 12 Jan 2018, with history of jaundice and abdominal discomfort. During this visit, the patient had elevated liver enzymes and tested positive for both anti-HCV and HCV RNA. In December 2016, the patient had tested negative for anti-HCV during routine screening for persons born during 1945-1965 and did
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PRO/AH/EDR> Botulism, avian - Australia: (WA) waterfowl, susp.
Botulism -- Australia
The Western Australian Seabird Rescue group believes a possible botulism outbreak is the cause of a number of reported duck deaths at a lake in Meadow Springs. The disease, which is produced by a bacteria found in rotting food, carcasses, and soil, leads to paralysis and is one of the most common causes of death in birds. The lake is in a park bordered by Glenelg Way, Pebble Beach Boulevard, and Grandmere Parade.
Western Australian Seabird Rescue said botulism outbreaks happen every year
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The Western Australian Seabird Rescue group believes a possible botulism outbreak is the cause of a number of reported duck deaths at a lake in Meadow Springs. The disease, which is produced by a bacteria found in rotting food, carcasses, and soil, leads to paralysis and is one of the most common causes of death in birds. The lake is in a park bordered by Glenelg Way, Pebble Beach Boulevard, and Grandmere Parade.
Western Australian Seabird Rescue said botulism outbreaks happen every year
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PRO/AH/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (10): Americas
Dengue -- Worldwide/Unknown
Cases by Country/ Week updated / Serotype / Total / Conf. / Severe / Deaths
North America
USA / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 78 / 78 / 0 / 0
Central America and Mexico
Belize / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 622 / 88 / 0 / 0
Cost Rica / 13 [w/e 29 Mar 2019] / D1,2 / 529 / 0 / 0 / 0
El Salvador / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D2 / 2155 / 262 / 20 / 0
Guatemala / 10 / [w/e 9 Mar 2019] / D1,2,3,4 / 1519 / 151 / 6 / 4
Honduras / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D1,2 / 5438 / 0 / 1759 / 9
Mexico / 14 [w/e 5 Apr
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Cases by Country/ Week updated / Serotype / Total / Conf. / Severe / Deaths
North America
USA / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 78 / 78 / 0 / 0
Central America and Mexico
Belize / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 622 / 88 / 0 / 0
Cost Rica / 13 [w/e 29 Mar 2019] / D1,2 / 529 / 0 / 0 / 0
El Salvador / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D2 / 2155 / 262 / 20 / 0
Guatemala / 10 / [w/e 9 Mar 2019] / D1,2,3,4 / 1519 / 151 / 6 / 4
Honduras / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D1,2 / 5438 / 0 / 1759 / 9
Mexico / 14 [w/e 5 Apr
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): Israel (HZ) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Israel
Information received on 25 Apr 2019 from Dr Tamir Goshen, acting director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 14 Feb 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian
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Information received on 25 Apr 2019 from Dr Tamir Goshen, acting director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 14 Feb 2017
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: highly pathogenic avian
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Syria (02): (RA) cutaneous
Leishmaniasis -- Syria
Inside a dank clinic in the north of war-torn Syria, a girl covered in scabs wails and tries to wriggle out of her mother's arms to escape a nurse's needle. Gently holding fluffy cotton wool over her eyes, the male health worker injects a transparent liquid into the crusty blemishes on the tip of her nose.
She is one of the hundreds in the northern province of Raqqa to be suffering from leishmaniasis, a skin disease caused by a microscopic parasite spread by sandflies. The illness is
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Inside a dank clinic in the north of war-torn Syria, a girl covered in scabs wails and tries to wriggle out of her mother's arms to escape a nurse's needle. Gently holding fluffy cotton wool over her eyes, the male health worker injects a transparent liquid into the crusty blemishes on the tip of her nose.
She is one of the hundreds in the northern province of Raqqa to be suffering from leishmaniasis, a skin disease caused by a microscopic parasite spread by sandflies. The illness is
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed mass mortality, pig - Papua New Guinea (03): (SL) comment
Undiagnosed -- Papua New Guinea
I saw many cases of anthrax in pigs in both the Eastern Highlands and the Lumi area of the Sepik District of PNG when I worked as a veterinarian in that country from 1954-1964. Clinically the disease was characterized by swelling of the pharyngeal region. Most pigs developing this sign died within a few days. In the outbreaks I investigated, village people told me that between 10 and 20% of their pigs died. They knew and feared this disease, attributed it to "poison" but recognised its
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I saw many cases of anthrax in pigs in both the Eastern Highlands and the Lumi area of the Sepik District of PNG when I worked as a veterinarian in that country from 1954-1964. Clinically the disease was characterized by swelling of the pharyngeal region. Most pigs developing this sign died within a few days. In the outbreaks I investigated, village people told me that between 10 and 20% of their pigs died. They knew and feared this disease, attributed it to "poison" but recognised its
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PRO/AH/EDR> Aujeszky's disease - France (02): (PR) pigs, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- France
Information received on 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Loic Evain, directeur general adjoint, CVO, Direction generale de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Report date: 23 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical
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Information received on 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Loic Evain, directeur general adjoint, CVO, Direction generale de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, France
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 5 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Report date: 23 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): USA (CA) poultry, LPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- United States
Information received on [and dated] 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator Chief Veterinary Office r, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, USA United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2018
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator Chief Veterinary Office r, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, USA United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2018
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (40): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response, vaccine, crisis
Ebola -- DR Congo
- The Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, went to Butembo this Tue 23 Apr 2019 to comfort the teams of the response after the tragic events of the Easter weekend. The teams were still in shock, so it was important for the minister to be with them so that they know they are not alone in this event. He regretted that the unacceptable happened as teams' efforts began to bear fruit in the field. In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of reported alerts and greater
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- The Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, went to Butembo this Tue 23 Apr 2019 to comfort the teams of the response after the tragic events of the Easter weekend. The teams were still in shock, so it was important for the minister to be with them so that they know they are not alone in this event. He regretted that the unacceptable happened as teams' efforts began to bear fruit in the field. In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of reported alerts and greater
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (28): Pakistan (KP) new cases, violence
Polio -- Pakistan
Two new cases of polio virus have been reported in northwest Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].
With the new cases, reported in Bannu and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the total number of reported polio cases in the country has risen to 8 since the beginning of this year [2019].
Six polio cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and tribal districts, while one case was reported each in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
"Only anti-polio
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Two new cases of polio virus have been reported in northwest Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].
With the new cases, reported in Bannu and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the total number of reported polio cases in the country has risen to 8 since the beginning of this year [2019].
Six polio cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and tribal districts, while one case was reported each in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
"Only anti-polio
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Wednesday 24 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (18): Bolivia (TR) comment
Hantavirus -- Bolivia
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PRO/EDR> Botulism - UK: (Scotland) wound, injection drug related
Botulism -- United Kingdom
Scotland health officials have received at least 4 notifications of wound botulism cases (3 confirmed and one probable) since February 2019. The source of the infection is believed to be heroin contaminated with _Clostridium botulinum_ spores.
The 1st case, in NHS Fife, presented in early February 2019 and has been confirmed microbiologically. Two further cases presented in mid-late March 2019 in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), respectively, and have also been
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Scotland health officials have received at least 4 notifications of wound botulism cases (3 confirmed and one probable) since February 2019. The source of the infection is believed to be heroin contaminated with _Clostridium botulinum_ spores.
The 1st case, in NHS Fife, presented in early February 2019 and has been confirmed microbiologically. Two further cases presented in mid-late March 2019 in NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC), respectively, and have also been
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (06): O103, ground beef, CDC, recall
E. coli -- United States
Total 156
Illnesses started on dates from 1 Mar 2019 to 7 Apr 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 83 years, with a median age of 19. 50 percent are female. Of 127 people with information available, 20 (16%) have been hospitalized. No deaths and no cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome have been reported.
Illnesses that occurred after 26 Mar 2019 might not yet be reported due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill with _E. coli_ and when the illness is
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Total 156
Illnesses started on dates from 1 Mar 2019 to 7 Apr 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 83 years, with a median age of 19. 50 percent are female. Of 127 people with information available, 20 (16%) have been hospitalized. No deaths and no cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome have been reported.
Illnesses that occurred after 26 Mar 2019 might not yet be reported due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill with _E. coli_ and when the illness is
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (36): Viet Nam (HN) pigs, domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- Vietnam
African swine fever [ASF] has been successfully controlled in Ngoc Thuy Ward, Long Bien District and Phu Thi Commune, Gia Lam District, according to the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
So far, the disease has been identified in 895 livestock farming households in 18 districts of Hanoi, including Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Quoc Oai, Hoang Mai, Thach That, Phuc Tho, Thanh Tri, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Chuong My, Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ha Dong, Me Linh, Ung Hoa, Bac Tu
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African swine fever [ASF] has been successfully controlled in Ngoc Thuy Ward, Long Bien District and Phu Thi Commune, Gia Lam District, according to the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
So far, the disease has been identified in 895 livestock farming households in 18 districts of Hanoi, including Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Quoc Oai, Hoang Mai, Thach That, Phuc Tho, Thanh Tri, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Chuong My, Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ha Dong, Me Linh, Ung Hoa, Bac Tu
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (12): USA (NV, IA) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form).
In many horses, the first or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, depression, and a nasal
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Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form).
