Canine Influenza -- United States
About 200 infected dogs are being moved to a warehouse after a "canine flu" outbreak in Oakland, CA. Oakland Animal Services says the warehouse was cleaned and filled with kennels and play areas.
Pet Food Express has donated bowls and leashes and set up an emergency donation fund to help out with costs.
The dogs will be quarantined there for between 4 to 6 weeks.
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Sunday 30 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (39): Denmark (SD) poultry, LPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- Denmark
Information received on [and dated] 28 Jun 2019 from Dr Per Starcke Henriksen, chief veterinary officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Glostrup, Denmark
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Mar 2019
Manifestation of disease: Sub-clinical
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Information received on [and dated] 28 Jun 2019 from Dr Per Starcke Henriksen, chief veterinary officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Glostrup, Denmark
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 25 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Mar 2019
Manifestation of disease: Sub-clinical
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (34): Spain (CE) dog, OIE
Rabies -- Spain
Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Dr Valentin Almansa, Director General, Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion, Madrid, Ceuta
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 17 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2009
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies virus
Serotype: RABV
Nature
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Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Dr Valentin Almansa, Director General, Sanidad de la Produccion Agraria, Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentacion, Madrid, Ceuta
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Start date: 17 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2009
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: rabies virus
Serotype: RABV
Nature
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (10): (AS)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
A man died on Fri 28 Jun [2019] at Guwahati's Nemcare hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for Japanese encephalitis for the past 8 days. He was a resident of Guwahati's Birkuchi area.
It should be noted that this is the 1st death reported in the city due to the brain infection this year [2019]. However, across Assam, 10 people have died because of the disease so far, and 35 more are infected with it.
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A man died on Fri 28 Jun [2019] at Guwahati's Nemcare hospital where he had been undergoing treatment for Japanese encephalitis for the past 8 days. He was a resident of Guwahati's Birkuchi area.
It should be noted that this is the 1st death reported in the city due to the brain infection this year [2019]. However, across Assam, 10 people have died because of the disease so far, and 35 more are infected with it.
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Saturday 29 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (61): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summaries, leadership, response
Ebola -- DR Congo
- The Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, chaired, on Fri 28 Jun 2019, the meeting of consensus and consensus on vaccination in the context of the 10th epidemic of the Ebola virus disease that has been raging since 1 Aug 2018 in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.
- The 2-day meeting aimed to create a consultative framework to transparently share the latest scientific and technical information on existing experimental Ebola vaccines to facilitate the Ministry of Health's
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- The Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, chaired, on Fri 28 Jun 2019, the meeting of consensus and consensus on vaccination in the context of the 10th epidemic of the Ebola virus disease that has been raging since 1 Aug 2018 in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.
- The 2-day meeting aimed to create a consultative framework to transparently share the latest scientific and technical information on existing experimental Ebola vaccines to facilitate the Ministry of Health's
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths - Dominican Republic (04): travelers, resorts
Undiagnosed -- Dominican Republic
A Denver man is the latest American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic this year [2019]. [KA] died on Tuesday [25 Jun 2019], the State Department confirmed to USA TODAY.
Denver's 9 News and Fox 31 report [KA] was on vacation with his daughter [MA] when he fell ill in the Caribbean vacation destination. [MA] told 9 News her father started to complain about a painful bump on his leg just before her flight home on Sunday [23 Jun 2019]. She said they stopped by their hotel's medical
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A Denver man is the latest American tourist to die in the Dominican Republic this year [2019]. [KA] died on Tuesday [25 Jun 2019], the State Department confirmed to USA TODAY.
Denver's 9 News and Fox 31 report [KA] was on vacation with his daughter [MA] when he fell ill in the Caribbean vacation destination. [MA] told 9 News her father started to complain about a painful bump on his leg just before her flight home on Sunday [23 Jun 2019]. She said they stopped by their hotel's medical
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PRO/AH/EDR> Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex - Germany: (NW) cattle, M. bovis, 2 farms
Bovine TB -- Germany
On 23 May 2019 an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was confirmed on a dairy farm in Meinerzhagen-Maerkischer Kreis. The infection had been detected during routine slaughter inspection of 2 cows from the holding.
Another dairy farm in Froendenberg (Unna County) was identified as a contact during the epidemiological investigations. The farm was immediately shut down and the animals tested for tuberculosis.
The investigations confirmed the suspicion on the 2 farms and complete depopulation,
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On 23 May 2019 an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis was confirmed on a dairy farm in Meinerzhagen-Maerkischer Kreis. The infection had been detected during routine slaughter inspection of 2 cows from the holding.
Another dairy farm in Froendenberg (Unna County) was identified as a contact during the epidemiological investigations. The farm was immediately shut down and the animals tested for tuberculosis.
The investigations confirmed the suspicion on the 2 farms and complete depopulation,
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PRO/EDR> Carbon monoxide poisoning - USA: keyless car problem, deaths
Poisoning -- United States
For [SHP], a former university chancellor, and her husband, [JDL], a retired physicist, the 2017 Toyota Avalon was a sensible purchase. It was a model she and her husband had owned before, but the new version had electronic sensors and other advanced features.
"The Avalon is very safe," Mr. [L]'s daughter [SL] recalled hearing [SHP] say. Last month [May 2019], one of those features proved fatal.
[SHP], age 81, and [JDL], age 88, were found dead at their home in Sarasota, Florida,
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For [SHP], a former university chancellor, and her husband, [JDL], a retired physicist, the 2017 Toyota Avalon was a sensible purchase. It was a model she and her husband had owned before, but the new version had electronic sensors and other advanced features.
"The Avalon is very safe," Mr. [L]'s daughter [SL] recalled hearing [SHP] say. Last month [May 2019], one of those features proved fatal.
[SHP], age 81, and [JDL], age 88, were found dead at their home in Sarasota, Florida,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae - UK: dogs
Algae -- United Kingdom
A dog has died from suspected exposure to deadly algae near Horsham, leading to a warning from a veterinary group. According to Edric Cross, clinical director of Arun Veterinary Group, the dog was swimming in Wephurst Wood near Loxwood in the Chichester district recently when it was thought to have come into contact with the deadly algae.
It blooms at this time of year and releases toxins that can cause serious damage to the liver or nervous system, leading to seizures, liver failure and,
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A dog has died from suspected exposure to deadly algae near Horsham, leading to a warning from a veterinary group. According to Edric Cross, clinical director of Arun Veterinary Group, the dog was swimming in Wephurst Wood near Loxwood in the Chichester district recently when it was thought to have come into contact with the deadly algae.
It blooms at this time of year and releases toxins that can cause serious damage to the liver or nervous system, leading to seizures, liver failure and,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Dilated cardiomyopathy - USA: dogs, food related
Other Animal Disease -- United States
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning dog owners of a possible link between certain dog food brands and a serious form of canine heart disease. The FDA has investigated more than 500 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain types of food, according to their statement. DCM is a condition that [affects] a dog's heart and results in an enlarged muscle. Dogs with DCM tire easily, cough, and have difficulty breathing.
When the FDA 1st alerted the public in 2018
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning dog owners of a possible link between certain dog food brands and a serious form of canine heart disease. The FDA has investigated more than 500 cases of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs eating certain types of food, according to their statement. DCM is a condition that [affects] a dog's heart and results in an enlarged muscle. Dogs with DCM tire easily, cough, and have difficulty breathing.
When the FDA 1st alerted the public in 2018
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PRO/ALL> New in IJID (07): July 2019
Tularemia -- China
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Friday 28 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (infection with) - Germany: cattle, OIE
Tuberculosis -- Germany
Information received on [and dated] 27 Jun 2019 from Dr. Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, Germany
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Mar 2019
Report date: 27 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 27 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a
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Information received on [and dated] 27 Jun 2019 from Dr. Dietrich Rassow, Director for Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Chief Veterinary Officer, Directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, Germany
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 Mar 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Mar 2019
Report date: 27 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 27 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - USA (04): (TX) additional animal deaths
Anthrax -- United States
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding Texans to avoid sick or dead wildlife after 18 recent animal deaths in Uvalde County, including 2 which were confirmed anthrax-related cases.
The 1st anthrax case of the year [2019] in Texas was confirmed in a captive antelope on a premises in Uvalde County on 19 Jun 2019 -- in a triangular area of southwest Texas where anthrax is historically found in the soil. Since then, another anthrax-related case has been confirmed, and
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The Texas Department of State Health Services is reminding Texans to avoid sick or dead wildlife after 18 recent animal deaths in Uvalde County, including 2 which were confirmed anthrax-related cases.
The 1st anthrax case of the year [2019] in Texas was confirmed in a captive antelope on a premises in Uvalde County on 19 Jun 2019 -- in a triangular area of southwest Texas where anthrax is historically found in the soil. Since then, another anthrax-related case has been confirmed, and
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PRO/EDR> Legionellosis - USA (11): (IL) hospital
Legionnaires' -- United States
A mysterious outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has been linked to a suburban Illinois hospital. All 4 cases have been traced back to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said on Thursday [27 Jun 2019]. Health officials say that 3 of those infected are former patients and one is a hospital worker.
According to the IDPH, the cases were 1st reported in 2018; 2 of the cases were reported from patients at the hospital within the past 2
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A mysterious outbreak of Legionnaires' disease has been linked to a suburban Illinois hospital. All 4 cases have been traced back to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) said on Thursday [27 Jun 2019]. Health officials say that 3 of those infected are former patients and one is a hospital worker.
According to the IDPH, the cases were 1st reported in 2018; 2 of the cases were reported from patients at the hospital within the past 2
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PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness - South Africa: (GT) serotype pending, vaccinated horses
African Horse Sickness -- South Africa
Across Gauteng, a total of 236 cases of African horse sickness (AHS) have been reported between 1 Jan and 18 Jun 2019, according to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development -- and the illness has also hit closer to home.
The historic and internationally recognised horses of the South African Lipizzaners non-profit organisation (NPO), located in Kyalami, have been affected by the virus. So far, 4 Lipizzaners have died and one has managed to survive with treatment.
The
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Across Gauteng, a total of 236 cases of African horse sickness (AHS) have been reported between 1 Jan and 18 Jun 2019, according to the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development -- and the illness has also hit closer to home.
The historic and internationally recognised horses of the South African Lipizzaners non-profit organisation (NPO), located in Kyalami, have been affected by the virus. So far, 4 Lipizzaners have died and one has managed to survive with treatment.
The
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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, group A, invasive - UK: (England) fatal, RFI
Strep -- United Kingdom
An investigation has been launched after 12 people died following an outbreak of a bacterial infection in Braintree [Essex].
The Mid Essex CCG [Clinical Commissioning Groups, which are responsible for delivery of NHS services in England ] has revealed there have been 32 cases of the group A streptococcal [_Streptococcus pyogenes_] infection recorded since February this year [2019].
The majority of cases are said to have occurred in the Braintree area but some people in Maldon and
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An investigation has been launched after 12 people died following an outbreak of a bacterial infection in Braintree [Essex].
The Mid Essex CCG [Clinical Commissioning Groups, which are responsible for delivery of NHS services in England ] has revealed there have been 32 cases of the group A streptococcal [_Streptococcus pyogenes_] infection recorded since February this year [2019].
The majority of cases are said to have occurred in the Braintree area but some people in Maldon and
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (46)
Measles -- Singapore
Despite Kyrgyzstan's relatively high overall immunisation rate, coverage has fallen over the past 5 years, dropping from 97.4% in 2013 to 95.5% in 2017 as a consequence of more parents refusing to vaccinate their children.
According to the World Health Organisation, the elimination of diseases such as measles requires "sustained immunisation coverage of at least 95% each year," and Kyrgyzstan is dangerously approaching this bottom line.
According to a UNICEF report for 2016-2017, the
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Despite Kyrgyzstan's relatively high overall immunisation rate, coverage has fallen over the past 5 years, dropping from 97.4% in 2013 to 95.5% in 2017 as a consequence of more parents refusing to vaccinate their children.
According to the World Health Organisation, the elimination of diseases such as measles requires "sustained immunisation coverage of at least 95% each year," and Kyrgyzstan is dangerously approaching this bottom line.
According to a UNICEF report for 2016-2017, the
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (55): global (WPV1 & cVDPVs)
Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 5
Environment: 0
New cVDPV poliovirus reported this week:
AFP Cases: 5
Environment: 0
Others: 3
Headlines
- 2 new cVDPV2 emergences are reported this week in DR Congo; 1 from Sankuru province and 1 from Kasai province. Sankuru province is in the centre of the country and had previously not participated in mOPV2 outbreak response campaigns. However, it is neighboring known infected provinces, where mOPV2 response continues to be
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New wild poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 5
Environment: 0
New cVDPV poliovirus reported this week:
AFP Cases: 5
Environment: 0
Others: 3
Headlines
- 2 new cVDPV2 emergences are reported this week in DR Congo; 1 from Sankuru province and 1 from Kasai province. Sankuru province is in the centre of the country and had previously not participated in mOPV2 outbreak response campaigns. However, it is neighboring known infected provinces, where mOPV2 response continues to be
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Thursday 27 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Encephalitis - Bangladesh: RFI
Encephalitis -- Bangladesh
The number of encephalitis-affected children has almost doubled from last year's [2018's] count in different hospitals in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. According to data provided by Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), more than 1200 patients affected by encephalitis were admitted in different hospitals across the country till 20 Jun this year [2019]. The number of affected patients was about 650 in 2018.
Experts say that though the number of patients has
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The number of encephalitis-affected children has almost doubled from last year's [2018's] count in different hospitals in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. According to data provided by Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), more than 1200 patients affected by encephalitis were admitted in different hospitals across the country till 20 Jun this year [2019]. The number of affected patients was about 650 in 2018.
Experts say that though the number of patients has
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PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever - USA: (UT) detained migrant child
Fever -- United States
According to a Deseret News report yesterday [25 Jun 2019], a migrant boy who had been detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camp came to Utah with typhoid fever last month [May 2019]. The child was hospitalized with a severe case in Salt Lake County soon after arriving in Utah. He was treated and fully recovered and released after a week.
Health officials say there is no additional threat of the disease in Utah from this case.
Typhoid fever is a potentially life-threatening
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According to a Deseret News report yesterday [25 Jun 2019], a migrant boy who had been detained at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection camp came to Utah with typhoid fever last month [May 2019]. The child was hospitalized with a severe case in Salt Lake County soon after arriving in Utah. He was treated and fully recovered and released after a week.
Health officials say there is no additional threat of the disease in Utah from this case.
