PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Botswana (02): (NC) Okavango Delta, elephant, NOT

Anthrax -- Botswana
Anthrax and poisoning have been ruled out as possible causes of a rising number of unexplained elephant deaths in Botswana, the country with the world's largest population of the animals.
Wildlife authorities have now discovered 110 carcasses in northwest Botswana, up from the 56 announced earlier in May 2020, according to a government statement.
"I would say 90% of the new cases we have found are old carcasses we previously did not locate," said Dimakatso Ntshebe, a regional wildlife

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PRO/EDR> Measles update (15)

Measles -- DR Congo
According to Doctors Without Borders, 6600 children have died of measles since January of 2019. The agency fears the measles outbreak will be put on the backburner in efforts to curb COVID-19 spread.
At the best of times, it's a challenge to get infants inoculated in a country wracked with poverty, poor roads and violence.
"Just getting the vaccinations, they've got a weak healthcare system; you've got fighting and insecurity; you've got logistical challenges, and on their roads you've

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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (22): Congo DR (NK,IT) WHO summaries, vaccination

Ebola -- DR Congo


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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (19): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Key Points
Table 1: Summary of current week (21), cumulative from Epi week 01-21, 2020 and comparison with previous year (2019)
Current week (21) [18-24 May 2020) / Cumulative weeks 1-21 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-21
Suspected cases: 80 / 4841 / 2582
Confirmed cases: 9 / 1015 / 578
Probable cases: 0 / 14 / 15
Deaths: 2/ 197 / 129
Case fatality rate (CFR [%]): 22.2 / 19.4 / 22.3
Number of states affected: 4 / 27 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 7 / 128 /

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (224): selected countries

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
[These data are changing daily and are hard to reconcile with data from previous dates. - Mod.UBA]
Situation in Spain:
After combining the data from both surveillance methods, in Spain, at present a total of 239 228 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 27 125 deaths have been reported to date (Table 1, Table 2, Figure 1, and Figure 2) [286 308 - Worldometer accessed at 30 May 18:38 GMT]. The tables and figures are available at the source URL above.
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[Given

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PRO/AH/EDR> Fechavirus - Canada: (BC) cats, new parvo-type virus

Parvovirus -- Canada
The BC SPCA [British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals] has led the discovery of a mysterious new feline virus while also containing the outbreak.
An outbreak at the BC SPCA's Community Animal Centre in Vancouver last year [2019] prompted the discovery of the new fechavirus (not related to COVID-19).
Staff at the centre became concerned after 8 cats became sick on the same day with signs similar to the human stomach flu. These included vomiting and diarrhea and,

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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis - France: (AR) raw cheese susp. source

Tick-borne Encephalitis -- France
The Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes regional health agency and the Ain prefecture alerted on Thursday [28 May 2020] to the outbreak of confirmed or probable tick-borne encephalitis in 26 inhabitants of the department.
The food origin of the transmission of the virus is privileged, and a "recall-recall" was carried out on raw milk cheeses of goat and cow of an agricultural exploitation of the basin of Oyonnax. These products would have been consumed by at least 50% of sick people, specified the ARS and

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (223): OIE's response to COVID-19

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
With devastating effects on society in nearly all countries of the globe, COVID-19 has heavily challenged our food supply chains, livelihoods, economies as well as animal production systems.
The OIE has been intensively working with its network of experts and liaising closely with its members to better understand the virus and its emergence and to enhance capacity of countries to respond to this multifaceted crisis.
Read the complete document about the OIE's response to COVID-19 at

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (222): global, contact tracing, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / .../ 82 985 / 82 992 / 82 993 / 82 995 / 82 995 / 82 995 / 82 999 Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 11 190/ 11 225 / 11 265 / 11 344 / 11 402 / 11 441 / 11 441 South Korea
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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (221): selected countries

COVID-19 -- China
After 2 days of slight increase, the increase compared to the new positive returns.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18:00 on [29 May 2020].
- 232 248 cumulative cases, increase of 516 from 28 May 2020;
- 46 175 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 152 844 people have recovered;
- 7094 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 475 in intensive care, and 38 606 are in home isolation;
- 33

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (220): global, USA, Italy genomic studies, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 985 / 82 992 / 82 993 / 82 995 / 82 995 / 82 995 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 11 190 / 11 225 / 11 265 / 11 344 / 11 402 / 11 441 / South Korea
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 686 436 /

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (18): China (GS) domestic, spread

African Swine Fever -- China
The News Office of China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs announced on Friday [29 May 2020] that an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) occurred in Yongdeng County in Gansu Province's Lanzhou City.
Recently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs received a report from the China Animal Disease Control Center with confirmation from the Gansu Province Animal Disease Control Center that an outbreak of ASF occurred on a farm in Yongdeng County in Lanzhou City. When the

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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (04): China (FJ, SD) H9N2, new cases

Avian Influenza -- China
The number of human cases officially reported since the last update (22 Apr 2020) -- 2 human infections caused by H9N2 LPAI virus have been reported in China, one in Fujian Province and the other in Shandong Province (1,2).
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[References from the above article:
1. WHO Avian Influenza Weekly Update Number 741.
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2. Taiwan Centers for Disease Control. . - Mod. ML]
[The 1st human case was reported in 1998. Since then, more than 40 human cases have

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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed die-off, bat - India: (UP) white nose synd susp, RFI

Animal Die-off -- India
Panic gripped Gorakhpur's Belghat area on Monday [25 May 2020] after over 300 bats were found dead in a mango orchard.
Even as the authorities rushed to the site to collect carcasses and send it for medical examination to ascertain the reason behind mysterious deaths, rumours on social media linked it with coronavirus outbreak, albeit without any scientific basis.
Many thought it could be because of heat and absence of water body around prompting locals to arrange water pots for

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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine piroplasmosis - New Zealand (03): horse, susp, export held

Other Animal Disease -- New Zealand
New Zealand and Australian authorities are working together to allow exports to continue following an imported mare testing positive to equine piroplasmosis, also known as _Theileria equi_.
Further testing of a breeding mare previously imported from the United Kingdom to New Zealand has confirmed the horse is carrying the exotic organism _T. equi_. The mare in question was imported under New Zealand protocols last year [2019] from France as a maiden and has been resident at Cambridge Stud

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PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis - USA (05): horse, update

Vesicular Stomatitis -- United States
The USDA has confirmed vesicular stomatitis cases on additional affected premises in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
The USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Situation Report of 21 May 2020 confirms newly positive premises with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, as follows:
Arizona has 3 newly confirmed positive equine premises: 2 in Cochise County and 1 in (newly infected) Santa Cruz County.
New Mexico has 1 newly confirmed positive

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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (13): Americas (USA) cat, fox, human exp

Rabies -- United States
The Loudoun County Department of Animal Services is alerting residents a cat has tested positive for rabies in the Lovettsville area.
The cat was found in the area of 11400 Berlin Turnpike, the department says, and the cat was injured and taken to a veterinary hospital by a Good Samaritan.
Any outside pets in the area, especially cats and dogs, should be checked to make sure they are current on their rabies vaccinations, the department adds.
The department is asking for anyone who may

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (219): selected countries

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
Even today [28 May 2020] there is a slight increase compared to yesterday [27 May 2020] in the positive cases, but the general downward trend continues. The general downward trend also continues for deaths.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18:00 on [28 May 2020].
- 231 732 cumulative cases, increase of 593 from 27 May 2020;
- 47 986 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 150 604 people have

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (218): global, USA reporting, WHO/AFRO, WHO