In many horses, the first or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, depression, and a nasal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Kenya (08): (ME) human, bovine, susp
Anthrax -- Kenya
Two people have died in Meru from suspected anthrax outbreak that has left 9 other fighting for their lives. A statement issued by the Meru County government on [Wed 24 Apr 2019] said the [remaining] 9 are receiving treatment at the Muthara Level IV Hospital. The [11] patients were admitted with swellings that turned into wounds. Doctors said patients with the swellings on their necks also had difficulty breathing. "Two patients died due to the infection and samples have been sent to Kenya
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Two people have died in Meru from suspected anthrax outbreak that has left 9 other fighting for their lives. A statement issued by the Meru County government on [Wed 24 Apr 2019] said the [remaining] 9 are receiving treatment at the Muthara Level IV Hospital. The [11] patients were admitted with swellings that turned into wounds. Doctors said patients with the swellings on their necks also had difficulty breathing. "Two patients died due to the infection and samples have been sent to Kenya
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (22): Americas, USA (VT) coyote, human exp
Rabies -- United States
A 2nd coyote has tested positive for rabies in Addison county, a week and a half after a rabid coyote attacked an elderly couple in Salisbury.
[The couple] were walking on their Salisbury property on the morning of [1 Apr 2019] when they were attacked. [The man] reportedly kicked the coyote in the head, but when it continued to attack him and his wife, he retrieved a shotgun and shot and killed the animal at point-blank range. The couple, both in their 70's, were treated at Porter Medical
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A 2nd coyote has tested positive for rabies in Addison county, a week and a half after a rabid coyote attacked an elderly couple in Salisbury.
[The couple] were walking on their Salisbury property on the morning of [1 Apr 2019] when they were attacked. [The man] reportedly kicked the coyote in the head, but when it continued to attack him and his wife, he retrieved a shotgun and shot and killed the animal at point-blank range. The couple, both in their 70's, were treated at Porter Medical
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PRO/AH/EDR> Toxoplasmosis - Brazil: (RS)
Toxoplasmosis -- Brazil
Ten cases of toxoplasmosis in children were confirmed in Lagoa Vermelha, in the Northern Region of Rio Grande do Sul. Health officials investigate the focus of the contamination.
Nine of the diagnosed children studied until last year [2018] were from the Duque de Caxias school. Analyses of the water and food from the school have not revealed any problems.
Last month [March 2019], the management removed a sandbox from the patio, where the children played. "They inspected all possible
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Ten cases of toxoplasmosis in children were confirmed in Lagoa Vermelha, in the Northern Region of Rio Grande do Sul. Health officials investigate the focus of the contamination.
Nine of the diagnosed children studied until last year [2018] were from the Duque de Caxias school. Analyses of the water and food from the school have not revealed any problems.
Last month [March 2019], the management removed a sandbox from the patio, where the children played. "They inspected all possible
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (36): Cambodia (RO) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- Cambodia
The Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health and Production Department said today [Mon 22 Apr 2019] that African swine fever [ASF] that was detected in Ratanakkiri's [Rotanokiri] O'Yadav district, has spread to Ou'Chum district.
Tan Phannara, the department's director, said the disease has spread in the province despite efforts to keep it confined to O'Yadav district's Soam Thom commune.
Efforts include spraying disinfectants, culling infected pigs, and banning the movement of pigs out of
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The Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health and Production Department said today [Mon 22 Apr 2019] that African swine fever [ASF] that was detected in Ratanakkiri's [Rotanokiri] O'Yadav district, has spread to Ou'Chum district.
Tan Phannara, the department's director, said the disease has spread in the province despite efforts to keep it confined to O'Yadav district's Soam Thom commune.
Efforts include spraying disinfectants, culling infected pigs, and banning the movement of pigs out of
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (12): WHO global update, Asia
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 zone of the northern hemisphere influenza activity decreased overall.
In North America, influenza activity appeared to decrease with influenza A(H3N2) the dominant virus, followed by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09.
In Europe, influenza activity decreased across the continent.
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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 zone of the northern hemisphere influenza activity decreased overall.
In North America, influenza activity appeared to decrease with influenza A(H3N2) the dominant virus, followed by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09.
In Europe, influenza activity decreased across the continent.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Africa (04): Uganda (JI) fatal. update
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Uganda
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that all the suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever [CCHF] cases in Jinja district tested negative.
Speaking to Daily Monitor on [Sat 20 Apr 2019], the ministry's senior public relations officer, Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, confirmed that the results that were tested at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe were negative.
"The samples of the relatives of the man who died at Entebbe General Hospital after he tested positive to the disease were
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The Ministry of Health has confirmed that all the suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever [CCHF] cases in Jinja district tested negative.
Speaking to Daily Monitor on [Sat 20 Apr 2019], the ministry's senior public relations officer, Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, confirmed that the results that were tested at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe were negative.
"The samples of the relatives of the man who died at Entebbe General Hospital after he tested positive to the disease were
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (21): Eurasia, Armenia (TV) dog, OIE
Rabies -- Armenia
Information received on [and dated] 22 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, head, veterinary inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 15 Apr 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: April 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies virus
Serotype: not
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Information received on [and dated] 22 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, head, veterinary inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 15 Apr 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: April 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies virus
Serotype: not
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PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness - Chad: (OA, SI) 1st report, OIE
African Horse Sickness -- Chad
Information received on [and dated] 19 Apr 2019 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: 5 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Apr 2019
Report date: 19 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent:
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Information received on [and dated] 19 Apr 2019 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: 5 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Apr 2019
Report date: 19 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent:
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Tuesday 23 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (17): Bolivia (TR)
Hantavirus -- Bolivia
According to the Santa Cruz SEDES [Departmental Health Services], 90 soldiers from the Santa Cruz Battalion have been placed under quarantine, and another 54 are hospitalized in the Santa Cruz city Pampa de la Isla Hospital.
With the report of the 2 deaths and the evacuation of 166 soldiers from the Bolivian Condors School (ESCONBOL) in Sanandita, located in the Tarija [department] municipality of Yacuiba, due to the hantavirus outbreak, the authorities of the Departmental Health Services
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According to the Santa Cruz SEDES [Departmental Health Services], 90 soldiers from the Santa Cruz Battalion have been placed under quarantine, and another 54 are hospitalized in the Santa Cruz city Pampa de la Isla Hospital.
With the report of the 2 deaths and the evacuation of 166 soldiers from the Bolivian Condors School (ESCONBOL) in Sanandita, located in the Tarija [department] municipality of Yacuiba, due to the hantavirus outbreak, the authorities of the Departmental Health Services
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Ethiopia: (Gibe Sheleko Nat'l Park) hippos, susp.
Anthrax -- Ethiopia
The deaths of 28 hippos at a game park in Ethiopia is suspected to have been caused by an anthrax outbreak or toxic algae, the director of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority has told BBC Afaan Oromoo. Kumera Wakjira added that he had never seen wildlife die on such a huge scale in Ethiopia.
Photos on social media show dead hippos in a river at the Gibe Sheleko National Park, which opened in 2011.
[Byline: Elias Hordofa]
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Mark Benfield
LSU
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The deaths of 28 hippos at a game park in Ethiopia is suspected to have been caused by an anthrax outbreak or toxic algae, the director of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority has told BBC Afaan Oromoo. Kumera Wakjira added that he had never seen wildlife die on such a huge scale in Ethiopia.
Photos on social media show dead hippos in a river at the Gibe Sheleko National Park, which opened in 2011.
[Byline: Elias Hordofa]
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Communicated by:
Mark Benfield
LSU
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PRO/AH/EDR> Virus-associated hoof disease - Chile: nat'l Park, huemul deer, 1st rep, 2005-10
Other Animal Disease -- Chile
Culturally iconic, the huemul deer appears alongside the condor on Chile's coat of arms and symbolizes biodiversity in the region.
While only about 2500 remain in the wild today, huemul deer were once widespread in Patagonian forests. Then, in the 19th century, habitat loss, poaching, and livestock disease began contributing to their decline. Today, the huemul deer is the most endangered deer in South America.
"Considering the critical situation of huemul deer, this finding is a
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Culturally iconic, the huemul deer appears alongside the condor on Chile's coat of arms and symbolizes biodiversity in the region.
While only about 2500 remain in the wild today, huemul deer were once widespread in Patagonian forests. Then, in the 19th century, habitat loss, poaching, and livestock disease began contributing to their decline. Today, the huemul deer is the most endangered deer in South America.
"Considering the critical situation of huemul deer, this finding is a
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (35): China (HA) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- China
Information received on [and dated] 19 Apr 2019 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: 11 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of
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Information received on [and dated] 19 Apr 2019 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: 11 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African swine fever virus
Nature of
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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal vaccine, limited availability for Hajj, 2019 - India
Meningitis - Neisseria -- Saudi Arabia
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PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus suis - Thailand (02): raw pork or pork blood, background
Strep -- Thailand
Currently, _Streptococcus suis_ infection is more commonly reported in Thailand than a number of more familiar zoonoses acquired from pigs -- trichinosis, hepatitis E, brucellosis, and Japanese encephalitis (1). See graph (2) at
References
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1. Berger S. Infectious Diseases of Thailand, 2019. 506 pages , 169 graphs , 2,339 references. Gideon e-books,
2. Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool,
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Prof Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical
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Currently, _Streptococcus suis_ infection is more commonly reported in Thailand than a number of more familiar zoonoses acquired from pigs -- trichinosis, hepatitis E, brucellosis, and Japanese encephalitis (1). See graph (2) at
References
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1. Berger S. Infectious Diseases of Thailand, 2019. 506 pages , 169 graphs , 2,339 references. Gideon e-books,
2. Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool,
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Communicated by:
Prof Steve Berger
Geographic Medicine
Tel Aviv Medical
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PRO/PL> Swollen shoot, cocoa - Ghana
Other Plant Disease -- Ghana
The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has urged farmers to fully welcome the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Program as they prepare to clear cocoa affected with swollen shoot. Their checks have revealed that out of a total of 1.9 million hectares [about 4.7 million acres] of cocoa farms surveyed, 315 800 hectares [about 780 000 acres] have been affected by the swollen shoot virus disease. The Western North Region alone had 214 500 hectares [about 530 000 acres] of affected farms.
