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PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – South Africa: (NL) cattle, st SAT 2, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- South AfricaGeneral informationReport type: Immediate notificationStarted: 25 May 2021Confirmed: 26 May 2021Reported: 28 May 2021Reason for notification: RecurrenceLast occurrence: 7 Oct 2020Causal agent: Foot-and-mouth disease virusSubtype: SAT 2Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.Outbreak location: Mtubatuba, Umkhanyakude, KwaZulu-NatalDate of start of the outbreak: 26 May 2021Epidemiological unit: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (74): Europe (Finland, Germany) wild bird, HPAI H5N1, H5N4, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- FinlandSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 12 May 2021Confirmed: 17 May 2021Reported: 20 May 2021Reason for notification: new strain in the countryCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5N1Nature of diagnosis: laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaks (1)Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Southern FinlandStarted: 12 May 2021Ended: 13 May Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (12): Eurasia, Africa (Tunisia) dog, cat, fox, human exp
Rabies -- PakistanFor the 2nd time in a week, a human rabies death has been reported at the Indus Hospital in Karachi. Last week, a 6-year-old boy died from the lethal virus, and this Tuesday [25 May 2021], a 24-year-old man succumbed to rabies.A report from the Pakistani news source Dawn states that "the patients received improper and inadequate treatment at government hospitals."In the case of the young child, who received bites to the face, rabies immunoglobulin (RIG) was never administered; proper Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal – Australia (02): (NS) sg B
Meningitis - Neisseria -- AustraliaTwo cases of meningococcal disease have been confirmed in Sydney this week, sparking fears of a full-blown outbreak. The boys, from Manly on the city's Northern Beaches, are high school students who are members of the same sporting club; 2 of their teammates are awaiting test results. The 2 confirmed cases have been responding well to their treatment, The Daily Telegraph reported. One case was confirmed to have the type B strain of the disease while the other has Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – USA (03): (CO) domestic pet, wildlife, alert
Plague -- United StatesWhat to look for: If you notice an unusual number of dead wild rodents in your area, contact El Paso County Public Health at 719-578-3199 and select the option for Environmental Health. Do not handle sick or dead animals.What you can do: Because plague is regularly found among wild rodents in El Paso County, it is important to always follow these precautions:- Do not feed or touch wild animals, such as prairie dogs, rabbits, chipmunks, squirrels, and other rodents.- Do not Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (04): Bhutan (CK) domestic, 1st rep, OIE
African Swine Fever -- BhutanGeneral informationReport type: immediate notificationStarted on: 6 May 2021Confirmed on: 13 May 2021Reported on: 27 May 2021Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in the countryCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: necropsy, clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.Outbreak location: Phuentsholing, ChhukhaApproximate location: below sewerage plant, Phuentshogling town, Chhukha District, Bhutan -- sharing border Read more [...]
PuroClean can resolve health issues caused by water, fire, mold and COVID-19 in homes and commercial buildings – Miami's Community Newspapers
PuroClean can resolve health issues caused by water, fire, mold and COVID-19 in homes and commercial buildings Miami’s Community Newspapers
Driver hurt after fuel tanker overturns in Chesapeake – 13newsnow.com WVEC
Driver hurt after fuel tanker overturns in Chesapeake 13newsnow.com WVEC
Large Empty Sailboat Crashes on the Colony Beach – Malibu Times
Large Empty Sailboat Crashes on the Colony Beach Malibu Times
How a Dangerous Goods pro enjoys the Indy 500
The 135,000 race fans attending this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 will be the largest crowd at a U.S. sporting event since the COVID-19 pandemic started last March. Even though that’s just 40% of the capacity of the mammoth Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it’ll be exciting to see so many people in the same place celebrating the same...
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PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (07): global, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Somalia, WHO
Polio -- Sierra LeoneNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 0Environment: 0Others: 0New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 12Environment: 6Others: 3Headlines- The 28th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) on the international spread of poliovirus was convened by the WHO director-general on 4 May 2021 with Committee members and advisers attending via video conference, supported by the WHO secretariat. The Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (09): Africa, Nigeria (BO)
Measles -- Worldwide/UnknownIn northeastern Nigeria, officials with the Borno State Government reported 491 suspected cases of measles the week ending 17 May [2021], bringing the state total for 2021 to 5902. The total includes 4653 cases in children under 5 years old, or 78% of the total.In addition, 6 measles-related deaths recorded within the week, bringing the death count to 72 since the beginning of the year [2021].Active case search for suspected measles cases continued in all LGAs.Officials Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (184): asymp. infection, post-vaccine heart inflam., fungal, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 911 654 (17 385) / 43 614 (206)European Region (61): 53 962 217 (49 586) / 1 142 221 (2078)South East Asia Region (10): 30 781 898 (230 276) / 385 673 (4605)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 9 955 811 (33 087) / 199 581 (547)Region Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed disease, passerine birds – USA: (DC) blindness
Undiagnosed -- United StatesIn the video, the young grackle takes a few wobbly steps along a sidewalk, pauses and then wobbles some more. The bird's eyes appear completely closed.When Alexandra Dimsdale found the stumbling creature on the ground outside her D.C. home on [Sat 22 May 2021] morning, she wasn't sure whether it was a crow or some other type of black bird. All she knew for certain was that it needed help.She took the video right after she called local animal control officials for advice Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (73): Nepal (KT,BM) poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- NepalBird flu [avian influenza] has been detected at 3 places in Kathmandu again, according to the Department of Livestock Services.The presence of bird flu (H5N8) was confirmed after samples collected from Turkey farms located at Kirtipur wards 4 and 9 and Chandragiri Municipality-2 [Bagmati province] showed positive reports.All bodies concerned at the provincial, local level working in the field of livestock services were mobilized to destroy fowls including birds and chickens Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cryptosporidiosis – Finland: human-cattle transmission, 2020
Cryptosporidium -- FinlandHealth authorities in Finland have noted an increase in _Cryptosporidium_ infections. Despite the coronavirus pandemic restrictions and reduced travel, there were 571 cryptosporidiosis cases in 2020, almost 30 times as high as the figure in 2010.The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto) have investigated the sources of infections through questionnaires and laboratory work. _Cryptosporidium parvum_ was the most common species Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Brown streak, cassava – Uganda: (NW)
Other Plant Disease -- UgandaCassava farmers in Nwoya District have failed to find suitable cuttings for planting following the outbreak of cassava brown streak. The disease ravaged their cassava gardens between 2017 and 2019. Following the outbreak of brown streak, the district agricultural and production department asked farmers to halt planting cassava in order to contain the spread of the disease that had been reported in four sub-counties. [They] also advised farmers to fallow their gardens Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (183): Japan, oxygen shortage, Hong Kong, GI effect, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownGlobally, over the past week, the number of new cases and deaths reported continued to decrease, with over 4.1 million new cases and 84 000 new deaths reported. The European Region reported the largest decline in new cases and deaths this week, followed by the South-East Asia Region. The Region of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean, African, and Western Pacific Regions reported similar numbers of cases to the previous week.In this edition, a special focus update is provided Read more [...]