COVID-19 -- United States


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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (07): Canada (ON), USA (IA), horse

Equine Herpes Virus -- Canada
[SJB] isn't getting much sleep these days. She's up in the middle of the night, checking the horses on her Cedar Creek Farm in Melancthon, just north of Shelburne, Ontario. She's said she's afraid of what may happen while her eyes are closed.
[SJB] has lived her life alongside horses, working for Thoroughbred breeding farms before opening Cedar Creek. She has managed horses through outbreaks of strangles and MRSA, but said she's never seen anything like the strain of neurologic EHV-1, which

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PRO/PL> Stripe rust, wheat - China

Other Plant Disease -- China
Chinese state media recently reported that stripe rust was found in over 2.1 million acres of wheat fields in 9 provinces, the worst situation in a decade.
So far, only Shaanxi Province reported specific figures [with] nearly 494 000 acres affected, and it was estimated that the rust would eventually infect 1.5 million acres all over the province.
[One farmer said that] "the severity of stripe rust this year [2020] will hurt the final harvest. All crops have rusted leaves; not a single

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Africa, Asia, Europe: spread

African Swine Fever -- Worldwide/Unknown
The African swine fever (ASF) pandemic will be even worse this year [2020] than in 2019, say experts, warning that the spread of the highly contagious virus, which is fatal to pigs, is unrelenting.
With world attention on the human viral pandemic of COVID-19, concern is growing that countries are not focusing enough on halting the spread of ASF through better biosecurity practices, cooperation on intensive vaccine development, or transparency regarding outbreaks.
"The ASF virus is a much

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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax, latent infections

Anthrax -- Worldwide/Unknown
Hugh-Jones and Blackburn and Turnbull's collective World Health Organization (WHO) report did literature reviews of the theories and the bases for causes of anthrax outbreaks. Both comment on an often-mentioned suspicion that, even though unproven, latent infections are likely involved. Hugh-Jones suggested Gainer do an updated review of our present-day knowledge of latent infections, which was the basis for Gainer's talk at the Biology of Anthrax Conference in Bari, Italy, 2019. At the

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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - Australia (02): (VI) susp. egg source

Salmonella -- Australia
At least 3 people have come down with salmonellosis after purchasing eggs from a popular supermarket. The infection is believed to have come from eggs bought in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee. The Weekly Times reported the eggs were supplied from farms in New South Wales. However, a spokesman for the NSW [New South Wales] Department of Primary Industries [DPI] disputed those claims.
"There is no evidence to suggest the reported illnesses in Victoria are connected to NSW eggs, or even

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PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness - Eswatini/Swaziland: (HH) st pending, OIE

African Horse Sickness -- Swaziland
Information received on [and dated] Thu 28 May 2020 from Dr. Roland Xolani Dlamini, Director of Veterinary and Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Mbabane, Swaziland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 8 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 20 Nov 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: African horse sickness

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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (11): Togo (SA)

Yellow Fever -- Togo
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported receiving on [28 Apr 2020] information regarding a confirmed yellow fever [YF] case in Mango village, Oti district, Savanes region in the northern part of Togo in late April [2020].
The case is a 55-year old female with no travel or vaccination history for yellow fever. On [3 Feb 2020], she presented to a health facility with symptoms of fever with aches. The following day she developed jaundice and a blood sample was taken and transported to the

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (217): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives and deaths continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus on [27 May 2020].
- 231 139 cumulative cases, increase of 584 from 26 May 2020;
- 50 966 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 147 101 people have recovered;
- 7729 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 505 in intensive care, and 42 732 are in home isolation;
- 33 072 deaths have been reported; however, this number

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (216): global, updates, WHO

COVID-19 -- United States
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 985 / 82 992 / 82 993 / 82 993 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 190 / 11 225 / 11 265 / 11 265 / South Korea
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 686 436 / 1 706 226 / 1 725 275 / 1 736 743 / USA
26 Feb

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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, tomato - India (02): (MH) multiple viruses

Undiagnosed -- India
A variety of viruses are to blame for the ongoing early ripening of tomatoes in Maharashtra [ProMED-mail post https://bit.ly/3ceM3r4], a report by the Indian Institute of Horticulture Research (IIHR) stated. Farmers reported early ripening, yellowing and distortion of fruits, which ultimately led to massive crop loss. Visual inspection had not shown any indication of pest attacks.
The Agriculture Department had sent samples to IIHR [which were] tested for 12 major

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (215): Netherlands (NB) animal, mink-to-human, epidem., control

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
The transmission of the mink coronavirus to 2 people rings alarm bells. Researchers consider the risk of spreading small. Still, there are major concerns.
The call to clean up the mink farms infected with the coronavirus is increasing. Veterinarians and an affected livestock farmer are also calling on the government to take more measures on the infected farms. You ought to have the required knowledge to make decisions about this, says agriculture minister Carola Schouten.
On the infected

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PRO/EDR> Melioidosis - USA: (TX) 2018, poss local acquisition

Melioidosis -- United States
On 17 Nov 2018, a 63-year-old man from Atascosa County, Texas, came to hospital A with fever, chest pain, and dyspnea of 3 days' duration. At admission, he reported congenital unilateral renal agenesis. Renal function measures were unremarkable. Increased hemoglobin A1c level and hyperglycemia (glucose over 200 mg/dL) suggested undiagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Computed tomography of chest and abdomen with intravenous contrast showed left lower lobe pneumonia with a small left pleural effusion.

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PRO/AH/EDR> Guinea worm - Ethiopia (02): (GA) additional case susp

Guinea Worm -- Ethiopia
Between 2 and 8 Apr 2020, 6 suspected human cases of dracunculiasis in Duli village, Gog district, Gambella [also spelled Gambela] region, Ethiopia, were reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).
As of 27 Apr 2020, the Ethiopian Dracunculiasis Eradication Program (EDEP) had detected one additional person with an emerged worm, morphologically consistent with human Guinea worm, bringing the total to 7 suspected cases.
This report comes after more than 2 consecutive years of zero

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PRO/EDR> Botulism - Ukraine: (OD) smoked fish

Botulism -- Ukraine
1. Hughes JM, Hatheway CL, Ostroff SM: Botulism. In: Scheld WM, Whitley RJ, Durack DT, editors. Infections of the central nervous system. 2nd edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven, 1997, 615-28.
2. Weber JT, Hibbs RG, Darwish A, et al. A massive outbreak of type E botulism associated with traditional salted fish in Cairo. J Infect Dis. 1993; 167(2): 451-4. Abstract available at: .
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Botulism - Ukraine (02): (KS) smoked

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (214): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives and deaths continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus on [26 May 2020].
- 230 555 cumulative cases, increase of 397 from 25 May 2020;
- 52 942 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 144 658 people have recovered;
- 7917 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 521 in intensive care, and 44 504 are in home isolation;
- 32 955 deaths have been reported; however, this number

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (213): global, meat packing, Netherlands, Brazil, WHO

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 985 / 82 992 / 82 993 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 190 / 11 225 / 11 265 / South Korea
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 686 436 / 1 706 226 / 1 725 275 / USA
26 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 2 / ... / 6931 /

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PRO/AH/EDR> BSE, bovine - Ireland: (TY) atypical H-type, OIE

BSE -- Ireland
Information received on Fri 22 May 2020 from Dr Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Agriculture House, Dublin, Ireland
Summary
Report type: immediate notification (final report)
Date of start of the event: 12 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 13 May 2020
Report date: 22 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 22 May 2020
Date event resolved: 22 May 2020
Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous

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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito - Spain: (IB)