Cocobod have
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The Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) has urged farmers to fully welcome the National Cocoa Rehabilitation Program as they prepare to clear cocoa affected with swollen shoot. Their checks have revealed that out of a total of 1.9 million hectares [about 4.7 million acres] of cocoa farms surveyed, 315 800 hectares [about 780 000 acres] have been affected by the swollen shoot virus disease. The Western North Region alone had 214 500 hectares [about 530 000 acres] of affected farms.
Cocobod have
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Monday 22 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus suis - Thailand: raw pork or pork blood
Strep -- Thailand
The Thailand Division of Disease Control (DDC) with the Ministry of Health (MOH) is warning (computer translated) the public against eating pork that isn't properly cooked due to the risk of _Streptococcus suis_ infection. During the first 3 months of 2019, health officials have reported 50 _S. suis_ infections, including 10 fatalities.
The risk to the community is raw pork dishes mixed with raw pigs blood, like spicy minced pork and spicy blood pork soup.
Human _Streptococcus suis_
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The Thailand Division of Disease Control (DDC) with the Ministry of Health (MOH) is warning (computer translated) the public against eating pork that isn't properly cooked due to the risk of _Streptococcus suis_ infection. During the first 3 months of 2019, health officials have reported 50 _S. suis_ infections, including 10 fatalities.
The risk to the community is raw pork dishes mixed with raw pigs blood, like spicy minced pork and spicy blood pork soup.
Human _Streptococcus suis_
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Mayotte (09): animal, human, control, prevention
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France
1. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, France. Presentation: Rift Valley fever (RVF) situation in Mayotte, a French department in the Indian Ocean. EU - Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCPAFF), 21 Mar 2019 committee meeting; .
2. Chevalier V, Pepin M, Plee L, Lancelot R. Rift Valley fever -- a threat for Europe? Euro Surveill. 2010; 15(10): pii=19506; .
3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Rift Valley fever outbreak in Mayotte, France. Stockholm: ECDC;
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1. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, France. Presentation: Rift Valley fever (RVF) situation in Mayotte, a French department in the Indian Ocean. EU - Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCPAFF), 21 Mar 2019 committee meeting; .
2. Chevalier V, Pepin M, Plee L, Lancelot R. Rift Valley fever -- a threat for Europe? Euro Surveill. 2010; 15(10): pii=19506; .
3. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. Rift Valley fever outbreak in Mayotte, France. Stockholm: ECDC;
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PRO/AH/EDR> Snake fungal disease - USA: (KY)
Other Animal Disease -- United States
Murray State University student researchers say a recent field study found some snakes caught in far west Kentucky tested positive for an emerging fungal disease that could be devastating to snakes across the state and country.
Snake fungal disease (SFD) was first identified by New Hampshire researchers in 2006, when the fungus killed off about half of a timber rattlesnake population. It typically grows on the snake's scales, creating lesions on the snake's body. If it penetrates the scales
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Murray State University student researchers say a recent field study found some snakes caught in far west Kentucky tested positive for an emerging fungal disease that could be devastating to snakes across the state and country.
Snake fungal disease (SFD) was first identified by New Hampshire researchers in 2006, when the fungus killed off about half of a timber rattlesnake population. It typically grows on the snake's scales, creating lesions on the snake's body. If it penetrates the scales
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (28)
Measles -- United States
There were 194 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland county as of 19 Apr 2019, health officials said.
Unvaccinated children continue to be the most vulnerable population -- 4 out of 5 people who have been infected with the virus since the outbreak started in October [2018].
Vaccination rates for confirmed measles cases in Rockland county as of 18 Apr 2019:
- 80.8% have had 0 MMRs [measles, mumps, rubella]
- 5.2% have had 1 MMR
-3.1% have had 2 MMRs
- 10.9% unknown status
Age
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There were 194 confirmed cases of measles in Rockland county as of 19 Apr 2019, health officials said.
Unvaccinated children continue to be the most vulnerable population -- 4 out of 5 people who have been infected with the virus since the outbreak started in October [2018].
Vaccination rates for confirmed measles cases in Rockland county as of 18 Apr 2019:
- 80.8% have had 0 MMRs [measles, mumps, rubella]
- 5.2% have had 1 MMR
-3.1% have had 2 MMRs
- 10.9% unknown status
Age
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Sunday 21 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (05): (CA) fatal, prison hospital
Legionnaires' -- United States
Officials from the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections are investigating the presence of deadly Legionnaires' disease bacteria at a Central Valley prison. Last month [March 2019], one inmate at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton (CHCF) died of the disease -- considered a severe form of pneumonia -- and a 2nd inmate tested positive for the bacteria but is now in stable condition.
Corrections officials had thought the bacteria were isolated to one housing unit
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Officials from the California Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections are investigating the presence of deadly Legionnaires' disease bacteria at a Central Valley prison. Last month [March 2019], one inmate at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton (CHCF) died of the disease -- considered a severe form of pneumonia -- and a 2nd inmate tested positive for the bacteria but is now in stable condition.
Corrections officials had thought the bacteria were isolated to one housing unit
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (15): (FL) focal fatalities
Hepatitis A -- United States
Less than a month after his brother and sister-in-law died from complications of hepatitis A, and just days after he visited Palm City where they lived, a man from Burlington, Vermont died. According to Truman, the death is being investigated by the Vermont agency in conjunction with the Martin County Health Department.
Truman said the Vermont Medical Examiner's Office still is working to find the cause of death and that a death certificate has not been created yet.
The couple, both 62,
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Less than a month after his brother and sister-in-law died from complications of hepatitis A, and just days after he visited Palm City where they lived, a man from Burlington, Vermont died. According to Truman, the death is being investigated by the Vermont agency in conjunction with the Martin County Health Department.
Truman said the Vermont Medical Examiner's Office still is working to find the cause of death and that a death certificate has not been created yet.
The couple, both 62,
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PRO/EDR> Amebic meningoencephalitis, primary - Pakistan: (SD)
Amoeba -- Pakistan
_Naegleria fowleri_, often dubbed as the brain-eating bug, has claimed its 1st life in 2019 in Karachi, as officials confirmed on Sat 20 Apr 2019 that a 21-year-old student from Orangi Town area of the city died on Fri 19 Apr 2019 of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), the devastating brain infection caused by the germ, at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
"A 21-year-old student from Orangi Town, [AA], was brought to JPMC with high-grade fever and other complaints.
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_Naegleria fowleri_, often dubbed as the brain-eating bug, has claimed its 1st life in 2019 in Karachi, as officials confirmed on Sat 20 Apr 2019 that a 21-year-old student from Orangi Town area of the city died on Fri 19 Apr 2019 of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), the devastating brain infection caused by the germ, at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC).
"A 21-year-old student from Orangi Town, [AA], was brought to JPMC with high-grade fever and other complaints.
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PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis - North America (05): USA (MN) update, EV-D68
Enterovirus 68 -- United States
A virus appears to be the cause behind a rash of polio-like illnesses that struck Minnesota last fall [2018], causing paralyzing symptoms in several children, including one girl who lost all motor function and remains hospitalized. Researchers from Minnesota and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday [18 Apr 2019] that they found enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) in the spinal fluid of one of 6 children with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
The virus caused the
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A virus appears to be the cause behind a rash of polio-like illnesses that struck Minnesota last fall [2018], causing paralyzing symptoms in several children, including one girl who lost all motor function and remains hospitalized. Researchers from Minnesota and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported Thursday [18 Apr 2019] that they found enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) in the spinal fluid of one of 6 children with acute flaccid myelitis (AFM).
The virus caused the
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Saturday 20 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (20): Americas (USA) cat, bobcat, horse, human exp
Rabies -- United States
Health officials are warning pet owners after a cat tested positive for rabies in Gadsden county.
The Florida department of health says It's just one of dozens of confirmed reports of rabies in Florida in 2019 which is why they are trying to spread the word to vaccinate your pets.
It started with a Quincy resident having to put down her cat after learning it had rabies and couldn't be cured.
And other pet owners are taking the news seriously.
"And I hope it does everyone the same
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Health officials are warning pet owners after a cat tested positive for rabies in Gadsden county.
The Florida department of health says It's just one of dozens of confirmed reports of rabies in Florida in 2019 which is why they are trying to spread the word to vaccinate your pets.
It started with a Quincy resident having to put down her cat after learning it had rabies and couldn't be cured.
And other pet owners are taking the news seriously.
"And I hope it does everyone the same
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America: USA (12): USA (ID) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and EHM.
In many horses, the 1st or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, depression, and a nasal discharge. Pregnant mares typically show no signs of
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Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and EHM.
In many horses, the 1st or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, depression, and a nasal discharge. Pregnant mares typically show no signs of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease - USA (10): (VA) deer
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United States
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a male deer (buck) legally harvested in Culpeper county in November 2018.
A cooperating taxidermist submitted the sample to DGIF in late January [2019]. At the time this deer was harvested, the hunter did not notice any outward signs of disease and the buck appeared to be in good condition.
While CWD has been documented in northwest Virginia for over 9 years, this deer was harvested
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a male deer (buck) legally harvested in Culpeper county in November 2018.
A cooperating taxidermist submitted the sample to DGIF in late January [2019]. At the time this deer was harvested, the hunter did not notice any outward signs of disease and the buck appeared to be in good condition.