Typhoid fever is a potentially life-threatening
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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Americas (09): Brazil, official summary
Yellow Fever -- Brazil
Confirmed human yellow fever cases were registered in the states of Sao Paulo (68 cases), Parana (13) and Santa Catarina (1). Most of the cases were rural workers or those exposed in forested areas with 73 (89%) males and with ages between 8 and 87 years. In March 2019, the 1st case of yellow fever was confirmed in Santa Catarina state. Of the confirmed cases, 14 were fatal (17%). The total number of cases registered in the same period in 2018 was 1309.
Confirmed epizootics in non-human
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Confirmed human yellow fever cases were registered in the states of Sao Paulo (68 cases), Parana (13) and Santa Catarina (1). Most of the cases were rural workers or those exposed in forested areas with 73 (89%) males and with ages between 8 and 87 years. In March 2019, the 1st case of yellow fever was confirmed in Santa Catarina state. Of the confirmed cases, 14 were fatal (17%). The total number of cases registered in the same period in 2018 was 1309.
Confirmed epizootics in non-human
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (56): Saudi Arabia (MD, QS, RI)
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
In the 8 days since the last update (MERS-CoV (55): EMRO, WHO update http://bit.ly/2X9M39c) there have been 3 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection reported from Saudi Arabia and 4 outcomes (1 death and 3 recoveries).
Information on newly confirmed cases (3):
[1]
Date of confirmation report: 20 Jun 2019
Case No: 19-1931
MERS from Madinah City: a 70-year-old male from Madinah city, Madinah region
Contact with camels: Yes
Case classification:
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In the 8 days since the last update (MERS-CoV (55): EMRO, WHO update http://bit.ly/2X9M39c) there have been 3 newly confirmed cases of MERS-CoV infection reported from Saudi Arabia and 4 outcomes (1 death and 3 recoveries).
Information on newly confirmed cases (3):
[1]
Date of confirmation report: 20 Jun 2019
Case No: 19-1931
MERS from Madinah City: a 70-year-old male from Madinah city, Madinah region
Contact with camels: Yes
Case classification:
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PRO/EDR> Mycobacterium abscessus - Argentina: (SF) tattooing
Mycobacteria, non-TB -- Argentina
The detection of cases of skin infections after getting tattoos is not frequent and caused concern when it began to manifest last year [2018]. As a first step, the inks that could cause the disease were removed. While studies are being carried out, the authorities assure that "it is not serious".
The director of Epidemiology of the province of Santa Fe, Julio Befani, confirmed that there are 67 people affected by an atypical mycobacterium called _Mycobacterium abscessus_. "Patients
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The detection of cases of skin infections after getting tattoos is not frequent and caused concern when it began to manifest last year [2018]. As a first step, the inks that could cause the disease were removed. While studies are being carried out, the authorities assure that "it is not serious".
The director of Epidemiology of the province of Santa Fe, Julio Befani, confirmed that there are 67 people affected by an atypical mycobacterium called _Mycobacterium abscessus_. "Patients
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PRO/AH/EDR> White nose syndrome, bats - North America (02): (NC) update
White nose syndrome -- United States
The news continues to be bad for bats in the Tar Heel state [North Carolina].
After receiving results from winter bat surveys recently, biologists with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and NC State Parks have confirmed the presence of _Pseudogymnoascus destructans_ (Pd), the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), in 4 new counties in North Carolina.
WNS is a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern United States -- and thousands of bats in North
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The news continues to be bad for bats in the Tar Heel state [North Carolina].
After receiving results from winter bat surveys recently, biologists with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and NC State Parks have confirmed the presence of _Pseudogymnoascus destructans_ (Pd), the fungal pathogen that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS), in 4 new counties in North Carolina.
WNS is a deadly disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern United States -- and thousands of bats in North
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (54): Pakistan (KP, KPTD)
Polio -- Pakistan
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication on [Thu 27 Jun 2019] confirmed that 5 more polio cases had been detected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. 2 cases had been found in Bannu, 2 from Torkhar, and 1 from North Waziristan, Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio Babar Bin Atta said in a statement.
He said that a fake drama was created against polio vaccine in Peshawar and advised the parents to avoid considering any such propaganda against polio vaccine
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The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) for Polio Eradication on [Thu 27 Jun 2019] confirmed that 5 more polio cases had been detected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. 2 cases had been found in Bannu, 2 from Torkhar, and 1 from North Waziristan, Prime Minister's Focal Person on Polio Babar Bin Atta said in a statement.
He said that a fake drama was created against polio vaccine in Peshawar and advised the parents to avoid considering any such propaganda against polio vaccine
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PRO/EDR> Trachoma - WHO, eliminated as a public health problem
Trachoma -- Worldwide/Unknown
In 1996, WHO launched GET2020, and with other partners in the Alliance, supports country implementation of the SAFE strategy and strengthening of national capacity for epidemiological assessment, monitoring, surveillance, project evaluation, and resource mobilization.
Elimination of trachoma is inexpensive, simple, and highly cost-effective, yielding a high rate of net economic return.
Note to editors
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Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the
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In 1996, WHO launched GET2020, and with other partners in the Alliance, supports country implementation of the SAFE strategy and strengthening of national capacity for epidemiological assessment, monitoring, surveillance, project evaluation, and resource mobilization.
Elimination of trachoma is inexpensive, simple, and highly cost-effective, yielding a high rate of net economic return.
Note to editors
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Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Venezuelan equine encephalitis - Panama: (DA), human cases, RFI
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis -- Panama
The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported this [Tue 25 Jun 2019] 5 cases of equine encephalitis in Darien province.
The Minister of Health Designate, Rosario Turner, explained that they are dealing with children.
Meanwhile, the current Minister of this office, Miguel Mayo, signaled that now it is being determined if they are dealing with Venezuelan equine encephalitis or eastern equine encephalitis, since both have circulated in Panama.
Mayo added that currently the patients are being
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The Ministry of Health (MINSA) reported this [Tue 25 Jun 2019] 5 cases of equine encephalitis in Darien province.
The Minister of Health Designate, Rosario Turner, explained that they are dealing with children.
Meanwhile, the current Minister of this office, Miguel Mayo, signaled that now it is being determined if they are dealing with Venezuelan equine encephalitis or eastern equine encephalitis, since both have circulated in Panama.
Mayo added that currently the patients are being
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (60): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, WHO, summaries, response
Ebola -- DR Congo
- 142 871 people vaccinated;
- 69 279 346 people under control;
- 125 contaminated health workers;
-- 2 health workers from Mabalako and Butembo, including 1 vaccinated, are among the new confirmed cases;
-- the unvaccinated Butembo health worker died in the community after refusing to be followed up.
- the cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 125 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 40 deaths.
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- 142 871 people vaccinated;
- 69 279 346 people under control;
- 125 contaminated health workers;
-- 2 health workers from Mabalako and Butembo, including 1 vaccinated, are among the new confirmed cases;
-- the unvaccinated Butembo health worker died in the community after refusing to be followed up.
- the cumulative number of confirmed/probable cases among health workers is 125 (5% of all confirmed/probable cases), including 40 deaths.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - Austria: (VO) OIE
Equine Infectious Anemia -- Austria
Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, [Consumer Health], BMASGK [Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection], Vienna, Austria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2003
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, [Consumer Health], BMASGK [Federal Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Health and Consumer Protection], Vienna, Austria
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 2003
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/EDR> Syphilis - New Zealand: MSM, Maori men/women, congenital, Natn'l Action Plan
Syphilis -- New Zealand
Summary
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Syphilis has been increasing in New Zealand every year since 2012. We are now also seeing cases of congenital syphilis in New Zealand -- a condition that was very rare previously. The Ministry has developed a national syphilis action plan (the action plan) to guide a systematic and coordinated health sector response to stop the increase in syphilis.
The action plan was developed in consultation with the wider sexual health community and takes a comprehensive approach to
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Summary
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Syphilis has been increasing in New Zealand every year since 2012. We are now also seeing cases of congenital syphilis in New Zealand -- a condition that was very rare previously. The Ministry has developed a national syphilis action plan (the action plan) to guide a systematic and coordinated health sector response to stop the increase in syphilis.
The action plan was developed in consultation with the wider sexual health community and takes a comprehensive approach to
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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (38): Nepal (BK) poultry, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Nepal
Information received on [and dated] 25 Jun 2019 from Dr Bimal Kumar Nirmal, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous recurrence: May 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic
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Information received on [and dated] 25 Jun 2019 from Dr Bimal Kumar Nirmal, Director General, Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 17 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous recurrence: May 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic
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Wednesday 26 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia - Namibia: (KW) OIE
Bovine Pleuropneumonia -- Namibia
Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Dr. Adrianatus Florentius Maseke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, Namibia
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 May 2019
Report date: 26 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 26 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 12 Feb
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Information received on [and dated] 26 Jun 2019 from Dr. Adrianatus Florentius Maseke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, Namibia
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 20 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 27 May 2019
Report date: 26 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 26 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 12 Feb
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PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis - USA (02): (TX) horses
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United States
One horse in Tom Green County, Texas was confirmed positive for vesicular stomatitis [VSV], with 5 others exposed.
The USDA reported a rescue facility with 2 horses and 4 donkeys on site has a positive horse for vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
One horse presented with lesions of unknown onset date, and there are no reported movements or contact with outside animals within the past 6 months. The affected horse has been isolated from the other animals, and the premises is currently
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One horse in Tom Green County, Texas was confirmed positive for vesicular stomatitis [VSV], with 5 others exposed.
The USDA reported a rescue facility with 2 horses and 4 donkeys on site has a positive horse for vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV).
One horse presented with lesions of unknown onset date, and there are no reported movements or contact with outside animals within the past 6 months. The affected horse has been isolated from the other animals, and the premises is currently
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (53): Afghanistan (OZ)
Polio -- Afghanistan
The number of polio positive cases in Afghanistan has reached 10 so far in 2019, with 4 cases reported from Uruzgan [Oruzgan] province and 1 new case detected in the Mehr Abad area of Tirinkot, the provincial capital.
According to Ministry of Public Health, a 21-month-old girl is permanently paralyzed in Tirinkot, making 10 cases of polio in Afghanistan so far [in 2019].
The Health ministry in a statement said that last week, another polio case was reported from Trinkot, which paralyzed
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The number of polio positive cases in Afghanistan has reached 10 so far in 2019, with 4 cases reported from Uruzgan [Oruzgan] province and 1 new case detected in the Mehr Abad area of Tirinkot, the provincial capital.
According to Ministry of Public Health, a 21-month-old girl is permanently paralyzed in Tirinkot, making 10 cases of polio in Afghanistan so far [in 2019].
The Health ministry in a statement said that last week, another polio case was reported from Trinkot, which paralyzed
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (27): USA (NM)
Hantavirus -- United States
A 42-year-old McKinley County woman died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), officials with the New Mexico Department of Health reported this week.
The fatality is the 2nd case of HPS confirmed in New Mexico in 2019, and the 1st death.
The woman's name was not released, but the state Department of Health said it completed an environmental investigation at the woman's home to help reduce risk to others.
New Mexico reported a total of 114 HPS cases with 49 deaths between 1975 and
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A 42-year-old McKinley County woman died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), officials with the New Mexico Department of Health reported this week.
The fatality is the 2nd case of HPS confirmed in New Mexico in 2019, and the 1st death.
The woman's name was not released, but the state Department of Health said it completed an environmental investigation at the woman's home to help reduce risk to others.
New Mexico reported a total of 114 HPS cases with 49 deaths between 1975 and
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PRO/AH/EDR> Canine influenza - USA (02): (OR) shelter dogs
Canine Influenza -- United States
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - UK: (England) school
Hepatitis A -- United Kingdom
An outbreak of hepatitis A at a school may have been passed through food eaten in the canteen, Public Health England (PHE) has said. Eight cases were confirmed at Outwood Academy in Ripon, North Yorkshire last week. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 17 following further tests, Dr Simon Padfield, a consultant in Communicable Disease Control at PHE, said. The school said it was providing regular updates on the situation.
In a letter to parents on Tue 25 Jun 2019, the school said data
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An outbreak of hepatitis A at a school may have been passed through food eaten in the canteen, Public Health England (PHE) has said. Eight cases were confirmed at Outwood Academy in Ripon, North Yorkshire last week. The number of confirmed cases has risen to 17 following further tests, Dr Simon Padfield, a consultant in Communicable Disease Control at PHE, said. The school said it was providing regular updates on the situation.
In a letter to parents on Tue 25 Jun 2019, the school said data
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (52): Viet Nam, domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- Vietnam
Viet Nam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever [ASF] outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government said in a statement on Tuesday [25 Jun 2019].
Earlier outbreaks have appeared mostly at small household farms but have now started to occur at larger industrial operations, including Phu Son Farm in Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, the statement said.
"This is a very worrying sign, as these farms have tens of
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Viet Nam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever [ASF] outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the government said in a statement on Tuesday [25 Jun 2019].
Earlier outbreaks have appeared mostly at small household farms but have now started to occur at larger industrial operations, including Phu Son Farm in Dong Nai province near Ho Chi Minh City, the statement said.
"This is a very worrying sign, as these farms have tens of
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE, correction
Anthrax -- Myanmar
I must apologise, as I did not notice that the previous posting (25 Jun 2019 Anthrax - Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE http://bit.ly/2J7qtIx) was not the reporting of a new outbreak but just a closing of the books on the previous outbreak in this village in April and May 2018. The only significant difference between the 2 OIE reports was that in 2018 ( 26 May 2018 Anthrax - Myanmar (02): (SA) bovine, OIE http://bit.ly/2Xc3N3O), they listed among the 2018
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I must apologise, as I did not notice that the previous posting (25 Jun 2019 Anthrax - Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE http://bit.ly/2J7qtIx) was not the reporting of a new outbreak but just a closing of the books on the previous outbreak in this village in April and May 2018. The only significant difference between the 2 OIE reports was that in 2018 ( 26 May 2018 Anthrax - Myanmar (02): (SA) bovine, OIE http://bit.ly/2Xc3N3O), they listed among the 2018
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PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever - Pakistan (03): (SD) multidrug resistance
Typhoid -- Pakistan
Health authorities are planning to launch a mass vaccination drive against typhoid fever in Karachi after 2 children died due to extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in the Sheedi goth area of Malir district in Karachi this week, health officials said on Tue 25 Jun 2019, adding as many as 122 cases of typhoid fever were reported from the area since [Tue 18 Jun 2019].