Dengue, Zika virus, West Nile Virus -- Spain
Ibiza has been plagued with an invasion of Asian tiger mosquitoes -- 4 times bigger than normal -- as swimming pools in the vacation hotspot are left untreated during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report.
The critters -- which carry diseases like Zika virus, West Nile virus and dengue fever -- have likely thrived since the closure of hotels and holiday villas on the Spanish island, The Sun reported. [The vector of West Nile virus are in the genus _Culex_. - Mod.TY]
The

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (212): Russia (Moskva) animal, cat, OIE

COVID-19 -- Russia
Information received on [and dated] Tue 26 May 2020 from Dr. Nikolay Vlasov, Deputy Head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance , Ministry of Agriculture, Moscou, Russia
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 18 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 22 May 2020
Reason for notification: emerging disease
Morbidity: 1 (scale 0 to 5)
Mortality: 0 (scale 0 to 5)
Zoonotic impact: No
Causal agent: SARS-CoV-2
New outbreaks

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (211): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
General trend of new downward positives and slight drop in deaths. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus on [25 May 2020].
- 230 158 cumulative cases, increase of 300 from 23 May 2020;
- 55 300 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 141 981 people have recovered;
- 8185 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 541 in intensive care, and 46 574 are in home isolation;
- 32 877 deaths have been reported; however, this number

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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - Thailand: (SP) dumplings, fatal

Salmonella -- Thailand
Lab results on Sunday [25 May 2020], found a dubious dish dubbed "death dumplings" after at least one woman died, contained the potentially fatal salmonella bacterium. After sale of the dumplings in southeast metro Bangkok was blamed for one death and several illnesses, the lab results, which came out yesterday, 24 May 2020, confirmed they contained _Salmonella_, according to Prakit Wongprasert of the Samut Prakan provincial health office.
Earlier this month [May 2020], a 66-year-old woman

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PRO/AH/EDR> Toxic algae - USA: (MN) dog

Algae -- United States
Toxins are compounds that have a harmful effect on other cells, tissues, and organisms. In the natural environment, these toxins are generally contained within the blue-green algal cell but they are released into the water when the cell is damaged or dies.
"Blue-green algal toxins can be divided into the following groups:
1. Hepatotoxins
- Hepatotoxins cause blood to collect in the liver causing circulatory shock and can lead to death by internal hemorrhaging.
- Hepatotoxins can cause

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PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness - Pakistan: (SD) sweets, RFI

Poisoning -- Pakistan
At least 40 people including women and children fell sick after eating toxic sweets in Somar Khan Phor village in Shikarpur today [Sun 24 May 2020].
20 people have been shifted to Shikarpur Civil Hospital, while others have been moved to hospitals in Rahimabad and Khanpur. According to hospital sources, all patients are suffering from food poisoning.
Affected families have demanded action against the shopkeeper for selling substandard sweets. Police said samples have been collected and

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (210): global, Rwanda innov, Solidarity hold, Germany church, WHO

COVID-19 -- Rwanda
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 985 / 82 992 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 190 / 11 225 / South Korea
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 686 436 / 1 706 226 / USA
26 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 2 / ... / 6931 / ... / 92 109 / ... / 363 618

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PRO/AH/EDR> Tick-borne encephalitis virus spread, Eurasia

Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Worldwide/Unknown
Researchers from Sechenov University together with colleagues from several Russian institutes analysed data on the RNA structure of tick-borne encephalitis [TBE] virus. Much larger than in previous studies, the data volume of the new study allowed them to estimate the age of the virus subtypes and track its spread in Eurasia. The results of the study were published in the journal Viruses [see reference below].
Tick-borne encephalitis is common in Central and Eastern Europe and a wide band

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PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever - Africa (10): Nigeria, retrospective, 2019

Yellow Fever -- Nigeria
A. Situation analysis
Description of the disaster
In August 2019, the country had recorded an increase in the number of yellow fever cases in Katsina, Bauchi, and Benue States. By September 2017, all 36 States in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory [FCT] had reported at least one suspected case of yellow fever. Between 1 and 31 Oct 2019, some 839 suspected cases were recorded from all states including FCT, adding up to a total of 3620 suspected cases reported in 588 LGAs [local

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (209): Netherlands (NB) farmed mink, animal-to-human, cat, epid

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
[Ministers De Jonge and Schouten report the most recent developments and research results concerning COVID-19 on mink farms].
In our letter dated [Tue 19 May 2020], we have informed you of the state of the research on the mink farms infected with SARS-CoV-2 and a 1st plausible animal-human infection of the COVID-19 virus. We inform you about the latest developments and research results.
Very recently, a 2nd case has become known on one of the infected mink farms where, most likely,

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (208): research, immunity, vaccine, diagnostics, drugs

COVID-19 -- China
In the absence of effective treatment or biomedical prevention, efforts to control the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have relied on nonpharmaceutical interventions such as personal preventive actions (such as handwashing, face covers), environmental cleaning, physical distancing, stay-at-home orders, school and venue closures, and workplace restrictions adopted at the national, state, and local levels. In addition to these public health interventions, development of herd

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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (07): (AS)

Japanese Encephalitis, Encephalitis -- India
As if the COVID-19 pandemic is not bad enough, some districts of Assam are now in the grip of Japanese encephalitis (JE) and floods.
Official sources said 82 cases of JE and acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) were reported from districts such as Cachar, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur, Kamrup, and Morigaon. So far, there have been no deaths.
"We have recorded 79 cases of AES and 3 cases of JE. Of these, 2 JE patients have been discharged from hospitals. The remaining others are under treatment and

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (207): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
General trend of the new positive downhill. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus on [24 May 2020].
- 229 858 cumulative cases, increase of 531 from 23 May 2020;
- 56 594 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 140 479 people have recovered;
- 8613 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 553 in intensive care, and 47 428 are in home isolation;
- 32 785 deaths have been reported; however, this number can only be confirmed

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (206): global, Singapore, China coinfect influenza, WHO

Influenza -- Singapore
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 954 / 82 960 / 82 965 / 82 967 / 82 971 / 82 971 / 82 974 / 82 985 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 065 / 11 078 / 11 110 / 11 122 / 11 142 / 11 165 / 11 190 / 11 206 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131

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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (04): Africa, Americas

Cholera -- Uganda
The number of cholera cases in Moroto district has reached the 100 mark despite several interventions by the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO).
On Fri 15 May 2020, WHO delivered several items to the district, comprising beds, drugs and water purification tablets among others to help combat the spread of the waterborne disease. The Health Ministry also handed over 8 vehicles to assist with disease surveillance, sensitization, and case management in communities.