While CWD has been documented in northwest Virginia for over 9 years, this deer was harvested
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever - Mayotte (08): increase in cases, human, cattle
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, France
In total, since the beginning of the epidemic (end of November [2018]): Samples taken by veterinarians from sick animals or during abortions have identified 104 foci of sick animals (including 82 bovines). Animal foci are mainly located in the center and north-west of the island. Additional outbreaks have appeared since the end of March [2019] in the communes of Dembeni, as well as on Petite Terre.
The CHM [Mayotte Hospital Center] laboratory reported 122 human cases of RVF from monitoring
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In total, since the beginning of the epidemic (end of November [2018]): Samples taken by veterinarians from sick animals or during abortions have identified 104 foci of sick animals (including 82 bovines). Animal foci are mainly located in the center and north-west of the island. Additional outbreaks have appeared since the end of March [2019] in the communes of Dembeni, as well as on Petite Terre.
The CHM [Mayotte Hospital Center] laboratory reported 122 human cases of RVF from monitoring
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (14): spread
Hepatitis A -- United States
The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) says there is currently a hepatitis A outbreak in several northeast Alabama counties. It says since 1 Sep 2018, there have been 26 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in Jackson county, and 19 confirmed cases in DeKalb county. There have been a total of 51 cases throughout the state in that same time frame. As of 16 Apr 2019, the ADPH says there are 22 active cases in Jackson county and 12 cases in DeKalb county. Unlike similar, recent cases in
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The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) says there is currently a hepatitis A outbreak in several northeast Alabama counties. It says since 1 Sep 2018, there have been 26 confirmed cases of hepatitis A in Jackson county, and 19 confirmed cases in DeKalb county. There have been a total of 51 cases throughout the state in that same time frame. As of 16 Apr 2019, the ADPH says there are 22 active cases in Jackson county and 12 cases in DeKalb county. Unlike similar, recent cases in
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed mass mortality, pig - Papua New Guinea (02): (SL) comment
Undiagnosed -- Papua New Guinea
As background to earlier recording of anthrax in the Papua New Guinea [PNG] Highlands, this is a summary I wrote back in 2003, in:
Hide, R. 2003. Pig Husbandry in New Guinea: A literature review and bibliography. ACIAR Monograph no. 108. Canberra, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, xvi + 291 p.
pp. 141-2
"11.2.2 Anthrax
Following earlier reports of anthrax in New Guinea (Gee 1938; Australian Mobile Veterinary Survey Unit 1946), it was described in 1964 as
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As background to earlier recording of anthrax in the Papua New Guinea [PNG] Highlands, this is a summary I wrote back in 2003, in:
Hide, R. 2003. Pig Husbandry in New Guinea: A literature review and bibliography. ACIAR Monograph no. 108. Canberra, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, xvi + 291 p.
pp. 141-2
"11.2.2 Anthrax
Following earlier reports of anthrax in New Guinea (Gee 1938; Australian Mobile Veterinary Survey Unit 1946), it was described in 1964 as
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (11): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- Yemen
At least 195 000 suspected cases of cholera have been registered in Yemen since 1 Jan 2019 while more than 3000 people have died of the disease since 2016, according to an international aid NGO. "Some 195 000 people are suspected to have contracted the disease so far this year [2019], of whom more than 38 000 are in districts that are hard for aid agencies to reach," Oxfam, a UK-based umbrella of charity organizations, said in a Thu 18 Apr 2019 statement. "More than 3000 people have died since
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At least 195 000 suspected cases of cholera have been registered in Yemen since 1 Jan 2019 while more than 3000 people have died of the disease since 2016, according to an international aid NGO. "Some 195 000 people are suspected to have contracted the disease so far this year [2019], of whom more than 38 000 are in districts that are hard for aid agencies to reach," Oxfam, a UK-based umbrella of charity organizations, said in a Thu 18 Apr 2019 statement. "More than 3000 people have died since
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (34): China (HA) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- China
China said on Friday [19 Apr 2019] that it had confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever [ASF] in 2 locations in Hainan province, an island off its southern coast. The incurable disease was found on 2 small pig farms in Danzhou city and 2 farms in Wanning city.
The disease has now been found in every province and region on the mainland, including Hainan Island, since it was 1st detected in August 2018.
[Byline: Dominique Patton]
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China said on Friday [19 Apr 2019] that it had confirmed outbreaks of African swine fever [ASF] in 2 locations in Hainan province, an island off its southern coast. The incurable disease was found on 2 small pig farms in Danzhou city and 2 farms in Wanning city.
The disease has now been found in every province and region on the mainland, including Hainan Island, since it was 1st detected in August 2018.
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PRO/EDR> Mumps update (07): Europe (Ireland), USA (IN, PA, UT)
Mumps -- Ireland
The HSE [Ireland's national health service] says it "had not seen diseases like measles in Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim for a number of years, because 95% of children were vaccinated against them. Last year [2018], the uptake of childhood vaccinations dropped slightly in Donegal, and this resulted in an outbreak of measles in January this year [2019]."
The HSE says "There is also an ongoing mumps outbreak across Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The HSE has been notified of 116 cases so far.
"As
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The HSE [Ireland's national health service] says it "had not seen diseases like measles in Donegal, Sligo or Leitrim for a number of years, because 95% of children were vaccinated against them. Last year [2018], the uptake of childhood vaccinations dropped slightly in Donegal, and this resulted in an outbreak of measles in January this year [2019]."
The HSE says "There is also an ongoing mumps outbreak across Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim. The HSE has been notified of 116 cases so far.
"As
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (39): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response
Ebola -- DR Congo
- On Fri 19 Apr 2019, a Cameroonian epidemiologist deployed by the World Health Organization, Dr. Richard Mouzoko Kiboung, died of his injuries during an attack at clinics at the Catholic University of Graben, Butembo. Dr. Richard was the coordinator of the response in the Vutsundo health area. He was chairing a meeting with his team when 3 armed men burst into the room and opened fire on the team members. A local doctor and a driver were also injured in the attack. The attackers also burned
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- On Fri 19 Apr 2019, a Cameroonian epidemiologist deployed by the World Health Organization, Dr. Richard Mouzoko Kiboung, died of his injuries during an attack at clinics at the Catholic University of Graben, Butembo. Dr. Richard was the coordinator of the response in the Vutsundo health area. He was chairing a meeting with his team when 3 armed men burst into the room and opened fire on the team members. A local doctor and a driver were also injured in the attack. The attackers also burned
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (23): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Highlights
- In the reporting week 15 (8-14 Apr 2019), 3 new confirmed cases were reported from 2 states -- Edo (1) and Plateau (2) -- with no new deaths.
- From 1 Jan to 14 Apr 2019, a total of 2217 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 540 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1662 negative (not a case) (Table 1 [not shown]).
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 122 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.6%
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Highlights
- In the reporting week 15 (8-14 Apr 2019), 3 new confirmed cases were reported from 2 states -- Edo (1) and Plateau (2) -- with no new deaths.
- From 1 Jan to 14 Apr 2019, a total of 2217 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 540 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1662 negative (not a case) (Table 1 [not shown]).
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 122 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in confirmed cases is 22.6%
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - South Africa (02): (MP) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- South Africa
Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2018 from Dr. Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, Pretoria, South Africa
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2019
Report date: 18 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 Apr
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Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2018 from Dr. Bothle Michael Modisane, Chief Director, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, Pretoria, South Africa
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2019
Report date: 18 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 3 Apr
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Friday 19 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Americas (07): Brazil, WHO
Yellow Fever -- Brazil
In Brazil, seasonal increases of yellow fever have historically occurred between December and May. During the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, the number of yellow fever cases was much larger than in previous years (Figures 1 & 2). The increase in cases was partly due to a geographical expansion of the areas affected by yellow fever to include areas previously considered risk-free (Figure 3).
In the current 2018-2019 season (July 2018 to March 2019), a total of 75 confirmed human cases,
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In Brazil, seasonal increases of yellow fever have historically occurred between December and May. During the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 seasons, the number of yellow fever cases was much larger than in previous years (Figures 1 & 2). The increase in cases was partly due to a geographical expansion of the areas affected by yellow fever to include areas previously considered risk-free (Figure 3).
In the current 2018-2019 season (July 2018 to March 2019), a total of 75 confirmed human cases,
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (43): Saudi Arabia (RI, SH)
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
In the period since the last update [10 Apr 2019, MERS-CoV (42): Saudi Arabia (SH, JZ) http://bit.ly/2VelxJW], there have been a total of 4 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection and 12 outcome reports: 3 fatalities of previously confirmed cases and 9 recoveries.
Information on newly confirmed cases (4):
[1]
Date of confirmation report: 11 Apr 2019
Case No: 19-1906
MERS in Alkharj city: 64-year-old male in Alkharj city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels:
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In the period since the last update [10 Apr 2019, MERS-CoV (42): Saudi Arabia (SH, JZ) http://bit.ly/2VelxJW], there have been a total of 4 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection and 12 outcome reports: 3 fatalities of previously confirmed cases and 9 recoveries.