"Two young girls including a 12-year-old and a 9-year-old died due to typhoid in the Sheedi goth (village) of Malir
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Health authorities are planning to launch a mass vaccination drive against typhoid fever in Karachi after 2 children died due to extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid in the Sheedi goth area of Malir district in Karachi this week, health officials said on Tue 25 Jun 2019, adding as many as 122 cases of typhoid fever were reported from the area since [Tue 18 Jun 2019].
"Two young girls including a 12-year-old and a 9-year-old died due to typhoid in the Sheedi goth (village) of Malir
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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (18): Asia (Yemen)
Cholera -- Yemen
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 686 people since the start of 2019, the SABA news agency reported on Monday [24 Jun 2019], citing Houthi health ministry spokesman Youssef Hadri.
Over 418 000 cholera cases have been reported in the country since January 2019, in addition to hundreds of malaria, denge, diphtheria, meningitis, and chicken pox cases, Hadri said. The WHO said the number of suspected cholera cases between 1 Jan 2018 and 9 Jun 2019 had gone up to 759 464 in Yemen, with 1163
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A cholera outbreak in Yemen has killed 686 people since the start of 2019, the SABA news agency reported on Monday [24 Jun 2019], citing Houthi health ministry spokesman Youssef Hadri.
Over 418 000 cholera cases have been reported in the country since January 2019, in addition to hundreds of malaria, denge, diphtheria, meningitis, and chicken pox cases, Hadri said. The WHO said the number of suspected cholera cases between 1 Jan 2018 and 9 Jun 2019 had gone up to 759 464 in Yemen, with 1163
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (45)
Measles -- United States
There have been 92 confirmed cases of measles in Australia so far in 2019.
In the US, health authorities are grappling with an outbreak. 33 new measles cases were recorded in the US last week [week of 17 Jun 2019], most of them in New York, federal health officials said on [Mon 24 Jun 2019].
The new cases brought the number of confirmed cases this year to 1077, the worst US outbreak of the virus since 1992. Research by the Department of Health, the Doherty Institute and Royal Melbourne
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There have been 92 confirmed cases of measles in Australia so far in 2019.
In the US, health authorities are grappling with an outbreak. 33 new measles cases were recorded in the US last week [week of 17 Jun 2019], most of them in New York, federal health officials said on [Mon 24 Jun 2019].
The new cases brought the number of confirmed cases this year to 1077, the worst US outbreak of the virus since 1992. Research by the Department of Health, the Doherty Institute and Royal Melbourne
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Tuesday 25 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Pasteurella multocida - USA: (PA) novel modes of zoonotic transmission
Pasteurellosis -- United States
Kannangara DW, et al. 79 cases of pet associated _Pasteurella multocida_ infections in a 30-month period with reports of novel modes of non-bite transmission and their significance; Presented at: ASM Microbe; 20-24 Jun 2019; San Francisco.
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[_Pasteurella multocida_, a Gram-negative coccobacillus that resembles _Haemophilus influenzae_, is a commensal in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of many livestock, poultry, and
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Kannangara DW, et al. 79 cases of pet associated _Pasteurella multocida_ infections in a 30-month period with reports of novel modes of non-bite transmission and their significance; Presented at: ASM Microbe; 20-24 Jun 2019; San Francisco.
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[_Pasteurella multocida_, a Gram-negative coccobacillus that resembles _Haemophilus influenzae_, is a commensal in the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of many livestock, poultry, and
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PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus - India (07): (KL) bats
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- India
In a follow-up on the human Nipah virus case in Ernakulum district of Kerala state, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told the Lower House of Parliament that out of 36 _Pteropus_ species bats tested for Nipah, 12 (33%) were found to be positive for anti-Nipah bat IgG antibodies, according to a Mathrubhumi report.
Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year [2019] from Ernakulum district of Kerala and the patient has been discharged. The case was reported in the 1st
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In a follow-up on the human Nipah virus case in Ernakulum district of Kerala state, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan told the Lower House of Parliament that out of 36 _Pteropus_ species bats tested for Nipah, 12 (33%) were found to be positive for anti-Nipah bat IgG antibodies, according to a Mathrubhumi report.
Only one case of Nipah virus has been reported so far this year [2019] from Ernakulum district of Kerala and the patient has been discharged. The case was reported in the 1st
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (51): China (QH) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- China
Information received on [and dated] 25 Jun 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: 22 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 23 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 23 Jan 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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Information received on [and dated] 25 Jun 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: 22 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 23 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 23 Jan 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (59): Congo DR (NK,IT) case update, summaries, WHO, vaccine
Ebola -- DR Congo
- Two response teams were attacked this Mon 24 Jun 2019 in Beni [North Kivu]. One is a vaccination team that was attacked in the Tamende health area and the other, a psychosocial support team in the Madrandelle health area, while they were both in full activity. These teams were attacked by young people, including bikers following the death of their friend, a young boy who died on Mon 24 Jun 2019 at an ETC. This young person has a twin brother, who is also a confirmed Ebola case and is
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- Two response teams were attacked this Mon 24 Jun 2019 in Beni [North Kivu]. One is a vaccination team that was attacked in the Tamende health area and the other, a psychosocial support team in the Madrandelle health area, while they were both in full activity. These teams were attacked by young people, including bikers following the death of their friend, a young boy who died on Mon 24 Jun 2019 at an ETC. This young person has a twin brother, who is also a confirmed Ebola case and is
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PRO/AH/EDR> European foulbrood, apis - Europe: Romania (IL) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- Romania
Information received on [and dated] 24 Jun 2019 from Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, Romania
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 3 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: January
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Information received on [and dated] 24 Jun 2019 from Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, Romania
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 3 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: January
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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick - Germany
Pests -- Germany
1. Rumer L, Graser E, Hillebrand T, et al. _Rickettsia aeschlimannii_ in _Hyalomma marginatum_ ticks, Germany [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011; 17(2): 325-6; .
2. Kampen H, Poltz W, Hartelt K, et al. Detection of a questing _Hyalomma marginatum marginatum_ adult female (Acari, Ixodidae) in southern Germany. Exp Appl Acarol. 2007; 43(3): 227-31 .
A map of the known distribution of _Hyalomma marginatum_ as of 2018 can be accessed at .
An image of _Hyalomma marginatum_ can be accessed at
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1. Rumer L, Graser E, Hillebrand T, et al. _Rickettsia aeschlimannii_ in _Hyalomma marginatum_ ticks, Germany [letter]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011; 17(2): 325-6; .
2. Kampen H, Poltz W, Hartelt K, et al. Detection of a questing _Hyalomma marginatum marginatum_ adult female (Acari, Ixodidae) in southern Germany. Exp Appl Acarol. 2007; 43(3): 227-31 .
A map of the known distribution of _Hyalomma marginatum_ as of 2018 can be accessed at .
An image of _Hyalomma marginatum_ can be accessed at
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Myanmar: (SA) cattle, OIE
Anthrax -- Myanmar
Information received on 24 Jun 2019 from Dr. Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 9 Apr 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 May 2018
Report date: 24 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jun 2019
Date event resolved: 28 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a
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Information received on 24 Jun 2019 from Dr. Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 9 Apr 2018
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 May 2018
Report date: 24 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 24 Jun 2019
Date event resolved: 28 Sep 2018
Reason for notification: recurrence of a
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PRO/AH/EDR> Small hive beetle infestation (Aethina tumida) apis - Italy: (SC) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- Italy
Information received on [and dated] 21 Jun 2019 from Dr Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, Italy
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: December 2014
Manifestation of disease:
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Information received on [and dated] 21 Jun 2019 from Dr Silvio Borrello, Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Safety and Collegial Bodies for Health Protection, Ministry of Health, Department for Veterinary Public Health, Rome, Italy
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 Jun 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: December 2014
Manifestation of disease:
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (09): (BR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
India's Supreme Court on Mon 24 Jun 2019 directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar this month [June 2019] in which 152 children have died.
A senior health department official in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar, said the epidemic is showing signs of slowing with no new deaths on Monday [24 Jun 2019]. The fatalities have occurred in 20 of the state's 38 districts.
The outbreak has been exacerbated by a heatwave, with
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India's Supreme Court on Mon 24 Jun 2019 directed state and national authorities to file reports to the court on an encephalitis outbreak in the eastern state of Bihar this month [June 2019] in which 152 children have died.
A senior health department official in Bihar, Sanjay Kumar, said the epidemic is showing signs of slowing with no new deaths on Monday [24 Jun 2019]. The fatalities have occurred in 20 of the state's 38 districts.
The outbreak has been exacerbated by a heatwave, with
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Monday 24 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Malaria, diphtheria - Venezuela: (MI) illegal gold mine
Malaria -- Venezuela
Criminals are not immune to the effects of Venezuela's current economic, political, and social crisis.
Many criminals, primarily pranes and leaders of megabandas, have been forced to abandon their former strongholds and change the pattern of their criminal activities, according to investigations conducted by InSight Crime.
Criminals are trading robbery, petty theft, and kidnappings for drug trafficking and illegal mining. Additionally, they are migrating to states where these illicit
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Criminals are not immune to the effects of Venezuela's current economic, political, and social crisis.
Many criminals, primarily pranes and leaders of megabandas, have been forced to abandon their former strongholds and change the pattern of their criminal activities, according to investigations conducted by InSight Crime.
Criminals are trading robbery, petty theft, and kidnappings for drug trafficking and illegal mining. Additionally, they are migrating to states where these illicit
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - Canada (04): (BC) horses
Equine Infectious Anemia -- Canada
A rare and dangerous disease has been identified in a horse located in the Squamish-l District.
The horse has been diagnosed with equine infectious anemia (EIA), a potentially fatal disease affecting horses and other members of the equine family, such as donkeys and mules.
According to the U.S.-based Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC), the diagnosis was made on 29 May 2019, and no clinical signs were present at the time of the testing.
The EDCC reported that there are several
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A rare and dangerous disease has been identified in a horse located in the Squamish-l District.
The horse has been diagnosed with equine infectious anemia (EIA), a potentially fatal disease affecting horses and other members of the equine family, such as donkeys and mules.
According to the U.S.-based Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC), the diagnosis was made on 29 May 2019, and no clinical signs were present at the time of the testing.
The EDCC reported that there are several
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PRO/AH/EDR> Methanol poisoning - Malaysia: counterfeit alcohol
Poisoning -- Malaysia
The Malaysia Ministry of Health is reporting a methanol poisoning cluster believed linked to counterfeit alcohol.
For the period of 11-21 Jun 2019, 3 methanol poisoning clusters were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Center (CPRC). The incidents involved 19 cases from the following states: Penang (8), Johor (6) and Negeri Sembilan (5). The cause of the methanol poisoning was believed to be due to the counterfeit liquor branded by Myanmar Whiskey, Miludeer Beer,
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The Malaysia Ministry of Health is reporting a methanol poisoning cluster believed linked to counterfeit alcohol.
For the period of 11-21 Jun 2019, 3 methanol poisoning clusters were reported to the National Crisis Preparedness and Response Center (CPRC). The incidents involved 19 cases from the following states: Penang (8), Johor (6) and Negeri Sembilan (5). The cause of the methanol poisoning was believed to be due to the counterfeit liquor branded by Myanmar Whiskey, Miludeer Beer,
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PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis - USA: (TX) horses
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United States
Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was confirmed in horses on a Kinney County premises on [21 Jun 2019]. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed the virus as the Indiana serotype.
The horses were tested after the owner observed lesions on the horses' muzzles and contacted a veterinary practitioner. TAHC has quarantined the premises, and there is no known exposure to other horses. The quarantine period for premises with suspect or confirmed VSV cases is 14 days from the
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Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was confirmed in horses on a Kinney County premises on [21 Jun 2019]. The National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) confirmed the virus as the Indiana serotype.
The horses were tested after the owner observed lesions on the horses' muzzles and contacted a veterinary practitioner. TAHC has quarantined the premises, and there is no known exposure to other horses. The quarantine period for premises with suspect or confirmed VSV cases is 14 days from the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, cattle - Turkmenistan: (AL) RFI
Undiagnosed -- Turkmenistan
In several villages of the Akhal velayat, cattle are massively falling ill and dying. This is reported by Azatlyk correspondents in the region.
"Only in one village about 100 cows died. The corpses of dead animals are thrown into the field on the outskirts of the village. They are later eaten by hyenas, the Azatlyk correspondent reported on [18 Jun 2019]."
The epidemic is located in the west, 150 km [approx 93 mi] from Ashgabat. The editorial staff of Azatlyk refrains from mentioning the
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In several villages of the Akhal velayat, cattle are massively falling ill and dying. This is reported by Azatlyk correspondents in the region.
"Only in one village about 100 cows died. The corpses of dead animals are thrown into the field on the outskirts of the village. They are later eaten by hyenas, the Azatlyk correspondent reported on [18 Jun 2019]."
The epidemic is located in the west, 150 km [approx 93 mi] from Ashgabat. The editorial staff of Azatlyk refrains from mentioning the
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (24): CDC
Hepatitis A -- United States
State / Case total / Hospitalizations (%) / Deaths / Outbreak start date / Data current through / New weekly cases
Total 20 512 / 11 776 (57%) / 194 / New cases = 379, new deaths = 3
States with an ongoing outbreak
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Alabama / 84 / NR (NR) / NR / 1 Sep 2018 / 19 Jun 2019 / 7
Arizona / 396 / 309 (78%) / 2 / 1 Nov 2018 / 20 Jun 2019 / 22
Arkansas / 343 / NR (NR) / NR / 7 Feb 2018 / 7 Jun 2019 / --
Colorado / 74 / 47 (64%) / 0 / 1 Oct 2018 / 19
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State / Case total / Hospitalizations (%) / Deaths / Outbreak start date / Data current through / New weekly cases
Total 20 512 / 11 776 (57%) / 194 / New cases = 379, new deaths = 3
States with an ongoing outbreak
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Alabama / 84 / NR (NR) / NR / 1 Sep 2018 / 19 Jun 2019 / 7
Arizona / 396 / 309 (78%) / 2 / 1 Nov 2018 / 20 Jun 2019 / 22
Arkansas / 343 / NR (NR) / NR / 7 Feb 2018 / 7 Jun 2019 / --
Colorado / 74 / 47 (64%) / 0 / 1 Oct 2018 / 19
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PRO/AH/EDR> Beak & feather disease - Australia: vaccine
Other Animal Disease -- Australia
Researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in southern New South Wales said they have developed the 1st vaccine for psittacine circoviral disease (PCD) and are ready to submit their work to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for approval.
Professor Shane Raidal is a veterinary pathologist at CSU and has been working to develop the vaccine for more than a decade.