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (205): China, S. Korea, countries with high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
There is a general downward trend regarding the currently positive cases. The numbers of healed are growing. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus released at 18:00 on [23 May 2020].
- 229, 327 cumulative cases, increase of 669 from 21 May 2020;
- 57 752 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 138 840 people have recovered;
- 8695 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 572 in intensive care, and 48 485 are in home

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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine piroplasmosis - New Zealand (02): (AU) 1st report, OIE

Other Animal Disease -- New Zealand
Information received on [and dated] Fri 22 May 2020 from Dr Tony Zohrab, Policy and Trade Branch, Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington, New Zealand
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 22 Apr 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 22 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 22 May 2020
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease
Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infection
Causal agent: _Theileria equi_
Nature of diagnosis:

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (204): global, meat plant outbreaks, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 954 / 82 960 / 82 965 / 82 967 / 82 971 / 82 971 / 82 971 Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 065 / 11 078 / 11 110 / 11 122 / 11 142 / 11 165 / 11 165 South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 527 664 /

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (17): North Korea (WN, HG) domestic, spread

African Swine Fever -- North Korea
African swine fever (ASF) has caused mass deaths of pigs at farms in South Hwanghae Province and North Hamgyong Province, leading the central government to take action to prevent further outbreaks, Daily NK has learned.
"Livestock disease[s] are spreading rapidly throughout the province," a South Hwanghae Province-based source told Daily NK on Monday [18 May 2020]. "The authorities have issued an order through the Cabinet that livestock disease control authorities send investigation teams

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PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness - Thailand (05): spread, epidemiology, regional impact

African Horse Sickness -- Thailand
When horses suddenly started dying in Thailand as the nation locked down to stem the spread of COVID-19, researchers feared the cause was another deadly bat-borne virus that could kill humans.
"We had no idea what was causing it," said Nopadol Saropala, owner of a horse farm about 100 miles [161 km] from the Thai capital, who lost 18 horses in 9 days. "We found out later that it came from zebras that were apparently in transit to China."
More than 500 horses have died since the outbreak

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (203): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
A general downward trend regarding the currently positive cases. The number of healed is growing. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus released at 18:00 on [22 May 2020].
- 228 658 cumulative cases, increase of 642 from 21 May 2020;
- 59 322 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 136 720 people have recovered;
- 8957 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 595 in intensive care, and 49 770 are in home isolation;
- 32 616

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PRO/AH/EDR> Geotrichum candidum - Italy: horse, skin infection

Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
A veterinarian should be called promptly in cases of skin disease in horses, according to researchers, who have described a case of fungal dermatitis resulting in the gelding becoming very unwell.
The researchers, writing in the journal Animals (), have reported on what they describe as a rare case of generalized fungal dermatitis in a horse caused by _Geotrichum candidum_.
There are 13 species of this yeast-like fungi, commonly found in soil, air, water, milk, silage, and plant tissues.

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (202): global, Europe nursing home deaths, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 954 / 82 960 / 82 965 / 82 967 / 82 971 / 82 971 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 065 / 11 078 / 11 110 / 11 122 / 11 142 / 11 165 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 527 664 / 1 550 294 / 1

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (16): India (AS, AR) domestic, 1st report, OIE

African Swine Fever -- India
Information received on 21 May 2020 from Dr. Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, New Delhi, India
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 26 Jan 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 18 May 2020
Report date: 19 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 21 May 2020
Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country
Causal agent: African swine fever

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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Botswana: (NC) Okavango Delta, elephant, suspected, RFI

Anthrax -- Botswana
Botswana is investigating the mysterious death of 56 elephants in the past 2 months [March-May 2020]. Authorities have ruled out poaching, as all carcasses were found intact. The country's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism says 12 elephants were found dead last week in villages in the Okavango Delta panhandle. In March [2020], 44 animals died.
Wildlife officer Dimakatso Ntsebe downplayed the possibility of farmers poisoning the elephants, who tend to eat

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PRO/EDR> Streptococcus, gr A - China: (Beijing) workplace, RFI

Strep -- China
On [17 May 2020] at about 4:00 pm, Xicheng [Beijing] District Disease Control Center received reports from the fever clinic of a medical institution of multiple fever occurrences at No. 55 Fuxingmen Inner Street in Xicheng District [the headquarters of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China]. A total of 33 patients from this site were seen at the clinic. Nucleic acid tests for novel coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] were all negative. Respiratory pathogen multiplex testing found that many were

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (201): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
A general downward trend regarding the currently positive cases. The number of healed is growing.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus released at 18:00 on [21 May 2020].
- 228 006 cumulative cases, increase of 642 from 20 May 2020
- 60 960 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 134 560 people have recovered;
- 9269 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 640 in intensive care, and 51 051 are in home isolation;
- 32 486

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PRO/PL> Sugarcane streak mosaic virus - Africa: 1st rep (Cote d'Ivoire)

Other Plant Disease -- Cote d'Ivoire
_Sugarcane streak mosaic virus_ (SCSMV) is named for the pale green symptoms it causes on leaves of _Saccharum_ sp. (sugarcane). It occurs in several Asian countries but has not been reported outside that continent.
In 2016, streak mosaic was observed on the main sugarcane varieties [in Sassandra-Marahoue District, SM]. Symptoms were associated with a progressive decrease in sugar yield reaching 70% in 2017 in cv. R575. In October 2018 the symptoms were also found [in Savanes District,

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PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever - USA (02): imported drug-resistant strains ex Pakistan, Iraq

Fever -- United States
During February 2018-August 2019, CDC identified 33 ceftriaxone-resistant Typhi isolates from USA patients; no such isolates had been identified before 2018. Thirty isolates were from cases of XDR typhoid fever linked to travel to Pakistan; notably, these cases have occurred with increasing frequency and reflect the ongoing outbreak in Sindh province, with approximately 10 000 cases reported as of August 2019 (7). In November 2019, approximately 9.4 million children aged 9 months-15 years in

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (199): China, South Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
Slight increase in new cases but the general trend remains downhill.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18:00 on [20 May 2020].
- 227 364 cumulative cases, increase of 665 from 19 May 2020
- 62 752 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 132 282 people have recovered;
- 9624 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 676 in intensive care, and 54 452 are in home isolation;
- 32 330 deaths have been

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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (06): CDC, role of food handlers

Hepatitis A -- United States
1. CDC. Widespread person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States. Atlanta, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services, CDC; 2020. .
2. Foster MA, Hofmeister MG, Kupronis BA, et al.: Increase in hepatitis A virus infections: United States 2013-2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2019; 68: 413-5.
3. Harris PA, Taylor R, Thielke R, Payne J, Gonzalez N, Conde JG: Research electronic data capture (REDCap): a metadata-driven methodology and workflow process for providing

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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st. Hadar - USA: backyard poultry, CDC

Salmonella -- United States
Alabama / 4
Arizona / 3
California / 9
Florida / 2
Georgia / 5
Idaho / 1
Illinois / 5
Indiana / 2
Kentucky / 9
Maryland / 1
Massachusetts / 2
Michigan / 2
Minnesota / 1
Mississippi / 4
Montana / 6
Nebraska / 3
New Mexico / 2
North Carolina / 2
Ohio / 1
Oregon / 4
Pennsylvania / 1
South Carolina / 6
Tennessee / 6
Texas / 1
Utah / 5
Virginia / 6
Wisconsin / 1
Wyoming / 3
Total / 97
Illnesses started on dates from 26 Feb 2020 to 1 May 2020. Ill people range in age

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PRO/AH/EDR> Q fever - Bulgaria: (GB)

Q Fever -- Bulgaria
An outbreak of Q fever has been registered in Gabrovo. This was announced at the briefing on coronavirus [COVID-19] by the national health inspector Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev. More than 20 people in the area tested positive for Q fever and were initially tested for coronavirus.
The cases are in the villages of Kramolin, Lovni dol, and Sabotkovtsi; only yesterday [18 May 2020] 14 cases with PCR test were registered there. The patients are veterinarians and staff of 2 cow farms and one sheep

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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus - North America (06): Canada (ON), USA (ND) horse

Equine Herpes Virus -- Canada
Two horses at Woodbine Race Course have tested positive for equine herpesvirus (EHV-1) and have been transferred to the equine center at nearby University of Guelph.
Canadian Thoroughbred reports the infected horses resided at Barn 12 on the Woodbine backstretch and were sent to Equine Guelph in Ontario on Saturday [16 May 2020]. Three other horses were also removed from Barn 12 and quarantined as a precautionary measure.
Testing on the remaining horses in Barn 12 was to take place