Information on newly confirmed cases (4):
[1]
Date of confirmation report: 11 Apr 2019
Case No: 19-1906
MERS in Alkharj city: 64-year-old male in Alkharj city, Riyadh region
Contact with camels:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (31): Cambodia (TA) poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- Cambodia
Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2019 from Mr. Phannara Tan, Director General, General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Mar 2019
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype:
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Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2019 from Mr. Phannara Tan, Director General, General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Mar 2019
Reason for notification: New strain of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (30): Bangladesh (KH) crow, HPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Bangladesh
Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hiresh Rajan Bhowmik, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 15 Dec 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Apr 2019
Report date: 17 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Apr 2019
Date event resolved: 15 Jan 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hiresh Rajan Bhowmik, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 15 Dec 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Apr 2019
Report date: 17 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Apr 2019
Date event resolved: 15 Jan 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date
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PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - USA (02): fatal, deli-sliced meats and cheeses
Listeriosis -- United States
- People who are at higher risk for _Listeria_ infection should avoid eating lunch meats, cold cuts, or other deli meats unless they are heated to an internal temperature of 165 deg F [74 deg C] just before serving.
- If you develop symptoms of a _Listeria_ infection after eating deli-sliced products, contact a healthcare provider and tell them you ate deli-sliced products. This is especially important if you are pregnant, age 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system.
- If you have
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- People who are at higher risk for _Listeria_ infection should avoid eating lunch meats, cold cuts, or other deli meats unless they are heated to an internal temperature of 165 deg F [74 deg C] just before serving.
- If you develop symptoms of a _Listeria_ infection after eating deli-sliced products, contact a healthcare provider and tell them you ate deli-sliced products. This is especially important if you are pregnant, age 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system.
- If you have
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PRO/EDR> Coccidioidomycosis - USA (02): ex Mexico, volunteer construction service, 2018
Valley Fever -- United States
1. Toda M, Gonzalez FJ, Fonseca-Ford M, et al. Notes from the field: Multistate coccidioidomycosis outbreak in U.S. residents returning from community service trips to Baja California, Mexico -- July-August 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019; 68:332-333; .]
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[Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as valley fever, is a fungal disease caused by inhalation of spores of _Coccidioides immitis_ or _C. posadasii_, dimorphic saprophytic fungi
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1. Toda M, Gonzalez FJ, Fonseca-Ford M, et al. Notes from the field: Multistate coccidioidomycosis outbreak in U.S. residents returning from community service trips to Baja California, Mexico -- July-August 2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019; 68:332-333; .]
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[Coccidioidomycosis, commonly known as valley fever, is a fungal disease caused by inhalation of spores of _Coccidioides immitis_ or _C. posadasii_, dimorphic saprophytic fungi
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (33): China, domestic, epidemiology, control policy
African Swine Fever -- China
China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for African swine fever [ASF] in a bid to help early detection of the disease, overturning an earlier prohibition on commercial firms carrying out their own testing.
The agriculture ministry has asked local husbandry bureaus to encourage large farms to obtain testing kits for the deadly virus that has swept through the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website on Tuesday [16 Apr 2019; see
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China will allow large-scale pig farms and breeding farms to test for African swine fever [ASF] in a bid to help early detection of the disease, overturning an earlier prohibition on commercial firms carrying out their own testing.
The agriculture ministry has asked local husbandry bureaus to encourage large farms to obtain testing kits for the deadly virus that has swept through the country, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on its website on Tuesday [16 Apr 2019; see
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Comoros: (MO) cattle, st O, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- Comoros
Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr Youssouf Ousseni Moutroifi, [responsible for animal health, Directorate of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, and Urban Planning], Moroni, Comoros
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr Youssouf Ousseni Moutroifi, [responsible for animal health, Directorate of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, and Urban Planning], Moroni, Comoros
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 15 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 16 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Foot and
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Thursday 18 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Measles update (27)
Measles -- United States
A devastating infectious disease pandemic could kill more people than nuclear war. Just 100 years ago, the Spanish flu killed 50 million to 100 million people. Life-threatening diseases continue to place us at great risk. Ten years ago, it was H1N1 influenza. Today, it is the measles.
Last week [week of Mon 8 Apr 2019], New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency. Measles outbreaks are occurring in New York City and throughout the nation, with case counts rising at an
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A devastating infectious disease pandemic could kill more people than nuclear war. Just 100 years ago, the Spanish flu killed 50 million to 100 million people. Life-threatening diseases continue to place us at great risk. Ten years ago, it was H1N1 influenza. Today, it is the measles.
Last week [week of Mon 8 Apr 2019], New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency. Measles outbreaks are occurring in New York City and throughout the nation, with case counts rising at an
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (19): Europe, Armenia (AV), dog, OIE
Rabies -- Armenia
Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, head, veterinary inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Start date: 25 Mar 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 8 Jun 2018
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies
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Information received on [and dated] 18 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, head, veterinary inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, Armenia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Start date: 25 Mar 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 8 Jun 2018
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (27): global (Nigeria), Pakistan sewage sampling
Polio -- Nigeria
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 9
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 1
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 5
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- Co-chairs of Immunization Management Group (IMG) announced that the global goal set out in 2013 of 126-OPV using countries to introduce one dose of IPV in their immunization programme
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 9
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 1
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 5
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- Co-chairs of Immunization Management Group (IMG) announced that the global goal set out in 2013 of 126-OPV using countries to introduce one dose of IPV in their immunization programme
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PRO/AH/EDR> Peste des petits ruminants - Libya: (BG) sheep, goats, OIE
Peste des petits ruminants -- Libya
Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr. Zakaria Mohamed Mustafa Elkhatal, Director General, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth, Tripoli, Libya
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 27 Jan 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 7 Jun 2018
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr. Zakaria Mohamed Mustafa Elkhatal, Director General, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Marine Wealth, Tripoli, Libya
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 27 Jan 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 7 Jun 2018
Manifestation of disease: Clinical
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PRO/ALL> New in IJID (04): April 2019
Staph -- China
Observational study of nasopharyngeal carriage of _Neisseria meningitidis_ in applicants to a military academy in the Russian Federation
Sergey Sidorenko, Sergei Zakharenko, Yuri Lobzin, Konstantin Zhdanov, Elvira Martens, Vladimir Gostev, Alexey Mokhov, Marina Volkova, Olga Kalinogorskaya, Ludmila Gelezova, Alexander Goldstein, Moe H. Kyaw
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, April 2019, Pages 12-16
_Streptococcus pyogenes_ infections with limited emm-type
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Observational study of nasopharyngeal carriage of _Neisseria meningitidis_ in applicants to a military academy in the Russian Federation
Sergey Sidorenko, Sergei Zakharenko, Yuri Lobzin, Konstantin Zhdanov, Elvira Martens, Vladimir Gostev, Alexey Mokhov, Marina Volkova, Olga Kalinogorskaya, Ludmila Gelezova, Alexander Goldstein, Moe H. Kyaw
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume 81, April 2019, Pages 12-16
_Streptococcus pyogenes_ infections with limited emm-type
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (13): (KY, WV, OH)
Hepatitis A -- United States
Age range 1-87
Median age 37
Male 1449 (58%)
Hospitalizations 1227 (49.9%)
Deaths 21
Risk factors
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Co-infection with hepatitis C (information available for 1881 cases): 1053 (56%)
Co-infection with hepatitis B (information available for 1881 cases): 193 (10.3%)
Reports illicit drug use (information available for 2110 cases): 1478 (70%)
Homeless: 235 (9.5%)
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / New cases per week
23 May 2018 / 106 / -
29 Jun 2018 /
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Age range 1-87
Median age 37
Male 1449 (58%)
Hospitalizations 1227 (49.9%)
Deaths 21
Risk factors
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Co-infection with hepatitis C (information available for 1881 cases): 1053 (56%)
Co-infection with hepatitis B (information available for 1881 cases): 193 (10.3%)
Reports illicit drug use (information available for 2110 cases): 1478 (70%)
Homeless: 235 (9.5%)
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ProMED-mail
[Date / Cases / New cases per week
23 May 2018 / 106 / -
29 Jun 2018 /
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed mass mortality, pig - Papua New Guinea: (SL) RFI
Undiagnosed -- Papua New Guinea
The people of Nipa in Southern Highlands are warned not to touch, eat or sell any meat from pigs that have died there mysteriously.
The general public travelling to Hela has also been warned not to buy any pork sold at roadside markets.
Nipa Station Department of Primary Industries officer Justin Kiap has received confirmation of the death of more than 100 pigs. "This is new and I cannot really tell what caused the deaths," Kiap said.
Villagers at Nipa said the pigs died without
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The people of Nipa in Southern Highlands are warned not to touch, eat or sell any meat from pigs that have died there mysteriously.
The general public travelling to Hela has also been warned not to buy any pork sold at roadside markets.
Nipa Station Department of Primary Industries officer Justin Kiap has received confirmation of the death of more than 100 pigs. "This is new and I cannot really tell what caused the deaths," Kiap said.
Villagers at Nipa said the pigs died without
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PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever - Japan (06): (GF) domestic
Classical Swine Fever -- Japan
Today [17 Apr 2019], a suspected case of hog cholera [classical swine fever, CSF] has been confirmed at a pig farm in Ena city, Gifu prefecture.
All required preventive measures against this disease have been applied. The farm stopped all movements of the breeding pigs since the disease was suspected. We expect the public's cooperation in strictly refraining from visits to the location to avoid the spread of this disease.
1. Outline of outbreak farm
Location: Gifu prefecture, Ena
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Today [17 Apr 2019], a suspected case of hog cholera [classical swine fever, CSF] has been confirmed at a pig farm in Ena city, Gifu prefecture.
All required preventive measures against this disease have been applied. The farm stopped all movements of the breeding pigs since the disease was suspected. We expect the public's cooperation in strictly refraining from visits to the location to avoid the spread of this disease.