"[Australia is] the land of the parrots and critically endangered species, such as the
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Researchers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in southern New South Wales said they have developed the 1st vaccine for psittacine circoviral disease (PCD) and are ready to submit their work to the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) for approval.
Professor Shane Raidal is a veterinary pathologist at CSU and has been working to develop the vaccine for more than a decade.
"[Australia is] the land of the parrots and critically endangered species, such as the
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Syria (03): (HA) refugee camp, WHO
Leishmaniasis, Diarrhea -- Syria
- Over the past 2 weeks, a total of 633 people have left the camp. This number includes 107 people who returned to their homes in north-east Syria. There were no new arrivals during the reporting period.
- 9 medical points are reporting regularly to the disease Early Warning And Response System (EWARS). Leishmaniasis, acute diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea, and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remain the most commonly reported diseases.
- 38 new cases of leishmaniasis were detected. All patients
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- Over the past 2 weeks, a total of 633 people have left the camp. This number includes 107 people who returned to their homes in north-east Syria. There were no new arrivals during the reporting period.
- 9 medical points are reporting regularly to the disease Early Warning And Response System (EWARS). Leishmaniasis, acute diarrhoea, bloody diarrhoea, and severe acute malnutrition (SAM) remain the most commonly reported diseases.
- 38 new cases of leishmaniasis were detected. All patients
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - Canada (02): (BC) pet rabbit deaths
Other Animal Disease -- Canada
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Sunday 23 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (08): (UP)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Over the past month, 16 children have died, half while under treatment at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das Medical College for encephalitis, a type of brain disease that chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently claimed had almost been wiped out from his political fief.
A report sent to the health directorate in Lucknow said the patients who died were suffering either from Japanese encephalitis (JE) or acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), an affliction that has already killed close to 150 children
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Over the past month, 16 children have died, half while under treatment at Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das Medical College for encephalitis, a type of brain disease that chief minister Yogi Adityanath recently claimed had almost been wiped out from his political fief.
A report sent to the health directorate in Lucknow said the patients who died were suffering either from Japanese encephalitis (JE) or acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), an affliction that has already killed close to 150 children
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (07): (BR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
[The following report includes a video and a brief text. - Mod.TY]
Encephalitis in Bihar [state] has killed more than 142 children. Muztaffurpur has born the maximum brunt of this deadly disease, accounting for 117 deaths so far.
According to data released by the [Bihar Health] Department, the total number of affected people due to encephalitis in the state is more than 600.
Victims of this disease mostly come from a downtrodden socioeconomic background.
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Communicated
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[The following report includes a video and a brief text. - Mod.TY]
Encephalitis in Bihar [state] has killed more than 142 children. Muztaffurpur has born the maximum brunt of this deadly disease, accounting for 117 deaths so far.
According to data released by the [Bihar Health] Department, the total number of affected people due to encephalitis in the state is more than 600.
Victims of this disease mostly come from a downtrodden socioeconomic background.
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Communicated
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PRO/EDR> Vibrio parahaemolyticus - New Zealand: mussels
Vibrio parahaemolyticus -- New Zealand
Seafood lovers have been warned to be careful with raw mussels after an outbreak of foodborne illness.
New Zealand Food Safety announced on Fri 21 Jun 2019 that it has seen an uptick in the number of people contracting food poisoning from _Vibrio parahaemolyticus_.
Most of the people who got sick ate commercial grown mussels harvested in Coromandel. Symptoms are stomach cramps, watery diarrhea and sometimes nausea, vomiting and fever. There are concerns the strain affecting people could
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Seafood lovers have been warned to be careful with raw mussels after an outbreak of foodborne illness.
New Zealand Food Safety announced on Fri 21 Jun 2019 that it has seen an uptick in the number of people contracting food poisoning from _Vibrio parahaemolyticus_.
Most of the people who got sick ate commercial grown mussels harvested in Coromandel. Symptoms are stomach cramps, watery diarrhea and sometimes nausea, vomiting and fever. There are concerns the strain affecting people could
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (11): (MO)
E. coli -- United States
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5 people have become ill with _E. coli_ after visiting Grant's Farm since late May 2019, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Fri 21 Jun 2019. The DHSS, along with the state and federal departments of agriculture and St. Louis area health agencies, are investigating what specifically led to the Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_, or enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ EHEC.
Shiga toxin is harmful to humans. Symptoms can begin one to 10
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According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 5 people have become ill with _E. coli_ after visiting Grant's Farm since late May 2019, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Fri 21 Jun 2019. The DHSS, along with the state and federal departments of agriculture and St. Louis area health agencies, are investigating what specifically led to the Shiga toxin-producing _E. coli_, or enterohemorrhagic _E. coli_ EHEC.
Shiga toxin is harmful to humans. Symptoms can begin one to 10
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Saturday 22 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - USA (05): (TX, KS) horse
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United States
On [Mon 17 Jun 2019], the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported that 2 Texas horses have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). A Quarter Horse from Kaufman County tested positive on 9 May [2019], and a Quarter Horse from Webb County tested positive on 3 Jun [2019], the EDCC said.
In both cases, Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials have placed each horse's home facility under quarantine.
"The premises (will) remain under quarantine until requirements
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On [Mon 17 Jun 2019], the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported that 2 Texas horses have tested positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA). A Quarter Horse from Kaufman County tested positive on 9 May [2019], and a Quarter Horse from Webb County tested positive on 3 Jun [2019], the EDCC said.
In both cases, Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) officials have placed each horse's home facility under quarantine.
"The premises (will) remain under quarantine until requirements
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - USA (03): (TX) antelope
Anthrax -- United States
The 1st anthrax case of the year [2019] was confirmed in one captive antelope on a premises in Uvalde County on [Wed 19 Jun 2019]. "The premises is located within the triangular area of Texas where anthrax is historically found in the soil," said Dr. Susan Rollo, state epidemiologist. "There is an effective anthrax vaccine available for use in susceptible livestock in high-risk areas. We encourage you to consult with your local veterinary practitioner."
The premises has been placed under
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The 1st anthrax case of the year [2019] was confirmed in one captive antelope on a premises in Uvalde County on [Wed 19 Jun 2019]. "The premises is located within the triangular area of Texas where anthrax is historically found in the soil," said Dr. Susan Rollo, state epidemiologist. "There is an effective anthrax vaccine available for use in susceptible livestock in high-risk areas. We encourage you to consult with your local veterinary practitioner."
The premises has been placed under
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PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease - Israel (02): (HZ) cattle, spread, control, OIE
Lumpy Skin Disease -- Israel
Lumpy skin disease, Israel
Information received on [and dated] 18 Jun 2019 from Dr Tamir Goshen, acting director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: follow-up report no. 1
Date of start of the event: 30 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Jun 2019
Report date: 18 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous
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Lumpy skin disease, Israel
Information received on [and dated] 18 Jun 2019 from Dr Tamir Goshen, acting director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, Israel
Summary
Report type: follow-up report no. 1
Date of start of the event: 30 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Jun 2019
Report date: 18 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 18 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous
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PRO/EDR> Influenza (18): WHO global update, Americas, Asia
Influenza H3N2, Influenza H1N1, Influenza -- Australia
Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns.
Summary
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- In the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere, influenza detections increased overall. The 2019 influenza season appeared to have started earlier than previous years in Australia, Chile, South Africa, and New Zealand.
-- Influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominated in Oceania and South
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Information in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns.
Summary
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- In the temperate zones of the southern hemisphere, influenza detections increased overall. The 2019 influenza season appeared to have started earlier than previous years in Australia, Chile, South Africa, and New Zealand.
-- Influenza A(H3N2) viruses predominated in Oceania and South
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (44)
Measles -- New Zealand
Situation summary
Between 1 Jan and 18 Jun 2019, a total of 1722 cases of measles have been reported in 13 countries of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (5 cases), the Bahamas (1 case), Brazil (122 cases), Canada (65 cases), Chile (4 cases), Colombia (125 cases), Costa Rica (10 cases), Cuba (1 case), the USA (1044 cases), Mexico (2 cases), Peru (2 cases), Uruguay (9 cases) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (332 cases). No fatal cases have been reported in the same period.
Since
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Situation summary
Between 1 Jan and 18 Jun 2019, a total of 1722 cases of measles have been reported in 13 countries of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (5 cases), the Bahamas (1 case), Brazil (122 cases), Canada (65 cases), Chile (4 cases), Colombia (125 cases), Costa Rica (10 cases), Cuba (1 case), the USA (1044 cases), Mexico (2 cases), Peru (2 cases), Uruguay (9 cases) and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (332 cases). No fatal cases have been reported in the same period.
Since
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PRO/EDR> Varicella update (07): USA (CA), France
Chicken Pox -- United States
One detainee has contracted chickenpox at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility, according to the Kern County Public Health Department, and officials at the detention center appear to be taking precautions to prevent the contagion from spreading. Reported to the Health Department on Friday [14 Jun 2019], the case is not expected to pose a risk to the public and is not "out of the ordinary," department spokesperson Michelle Corson said.
"They appear to be going above and beyond to get our
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One detainee has contracted chickenpox at the Mesa Verde ICE Processing Facility, according to the Kern County Public Health Department, and officials at the detention center appear to be taking precautions to prevent the contagion from spreading. Reported to the Health Department on Friday [14 Jun 2019], the case is not expected to pose a risk to the public and is not "out of the ordinary," department spokesperson Michelle Corson said.
"They appear to be going above and beyond to get our
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PRO/AH/EDR> Canine influenza - USA: (CA) shelter dogs
Canine Influenza -- United States
At least 5 dogs at the Oakland city shelter have confirmed cases of canine influenza, according to Oakland Animal Services director Rebecca Katz. "If people can hold onto strays and surrenders for now, we ask them to do so. We're also looking for organizations and other places to divert them to," Katz said on Thursday [20 Jun 2019]. "If any dog comes into the shelter, they're at pretty significant risk of getting it."
While not every dog at the shelter is under quarantine, 5 out of 10
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At least 5 dogs at the Oakland city shelter have confirmed cases of canine influenza, according to Oakland Animal Services director Rebecca Katz. "If people can hold onto strays and surrenders for now, we ask them to do so. We're also looking for organizations and other places to divert them to," Katz said on Thursday [20 Jun 2019]. "If any dog comes into the shelter, they're at pretty significant risk of getting it."
While not every dog at the shelter is under quarantine, 5 out of 10
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PRO/AH/EDR> Amebic dysentery - Kenya: (LM)
Amebiasis -- Kenya
The Lamu Public Health Office on Thursday [20 Jun 2019] reported an outbreak of amoebic dysentery, infecting more than 100 people. It is spread through drinking or eating uncooked food, such as fruit that may have been washed in contaminated water, or drinking contaminated water.
Officials denied rumours of a cholera outbreak in Lamu. "It's not cholera but amoebic dysentery. Both have similar symptoms," Public Health director Athman Dumila said.
Amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection
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The Lamu Public Health Office on Thursday [20 Jun 2019] reported an outbreak of amoebic dysentery, infecting more than 100 people. It is spread through drinking or eating uncooked food, such as fruit that may have been washed in contaminated water, or drinking contaminated water.
Officials denied rumours of a cholera outbreak in Lamu. "It's not cholera but amoebic dysentery. Both have similar symptoms," Public Health director Athman Dumila said.
Amoebic dysentery is a parasitic infection
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Friday 21 June 2019
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (52): global (WPV1, cVDPV) Ethiopia, Pakistan
Polio -- Ethiopia
Lahore / 3
Sindh
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Karachi / 3
Larkana
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Bannu / 9
Hangu / 1
DI Khan / 1
Shangla / 1
Torghar / 1
Lakki Marwat / 1
KPTD (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal Districts)
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Bajour / 1
Khyber / 1
Miran Shah / 2
Mir Ali / 3
While there have been the occasional positive environmental sample from Balochistan, to date there have not been any cases of AFP associated with WPV1 in Balochistan since 1 Jan 2019.
For a map showing districts and
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Lahore / 3
Sindh
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Karachi / 3
Larkana
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Bannu / 9
Hangu / 1
DI Khan / 1
Shangla / 1
Torghar / 1
Lakki Marwat / 1
KPTD (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal Districts)
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Bajour / 1
Khyber / 1
Miran Shah / 2
Mir Ali / 3
While there have been the occasional positive environmental sample from Balochistan, to date there have not been any cases of AFP associated with WPV1 in Balochistan since 1 Jan 2019.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Trypanosomiasis, African - Malawi: (Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve)
African Trypanosomiasis -- South Africa
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hendra virus - Australia: (NS) horse
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- Australia
A 25-year-old unvaccinated mare has died from Hendra virus near Scone [New South Wales].
According to NSW DPI [New South Wales Department of Primary Industries}, the horse developed neurological signs on [Fri 7 Jun 2019], after being confined to a yard for 3 days. As the horse was not vaccinated and had a sudden onset of neurological signs, the owners contacted the animal diseases hotline. It was later euthanised by the owners after becoming unresponsive.
A district veterinarian from
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A 25-year-old unvaccinated mare has died from Hendra virus near Scone [New South Wales].
According to NSW DPI [New South Wales Department of Primary Industries}, the horse developed neurological signs on [Fri 7 Jun 2019], after being confined to a yard for 3 days. As the horse was not vaccinated and had a sudden onset of neurological signs, the owners contacted the animal diseases hotline. It was later euthanised by the owners after becoming unresponsive.
A district veterinarian from
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Thursday 20 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (58): Congo DR (NK, IT) case update, summaries, spread, treatment
Ebola -- DR Congo
- Since the start of vaccination on 8 Aug 2018, 137 316 have been vaccinated;
- A thorough revision of the basic vaccination data;
- The number of people vaccinated in health areas: 34 226 in Katwa, 26 574 in Beni, 18 563 in Butembo, 12 441 in Mabalako, and more [see source URL for complete numbers];
- Among vaccinated individuals, 37 942 are high-risk contacts (CHR), 69 008 are contacts of contacts (CC), and 30 366 are frontline providers (PPL).
- 67 358 751 people controlled
- 119
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- Since the start of vaccination on 8 Aug 2018, 137 316 have been vaccinated;
- A thorough revision of the basic vaccination data;
- The number of people vaccinated in health areas: 34 226 in Katwa, 26 574 in Beni, 18 563 in Butembo, 12 441 in Mabalako, and more [see source URL for complete numbers];
- Among vaccinated individuals, 37 942 are high-risk contacts (CHR), 69 008 are contacts of contacts (CC), and 30 366 are frontline providers (PPL).