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PRO/AH/EDR> Texas cattle fever tick - USA: (TX) cattle

Tick-borne disease -- United States
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program (CFTEP) announced 15 May 2020 that they have seen an increase in fever tick confirmations outside of established quarantined areas in south Texas.
"Fever ticks have been found on cattle outside of the established quarantine areas in Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Jim Hogg, and Willacy counties" in Texas, TAHC executive director Dr. Andy Schwartz said. "Many of these

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (198): Netherlands (NB) farmed mink, animal-to-human infect susp

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
The genetic coding of SARS-CoV-2 in many human COVID-19 patients and in infected animals have been mapped. This is comparable to DNA testing in people. The virus that causes COVID-19 mutates relatively quickly. These changes in the genetic code can be monitored. Comparisons between the genetic codes of virus isolates from various animals and from humans can contribute to the establishment of a family tree demonstrating the points in time and locations, along the road, where man and animal got

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (197): global, food plant outbreak, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 954 / 82 960 / 82 965 / 82 965 Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 065 / 11 078 / 11 110 / 11 110 South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 527 664 / 1 550 294 / 1 570 583 / 1 582 373 USA
2 Feb 2020: 2 /

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PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A - USA (05): (WA, MO) CDC

Hepatitis A -- United States
State / Case / Total hospitalizations n (%) / Deaths / Start date / Current through / Av. weekly cases since last post
Total / 32 541 / 19 885 (61%) / 324 / -- / 16 May 2020 / 74
States with an ongoing outbreak
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Alabama / 345 / 214 (62%) / NR / 1 Sep 2018 / 4 Mar 2020 / 11
Arizona / 598 / 484 (81%) / 8 / 1 Nov 2018 / 16 Apr 2020 / less than 1
Arkansas / 482 / 256 (53%) / 3 / 7 Feb 2018 / 6 Mar 2020 / --
Colorado / 377 / 264 (70%) / 2 / 1 Oct 2018 / 30

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PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (03): Africa, Asia

COVID-19 -- Cameroon
Local health authorities in Douala, the commercial capital of Cameroon [Littoral region], said on Tuesday evening [12 May 2020], that cholera has claimed 4 lives following an outbreak of the sickness in the capital. Authorities said that 20 patients have been diagnosed with the disease in the earlier 2 weeks. Douala mayor, Valentin Epoupa Bossambo, said that the outbreak of the disease have affected the capital, as he urged the population to follow the basic hygiene measures and cleanliness in

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (196): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
Slight increase in new cases but the general trend remains downhill.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18:00 on [19 May 2020].
- 226 699 cumulative cases, increase of 813 from 17 May 2020
- 65 129 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 129 401 people have recovered;
- 9991 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 716 in intensive care, and 54 422 are in home isolation;
- 32 169 deaths have been

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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (44): Iraq (NI) HPAI, poultry, H5N8, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Iraq
Information received on [and dated] Tue 19 May 2020 from Dr. Thamer Al-Khafaji, Director General, Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Baghdad, Iraq
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 9 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 17 Mar 2019
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
Serotype:

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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - France: (LP) OIE

Equine Infectious Anemia -- France
Information received on [and dated] Mon 18 May 2020 from Dr. Loic Evain, directeur general adjoint, CVO, Direction generale de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, France
Summary:
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 29 Apr 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 15 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 24 Feb 2020
Manifestation of disease: clinical disease
Causal

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PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Asia (03): Russia (ST)

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- Russia
The Office of Rospotrebnadzor [Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Welfare] in the Stavropol Territory reports the 1st case of infection with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) this year [2020] in the southwestern Russia region.
The patient is a resident of the Arzgir district with confirmed diagnosis of CCHF after a tick bite.
In 2019, Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever was confirmed in at least 38 people in the Stavropol Territory.
Crimean-Congo

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (194): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local trans, Italy phase 2

COVID-19 -- China
More than 3 million swabs carried out, the general downward trend of new positives continues. The number of people hospitalized in intensive care is decreasing. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus released at 18:00 on [18 May 2020].
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 225 886 cumulative cases, increase of 451 from 17 May 2020
- 66 553 people are currently positive for

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (193): global, China, CFRs, Amazon Indigenous pop, WHO

COVID-19 -- China
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 954 / 82 960 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 11 065 / 11 078 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 527 664 / 1 550 294 / USA
2 Feb 2020: 2 / ... / 2 / ... / 2777 / ... / 114 431 / ... / 281 752

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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (06): Canada (SK)

Hantavirus -- Canada
The 1st reported case of [a] hantavirus [infection] in Saskatchewan in 2020 was confirmed earlier this week.
Ministry of Health officials said that the infected working-aged individual was from a rural area in central Saskatchewan.
There have now been 35 confirmed cases of hantavirus [infections] in the province since first reported in 1994, 11 of which have resulted in death, officials said.
Dr Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, reminded people to be cautious

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PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (21): Congo DR (NK,IT) WHO cases, summaries, publications

Ebola -- DR Congo
A systematic review published yesterday [6 May 2020] in The Lancet Infectious Diseases underscores the importance of precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting Ebola via breastfeeding.
Led by World Health Organization (WHO) researchers, the review of 52 studies published from 1976-2019 found that Ebola virus was still detectable via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in breast milk 26 days after the mother began having symptoms and in amniotic fluid as long as 32 days

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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, rice - India: (TR)

Undiagnosed -- India
In some areas of Gomati and South Tripura districts, an unknown disease is spreading in the ripe paddy fields. Farmers lament that the growth of the paddy plants is being affected, and in some areas, the rice is not developing at the usual rate. Agriculture officials collected samples [to] ascertain the nature of the disease.
Tripura Agriculture Minister Pranajit Singha Roy paid a visit to some of the croplands, he said, "I have ordered my department to list in which areas these cases are

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PRO/PL> Anthracnose twister complex, onion - India: (KA)

Other Plant Disease -- India
Onions on hundreds of acres in Chamarajanagara district have been infected by the twister blight [which] twists the leaves of the crops, causing the onions to decay rapidly.
"This is the 1st time that the disease has damaged crops in such a large scale. It has affected the entire district [where] onions are one of the major commercial crops. [The] horticulture department claim that moisture in the soil is causing the damage, but we have had good yield for years despite heavy rainfall," said

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PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River virus - Australia: (QL, NS)

Ross River Virus -- Australia
While coronavirus has been at the forefront of our minds, some parts of Australia are experiencing an outbreak of a different illness. An explosion in mosquito numbers has seen a surge in the number of people being infected with Ross River virus.
It's a condition that can be debilitating and for some it takes years to recover.
And even with the onset of winter just weeks away, experts say many of us need to be on guard to prevent a potentially infectious mosquito bite.
Featured [on

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PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever - West Africa (18): Nigeria

Lassa Fever -- Nigeria
Key points
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Current week (19) [4-10 May 2020) / Cumulative weeks 1-19 / Cumulative 2019 weeks 1-19
Suspected cases: 72 / 4693 / 2426
Confirmed cases: 9 / 1000 / 569
Probable cases: 0 / 14 / 15
Deaths: 1 / 192 / 128
Case fatality rate (CFR [%]): 11.1 / 19.2 / 22.5
Number of states affected: 4 / 27 / 21
Local government areas (LGAs) affected: 5 / 128 / 82
Highlights
- In week 19, the number of new confirmed cases increased from 5 cases in week 18, 2020 to 9 cases.