1. Outline of outbreak farm
Location: Gifu prefecture, Ena
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PRO/PL> Pantoea leaf blight, rice - Malaysia: 1st rep
Other Plant Disease -- Malaysia
_Pantoea_ spp. cause severe diseases [on rice]. In September 2017 and April 2018, bacterial leaf blight of rice (MR269 and CL varieties) was observed in the states of Selangor and Kedah, with 80% disease incidence. Symptoms were water-soaked stripes with yellowing color, which later turned into brown stripes on the upper part of leaves.
From symptomatic leaves, 10 representative bacterial colonies were isolated. [For] all isolates, PCR amplification [for] _Pantoea_ species was performed,
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_Pantoea_ spp. cause severe diseases [on rice]. In September 2017 and April 2018, bacterial leaf blight of rice (MR269 and CL varieties) was observed in the states of Selangor and Kedah, with 80% disease incidence. Symptoms were water-soaked stripes with yellowing color, which later turned into brown stripes on the upper part of leaves.
From symptomatic leaves, 10 representative bacterial colonies were isolated. [For] all isolates, PCR amplification [for] _Pantoea_ species was performed,
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Wednesday 17 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> MDR bacteria - UK, Israel: pets
Antimicrobial resistance -- United Kingdom
A gene that enables bacteria to be highly resistant to linezolid, an antibiotic that is used as a last resort for treating infections in humans, has been found in bacterial samples from cats and a dog at a small-animal hospital in the UK for the 1st time. The new research is being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13-16 Apr 2019).
Linezolid is licensed for the treatment of certain bacterial
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A gene that enables bacteria to be highly resistant to linezolid, an antibiotic that is used as a last resort for treating infections in humans, has been found in bacterial samples from cats and a dog at a small-animal hospital in the UK for the 1st time. The new research is being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (13-16 Apr 2019).
Linezolid is licensed for the treatment of certain bacterial
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PRO/AH/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (09): Asia, Pacific, Africa, research
Dengue -- Sri Lanka
Researchers in the USA have genetically modified mosquitoes to make humans less attractive to them, a discovery that could dramatically reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, and Zika fever.
Female mosquitoes have been long known to use an array of sensory information to find people to bite. They can sense exhaled carbon dioxide from as far as 10 m [32.8 ft] away and are also able to detect body odour, heat, and moisture.
But new research, published in the
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Researchers in the USA have genetically modified mosquitoes to make humans less attractive to them, a discovery that could dramatically reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, and Zika fever.
Female mosquitoes have been long known to use an array of sensory information to find people to bite. They can sense exhaled carbon dioxide from as far as 10 m [32.8 ft] away and are also able to detect body odour, heat, and moisture.
But new research, published in the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - Canada (BC): rabbits
Hemorrhagic Fever -- Canada
The reappearance on Vancouver Island of the deadly rabbit disease which swept across the Lower Mainland last spring has Richmond's rabbit community on alert.
The B.C. government and the BC SPCA issued warnings last week that rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) has resurfaced in the Parksville area, with 4 rabbits dying from the highly infectious virus.
Last year [2018], Richmond-based no-kill animal charity RAPS had to euthanize its entire 66-rabbit population on the orders of the Ministry
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The reappearance on Vancouver Island of the deadly rabbit disease which swept across the Lower Mainland last spring has Richmond's rabbit community on alert.
The B.C. government and the BC SPCA issued warnings last week that rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD) has resurfaced in the Parksville area, with 4 rabbits dying from the highly infectious virus.
Last year [2018], Richmond-based no-kill animal charity RAPS had to euthanize its entire 66-rabbit population on the orders of the Ministry
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Argentina: human, livestock, 2018
Anthrax -- Argentina
Summary
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After 41 years of assessments, we insist that in order to control rural carbuncle "it is necessary to have a certificate of vaccination of susceptible categories and to efficiently eliminate the carcasses of bovines dying all of a sudden." These 2 sanitation activities would provide encouraging results for control of this endemic zoonosis in this stock-breeding country.
1. Assessment area of rural carbuncle in the province of Buenos Aires (1977-2018): It was not possible
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After 41 years of assessments, we insist that in order to control rural carbuncle "it is necessary to have a certificate of vaccination of susceptible categories and to efficiently eliminate the carcasses of bovines dying all of a sudden." These 2 sanitation activities would provide encouraging results for control of this endemic zoonosis in this stock-breeding country.
1. Assessment area of rural carbuncle in the province of Buenos Aires (1977-2018): It was not possible
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (38): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, WHO, response, research
Ebola -- DR Congo
On Tue 16 Apr 2019, the President of the Republic, Felix Tshisekedi, visited the response teams during his trip to Beni. He visited the Ebola treatment center where he witnessed the release of a cured patient to whom he gave the clearance certificate. He spoke at length with various agents of the team who explained the functioning of the response, including patient care and mobile laboratories of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). He commended the health workers for their
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On Tue 16 Apr 2019, the President of the Republic, Felix Tshisekedi, visited the response teams during his trip to Beni. He visited the Ebola treatment center where he witnessed the release of a cured patient to whom he gave the clearance certificate. He spoke at length with various agents of the team who explained the functioning of the response, including patient care and mobile laboratories of the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). He commended the health workers for their
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PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness: Cameroon, Swaziland, OIE
African Horse Sickness -- Cameroon
Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr Marcel Casimir Ndongo Kounou, Directeur, Services veterinaires, Ministere de l'Elevage, des Peches & des Industries Animales, Yaounde, Cameroon
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Mar 2019
Report date: 17 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African
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Information received on [and dated] 17 Apr 2019 from Dr Marcel Casimir Ndongo Kounou, Directeur, Services veterinaires, Ministere de l'Elevage, des Peches & des Industries Animales, Yaounde, Cameroon
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 10 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Mar 2019
Report date: 17 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 17 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Hungary: (BE) cattle, OIE
Anthrax -- Hungary
Information received on [and dated] 16 Apr 2019 from Dr Lajos Bognar, deputy state secretary chief veterinary officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 11 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 16 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2 Aug 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on [and dated] 16 Apr 2019 from Dr Lajos Bognar, deputy state secretary chief veterinary officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, Hungary
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 11 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 16 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2 Aug 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Africa (03): Uganda (JI) fatal
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Uganda
The ministry of Health has confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and warned of a possible outbreak in the eastern district of Jinja.
"A 32-year-old male, who passed on at Entebbe General Hospital in Wakiso, tested positive with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. He was buried in Jinja," said ministry of Health spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona.
The deceased was a builder and was staying in Bendegere village, Kasenyi parish-Katabi sub county in Wakiso district. His body was
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The ministry of Health has confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and warned of a possible outbreak in the eastern district of Jinja.
"A 32-year-old male, who passed on at Entebbe General Hospital in Wakiso, tested positive with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. He was buried in Jinja," said ministry of Health spokesperson Emmanuel Ainebyoona.
The deceased was a builder and was staying in Bendegere village, Kasenyi parish-Katabi sub county in Wakiso district. His body was
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Tuesday 16 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiag. resp. illness - Guyana (04): (BA) mine tunnel exp. histoplasmosis conf.
Histoplasmosis -- Guyana
The mystery illness, which was erroneously assumed to be H1N1 (swine flu) and as leptospirosis in 2 cases, affecting employees working in the Guyana Manganese Inc. tunnel in Matthew's Ridge, Region One, Barima-Waini has finally been determined to be histoplasmosis, an infection by a fungus found in the droppings of birds, bats and rats in humid areas. [Histoplasmosis is caused by a fungus _Histoplasma capsulatum_ that lives in soil enriched by bird or bat, not rat, droppings. - Mod.ML]
This
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The mystery illness, which was erroneously assumed to be H1N1 (swine flu) and as leptospirosis in 2 cases, affecting employees working in the Guyana Manganese Inc. tunnel in Matthew's Ridge, Region One, Barima-Waini has finally been determined to be histoplasmosis, an infection by a fungus found in the droppings of birds, bats and rats in humid areas. [Histoplasmosis is caused by a fungus _Histoplasma capsulatum_ that lives in soil enriched by bird or bat, not rat, droppings. - Mod.ML]
This
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Russia (03): (YN) anthrax ecology
Anthrax -- Russia
When authorities in Yakutsk invited participants in a youth government initiative to brainstorm ideas for an empty lot in the centre last year [2018], it seemed like a smart way to get rid of an eyesore. But the project was held up after residents and officials raised concerns that the site could hold anthrax spores preserved in the permanently frozen soil.
Although specialists eventually said it was safe to build a skate park on the lot, which once held a laboratory making an anthrax
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When authorities in Yakutsk invited participants in a youth government initiative to brainstorm ideas for an empty lot in the centre last year [2018], it seemed like a smart way to get rid of an eyesore. But the project was held up after residents and officials raised concerns that the site could hold anthrax spores preserved in the permanently frozen soil.
Although specialists eventually said it was safe to build a skate park on the lot, which once held a laboratory making an anthrax
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Newport - USA: frozen raw tuna, alert, recall
Salmonella -- United States
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration External are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Newport infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on Salmonella bacteria isolated from
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CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration External are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Newport infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on Salmonella bacteria isolated from
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Kenya (07): (NK) wildlife, human suspected
Anthrax -- Kenya
The State may have ignored recommendations on anthrax outbreaks at Lake Nakuru National Park, exposing animals and humans to grave danger. The disease has killed 14 buffaloes with unconfirmed reports indicating one human infection in Elburgon, Nakuru County.
In August [2018], the Kenya Zoonotic Disease Unit of the ministries of agriculture and health had declared the park an anthrax hotspot and directed routine vaccination of all animals at all times. In a study to establish the cause of
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The State may have ignored recommendations on anthrax outbreaks at Lake Nakuru National Park, exposing animals and humans to grave danger. The disease has killed 14 buffaloes with unconfirmed reports indicating one human infection in Elburgon, Nakuru County.