- 67 358 751 people controlled
- 119
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PRO/AH> Equine influenza - UK (10): horse, EIV H3N8 Florida clade 1
Equine Influenza -- United Kingdom
Equine flu remains an ongoing concern as the confirmed number of outbreaks is on the rise.
The latest update from the Animal Health Trust shows 22 outbreaks this month [June 2019], up to and including 18 Jun [2019]: one in Scotland, 9 in Wales, and 12 in England. The outbreaks relate to unvaccinated horses except one thoroughbred in Essex, diagnosed on 2 Jun [2019], who was "presumed" vaccinated. This follows 20 outbreaks in May and 12 in April [2019].
Of the outbreaks in June [2019],
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Equine flu remains an ongoing concern as the confirmed number of outbreaks is on the rise.
The latest update from the Animal Health Trust shows 22 outbreaks this month [June 2019], up to and including 18 Jun [2019]: one in Scotland, 9 in Wales, and 12 in England. The outbreaks relate to unvaccinated horses except one thoroughbred in Essex, diagnosed on 2 Jun [2019], who was "presumed" vaccinated. This follows 20 outbreaks in May and 12 in April [2019].
Of the outbreaks in June [2019],
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (06): (BR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Shrivastava A, Kumar A, Thomas JD, et al.; Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study. Lancet Global Health. 2017; 5(4): e458-e466. DOI: .
Until the etiology (or etiologies) of these AES cases is determined, effective and efficient prevention of these cases will not be possible. The presence of enterovirus had earlier been confirmed in the cerebrospinal fluid of one of the patients when it was tested at
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Shrivastava A, Kumar A, Thomas JD, et al.; Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study. Lancet Global Health. 2017; 5(4): e458-e466. DOI: .
Until the etiology (or etiologies) of these AES cases is determined, effective and efficient prevention of these cases will not be possible. The presence of enterovirus had earlier been confirmed in the cerebrospinal fluid of one of the patients when it was tested at
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PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus - India (06): (KL) susp.
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- India
A man with suspected Nipah virus was admitted at the Jawharal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) here [in Puducherry] on Monday night [17 Jun 2019]. According to sources, the man, hailing from Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, was working in Kerala.
As he suffered from high fever, he returned to his native place and got admitted in a hospital. Since there was no improvement in his condition and he was having symptoms of Nipah [virus infection], doctors
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A man with suspected Nipah virus was admitted at the Jawharal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) here [in Puducherry] on Monday night [17 Jun 2019]. According to sources, the man, hailing from Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, was working in Kerala.
As he suffered from high fever, he returned to his native place and got admitted in a hospital. Since there was no improvement in his condition and he was having symptoms of Nipah [virus infection], doctors
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonella - Australia (NS): alert, chicken & egg cull
Salmonella -- Australia
The poultry industry on the New South Wales central coast is on high alert after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella on 3 egg farms.
The outbreak has so far affected 11 properties in NSW [New South Wales] and Victoria since last year [2018], and has sparked numerous supermarket egg recalls during that time.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries [DPI] said all affected properties were linked through the movement of people, eggs, or equipment.
The salmonella were detected at
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The poultry industry on the New South Wales central coast is on high alert after the detection of a rare strain of salmonella on 3 egg farms.
The outbreak has so far affected 11 properties in NSW [New South Wales] and Victoria since last year [2018], and has sparked numerous supermarket egg recalls during that time.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries [DPI] said all affected properties were linked through the movement of people, eggs, or equipment.
The salmonella were detected at
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (50): Laos (SL) 1st rep, Viet Nam control, FAO, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Laos
Lao People's Democratic Republic:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry confirmed the occurrence of the 1st ASF outbreak in Toumian [Toomlarn] district, Salavan province on 20 Jun 2019.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the occurrence of the 1st ASF outbreak in Chagang province on 23 May 2019.
[see African swine fever - Asia (48): North Korea (CH) domestic, 1st rep, OIE http://bit.ly/2FjK0o0. No new outbreaks reported
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Lao People's Democratic Republic:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry confirmed the occurrence of the 1st ASF outbreak in Toumian [Toomlarn] district, Salavan province on 20 Jun 2019.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed the occurrence of the 1st ASF outbreak in Chagang province on 23 May 2019.
[see African swine fever - Asia (48): North Korea (CH) domestic, 1st rep, OIE http://bit.ly/2FjK0o0. No new outbreaks reported
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (23): (ME, FL, NV)
Hepatitis A -- United States
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified 3 additional cases of hepatitis A virus infection in Aroostook County over the past week. There are now 6 confirmed hepatitis A cases in Aroostook County since 17 May 2019. All 6 cases are linked to exposures at a restaurant in Caribou earlier this spring. There is no ongoing risk of hepatitis A to the public from eating at this restaurant.
Maine CDC Public Health Nurses assisted local medical facilities to
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The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has identified 3 additional cases of hepatitis A virus infection in Aroostook County over the past week. There are now 6 confirmed hepatitis A cases in Aroostook County since 17 May 2019. All 6 cases are linked to exposures at a restaurant in Caribou earlier this spring. There is no ongoing risk of hepatitis A to the public from eating at this restaurant.
Maine CDC Public Health Nurses assisted local medical facilities to
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PRO/EDR> Vibrio vulnificus - USA: (NJ, PA) global warming
Vibrio vulnificus -- United States
Flesh-eating bacteria have infected at least 5 men who were exposed to water in the Delaware Bay or who had eaten undercooked crabs from the bay since 2017. Researchers at Cooper University Health Care, where the men were treated, say the number of cases is increasing, though still relatively rare.
In an article being published [Mon 17 Jun 2019], in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the researchers caution that climate change could be a factor in the uptick. The cases should not cause alarm
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Flesh-eating bacteria have infected at least 5 men who were exposed to water in the Delaware Bay or who had eaten undercooked crabs from the bay since 2017. Researchers at Cooper University Health Care, where the men were treated, say the number of cases is increasing, though still relatively rare.
In an article being published [Mon 17 Jun 2019], in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the researchers caution that climate change could be a factor in the uptick. The cases should not cause alarm
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (51): Pakistan (KP,SD)
Polio -- Pakistan
In what is being seen as a setback for the government's efforts to eliminate poliovirus in the country, 2 new cases of poliovirus have surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, increasing the total of this year's [2019] cases to 26, ARY News reported on [Thu 20 Jun 2019].
Well-informed sources within the health ministry say the 2 cases have been reported from 2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts. One of them was confirmed from a stool sample of a 21-month old baby girl of Wazir tehsil [sub district] of
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In what is being seen as a setback for the government's efforts to eliminate poliovirus in the country, 2 new cases of poliovirus have surfaced in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, increasing the total of this year's [2019] cases to 26, ARY News reported on [Thu 20 Jun 2019].
Well-informed sources within the health ministry say the 2 cases have been reported from 2 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa districts. One of them was confirmed from a stool sample of a 21-month old baby girl of Wazir tehsil [sub district] of
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Wednesday 19 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (55): EMRO, WHO update
MERS -- Worldwide/Unknown
- At the end of May 2019, a total of 2442 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 842 associated deaths (case fatality rate: 34.5%), were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (2051 cases, including 765 related deaths with a case fatality rate of 37.3%). During the month of May [2019], a total of 14 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally. All 14 cases were reported from Saudi Arabia with 4
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- At the end of May 2019, a total of 2442 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 842 associated deaths (case fatality rate: 34.5%), were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (2051 cases, including 765 related deaths with a case fatality rate of 37.3%). During the month of May [2019], a total of 14 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally. All 14 cases were reported from Saudi Arabia with 4
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (43)
Measles -- Canada
The BC [British Columbia] Centre for Disease Control is warning that travellers at Vancouver's airport on [Sun 9 Jun 2019] may have been exposed to measles.
The centre says a passenger with the disease had a layover at Vancouver International Airport on [9 Jun 2019].
The passenger went through Canada Customs and Immigration so the centre says people in the main terminal may also be vulnerable.
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The BC [British Columbia] Centre for Disease Control is warning that travellers at Vancouver's airport on [Sun 9 Jun 2019] may have been exposed to measles.
The centre says a passenger with the disease had a layover at Vancouver International Airport on [9 Jun 2019].
The passenger went through Canada Customs and Immigration so the centre says people in the main terminal may also be vulnerable.
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (50): Afghanistan (OZ)
Polio -- Afghanistan
A new polio case has been reported by local officials in southern Uruzgan province. Dr. Saifudin, head of the polio campaign for Uruzgan, said on Tuesday [18 Jun 2019] that a 2-year-old child was affected by polio in Meher Abad village of Terinkot city, the provincial capital. "[The family] of the polio-affected kid lives on the outskirts of Terinkot city and they (family) did not have access to health facilities," he said.
Meanwhile, provincial healthcare officials said the anti-polio
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A new polio case has been reported by local officials in southern Uruzgan province. Dr. Saifudin, head of the polio campaign for Uruzgan, said on Tuesday [18 Jun 2019] that a 2-year-old child was affected by polio in Meher Abad village of Terinkot city, the provincial capital. "[The family] of the polio-affected kid lives on the outskirts of Terinkot city and they (family) did not have access to health facilities," he said.
Meanwhile, provincial healthcare officials said the anti-polio
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis - UK: cruise ships
Salmonella -- United Kingdom
The UK has reported 24 cases of salmonellosis linked to travel on cruise ships. The _Salmonella_ Enteritidis cases are from cruise ships visiting destinations in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. The outbreak was detected through whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. They have sampling dates from 6-21 May 2019. Another 5 cases have sample dates ranging from 2014 to 2018.
Of the 24 cases in 2019, 12 are female and the median age is 64 years, with an age range of 40 to 84 years.
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The UK has reported 24 cases of salmonellosis linked to travel on cruise ships. The _Salmonella_ Enteritidis cases are from cruise ships visiting destinations in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. The outbreak was detected through whole genome sequencing (WGS) analysis. They have sampling dates from 6-21 May 2019. Another 5 cases have sample dates ranging from 2014 to 2018.
Of the 24 cases in 2019, 12 are female and the median age is 64 years, with an age range of 40 to 84 years.
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PRO/EDR> Infant botulism - South Korea: (CB)
Botulism -- South Korea
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said it confirmed the 1st case of infant botulism, investigating the routes of the infection. Infant botulism is a disease of the neuromuscular system that occurs in infants aged one year or under. The illness occurs when an infant ingests spores of _Clostridium botulinum_ bacteria, which proliferate in the intestines and produce toxins in the body.
The KCDC said the USA has about 100 cases of infant botulism a year. The _C.
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The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said it confirmed the 1st case of infant botulism, investigating the routes of the infection. Infant botulism is a disease of the neuromuscular system that occurs in infants aged one year or under. The illness occurs when an infant ingests spores of _Clostridium botulinum_ bacteria, which proliferate in the intestines and produce toxins in the body.
The KCDC said the USA has about 100 cases of infant botulism a year. The _C.
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PRO/AH/EDR> Chemical exposure - USA: (CA) workers exposed
Poisoning -- United States
Nearly 60 farm workers were exposed to chemicals Tuesday [18 Jun 2019] morning as they worked on a vineyard west of Dinuba, CA. Of these, 3 workers were taken to Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia as firefighters and officials from the health department and agricultural commission investigated the extent of the exposure.
Tulare County firefighters were dispatched at 10:45 am to a vineyard on Avenue 408 west of Road 56 after farm workers reported falling ill as they worked. Firefighters
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Nearly 60 farm workers were exposed to chemicals Tuesday [18 Jun 2019] morning as they worked on a vineyard west of Dinuba, CA. Of these, 3 workers were taken to Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia as firefighters and officials from the health department and agricultural commission investigated the extent of the exposure.
Tulare County firefighters were dispatched at 10:45 am to a vineyard on Avenue 408 west of Road 56 after farm workers reported falling ill as they worked. Firefighters
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PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus - India (05): (MP) bats, suspected
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- India
A Nipah virus scare has gripped the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh as hundreds of bats have been found dead in the campus of National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) in the past few days. Initially, the district authorities reported deaths of around 2500 bats, but the district administration claimed that the death toll is around 250.
Veterinary physician of Guna, Dr. BS Dhakrey claimed that bodies of hundreds of bats have fallen in the last week or so [9-15 Jun 2019] at NFL premises. "We have
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A Nipah virus scare has gripped the Guna district of Madhya Pradesh as hundreds of bats have been found dead in the campus of National Fertilisers Limited (NFL) in the past few days. Initially, the district authorities reported deaths of around 2500 bats, but the district administration claimed that the death toll is around 250.
Veterinary physician of Guna, Dr. BS Dhakrey claimed that bodies of hundreds of bats have fallen in the last week or so [9-15 Jun 2019] at NFL premises. "We have
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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (05): (BR)
Encephalitis, Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Shrivastava A, Kumar A, Thomas JD, et al. Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study. Lancet Glob Health 2017;5(4):e458-e466;
Until the etiology (or etiologies) of these AES cases is determined, effective and efficient prevention of these cases will not be possible. The presence of enterovirus had earlier been confirmed in the cerebrospinal fluid of one of the patients when it was tested at the virology
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Shrivastava A, Kumar A, Thomas JD, et al. Association of acute toxic encephalopathy with litchi consumption in an outbreak in Muzaffarpur, India, 2014: a case-control study. Lancet Glob Health 2017;5(4):e458-e466;
Until the etiology (or etiologies) of these AES cases is determined, effective and efficient prevention of these cases will not be possible. The presence of enterovirus had earlier been confirmed in the cerebrospinal fluid of one of the patients when it was tested at the virology
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PRO/AH> Rinderpest - worldwide: Global eradication, virus stocks destruction
Plague -- United Kingdom
Scientists have destroyed the UK's laboratory stocks of a virus that once caused devastating cattle losses.
These stocks accounted for most of the world's lab samples of rinderpest, which were held at The Pirbright Institute in Surrey.
Rinderpest and the deadly smallpox virus are the only diseases to have been eradicated from the face of the Earth.
BBC News had exclusive access to the destruction of the final samples.
Dr Carrie Batten, from The Pirbright Institute, described the
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Scientists have destroyed the UK's laboratory stocks of a virus that once caused devastating cattle losses.
These stocks accounted for most of the world's lab samples of rinderpest, which were held at The Pirbright Institute in Surrey.
Rinderpest and the deadly smallpox virus are the only diseases to have been eradicated from the face of the Earth.
BBC News had exclusive access to the destruction of the final samples.