Dual Trucking withheld info, taking insurer off the hook – Land Line Media
Dual Trucking withheld info, taking insurer off the hook Land Line Media
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis, cutaneous – Pakistan (02): (KP)
Leishmaniasis -- PakistanLeishmaniasis [cutaneous] has affected hundreds of people, including children and elderly, in the Lachi tehsil and several adjoining villages. The disease is caused from a bite by sand fly.The affected people have been left with scars on the face and other body parts.The focal person on the disease told Dawn on Sunday [23 May 2021] that the sand fly parasite had come from Afghanistan and Balochistan during the war against terrorism, as earlier there was no sign of it in the Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, sugar cane – Pakistan: (SD) alert
Undiagnosed -- PakistanSindh agriculture department [AgD] has put its field staff on high alert to cope with a contagious unknown disease that is posing adverse risks to sugarcane crops. Sugarcane is suffering from an unknown complicated and contagious disease that has resulted in drying and destroying the crop at a large scale, growers said. Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB) [Organisation of Agriculturalists] said the disease has appeared in some areas of Tando Allahyar district this year [2021]. It prevailed Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (08): Africa (Nigeria)
Cholera — Nigeria
PRO/AH/EDR> Rocky Mountain spotted fever – USA: (MN)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever -- United StatesA one-year-old boy has been in the intensive care unit for the last week under sedation fighting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a rare tick-borne infection caused by a common wood tick. "It's so new a lot of the people we meet [at the hospital] say they have never seen a case here," said the mother.The infection is most common across the central USA from the Carolinas to Kansas, but it is suspected he picked it up in a new development in Buffalo, MN, which Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (04): Pakistan (BA)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanTwo suspected Congo fever [Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, CCHF] patients were admitted to a Quetta hospital Sunday night [23 May 2021]. Noorullah Moosakhail, the medical superintendent of Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital, said that 2 patients came to the hospital with symptoms similar to Congo fever. Their samples have been taken and sent to the laboratory.The patients have been moved to the hospital's isolation ward and their symptoms are being Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Syphilis – Canada: (SK) incr incidence, women, congenital, RFI
Syphilis -- CanadaRecent years have seen transmission grow exponentially among young women, raising the risk of babies acquiring the disease in the womb.Of all the diseases Dr Rupeena Purewal was watching, syphilis was never at the top of the list. But the Saskatoon pediatric infectious disease doctor says the surging case numbers across Western Canada have suddenly made the disease an emerging issue, particularly for newborn children if their mother is infected during pregnancy. She is now part Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (03) – Americas
Dengue -- Worldwide/UnknownCases by Country / Week updated / Serotype / Total / Confirmed / Severe / DeathsNorth AmericaUSA / 18 [w/e 8 May 2021] / D? / 10 10 / 0 / 0Central America and MexicoBelize / 18 [w/e 8 May 2021] / D? / 1104 / 4 / 0 / 0Costa Rica / 17 [w/e 1 May 2021] / D1,2 / 1121 / 53 / 1 / 0El Salvador / 17 [w/e 1 May 2020] / D? / 1087 / - / - / -Guatemala / 6 [w/e 13 Feb 2021] / D2,3 / 191 / 10 / 1 / 1Honduras / 16 [w/e 24 Apr 2021] / D? / 2875 / - / 117 / 0Mexico / 17 [w/e 1 May 2021] Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (182): Japan, Olympics, India, mucrom, oxygen & mortality, WHO
COVID-19 -- JapanWHO region (no. countries/territories):Total confirmed cases (new cases in last 24 hours) / Total deaths (new deaths in last 24 hours)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Western Pacific Region (19): 2 876 509 (14 965) / 43 203 (145)European Region (61): 54 147 639 (37 363) / 1 135 746 (960)South East Asia Region (10): 30 332 591 (243 942) / 377 145 (4868)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 9 892 010 (28 064) / 198 490 (526)Region of the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Asia (06): Thailand, cattle, spread
Lumpy Skin Disease -- ThailandAn outbreak of lumpy skin disease [LSD] among cattle has been reported in many districts of this northeastern border province, local media reported.In Na Kae district alone, almost 500 cattle were reported to have been infected with the disease in 12 tambons, particularly in tambon Phiman, where 200 cattle were infected and 6 died. [A tambon is a 3rd administrative subdivision level in Thailand, below amphoe (district) and Changwat (province)].LSD is an infectious disease Read more [...]