In August [2018], the Kenya Zoonotic Disease Unit of the ministries of agriculture and health had declared the park an anthrax hotspot and directed routine vaccination of all animals at all times. In a study to establish the cause of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (18): Asia (Qatar ex Nepal) human, sylvatic exposure susp., comment
Rabies -- Qatar
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PRO/PL> Late blight, potato - Europe: emerging strains
Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
_Phytophthora_ in potatoes has become more aggressive. Clone EU-13 [A2-Blue 13] was already known for being aggressive and difficult to combat. In recent years, 2 new clones have been on the rise in the northwest of Europe: Eu-36 and EU-37 [A2-Dark Green 37]. These clones are supplanting EU-13.
The characteristics that caused these 2 clones to expand has now been researched by Wageningen University & Research [WUR]. Important for the development of _Phytophthora_ [are]: infection efficiency
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_Phytophthora_ in potatoes has become more aggressive. Clone EU-13 [A2-Blue 13] was already known for being aggressive and difficult to combat. In recent years, 2 new clones have been on the rise in the northwest of Europe: Eu-36 and EU-37 [A2-Dark Green 37]. These clones are supplanting EU-13.
The characteristics that caused these 2 clones to expand has now been researched by Wageningen University & Research [WUR]. Important for the development of _Phytophthora_ [are]: infection efficiency
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Monday 15 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease, poultry - Mexico: (SO) OIE
Newcastle Disease -- Mexico
Information received on [and dated] 12 Apr 2019 from MVZ Joaquin Braulio Delgadillo Alvarez, Director General of Animal Health, National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality (SENASICA), Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mexico.
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 4 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Apr 2019
Report
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Information received on [and dated] 12 Apr 2019 from MVZ Joaquin Braulio Delgadillo Alvarez, Director General of Animal Health, National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality (SENASICA), Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, Mexico.
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 4 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Apr 2019
Report
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hemorrhagic septicemia - India: (NL) water buffalo
Other Animal Disease -- India
Following reports of a good number of buffaloes dying in a recent outbreak of suspected haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a team from the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) department visited the affected areas under Medziphema on 12 Apr 2019. Haemorrhagic septicaemia is a contagious bacterial disease that affects cattle and water buffalo with a high mortality rate in infected animals.
AH&VS, deputy director and principal investigator, AICRP-ADMAS, Dr S. Amenla Walling, in a
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Following reports of a good number of buffaloes dying in a recent outbreak of suspected haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a team from the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) department visited the affected areas under Medziphema on 12 Apr 2019. Haemorrhagic septicaemia is a contagious bacterial disease that affects cattle and water buffalo with a high mortality rate in infected animals.
AH&VS, deputy director and principal investigator, AICRP-ADMAS, Dr S. Amenla Walling, in a
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PRO/EDR> Impetigo - Brazil: (PR)
Other Human Disease -- Brazil
The Municipal Center for Early Childhood Education (CMEI) Maria Vila de Carvalho, in the municipality of Marumbi in the state of Parana in the Southern Region of Brazil, suspended activities this week due to an outbreak of impetigo, a highly contagious skin disease, according to a Tribuna report.
City health officials confirmed that 11 cases of the disease were registered and 27 others reported, mainly among children from 4 months to 5 years of age.
Impetigo is a common bacterial skin
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The Municipal Center for Early Childhood Education (CMEI) Maria Vila de Carvalho, in the municipality of Marumbi in the state of Parana in the Southern Region of Brazil, suspended activities this week due to an outbreak of impetigo, a highly contagious skin disease, according to a Tribuna report.
City health officials confirmed that 11 cases of the disease were registered and 27 others reported, mainly among children from 4 months to 5 years of age.
Impetigo is a common bacterial skin
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Namibia: (KE, Bwabwata Natl Park) wildlife, human protection, 2017
Anthrax -- Namibia
In late September 2017, Bwabwata National Park [BNP] in Namibia experienced a sudden die-off of hippopotamuses and Cape buffalo. A multiorganizational response was initiated, involving several ministries within Namibia and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. Rapid interventions resulted in zero human or livestock cases associated with this epizootic.
The study
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On 25 Sep 2017, Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) learned of 2 hippopotamus
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In late September 2017, Bwabwata National Park [BNP] in Namibia experienced a sudden die-off of hippopotamuses and Cape buffalo. A multiorganizational response was initiated, involving several ministries within Namibia and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]. Rapid interventions resulted in zero human or livestock cases associated with this epizootic.
The study
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On 25 Sep 2017, Namibia's Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) learned of 2 hippopotamus
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Carrau - USA: precut melon, CDC
Salmonella -- United States
CDC, public health, and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Carrau infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria
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CDC, public health, and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Carrau infections.
Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (22): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Highlights
- In the reporting week 14 (1-7 Apr 2019) 11 new confirmed cases were reported from 5 states -- Ondo (5), Edo (2), Bauchi (2), Ebonyi (1), and Taraba (1) states with one new death in Taraba state.
- From 1 Jan-7 Apr 2019, a total of 2133 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 537 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1581 negative (not a case).
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 122 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in
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Highlights
- In the reporting week 14 (1-7 Apr 2019) 11 new confirmed cases were reported from 5 states -- Ondo (5), Edo (2), Bauchi (2), Ebonyi (1), and Taraba (1) states with one new death in Taraba state.
- From 1 Jan-7 Apr 2019, a total of 2133 suspected cases have been reported from 21 states. Of these, 537 were confirmed positive, 15 probable and 1581 negative (not a case).
- Since the onset of the 2019 outbreak, there have been 122 deaths in confirmed cases. Case fatality ratio in
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PRO/PL> Stripe rust, wheat - India: (JK)
Other Plant Disease -- India
The yellow rust has been reported from some areas of Jammu district at the international border [with Pakistan], which is considered the grain bowl of Jammu and Kashmir [J&K]. According to news reports, the disease of wheat severely affects the entire Jammu region [which] makes strenuous efforts to manage this disease through farmers' trainings [and] campaigns.
Wheat is the major staple food in India. In recent years, yellow rust has emerged as the major threat to the crop. The pathogen
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The yellow rust has been reported from some areas of Jammu district at the international border [with Pakistan], which is considered the grain bowl of Jammu and Kashmir [J&K]. According to news reports, the disease of wheat severely affects the entire Jammu region [which] makes strenuous efforts to manage this disease through farmers' trainings [and] campaigns.
Wheat is the major staple food in India. In recent years, yellow rust has emerged as the major threat to the crop. The pathogen
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Sunday 14 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Measles update (26)
Measles -- Worldwide/Unknown
[1] Mandatory vaccination
[2] Anti-vax "handbook"
[3] Orthodox Jewish community
[4] Anti-vax activities
[5] Adult infection
USA
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[6] New York (Rockland County): opinion
[7] Washington D.C. (Georgetown): rabbi supports vaccination, quoting Torah
[8] Connecticut
[9] New York: measles spreads to more counties
[10] New York: challenges
[11] California (San Mateo)
[12] USA overview
Europe
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[13] Prague: measles on the rise
Asia and the
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[1] Mandatory vaccination
[2] Anti-vax "handbook"
[3] Orthodox Jewish community
[4] Anti-vax activities
[5] Adult infection
USA
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[6] New York (Rockland County): opinion
[7] Washington D.C. (Georgetown): rabbi supports vaccination, quoting Torah
[8] Connecticut
[9] New York: measles spreads to more counties
[10] New York: challenges
[11] California (San Mateo)
[12] USA overview
Europe
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[13] Prague: measles on the rise
Asia and the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (37): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, WHO, vaccine
Ebola -- DR Congo
- The National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published preliminary results of a study on the efficacy of the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine to control the Ebola outbreak. The objective of the study was to better understand if the vaccine was effective and help prevent the number of cases when used as part of the belt vaccination strategy. A more detailed analysis is being prepared and will be published in a scientific journal.
- The researchers
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- The National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published preliminary results of a study on the efficacy of the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine to control the Ebola outbreak. The objective of the study was to better understand if the vaccine was effective and help prevent the number of cases when used as part of the belt vaccination strategy. A more detailed analysis is being prepared and will be published in a scientific journal.
- The researchers
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (29): Bhutan (CK) poultry, HPAI H5N1
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Bhutan
A bird flu (H5N1) outbreak has affected 13 poultry farms and one turkey farm at Dhamdara in Phuentsholing. The outbreak was confirmed on 8 Apr 2019 through laboratory testing from the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Serbithang, Thimphu.
No human contact was reported.
In response, a total of 1130 poultry birds in the affected areas were culled, about 4002 eggs disposed, 613 kg (1351 lb) of feed disposed, and 12 chicken coops destroyed.
The National Incident Command Committee
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A bird flu (H5N1) outbreak has affected 13 poultry farms and one turkey farm at Dhamdara in Phuentsholing. The outbreak was confirmed on 8 Apr 2019 through laboratory testing from the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Serbithang, Thimphu.
No human contact was reported.
In response, a total of 1130 poultry birds in the affected areas were culled, about 4002 eggs disposed, 613 kg (1351 lb) of feed disposed, and 12 chicken coops destroyed.