Dr Carrie Batten, from The Pirbright Institute, described the
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Malaysia (03): fatalities, indigenous, measles
Undiagnosed -- Malaysia
The common measles, combined with a fragile immune system and severe malnutrition, have been cited in the possible deaths of 15 Orang Asli of Kampung Kuala Koh in Gua Musang [Kelantan state], says the Health Ministry.
But health authorities are concerned that only a handful of the Orang Asli have received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination needed that would have strengthened them against the disease. Describing the deaths as a "wake-up call", Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad
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The common measles, combined with a fragile immune system and severe malnutrition, have been cited in the possible deaths of 15 Orang Asli of Kampung Kuala Koh in Gua Musang [Kelantan state], says the Health Ministry.
But health authorities are concerned that only a handful of the Orang Asli have received the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccination needed that would have strengthened them against the disease. Describing the deaths as a "wake-up call", Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (26): Canada (AB)
Hantavirus -- Canada
Albertans who may potentially encounter mice or mice droppings are encouraged to take precautionary measures following confirmed cases of a potentially fatal illness.
Alberta Health Services confirms there have been 2 cases of hantavirus [infection], an illness that affects the respiratory system, in Alberta this year [2019]. In the previous 5 years, there were 15 confirmed cases of hantavirus [infections] including one that proved fatal.
Humans can contract the virus by breathing in
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Albertans who may potentially encounter mice or mice droppings are encouraged to take precautionary measures following confirmed cases of a potentially fatal illness.
Alberta Health Services confirms there have been 2 cases of hantavirus [infection], an illness that affects the respiratory system, in Alberta this year [2019]. In the previous 5 years, there were 15 confirmed cases of hantavirus [infections] including one that proved fatal.
Humans can contract the virus by breathing in
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Tuesday 18 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Diarrheal shellfish poisoning - Namibia (02): (ER)
Diarrhea -- Namibia
Oyster and black mussel production at Walvis Bay has been halted due to another outbreak of diarrheal shellfish poisoning (DSP), which can be harmful to humans. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources issued a notice yesterday [17 Jun 2019], warning people not to eat oysters or mussels from Walvis Bay. This comes 3 months after the last outbreak, which was cleared shortly thereafter.
According to the fisheries biologist, contamination is a seasonal occurrence -- mainly during summer
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Oyster and black mussel production at Walvis Bay has been halted due to another outbreak of diarrheal shellfish poisoning (DSP), which can be harmful to humans. The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources issued a notice yesterday [17 Jun 2019], warning people not to eat oysters or mussels from Walvis Bay. This comes 3 months after the last outbreak, which was cleared shortly thereafter.
According to the fisheries biologist, contamination is a seasonal occurrence -- mainly during summer
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (57): Congo DR (NK,IT) case updates, summary, borders, research
Ebola -- DR Congo
- Mabalako [North Kivu]: the Mabalako response teams launched a few days ago the active search for Ebola cases in the community and health facilities. As Mabalako became the main hot spot of the epidemic, it was necessary to strengthen the level of epidemiological surveillance to detect Ebola cases and isolate them as quickly as possible in order to break the chain of transmission in the community.
- [Ituri] Bunia: the new confirmed case detected in Bunia was cared for at a health post in
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- Mabalako [North Kivu]: the Mabalako response teams launched a few days ago the active search for Ebola cases in the community and health facilities. As Mabalako became the main hot spot of the epidemic, it was necessary to strengthen the level of epidemiological surveillance to detect Ebola cases and isolate them as quickly as possible in order to break the chain of transmission in the community.
- [Ituri] Bunia: the new confirmed case detected in Bunia was cared for at a health post in
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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease - Libya (03): cattle, sheep, st O, gt pending
Foot and Mouth -- Libya
The National Animal Health Centre has confirmed the infection of some animals in Libya with the foot-and-mouth [FMD] virus.
In a circular published yesterday [15 Jun 2019] the centre said that it had taken samples from animals from several cities including, Tripoli, Benghazi, Tajoura, Misurata, and Gharyan.
"The samples were transferred to the reference laboratory in the Italian city of Brescia at the end of last month [May 2019], where the initial diagnosis confirmed the existence of
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The National Animal Health Centre has confirmed the infection of some animals in Libya with the foot-and-mouth [FMD] virus.
In a circular published yesterday [15 Jun 2019] the centre said that it had taken samples from animals from several cities including, Tripoli, Benghazi, Tajoura, Misurata, and Gharyan.
"The samples were transferred to the reference laboratory in the Italian city of Brescia at the end of last month [May 2019], where the initial diagnosis confirmed the existence of
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Monday 17 June 2019
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus - India (04): (KL)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- India
After one positive case and over 300 suspects, the scare of the 2nd attack of Nipah virus in Kerala is over, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja told the media on Saturday [15 Jun 2019].
"Even though the Nipah scare is over, and there is no need for complete surveillance, the situation will be under observation till the middle of next month [July 2019]," Shailaja said.
On 3 Jun [2019], a 23-year-old college student, admitted to a private hospital in Ernakulam, tested positive for Nipah
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After one positive case and over 300 suspects, the scare of the 2nd attack of Nipah virus in Kerala is over, state Health Minister K.K. Shailaja told the media on Saturday [15 Jun 2019].
"Even though the Nipah scare is over, and there is no need for complete surveillance, the situation will be under observation till the middle of next month [July 2019]," Shailaja said.
On 3 Jun [2019], a 23-year-old college student, admitted to a private hospital in Ernakulam, tested positive for Nipah
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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (22): CDC
Hepatitis A -- United States
State / Case Total / Hospitalizations (%) / Deaths / Outbreak Start Date / Data Current Through / New Weekly Cases
Total / 20 133 / 11 595 (58%) / 191 / New Cases = 410
States with an ongoing outbreak:
Alabama / 77 / 36 (47%) / NR / 9/1/2018 / 6/12/2019 / 12
Arizona / 374 / 295 (79%) / 2 / 11/1/2018 / 6/13/2019 / 19
Arkansas / 343 / NR (NR) / NR / 2/7/2018 / 6/7/2019 / --
Colorado / 71 / 44 (62%) / 0 / 10/1/2018 / 6/12/2019 / 2
Florida / 1876 / 1353 (72%) / 21 / 1/1/2018 / 5/31/2019
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State / Case Total / Hospitalizations (%) / Deaths / Outbreak Start Date / Data Current Through / New Weekly Cases
Total / 20 133 / 11 595 (58%) / 191 / New Cases = 410
States with an ongoing outbreak:
Alabama / 77 / 36 (47%) / NR / 9/1/2018 / 6/12/2019 / 12
Arizona / 374 / 295 (79%) / 2 / 11/1/2018 / 6/13/2019 / 19
Arkansas / 343 / NR (NR) / NR / 2/7/2018 / 6/7/2019 / --
Colorado / 71 / 44 (62%) / 0 / 10/1/2018 / 6/12/2019 / 2
Florida / 1876 / 1353 (72%) / 21 / 1/1/2018 / 5/31/2019
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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Italy (02): (LZ) cattle, human, 2017
Anthrax -- Italy
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On [31 Aug 2017], a veterinarian and a farmworker were hospitalised for skin lesions. Both had been exposed to a dead cow on [19 Aug 2017] on a farm near Rome, where 8 further cattle died of confirmed anthrax later the same month. At admission, the 1st case showed a black depressed eschar and another smaller lesion on one hand. The 2nd case presented deep infection of the skin, with involvement of both arms. Anthrax diagnosis was confirmed by detection of _Bacillus
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On [31 Aug 2017], a veterinarian and a farmworker were hospitalised for skin lesions. Both had been exposed to a dead cow on [19 Aug 2017] on a farm near Rome, where 8 further cattle died of confirmed anthrax later the same month. At admission, the 1st case showed a black depressed eschar and another smaller lesion on one hand. The 2nd case presented deep infection of the skin, with involvement of both arms. Anthrax diagnosis was confirmed by detection of _Bacillus
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (21): Belgium, EU, wild boar, epidemiology, control
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
Dr. Houdart discussed various options as to how the virus might have got into Belgium - all of them related to human (mis)behaviour, like virus on left-overs or equipment, through a military facility, through the introduction of infected wild boar and, interestingly, he also mentioned intentional introduction. He discussed that over 5000 blood samples of domestic pigs from about 1000 holdings had been analysed. No outbreak so far has been confirmed in domestic pigs in Belgium - hence Belgium
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Dr. Houdart discussed various options as to how the virus might have got into Belgium - all of them related to human (mis)behaviour, like virus on left-overs or equipment, through a military facility, through the introduction of infected wild boar and, interestingly, he also mentioned intentional introduction. He discussed that over 5000 blood samples of domestic pigs from about 1000 holdings had been analysed. No outbreak so far has been confirmed in domestic pigs in Belgium - hence Belgium
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (49): Pakistan (KP)
Polio -- Pakistan
The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad [Mon 17 Jun 2019] notified a fresh polio case from district Bannu [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] taking the total count of polio cases in district Bannu to 9 [?8], in Bannu division to 14, overall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 18, and total of 24 in the country so far during 2019.
Coordinator Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Capt. (R). Kamran Ahmed Afridi in a statement said that wild poliovirus has been isolated from stool sample of a
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The National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad [Mon 17 Jun 2019] notified a fresh polio case from district Bannu [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] taking the total count of polio cases in district Bannu to 9 [?8], in Bannu division to 14, overall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to 18, and total of 24 in the country so far during 2019.
Coordinator Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Capt. (R). Kamran Ahmed Afridi in a statement said that wild poliovirus has been isolated from stool sample of a
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PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed illness - Malaysia (02): fatalities, indigenous, TB susp, RFI
Undiagnosed -- Malaysia
Our nation is now concerned over the deaths of 14 Orang Asli from the Bateq community in Kuala Koh, Kelantan. The real cause for the string of deaths must be quickly ascertained to prevent more from becoming victims.
Environmental groups are saying that water pollution is the cause. While water pollution is a very important factor, the effect should be gastroenteritis rather than pneumonia. Apparently, tuberculosis and leptospirosis have been ruled out, but has miliary tuberculosis been
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Our nation is now concerned over the deaths of 14 Orang Asli from the Bateq community in Kuala Koh, Kelantan. The real cause for the string of deaths must be quickly ascertained to prevent more from becoming victims.
Environmental groups are saying that water pollution is the cause. While water pollution is a very important factor, the effect should be gastroenteritis rather than pneumonia. Apparently, tuberculosis and leptospirosis have been ruled out, but has miliary tuberculosis been
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PRO/AH/EDR> Die-off, sea lions - USA: (CA) domoic acid susp
Animal Die-off -- United States
The Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) says they have responded to an increasing number of reports about sick California sea lions.
Sea lions have been showing clinical signs of domoic acid toxicosis derived from toxic prey, according to CIMWI.
Toxic algae blooms produce the domoic acid toxin but are not harmful to all animals. Filter feeding marine animals including shellfish and small fish consume these toxic algae and do not show signs of illness.
Sea lions eat
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The Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (CIMWI) says they have responded to an increasing number of reports about sick California sea lions.
Sea lions have been showing clinical signs of domoic acid toxicosis derived from toxic prey, according to CIMWI.
Toxic algae blooms produce the domoic acid toxin but are not harmful to all animals. Filter feeding marine animals including shellfish and small fish consume these toxic algae and do not show signs of illness.
Sea lions eat
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PRO/PL> Cercospora berry blotch, coffee - Uganda: (BM)
Other Plant Disease -- Uganda
Red blister, a fungal disease; has attacked several coffee plantations in Bukomansimbi district [Central region]. Joseph Mulindwa, National Agricultural Coffee Research Institute, reveals that the disease has become widespread in the area which has caused farmers losses. The disease destroys the embryonic part of the coffee cherries, making them to ripen before they are due and eventually affecting the quality and weight on harvest.
Mulindwa advises farmers to boost their soil fertility
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Red blister, a fungal disease; has attacked several coffee plantations in Bukomansimbi district [Central region]. Joseph Mulindwa, National Agricultural Coffee Research Institute, reveals that the disease has become widespread in the area which has caused farmers losses. The disease destroys the embryonic part of the coffee cherries, making them to ripen before they are due and eventually affecting the quality and weight on harvest.
Mulindwa advises farmers to boost their soil fertility
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Sunday 16 June 2019
PRO/AH> Glanders - India (02): (UP) horse
Glanders -- India
1. Elschner MC, Neubauer H and Sprague LD. The resurrection of glanders in a new epidemiological scenario: a beneficiary of "global change". Curr Clin Microbiol Rep. 2017; 4(1): 54-60; abstract available at
HealthMap/ProMED map available at:
Uttar Pradesh State, India: ]
[See Also:
Glanders - India: (DL) horse http://bit.ly/2WTMFjj
2018
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Glanders, equine - India (04): (UP) control http://bit.ly/2IdPt0o
Glanders, equine - India (03): (MP)
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1. Elschner MC, Neubauer H and Sprague LD. The resurrection of glanders in a new epidemiological scenario: a beneficiary of "global change". Curr Clin Microbiol Rep. 2017; 4(1): 54-60; abstract available at
HealthMap/ProMED map available at:
Uttar Pradesh State, India: ]
[See Also:
Glanders - India: (DL) horse http://bit.ly/2WTMFjj
2018
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Glanders, equine - India (04): (UP) control http://bit.ly/2IdPt0o
Glanders, equine - India (03): (MP)
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (48): Nigeria (LA) cVDPV conf
Polio -- Nigeria
The virus detected was cVDPV [circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus] from the environment, not from an AFP [acute flaccid paralysis] case. The date of sample collection was 12 Apr 2019.
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Communicated by:
EpiCore Surveillance Project
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[2]
Date: Thu 13 Jun 2019 (submitted 16 Jun 2019 03:32 AM)
Source: Nigerian Tribune [edited]
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Children Fund (UNICEF), Belinda and Bill Gates Foundation,
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The virus detected was cVDPV [circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus] from the environment, not from an AFP [acute flaccid paralysis] case. The date of sample collection was 12 Apr 2019.