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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - Azerbaijan (02): (BQ) sheep, OIE

Anthrax -- Azerbaijan
Information received on 15 May 2020 from Dr Galib Abdulaliyev, Head, CVO, Animal Health Department, Azerbaijan Food Safety Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan
Summary:
Report type: Immediate notification (Final report)
Date of start of the event: 8 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 14 May 2020
Report date: 15 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 15 May 2020
Date event resolved: 9 May 2020
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 26 Mar

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (192): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 6 pm on [17 May 2020].
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 225 435 cumulative cases, increase of 675 from 15 May 2020
- 68 351 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 125 176 people have recovered;
- 10 311 patients are hospitalized with

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (191): global, China, USA (TX), Germany, WHO

COVID-19 -- China
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / 82 926 / 82 929 / 82 933 / 82 941 / 92 947 / 92 954 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / 10 962 / 10 991 / 11 018 / 11 037 / 11 050 / 11 065 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed pediatric inflammatory syndrome (05): Europe, USA, COVID-19 assoc.

COVID-19 -- Italy
"Children have to date borne a minimal medical burden in the global COVID-19 pandemic. Epidemiological data from many countries show that children are a small minority of those who test positive. Children younger than 18 years have made up only 1.7% of national cases in the USA, /1 1% of cases in the Netherlands, /2 and 2.0% of a large observational cohort in the UK. /3 Whether these proportions reflect lower susceptibility among children versus adults, /4 or similar infection rates, but much

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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (06): (BR)

Japanese Encephalitis, Encephalitis -- India
Bihar CM [Chief Minister] Nitish Kumar on Saturday [16 May 2020] asked state government officials to take all necessary steps to save children from deadly disease acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) or Japanese encephalitis (JE).
So far, altogether 48 cases of AES and 5 deaths due to the disease have been reported this year [2020] in the state. Last year [2019], altogether 1089 cases and 236 deaths due to AES were reported from different districts in the state.
[Byline: Madan

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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick - USA (NY)

Pests -- United States
Amid the 3600 ticks mailed to Dr. Saravanan Thangamani's lab since last summer [2019], one stood out.
The lone star tick found and sent in by an Onondaga County resident in July 2020 marks a new era in the spread of ticks and tick-borne disease, said Thangamani, who runs Upstate Medical University's vector disease lab.
"The lone star tick is kind of silently emerging," Thangamani said. "Sooner or later, we will have this problem. In the next year or 2, we will slowly start to see it

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PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease - India (02): (TG) cattle, spread

Lumpy Skin Disease -- India
At a time when the deadly novel coronavirus has resulted in more than 200 000 human deaths and a constant extension of the lockdown in the country, a new virus, causing lumpy skin disease [LSD], seems to be affecting cattle in and across Telangana. LSD, as it has been named, has been threatening white cattle across the country.
According to sources, it was around Ugadi (a festival celebrated during late March) when this condition, caused by a Capripox virus, was observed in cattle in

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (190): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [Sars-CoV-2] released at 6 pm on [16 May 2020].
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 224 760 cumulative cases, increase of 875 from 15 May 2020
- 70 187 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 122 810 people have recovered;
- 10 400 patients are hospitalized with

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (189): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, research, cat, dog

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
At the 1st mink farm found infected with COVID-19 virus [SARS-CoV-2] in North Brabant, antibodies against the virus were detected in 3 out of 11 farm cats. No [viable] virus was found in the cats. This means that the 3 cats had been infected. Minister Schouten of LNV [Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality] writes this in a letter to the House of Representatives [Dutch; link in the commentary below].
According to Schouten, it cannot be determined how the cats contracted the

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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - China: (GS) 2019

Brucellosis -- China
On the night of 26 Dec 2019, the Ganzhou Province Health Commission posted news on its official website that the positive brucellosis antibody event at the Lanzhou Veterinary Institute was caused by exhaust gas from the nearby China Animal Husbandry Industry Co., Ltd.'s biopharmaceutical plant. As of 25 Dec [2019] at 4 p.m., the number of people testing positive for brucellosis had reached 181. Aside from one person with clinical symptoms, all the others did not have clinical symptoms and were

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PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - Australia: (VI) bakery

Salmonella -- Australia
A Melbourne cafe has been closed after more than 36 people were diagnosed with salmonellosis. Lincoln Bakery Cafe, in Carlton, shut on 8 May 2020 after customers fell ill. An investigation is underway, Victoria Health Minister Jenny Mikakos confirmed during a press conference on Sat 16 May 2020.
No salmonella sufferers to date have been hospitalized, the state's chief health officer, Dr Brett Sutton, said. There have been 36 cases of food poisoning linked to the Lincoln Bakery Cafe in

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PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis - USA (02): unpasteurized milk, B. abortus vacc strain, 2017-18, CDC

Brucellosis -- United States
Citation: Gruber JF, Newman A, Egan C, et al.: Notes from the Field: _Brucella abortus_ RB51 Infections Associated with Consumption of Raw Milk from Pennsylvania: 2017 and 2018. MMWR. 2020; 69(15): 482-483. doi: .
In December 2018, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) and Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) were notified of a New York patient with brucellosis caused by infection with _Brucella abortus_ RB51, the live attenuated vaccine strain of _B. abortus_ used to

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PRO/AH/EDR> Plague - Congo DR (03): bubonic, fatal

Plague -- DR Congo
After going several weeks without a reported human plague case in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), new cases were reported between mid-February and mid-March [2020]. Since the beginning of the year [2020], a total of 20 suspected bubonic plague cases with 7 deaths (case fatality ratio 35%) were notified in 5 health zones: Aungba (4 cases and 2 deaths), Linga (7 cases and 5 deaths), Rethy (6 cases and no deaths), Aru (2 cases and no deaths), and Kambala (1 case and no deaths). From

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (188): global, prison, ship outbreak, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / 82 926 / 82 929 / 82 933 / 82 941 / 82 941 Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / 10 962 / 10 991 / 11 018 / 11 037 / 11 037 South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ...

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PRO/AH/EDR> Scombroid fish poisoning - Europe: Sweden ex Viet Nam, tuna

Poisoning -- Sweden
Histamine poisoning results from the consumption of foods, typically certain types of fish and cheeses that contain unusually high levels of histamine. Spoiled fish of the families Scombridae and Scomberesocidae (e.g., tuna, mackerel, bonito) are commonly implicated in incidents of histamine poisoning, which leads to the common usage of the term "scombroid fish poisoning" to describe this illness. However, certain non-scombroid fish, most notably mahi-mahi, bluefish, and sardines, when

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PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis - USA (04): (AZ) horse

Vesicular Stomatitis -- United States
In its 7 May 2020 situation report, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed 2 newly infected counties in Arizona with equine cases of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV). Cochise County had one newly confirmed positive equine premises. Gila and Pima counties, which are both newly infected, each had one confirmed equine premises.
Arizona was the 2nd state with confirmed VSV cases in 2020, with one premises identified in Cochise County on 22 Apr 2020 and another on

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PRO/AH/EDR> Strangles - North America: USA (MI) horse

Strangles -- United States
Historically, strangles got its name as affected horses were sometimes suffocated from large, infected lymph nodes that obstructed their upper airway or trachea. The hallmark clinical signs of infection are fever (temperature higher than 101.5 deg F/38.6 deg C), nasal discharge, and enlarged submandibular lymph nodes (in the space between the lower jawbones), which ultimately abscess. Purulent nasal discharge is typically present, although it may initially be clear. The retropharyngeal lymph

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PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia - North America (02): USA (TX) horse

Equine Infectious Anemia -- United States
Acute: When horses are exposed to EIAv, they may develop severe, acute signs of disease and die within 2 to 3 weeks. This form of the disease is the most damaging and the most difficult to diagnose because the signs appear rapidly, and often only an elevated body temperature is noted. One-fifth of a teaspoon (approximately 1 mL) of blood from a horse with acute EIA contains enough virus to infect a million horses. Clinical signs of acute infectiousness are rather nonspecific; in mild cases the

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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (12): Americas (USA) fox, dog, cat, human exp

Rabies -- United States
A fox found near McMillan Road and Cordova Road in Orangeburg County has tested positive for rabies, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC).
The fox, according to DHEC, exposed one person and a dog following an attack. The fox was submitted for testing on 4 May 2020 and was confirmed to have rabies one day later.