The National Incident Command Committee
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (32): China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, pigs, spread, FAO
African Swine Fever -- China
China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 123 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 30 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. Around 1 010 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region: The 1st ASF outbreaks occurred on 3 farms in Bayi District, Gongbu Jiangda County and Bomi County of Linzhi City; a total of 55 pigs died from
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China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 123 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 30 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. Around 1 010 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region: The 1st ASF outbreaks occurred on 3 farms in Bayi District, Gongbu Jiangda County and Bomi County of Linzhi City; a total of 55 pigs died from
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Saturday 13 April 2019
PRO> Plague - USA (02): (NM) dog
Plague -- United States
The New Mexico Department of Health has reported the 1st case of plague this year [2019], in Quay County. Health officials say a ranch dog was reported with the illness but has since recovered, thanks to treatment from his veterinarian.
Plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria usually transmitted through the bite of an infected flea. Animals can also be infected through the eating of other animals who are infected.
Humans can contract the plague through contact with tissues of
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The New Mexico Department of Health has reported the 1st case of plague this year [2019], in Quay County. Health officials say a ranch dog was reported with the illness but has since recovered, thanks to treatment from his veterinarian.
Plague is an infectious disease caused by bacteria usually transmitted through the bite of an infected flea. Animals can also be infected through the eating of other animals who are infected.
Humans can contract the plague through contact with tissues of
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PRO> Avian influenza (29): Bhutan (CK) poultry, HPAI H5N1
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Bhutan
A bird flu (H5N1) outbreak has affected 13 poultry farms and one turkey farm at Dhamdara in Phuentsholing. The outbreak was confirmed on 8 Apr 2019 through laboratory testing from the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Serbithang, Thimphu.
No human contact was reported.
In response, a total of 1130 poultry birds in the affected areas were culled, about 4002 eggs disposed, 613 kg (1351 lb) of feed disposed, and 12 chicken coops destroyed.
The National Incident Command Committee
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A bird flu (H5N1) outbreak has affected 13 poultry farms and one turkey farm at Dhamdara in Phuentsholing. The outbreak was confirmed on 8 Apr 2019 through laboratory testing from the National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Serbithang, Thimphu.
No human contact was reported.
In response, a total of 1130 poultry birds in the affected areas were culled, about 4002 eggs disposed, 613 kg (1351 lb) of feed disposed, and 12 chicken coops destroyed.
The National Incident Command Committee
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Kenya (06): (NK) buffalo, wildlife, OIE
Anthrax -- Kenya
Information received on 10 Apr 2019 from Dr Obadiah Nyaga Njagi, director of Veterinary Services, directorate of Veterinary Services, State Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Nairobi, Kenya
Summary:
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 29 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Apr 2019
Report date: 10 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: unexpected change in the distribution or
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Information received on 10 Apr 2019 from Dr Obadiah Nyaga Njagi, director of Veterinary Services, directorate of Veterinary Services, State Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Nairobi, Kenya
Summary:
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 29 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Apr 2019
Report date: 10 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 10 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: unexpected change in the distribution or
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PRO> African swine fever - Asia (32): China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, pigs, spread, FAO
African Swine Fever -- China
China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 123 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 30 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. Around 1 010 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region: The 1st ASF outbreaks occurred on 3 farms in Bayi District, Gongbu Jiangda County and Bomi County of Linzhi City; a total of 55 pigs died from
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China:
Since the China Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) confirmed its 1st ASF outbreak in Liaoning Province on 3 Aug 2018, a total of 123 ASF outbreaks have been detected in 30 provinces/autonomous regions/municipalities. Around 1 010 000 pigs have been culled in an effort to halt further spread.
- Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region: The 1st ASF outbreaks occurred on 3 farms in Bayi District, Gongbu Jiangda County and Bomi County of Linzhi City; a total of 55 pigs died from
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (11): Asia, Australia
Influenza -- India
As per the Maharashtra public health department data, around 94 patients have died in the state due to swine flu [influenza A/H1N1] as of [Wed 10 Apr 2019]. According to the state's health department officials, there has been a higher number of cases of swine flu this year [2019] due to climatic changes in the region.
The number of cases treated also has increased to 1236 patients, who are being treated across the state. A higher number of swine flu cases were recorded in districts such as
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As per the Maharashtra public health department data, around 94 patients have died in the state due to swine flu [influenza A/H1N1] as of [Wed 10 Apr 2019]. According to the state's health department officials, there has been a higher number of cases of swine flu this year [2019] due to climatic changes in the region.
The number of cases treated also has increased to 1236 patients, who are being treated across the state. A higher number of swine flu cases were recorded in districts such as
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (05): O103, ground beef, CDC
E. coli -- United States
Since the last update on 9 Apr 2019, 13 more ill people were added to this outbreak.
As of 12 Apr 2019, 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O103 have been reported from 6 states. The CDC is reporting the 109 illnesses that the PulseNet laboratory network has confirmed are part of this outbreak. States are investigating additional illnesses that might be a part of this outbreak.
State / Ill people
Indiana / 1
Georgia / 17
Kentucky / 54
Ohio / 7
Tennessee /
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Since the last update on 9 Apr 2019, 13 more ill people were added to this outbreak.
As of 12 Apr 2019, 109 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O103 have been reported from 6 states. The CDC is reporting the 109 illnesses that the PulseNet laboratory network has confirmed are part of this outbreak. States are investigating additional illnesses that might be a part of this outbreak.
State / Ill people
Indiana / 1
Georgia / 17
Kentucky / 54
Ohio / 7
Tennessee /
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (28): Bhutan (CK) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Bhutan
Information received on [and dated] 11 Apr 2019 from Dr. Tashi Samdup, Director General, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Apr 2019
Report date: 11 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 11 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 8 Aug 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on [and dated] 11 Apr 2019 from Dr. Tashi Samdup, Director General, Department of Livestock, Ministry of Agriculture and Forests, Thimphu, Bhutan
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 6 Apr 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Apr 2019
Report date: 11 Apr 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 11 Apr 2019
Reason for notification: Reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 8 Aug 2018
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (11): USA (WY, NV), Canada (ON) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
An equine herpesvirus (EHV) 1-infected horse has been reported in Johnson County [Wyoming]. Laboratory confirmation of a Johnson County horse infected with equine herpesvirus neurologic disease, or equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), was received by Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) staff veterinarians on Thu 4 Apr 2019. The horse has been quarantined to its premise in Johnson County with 19 other horses.
The affected horse began showing neurologic signs, including hind-end weakness, on
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An equine herpesvirus (EHV) 1-infected horse has been reported in Johnson County [Wyoming]. Laboratory confirmation of a Johnson County horse infected with equine herpesvirus neurologic disease, or equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), was received by Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) staff veterinarians on Thu 4 Apr 2019. The horse has been quarantined to its premise in Johnson County with 19 other horses.
The affected horse began showing neurologic signs, including hind-end weakness, on
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Friday 12 April 2019
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (26): global, challenges to eradication
Polio -- Niger
New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 9
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 4
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- The report by the director-general of WHO on the eradication of poliomyelitis is online, ahead of the 72nd World Health Assembly scheduled for May 2019. The report summarizes the
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New wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 9
Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33
New cVDPV cases reported this week: 0
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 4
Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104
Headlines
- The report by the director-general of WHO on the eradication of poliomyelitis is online, ahead of the 72nd World Health Assembly scheduled for May 2019. The report summarizes the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (06): China (NM) H7N9
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- China
North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday [6 Apr 2019] said a human infection case of the H7N9 bird flu virus has been confirmed.
The patient, an 82-year-old man from Ejina Banner (county) in Alashan League (prefecture), is receiving treatment in neighboring Gansu province, said the government of Ejina Banner.
The government has initiated an emergency response and disinfected the patient's residence and its proximity. It said those who had close contact with him showed
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North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Saturday [6 Apr 2019] said a human infection case of the H7N9 bird flu virus has been confirmed.
The patient, an 82-year-old man from Ejina Banner (county) in Alashan League (prefecture), is receiving treatment in neighboring Gansu province, said the government of Ejina Banner.
The government has initiated an emergency response and disinfected the patient's residence and its proximity. It said those who had close contact with him showed
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PRO/PL> Fusarium head blight, wheat - China: (AH), alert
Other Plant Disease -- China
The agricultural department in east China's Anhui Province has sent a warning of a wheat scab epidemic. The department discovered that 4.7 million hectares [about 11.6 million acres] of wheat fields in the province are prone to an outbreak of the fungal disease this year [2019]. Among them, 2 million hectares [about 4.9 million acres] are likely to suffer losses. Wheat scab had been expanding and aggravating over the past years in the province, affecting yield and quality.
Agricultural
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The agricultural department in east China's Anhui Province has sent a warning of a wheat scab epidemic. The department discovered that 4.7 million hectares [about 11.6 million acres] of wheat fields in the province are prone to an outbreak of the fungal disease this year [2019]. Among them, 2 million hectares [about 4.9 million acres] are likely to suffer losses. Wheat scab had been expanding and aggravating over the past years in the province, affecting yield and quality.
Agricultural
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Thursday 11 April 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (36): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, WHO, response
Ebola -- DR Congo
Two workers from Rughenda Airport in Butembo were transferred to the Butembo Ebola treatment center after laboratory tests confirmed that they had been infected with the Ebola virus disease. This is an Air Rale (RVA) agent and a porter who had attended the unsecured burial of a deceased Ebola acquaintance.
-This Thursday [11 Apr 2019], the teams of the response vaccinated all the agents of the airport and disinfected all the airport facilities of this small earthen airport, which receives
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Two workers from Rughenda Airport in Butembo were transferred to the Butembo Ebola treatment center after laboratory tests confirmed that they had been infected with the Ebola virus disease. This is an Air Rale (RVA) agent and a porter who had attended the unsecured burial of a deceased Ebola acquaintance.
-This Thursday [11 Apr 2019], the teams of the response vaccinated all the agents of the airport and disinfected all the airport facilities of this small earthen airport, which receives
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