--
Communicated by:
EpiCore Surveillance Project
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[2]
Date: Thu 13 Jun 2019 (submitted 16 Jun 2019 03:32 AM)
Source: Nigerian Tribune [edited]
The Lagos State Ministry of Health, World Health Organisation (WHO), United States Children Fund (UNICEF), Belinda and Bill Gates Foundation,
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PRO/PL> Southern tomato virus - UK (02): symptomatology, comment
-- United Kingdom
The statement [in the source media report ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2MRG3wW] that "The virus displays symptoms akin to _Tomato brown rugose fruit virus_ or _Pepino mosaic virus_" is inaccurate. STV [_Southern tomato virus_] was initially reported from symptomatic tomatoes in the US, but its link to the symptoms never proven. In several cases where it has been described since that initial report, it was in symptomless plants. As far as I know, there is to date no good
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The statement [in the source media report ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2MRG3wW] that "The virus displays symptoms akin to _Tomato brown rugose fruit virus_ or _Pepino mosaic virus_" is inaccurate. STV [_Southern tomato virus_] was initially reported from symptomatic tomatoes in the US, but its link to the symptoms never proven. In several cases where it has been described since that initial report, it was in symptomless plants. As far as I know, there is to date no good
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths - Dominican Republic (03): travelers, resort
Poisoning -- Dominican Republic
A group of Jimmy Buffett-diehards from Oklahoma were incredibly sick in paradise -- the latest in an ever-growing list of tourists to be sickened during a jaunt to the Dominican Republic, a report said.
DF, a travel agent who vacationed to Punta Cana with the Buffett-loving Central Oklahoma Parrothead Association, said 4 days into their April [2019] trip, he and other members came down with a mysterious illness. "I can't even explain how sick I was," DF told Oklahoma's News 4. "I lost 14
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A group of Jimmy Buffett-diehards from Oklahoma were incredibly sick in paradise -- the latest in an ever-growing list of tourists to be sickened during a jaunt to the Dominican Republic, a report said.
DF, a travel agent who vacationed to Punta Cana with the Buffett-loving Central Oklahoma Parrothead Association, said 4 days into their April [2019] trip, he and other members came down with a mysterious illness. "I can't even explain how sick I was," DF told Oklahoma's News 4. "I lost 14
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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (17): Canada (SK), USA (WA), horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- Canada
On [Tue 11 Jun 2019] the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported Canadian animal health officials have reported multiple cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on a single farm in southern Saskatchewan. So far, 5 horses diagnosed with equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form of EHV-1) have been euthanized.
"The 1st signs noted were sporadic abortions (6) in a group of 70 late-term brood mares, followed by severe neurological signs in 5 horses, which were
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On [Tue 11 Jun 2019] the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported Canadian animal health officials have reported multiple cases of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) on a single farm in southern Saskatchewan. So far, 5 horses diagnosed with equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form of EHV-1) have been euthanized.
"The 1st signs noted were sporadic abortions (6) in a group of 70 late-term brood mares, followed by severe neurological signs in 5 horses, which were
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PRO/AH/EDR> Carbon monoxide poisoning - Nigeria: (IM) fatal
Poisoning -- Nigeria
Tragedy struck in Imo state on Monday [10 Jun 2019] after fumes from a generator left 10 guests who attended a traditional wedding dead.
Punch Metro learned that no fewer than 30 other guests were on life support in different hospitals in the Ikeduru and Mbaitoli local government areas [LGAs] of the state as a result of the fumes the guests inhaled from the generator.
Our correspondent learned that [F] and [I] had their traditional wedding at [U's] compound, Umuomumu Mbieri, in the
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Tragedy struck in Imo state on Monday [10 Jun 2019] after fumes from a generator left 10 guests who attended a traditional wedding dead.
Punch Metro learned that no fewer than 30 other guests were on life support in different hospitals in the Ikeduru and Mbaitoli local government areas [LGAs] of the state as a result of the fumes the guests inhaled from the generator.
Our correspondent learned that [F] and [I] had their traditional wedding at [U's] compound, Umuomumu Mbieri, in the
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PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (54): Saudi Arabia (RI, QS)
MERS -- Saudi Arabia
In the period since the last update [MERS-CoV (53): Saudi Arabia (SH, QS) http://bit.ly/2InqrNL], 10-15 Jun 2019, there have been 2 newly confirmed cases and one outcome recovery reported by the Saudi MOH.
Information on newly confirmed cases (2)
[1]
Date of confirmation: 10 Jun 2019
Case no.: 19-1929
MERS from Unaizah city: 28-year-old male from Unaizah city, Qassim region
Contact with camels: Yes
Case classification: Primary
Current status:
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In the period since the last update [MERS-CoV (53): Saudi Arabia (SH, QS) http://bit.ly/2InqrNL], 10-15 Jun 2019, there have been 2 newly confirmed cases and one outcome recovery reported by the Saudi MOH.
Information on newly confirmed cases (2)
[1]
Date of confirmation: 10 Jun 2019
Case no.: 19-1929
MERS from Unaizah city: 28-year-old male from Unaizah city, Qassim region
Contact with camels: Yes
Case classification: Primary
Current status:
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Saturday 15 June 2019
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (47): Nigeria (LA) positive environmental samples, RFI
Polio -- Nigeria
With Nigeria almost at the last stage of being declared a polio-free country, the Lagos state government has confirmed the environmental strand [???] of polio virus in Makoko, Itire and Maracana canals in the state.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Titilayo Goncalves, who disclosed this at a day media/stakeholders sensitization workshop in Lagos on Thursday [13 Jun 2019], said the state government, with support from the United Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) and other
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With Nigeria almost at the last stage of being declared a polio-free country, the Lagos state government has confirmed the environmental strand [???] of polio virus in Makoko, Itire and Maracana canals in the state.
Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, Titilayo Goncalves, who disclosed this at a day media/stakeholders sensitization workshop in Lagos on Thursday [13 Jun 2019], said the state government, with support from the United Nations Children's Funds (UNICEF) and other
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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - USA (02): live poultry, multiple serotypes
Salmonella -- United States
Alabama / 7
Arkansas / 8
Arizona / 1
California / 9
Colorado / 4
Connecticut / 3
Iowa / 4
Idaho / 4
Illinois / 5
Indiana / 2
Kansas / 4
Kentucky / 11
Louisiana / 2
Massachusetts / 3
Maryland / 7
Maine / 5
Michigan / 4
Minnesota / 5
Missouri / 12
Mississippi / 9
Montana / 2
North Carolina / 2
Nebraska / 4
New Mexico / 3
Nevada / 1
Ohio / 32
Oklahoma / 3
Oregon / 2
Pennsylvania / 18
Rhode Island / 1
South Carolina / 1
South Dakota / 3
Tennessee / 26
Texas /
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Alabama / 7
Arkansas / 8
Arizona / 1
California / 9
Colorado / 4
Connecticut / 3
Iowa / 4
Idaho / 4
Illinois / 5
Indiana / 2
Kansas / 4
Kentucky / 11
Louisiana / 2
Massachusetts / 3
Maryland / 7
Maine / 5
Michigan / 4
Minnesota / 5
Missouri / 12
Mississippi / 9
Montana / 2
North Carolina / 2
Nebraska / 4
New Mexico / 3
Nevada / 1
Ohio / 32
Oklahoma / 3
Oregon / 2
Pennsylvania / 18
Rhode Island / 1
South Carolina / 1
South Dakota / 3
Tennessee / 26
Texas /
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PRO/AH/EDR> Infectious hypodermal & hematopoietic necrosis - USA: (TX, FL) shrimp, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- United States
Information received on [and dated] 13 Jun 2019 from Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator Chief Veterinary Officer, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 13 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Subclinical infection
Causal agent: Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic
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Information received on [and dated] 13 Jun 2019 from Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator Chief Veterinary Officer, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, USA
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 13 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: Subclinical infection
Causal agent: Infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic
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PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC - USA (10): O26, flour, alert, recall
E. coli -- United States
California / 1
Connecticut / 1
Missouri / 1
New Jersey / 1
New York / 5
Ohio / 5
Pennsylvania / 2
Rhode Island / 1
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Total / 17
Three hospitalizations and no deaths have been reported. Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicates flour is a likely source of this outbreak.
On 13 Jun 2019, King Arthur Flour, Inc., a customer of ADM Milling Co., announced a recall of 14 218 cases of 5-lb. King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour because the flour may be
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California / 1
Connecticut / 1
Missouri / 1
New Jersey / 1
New York / 5
Ohio / 5
Pennsylvania / 2
Rhode Island / 1
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Total / 17
Three hospitalizations and no deaths have been reported. Epidemiologic and laboratory evidence indicates flour is a likely source of this outbreak.
On 13 Jun 2019, King Arthur Flour, Inc., a customer of ADM Milling Co., announced a recall of 14 218 cases of 5-lb. King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour because the flour may be
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PRO/AH/EDR> Hepatitis C - USA (02): (NC) injection drug use
Hepatitis C -- United States
A man used injected drugs in the 1980s. Years later, the 57-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, started feeling sick, fatigued, and foggy. When he went to the doctor in 2000, he was shocked to find out that he was infected with hepatitis C. His situation is not unique. An increasing number of North Carolinians live with hepatitis C, many of whom are unaware they are infected. In response to a dramatic statewide spike in hepatitis C infections fueled by the opioid crisis, North Carolina
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A man used injected drugs in the 1980s. Years later, the 57-year-old from Greensboro, North Carolina, started feeling sick, fatigued, and foggy. When he went to the doctor in 2000, he was shocked to find out that he was infected with hepatitis C. His situation is not unique. An increasing number of North Carolinians live with hepatitis C, many of whom are unaware they are infected. In response to a dramatic statewide spike in hepatitis C infections fueled by the opioid crisis, North Carolina
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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - USA (03): (DE) Mexican unpasteurized dairy products
Brucellosis -- United States
Delaware state health officials are reminding the public to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announced a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by _Brucella melitensis_ in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.
The illness is a bacterial infection that primarily affects those consuming, or coming into contact with, contaminated animals or animal products. The most common source of infection is through the consumption of raw, unpasteurized dairy products. Prior to becoming ill, the patient
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Delaware state health officials are reminding the public to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announced a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by _Brucella melitensis_ in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.
The illness is a bacterial infection that primarily affects those consuming, or coming into contact with, contaminated animals or animal products. The most common source of infection is through the consumption of raw, unpasteurized dairy products. Prior to becoming ill, the patient
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PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis - Singapore: dog, OIE
Leishmaniasis -- Singapore
Information received on [and dated] 14 Jun 2019 from Dr. Him Hoo Yap, Chief Veterinary Officer, Director General, Deputy CEO, Regulatory Programmes and Operations, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, Singapore, Singapore
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 28 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 5 Jun 2019
Report date: 14 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 14 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous
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Information received on [and dated] 14 Jun 2019 from Dr. Him Hoo Yap, Chief Veterinary Officer, Director General, Deputy CEO, Regulatory Programmes and Operations, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, Singapore, Singapore
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 28 May 2019
Date of confirmation of the event: 5 Jun 2019
Report date: 14 Jun 2019
Date submitted to OIE: 14 Jun 2019
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous
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PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza A, poultry (03): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread, control
Influenza -- Belgium
Timeline
- 1st case detected in January 2019
-- In the framework of the avian influenza surveillance programme
-- Flock of outdoor laying hens
-- LPAI H3N1, but brain was positive in PCR
-- Depopulation on initiative of the farmer
- 6 Apr 2019: the same farm is infected again
- Quick rise of the number of cases since last week of April [2019]
Current situation
- H3 influenza confirmed in 71 poultry farms by PCR, of which 6 confirmed as H3N1
Clinical symptoms
- Eggshell defects
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Timeline
- 1st case detected in January 2019
-- In the framework of the avian influenza surveillance programme
-- Flock of outdoor laying hens
-- LPAI H3N1, but brain was positive in PCR
-- Depopulation on initiative of the farmer
- 6 Apr 2019: the same farm is infected again
- Quick rise of the number of cases since last week of April [2019]
Current situation
- H3 influenza confirmed in 71 poultry farms by PCR, of which 6 confirmed as H3N1
Clinical symptoms
- Eggshell defects
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PRO/EDR> Bacterial sepsis - USA: platelet transfusion, Acinetobacter, S. saprophyticus
Staph -- United States
A total of 4 people in 3 states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year [2018], according to a US government report released Thursday [13 Jun 2019]. One of the 4 patients died.
The source of the bacterial contamination of the platelets isn't clear. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] found that the bacteria were closely related, and the contamination might be from a common source. An
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A total of 4 people in 3 states developed sepsis after receiving bacteria-contaminated platelet transfusions between May and October last year [2018], according to a US government report released Thursday [13 Jun 2019]. One of the 4 patients died.
The source of the bacterial contamination of the platelets isn't clear. An analysis by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] found that the bacteria were closely related, and the contamination might be from a common source. An
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PRO/EDR> Clostridium difficile - USA: FMT, fatal MDRO infection, new regulations, FDA
C. difficile -- United States
Two patients contracted severe infections, and one of them died, from fecal transplants that contained drug-resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on Thursday [13 Jun 2019].
As a result, the agency is halting a number of clinical trials until the researchers conducting them can demonstrate that they have procedures in place to screen donated stool for dangerous organisms, said Dr. Peter Marks, director of the agency's Center for Biologics Evaluation and
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Two patients contracted severe infections, and one of them died, from fecal transplants that contained drug-resistant bacteria, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on Thursday [13 Jun 2019].
As a result, the agency is halting a number of clinical trials until the researchers conducting them can demonstrate that they have procedures in place to screen donated stool for dangerous organisms, said Dr. Peter Marks, director of the agency's Center for Biologics Evaluation and
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PRO/EDR> Ebola update (56): Congo DR (NK,IT) updates, no PHEIC, Merck vaccine, Africa CDC
Ebola -- DR Congo
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PRO/AH> Malaria - Trinidad & Tobago: ex Venezuela, imported cases
Malaria -- Trinidad & Tobago
There have been 17 malaria cases thus far in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019, and 13 are Venezuelans. One case is a Trinbagonian, one is from Uganda, one is from Ghana, and one is from Guyana.
This was disclosed by health minister Terrence Deyalsingh as he responded to a question from Oropouche West MP Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh on whether there was truth to social media reports that many Venezuelan nationals seeking medical attention at Port of Spain and San Fernando general hospitals have
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There have been 17 malaria cases thus far in Trinidad and Tobago in 2019, and 13 are Venezuelans. One case is a Trinbagonian, one is from Uganda, one is from Ghana, and one is from Guyana.
This was disclosed by health minister Terrence Deyalsingh as he responded to a question from Oropouche West MP Vidia Gayadeen-Gopeesingh on whether there was truth to social media reports that many Venezuelan nationals seeking medical attention at Port of Spain and San Fernando general hospitals have
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Friday 14 June 2019
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (46): global (Pakistan, Somalia, Angola)
Polio -- Afghanistan
New wild poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 1
Environment: 0
New cVDPV poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 2
Environment: 0
Contact: 1
Headlines
Summary of new viruses this week:
- Pakistan - 1 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case;
- Somalia - 1 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case; and
- Angola - 1 (1st) circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case.