Anyone who believes they may have been exposed to rabies should wash any body part having come into contact with saliva or neural

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PRO/AH/EDR> Parvovirus - Australia: (QL, NS) dog

Parvovirus -- Australia
While most people have been concerned about the spread of coronavirus, there's another infection dog owners need to be wary of. Vets are warning people to make sure their canines are vaccinated after a spike in parvovirus cases in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales (NSW).
The Animal Emergency Service has already seen 40 cases so far this year [2020]. Last year [2019], they had 58 cases over the whole 12 months.
Dr. Brooke Schampers said it was one of the worst spikes they

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Asia (15): India (AS, AR) domest conf, spread, wild susp

African Swine Fever -- India
In the wake of the African swine fever (ASF) killing nearly 15 000 pigs in Assam and spreading to new areas despite preventive measures, the state government is preparing to go for mass culling, according to media reports.
Earlier this month [May 2020], Assam Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Atul Bora had said that the Centre has advised the state government to go for the culling of pigs affected by ASF.
The disease was first reported in November-December 2019 from areas of China

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PRO/AH/EDR> Anisakiasis - Spain: anchovies

Anisakis -- Spain
Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a parasite in anchovies after 3 people fell ill.
The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN) reported a brand of anchovies in vinegar from Spain could contain anisakis. Three people have been affected with mild symptoms in the country.
The product involved is "Boquerones en Vinagre" of the brand "Pescados Medina" in 250-gram plastic containers with lot code 270420 and the date 27 Jul 2020. Authorities recommended that people

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PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal - Australia: (WA) sg W, Y, B

Meningitis - Neisseria -- Australia
The Department of Health today [15 May 2020] reported that an adult has been diagnosed with meningococcal serogroup B disease and is recovering at home.
Meningococcal disease is an uncommon, life-threatening illness caused by a bacterial infection of the blood and/or the membranes that line the spinal cord and brain, and occasionally of other sites, such as the throat, lungs or large joints.
To date in 2020, 4 meningococcal cases have been reported in WA [Western Australia]. Of these

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (187): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transm

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [Sars-CoV-2] released at 6 pm on [15 May 2020].
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 223 885 cumulative cases, increase of 789 from 14 May 2020
- 72 070 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 120 205 people have recovered;
- 10 792 patients are hospitalized with

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PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax - India (03): (NL) livestock, susp, RFI

Anthrax -- India
A suspected outbreak of anthrax disease, which is zoonotic in domestic animals, is reported to have appeared in some parts of Longleng District in Nagaland, in which several cattle, mithun and goats have died. According to official sources, Longleng District Commissioner M. Shayung Phom in an order has imposed a ban on slaughtering, selling and importation of cattle, mithun and goats with immediate effect until further order.
The DC Longleng stated that "necessary action against defaulters

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (185): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transm

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus released at 6 pm on [14 May 2020]..
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 223 096 cumulative cases, increase of 992 from 13 May 2020
- 76 440 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 115 288 people have recovered;
- 11 453 patients are hospitalized with symptoms, 855 in

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PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease - North Macedonia (02): (IL) poultry, OIE

Newcastle Disease -- Republic of Macedonia (FYROM)
Information received on [and dated] 11 May 2020 from Dr Zoran Atanasov, director, Food and Veterinary Agency, Food and Veterinary Agency, Food and Veterinary Agency, North Macedonia, Skopje, Former Yug. Rep. of Macedonia [North Macedonia]
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 4 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 6 May 2020
Report date: 11 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 11 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (184): global, new country, RAAS inh & disease severity, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / 82 926 / 82 929 / 82 933 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / 10 962 / 10 991 / 11 018 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 367 638 / 1 385 834 / 1 408

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (183): Japan/USA, animals, research, cat, experimental infection

COVID-19 -- Japan
Citation: Halfmann P, Hatta M, Chiba S, Maemura T, et al. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats. New England Journal of Medicine (Correspondence). 13 May 2020. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2013400.
To the editor:
Reports of human-to-feline transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and of limited airborne transmission among cats prompted us to evaluate nasal shedding of SARS-CoV-2 from inoculated cats and the subsequent transmission of the virus by direct

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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, tomato - India: (MH)

Undiagnosed -- India
An unidentified virus is attacking tomato crops in large parts of Maharashtra. In the districts of Ahmednagar, Pune, and Nashik, about 60% of the crop has been decimated in the last 10 days. Plant experts have expressed multiple opinions about the outbreak.
The Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth [MPKV] agriculture university are studying the outbreak along with state government officials. A MPKV scientist said an analysis of the tomato samples is underway, but conclusions have not been

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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (05): (AS)

Japanese Encephalitis -- India
At least 2 persons tested positive along with 15 others falling ill due to Japanese encephalitis within the district of Jorhat, said Dr. Pawan Chandra Saikia, the chief medical officer of Jorhat, on Tuesday [12 May 2020]. A total of 15 persons have been admitted to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) since Sunday [10 May 2020]. Moreover, a team of doctors, nurses, para-medical staff, and MPWs [multi-purpose health workers] have been working on a war footing while anti-JE measures

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PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus - Americas (05): Panama

Hantavirus -- Panama
MINSA requests that residents in the Los Santos, Herrera, and Veraguas provinces put into place the measures for cleanliness in and around their residences in order to avoid the spread of hantaviruses.
Other preventive measures recommended are:
- store grain in sacks and closed plastic containers, place them on pallets and separated from the walls;
- place firewood, lumber, or any other useful materials distant from the house, in an arid, dry area and on pallets;
- drain residual water

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PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, apricot - Pakistan: (KP)

Undiagnosed -- Pakistan
A fungal disease has infected thousands of apricot trees in lower parts of Chitral, damaging the fruit in its early stage. A farmer said the disease attacked hundreds of trees. The leaves had turned read with holes in them. The disease had attacked a month ago and was spreading fast. [He] said the fungus was widespread this year [2020] unlike the previous years. Solitary trees were less affected [than] those close [to] others.
When contacted, [the] agriculture department said the disease

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PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis - Switzerland: fatal, cheese, susp, recall, RFI

Listeriosis -- Switzerland
A total of 4 patients have been infected by _Listeria_ and one has died after eating potentially contaminated cheese at a hospital in Switzerland.
During an internal check, Kaeserei Vogel AG, based in Steinerberg, found _Listeria_ in semi-hard cheese and at its production site. The company issued a recall and informed its buyers to remove the products from shelves. One of the buyers is a supplier to the Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR). This supplier told the CHVR purchasing

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (182): China, S Korea, countries w/ high local transm

COVID-19 -- China
The general downward trend of new positives continues. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18 [hours on 13 May 2020] .
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 222 104 cumulative cases, increase of 888 from 12 May 2020
- 78 457 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 112 541 people have recovered;
- 12 172 patients are hospitalized with

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PRO/AH/EDR> Methanol poisoning - Mexico: (MR, PU)

Poisoning -- Mexico
Police in Mexico are searching for the source of adulterated alcohol, which has killed 46 people in the states of Morelos and Puebla. People started falling ill on Sunday [10 May 2020]. Some said they had bought and drunk alcohol to celebrate Mother's Day, while others had attended a funeral where alcohol was passed around.
The authorities have warned people who may have drunk the adulterated alcohol and who have headaches or stomach aches to seek medical help.
Officials said 29 people

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (181): Germany (BY), France (AC), cat, OIE animal case defin.