Afghanistan
- No wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case was reported in the past
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New wild poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 1
Environment: 0
New cVDPV poliovirus reported this week:
AFP cases: 2
Environment: 0
Contact: 1
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Summary of new viruses this week:
- Pakistan - 1 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case;
- Somalia - 1 circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case; and
- Angola - 1 (1st) circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) case.
Afghanistan
- No wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) case was reported in the past
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PRO/AH/EDR> Aspergillosis, birds - New Zealand: endangered parrot
Aspergillosis -- New Zealand
An unprecedented disease outbreak has pushed the critically endangered kakapo, the world's fattest parrot, closer to extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday [13 Jun 2019]. One of the last kakapo populations on remote Codfish Island has been hit with a fungal respiratory disease called aspergillosis, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said.
The DOC said 36 of the parrots were receiving treatment and 7 had died, including 2 adults -- a huge loss for a species that has fewer than
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An unprecedented disease outbreak has pushed the critically endangered kakapo, the world's fattest parrot, closer to extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday [13 Jun 2019]. One of the last kakapo populations on remote Codfish Island has been hit with a fungal respiratory disease called aspergillosis, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said.
The DOC said 36 of the parrots were receiving treatment and 7 had died, including 2 adults -- a huge loss for a species that has fewer than
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PRO/AH> Influenza A, poultry (02): Belgium, A(H3), low pathogenicity, spread
Influenza -- Belgium
A poultry farm in Wallonia is the latest affected by the H3 virus, a very mild form of avian influenza currently present in Belgium, according to local media.
Since April [2019], dozens of farms have been contaminated in Flanders. The first 2 Walloon cases are located in Libramont and the province of Liege according to the Federal Agency for Food Safety.
Infected hens do not die as a direct result, but are more vulnerable and can catch other diseases. It also causes a drop in egg laying
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A poultry farm in Wallonia is the latest affected by the H3 virus, a very mild form of avian influenza currently present in Belgium, according to local media.
Since April [2019], dozens of farms have been contaminated in Flanders. The first 2 Walloon cases are located in Libramont and the province of Liege according to the Federal Agency for Food Safety.
Infected hens do not die as a direct result, but are more vulnerable and can catch other diseases. It also causes a drop in egg laying
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PRO/EDR> Diphtheria - Canada: (AB) cutaneous, reinfection
Diphtheria -- Canada
An Edmonton elementary school student with a compromised immune system has been diagnosed with a rare and potentially deadly diphtheria infection yet again. Edmonton Public Schools sent home a letter to families of Evansdale School students, alerting them to a confirmed case of diphtheria. This is the same north Edmonton school where, in 2017, a student was confirmed to have the disease.
The 11-year-old boy was the student who had diphtheria last school year, and on Monday [10 Jun 2019],
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An Edmonton elementary school student with a compromised immune system has been diagnosed with a rare and potentially deadly diphtheria infection yet again. Edmonton Public Schools sent home a letter to families of Evansdale School students, alerting them to a confirmed case of diphtheria. This is the same north Edmonton school where, in 2017, a student was confirmed to have the disease.
The 11-year-old boy was the student who had diphtheria last school year, and on Monday [10 Jun 2019],
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PRO/EDR> Pertussis update (07): Europe, Americas
Whooping Cough -- United Kingdom
1. Zerbo O, Bartlett J, Goddard K, et al. Acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness over time. Pediatrics. 2019. pii: e20183466. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3466. [Epub ahead of print];
2. Edwards KM. Challenges to Pertussis Control. Pediatrics. 2019. pii: e20191276. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1276. [Epub ahead of print]; . - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ
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Date: Fri 7 Jun 2019 9:30 AM PDT
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1. Zerbo O, Bartlett J, Goddard K, et al. Acellular pertussis vaccine effectiveness over time. Pediatrics. 2019. pii: e20183466. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-3466. [Epub ahead of print];
2. Edwards KM. Challenges to Pertussis Control. Pediatrics. 2019. pii: e20191276. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1276. [Epub ahead of print]; . - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ
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Date: Fri 7 Jun 2019 9:30 AM PDT
Source: Williams Lake
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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (55): Congo DR (NK,IT) Uganda (KS) ex DRC, case updates, summaries
Ebola -- DR Congo
- This Thu 13 Jun 2019, 5 family members were repatriated to the DRC. Returnees are the mother of the index case, the 3-year-old brother (who is a confirmed Ebola case), a 6-month-old baby, the father of Ugandan children, and the nanny. Thus, to date, no more cases of Ebola are found in Uganda.
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Communicated by:
Mary Marshall
- Thu 13 Jun 2019. Situation report 2, Uganda Ministry of Health
[WHO Africa, abridged, edited]
On 11 Jun 2019, the Ministry of Health of Uganda
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- This Thu 13 Jun 2019, 5 family members were repatriated to the DRC. Returnees are the mother of the index case, the 3-year-old brother (who is a confirmed Ebola case), a 6-month-old baby, the father of Ugandan children, and the nanny. Thus, to date, no more cases of Ebola are found in Uganda.
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Communicated by:
Mary Marshall
- Thu 13 Jun 2019. Situation report 2, Uganda Ministry of Health
[WHO Africa, abridged, edited]
On 11 Jun 2019, the Ministry of Health of Uganda
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Thursday 13 June 2019
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths - Dominican Republic (02): travelers, resort, poisoning susp
Undiagnosed -- Dominican Republic
More than two million Americans visit the Dominican Republic every year, making up about a third of the country's tourists. Six have died in the last year during their visits. Because of the seeming similarities among their deaths, their family members have suggested that they are connected and have raised suspicions about the resorts where they died. Here's what we know, and don't know, about the circumstances.
Who has died, and how?
Yvette Monique Sport, 51, died in June 2018 of a
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More than two million Americans visit the Dominican Republic every year, making up about a third of the country's tourists. Six have died in the last year during their visits. Because of the seeming similarities among their deaths, their family members have suggested that they are connected and have raised suspicions about the resorts where they died. Here's what we know, and don't know, about the circumstances.
Who has died, and how?
Yvette Monique Sport, 51, died in June 2018 of a
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PRO/EDR> Mercury contamination - India: coal-fired power plant, seafood
Poisoning -- India
Subhavana KL, Qureshi A, Roy A. Mercury levels in human hair in South India: baseline, artisanal goldsmiths and coal-fired power plants. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019; 29(1);
Mercury comes in many forms. This article does not tell us what form of mercury is involved. However, without regard to the form, mercury is toxic to the body. Neither does the article tell us if the individuals have any clinical signs.
This is a study [cited in the news report above] regarding sources of
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Subhavana KL, Qureshi A, Roy A. Mercury levels in human hair in South India: baseline, artisanal goldsmiths and coal-fired power plants. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2019; 29(1);
Mercury comes in many forms. This article does not tell us what form of mercury is involved. However, without regard to the form, mercury is toxic to the body. Neither does the article tell us if the individuals have any clinical signs.
This is a study [cited in the news report above] regarding sources of
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PRO/PL> Ice-ice disease, seaweed species - Philippines
Other Plant Disease -- Philippines
Seaweed farming faces [a] dilemma with ice-ice disease. The Philippines is known to have more than 800 species of seaweeds, 2 of which are used in farms to extract carrageenan, a food enhancer. These are _Eucheuma_ and _Kappaphycus_, a source of livelihood for Filipinos in coastal areas. However, farmers are shying away because of lower yield caused mostly by the ice-ice disease.
Only a small number of researchers in the world have sought to study the disease and how seaweeds can resist it.
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Seaweed farming faces [a] dilemma with ice-ice disease. The Philippines is known to have more than 800 species of seaweeds, 2 of which are used in farms to extract carrageenan, a food enhancer. These are _Eucheuma_ and _Kappaphycus_, a source of livelihood for Filipinos in coastal areas. However, farmers are shying away because of lower yield caused mostly by the ice-ice disease.
Only a small number of researchers in the world have sought to study the disease and how seaweeds can resist it.
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PRO/EDR> Varicella update (06): Colombia (Bogota) prison
Chicken Pox -- Colombia
The Personeria [legal entity] de Bogotá warned that an outbreak in the [El Buen Pastor women's prison] associated with cases of varicella (chickenpox) was found in courtyards 2, 4, and 6, which required about 951 persons deprived of their liberty to be quarantined and, in addition, to restrict visits.
According to the complaint, the situation has been occurring since 22 May 2019, the day the 1st case of varicella was reported in courtyard 2.
Such was the emergency that on 2 Jun 2019, a
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The Personeria [legal entity] de Bogotá warned that an outbreak in the [El Buen Pastor women's prison] associated with cases of varicella (chickenpox) was found in courtyards 2, 4, and 6, which required about 951 persons deprived of their liberty to be quarantined and, in addition, to restrict visits.
According to the complaint, the situation has been occurring since 22 May 2019, the day the 1st case of varicella was reported in courtyard 2.
Such was the emergency that on 2 Jun 2019, a
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PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever - USA (03): (CA) police officer
Typhoid -- United States
A Los Angeles police detective has been diagnosed with typhoid fever, a rare illness typically spread through contaminated food or water, and at least 5 other officers who work in the same station are showing symptoms, union officials said Thu 30 May 2019. The 6 officers work in the Central Division station, where a state investigation into unsafe and unsanitary working conditions led to penalties and more than USD 5000 in fines earlier in May 2019, documents show.
The division polices
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A Los Angeles police detective has been diagnosed with typhoid fever, a rare illness typically spread through contaminated food or water, and at least 5 other officers who work in the same station are showing symptoms, union officials said Thu 30 May 2019. The 6 officers work in the Central Division station, where a state investigation into unsafe and unsanitary working conditions led to penalties and more than USD 5000 in fines earlier in May 2019, documents show.
The division polices
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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (33): Americas, USA (AZ,NJ) cat, dog, skunk, bat, human exp
Rabies -- United States
Seven Amado [Pima county] residents are going through a series of rabies shots after they were exposed to rabid kittens.
A quarantined cat is at the Pima Animal Care Center [PACC]. 15 cats and 2 dogs are in quarantine after being exposed to a rabid skunk and rabid kittens at an Amado home.
An Amado resident called the Pima Animal Care Center on 4 Jun 2019 to report several of her kittens had recently died. She said her 2 dogs had been in a fight with a skunk 2 weeks earlier and asked
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Seven Amado [Pima county] residents are going through a series of rabies shots after they were exposed to rabid kittens.
A quarantined cat is at the Pima Animal Care Center [PACC]. 15 cats and 2 dogs are in quarantine after being exposed to a rabid skunk and rabid kittens at an Amado home.
An Amado resident called the Pima Animal Care Center on 4 Jun 2019 to report several of her kittens had recently died. She said her 2 dogs had been in a fight with a skunk 2 weeks earlier and asked
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PRO/AH/EDR> Porcine epidemic diarrhea - North America (04): Canada (MB) pig
Diarrhea -- Canada
The porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has appeared west of the Red River for the 1st time this year [2019].
Manitoba Agriculture's most recent update on the number of infected premises from 6 Jun 2019 shows the virus has been found in 19 farms in southeast Manitoba and 2 in south central Manitoba in the Morris and Lowe Farm area.
However, Manitoba Pork Council's manager of swine health programs Jenelle Hamblin told The Sun that 2 additional cases have been discovered in
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The porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus has appeared west of the Red River for the 1st time this year [2019].
Manitoba Agriculture's most recent update on the number of infected premises from 6 Jun 2019 shows the virus has been found in 19 farms in southeast Manitoba and 2 in south central Manitoba in the Morris and Lowe Farm area.
However, Manitoba Pork Council's manager of swine health programs Jenelle Hamblin told The Sun that 2 additional cases have been discovered in
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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Europe (20): Belgium (LX) wild boar, control policy
African Swine Fever -- Belgium
Almost a month before the start of the hunting season on 1 Jul 2019, the Walloon government took a new decision to curb African swine fever [ASF] in the province of Luxembourg. The measures are intended to ensure a total depopulation of wild boar in the different zones defined within the perimeter infected by ASF, says Minister of Nature and Forest Rene Collin.
In the core and buffer zones the destruction of wild boar will be carried out by the agents of the government as well as by the
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Almost a month before the start of the hunting season on 1 Jul 2019, the Walloon government took a new decision to curb African swine fever [ASF] in the province of Luxembourg. The measures are intended to ensure a total depopulation of wild boar in the different zones defined within the perimeter infected by ASF, says Minister of Nature and Forest Rene Collin.
In the core and buffer zones the destruction of wild boar will be carried out by the agents of the government as well as by the
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PRO/EDR> Measles update (42)
Measles -- United States
"Federal health officials attribute 2019's outbreak to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children..." This concerns me.
Reports blaming vaccine hesitancy for low uptake may help drive understanding of how to address vaccine hesitancy. But they have adverse consequences: they make it easier for people to blame vaccine hesitancy when they should be blaming inadequate vaccination services (and funding better services); and, for those people who are hesitant, it may also validate their
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"Federal health officials attribute 2019's outbreak to parents who refuse to vaccinate their children..." This concerns me.
Reports blaming vaccine hesitancy for low uptake may help drive understanding of how to address vaccine hesitancy. But they have adverse consequences: they make it easier for people to blame vaccine hesitancy when they should be blaming inadequate vaccination services (and funding better services); and, for those people who are hesitant, it may also validate their
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Wednesday 12 June 2019
PRO/EDR> Campylobacteriosis - Norway: (HO)
Campylobacter -- Norway
Norwegian authorities said Tuesday [11 Jun 2019] they were trying to identify the source of water contamination that has sent dozens of people in southern Norway to the hospital. Since Thursday [6 Jun 2019], 55 people, including 13 children from Askoy, an island north of Bergen, have been hospitalized following the contamination. All have been discharged. Norwegian news agency NTB reported that in all, some 2000 people had fallen sick.
A one-year-old child on the island died last week [week
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Norwegian authorities said Tuesday [11 Jun 2019] they were trying to identify the source of water contamination that has sent dozens of people in southern Norway to the hospital. Since Thursday [6 Jun 2019], 55 people, including 13 children from Askoy, an island north of Bergen, have been hospitalized following the contamination. All have been discharged. Norwegian news agency NTB reported that in all, some 2000 people had fallen sick.
A one-year-old child on the island died last week [week
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