COVID-19 -- Germany
SARS-CoV-2-infected domestic cats, large felids, and, most recently, also minks, all living in close contact with humans, have been reported from several countries. Here we report a SARS-CoV-2 infection of a cat in Germany confirmed by SARS-CoV-2-specific RT-PCR diagnostics by the Bavarian Office for Health and Food Safety, Erlangen, Bavaria. The 6-year-old female cat lived together with its owner in a retirement home in Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany. The owner died due to COVID-19 on 12

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PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - USA (04): (TX, NV)

Hemorrhagic Fever -- United States
Since 6 May 2020, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) has received 2 new confirmations of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2) in domestic rabbits on one Lubbock County premises and one Midland County premises. In Texas, RHDV2 has been confirmed in domestic rabbits in the following counties: El Paso, Hamilton, Hockley, Lampasas, Lubbock, and Midland.
RHDV2 is a fatal viral disease affecting both domestic and wild rabbits, including hares, jackrabbits, and cottontails. It does

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (180): global, prison, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / 82 926 / 82 926 Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / 10 962 / 10 962 South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 367 638 / 1 385 834 / 1 408 636 / 1 417 398

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PRO/AH/EDR> Porcine reprod. & resp. syndrome - Switzerland (02): (BE, NE) pig, OIE

Blue Ear -- Switzerland
Information received on [and dated] Fri 8 May 2020 from Mr. Hans Wyss, Chief Veterinary Officer, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, Swiss Federal Veterinary Office, Liebefeld, Bern, Switzerland
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 2 May 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 6 May 2020
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 28 Mar 2014
Manifestation of disease: Clinical disease
Causal agent: Porcine reproductive

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PRO/AH/EDR> Treponeme-associated hoof disease, elk - USA: (CA)

Other Animal Disease -- United States
Reports of elk with broken, deformed, or missing hooves are increasing in the Western states this spring, including California's 1st case of "elk hoof disease," according to the Associated Press.
Washington state officials confirmed the most recent case of the disease was found in a herd in Yakima County, YakTriNews.com reported.
"For many years, we've been surveying for hoof disease in the Yakima area, but we have never had a case of a limping or lame elk associated with hoof disease,"

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (179): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
Intensive care patients are on the decline. Continuing downward trend in new cases, increase in new positives due to a recalculation of the Lombardy Region of 419 cases that refer to more than a week ago.
This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 18 [hours on 12 May 2020] .
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 221 216 cumulative cases, increase of

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (177): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, Spain (CT) cat susp

COVID-19 -- Netherlands
Q. How did the mink become infected?
A. Some employees at the mink farms have had symptoms of COVID-19. It appears that the virus was introduced to the mink via these employees.
Q. How many mink were infected?
A. Only a few mink showed symptoms of the disease on the farms. The mink are kept in separate pens, which means that there is little to no contact between the animals. It appears to be an acute outbreak, where the farms quickly overcome the peak of the disease. The chance that mink

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PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever - Africa (02): Namibia (OS, KU) domestic, OIE

African Swine Fever -- Namibia
Information received on [and dated] Mon 11 May 2020 from Dr. Albertina Shilongo, Acting Chief Veterinary Officer, division of Epidemiology, Import/Export Control and Training, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, Namibia
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 28 Apr 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 30 Apr 2020
Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 30 Jun 2019
Manifestation of

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19-update (176): China, S. Korea, countries w/ high local transmission

COVID-19 -- China
Continued decline in new infections, deaths, and less than a thousand ICU patients. This is what can be seen from the health monitoring data on the spread of the new coronavirus [SARS-CoV-2] released at 6pm on [11 May 2020] by the Civil Protection.
Regarding health monitoring related to the spread of the new coronavirus on the national territory:
- 219 814 cumulative cases, increase of 744 from 10 May 2020
- 82 488 people are currently positive for the virus;
- 106 587 people have

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PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia - Canada: (ON) muskrat, alert

Tularemia -- Canada
Add to the list of healthcare woes in Norfolk an outbreak of rabbit fever [tularemia] in Long Point [Ontario].
The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit issued an alert about the contagious outbreak Monday [11 May 2020]. The latest aggressive pathogen has been detected in the muskrat population of southwest Norfolk.
Rabbit fever is caused by tularemia bacteria. The bacteria are carried by deer flies and ticks and can sicken humans and animals such as muskrats, rabbits, and beavers. In people,

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (175): global, Yemen, WHO

COVID-19 -- Worldwide/Unknown
2 Feb 2020: 17 187 / ... / 80 024 / ... / 81 589 / ... / 82 875 / ... / 82 918 / 82 919 / Mainland China
2 Feb 2020: 15 / ... / 3726 / ... / 9976 / ... / 10 780 / ... / 10 909 / 10 936 / South Korea
Countries with major activity (more than 5000 cases with community spread)
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2 Feb 2020: 11 / ... / 76 / ... / 215 081 / ... / 1 131 280 / ... / 1 367 638 / 1 385 834 / USA
2 Feb 2020: 1 / ... / 84 / ... / 104 119 / ... / 242

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PRO/AH> African swine fever - South Africa (01): (EC) domestic, OIE

African Swine Fever -- South Africa
Information received on [and dated] 10 May 2020 from Dr. Bothle Michael Modisane, chief director, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Animal Production and Health, Pretoria, South Africa
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 22 Apr 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 6 May 2020
Report date: 10 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 24 Feb

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PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (43): Viet Nam (CN, DT, VL) backyard, HPAI H5N1, OIE

Avian Influenza H5N1 -- Vietnam
Information received on [and dated] 10 May 2020 from Dr. Dong Pham Van, Director General, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department of Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Summary
Report type: Immediate notification
Date of start of the event: 16 Apr 2020
Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Apr 2020
Report date: 10 May 2020
Date submitted to OIE: 10 May 2020
Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease
Date of previous occurrence: 19

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PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (174): Netherlands (NB) animal, farmed mink, comment

COVID-19 -- Netherlands


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PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive mosquito - USA: (FL)

Dengue, Zika virus, Chikungunya -- United States
A yellow fever mosquito was discovered in Gainesville for the 1st time since the early '90s. In a Facebook post [Tue 5 May 2020], Gainesville's Public Works Department wrote that a yellow fever mosquito was found downtown this week.
Yellow fever mosquitoes can spread yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika viruses, according to the post.
Rossana Passaniti, a spokesperson for the city of Gainesville, told The Alligator she hasn't heard of any recent sighting of a yellow fever

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PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other - India (04): (BR)

Japanese Encephalitis -- India
Another death of a child was confirmed in Muzaffarpur [Bihar] due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES). Shrikrishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH) Superintendent Dr Sunil Kumar said that this is the 4th death due to AES in Bihar this year [2020].
Informing about the latest development, SKMCH Superintendent Dr Sunil Kumar said, as quoted by news agency ANI [Asian News International], "A child died due to acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) at Shrikrishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH),

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