Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Namibia: (CA) cattle, not typed, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- NamibiaInformation received on [and dated] 15 Aug 2019 from Dr Adrianatus Florentius Maseke, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Windhoek, NamibiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Aug 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 13 Feb 2018Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Foot Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease – USA (11): (CA) chickens, feed store
Newcastle Disease -- United StatesCalifornia Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA) state veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones disclosed on 15 Aug 2019 that ongoing surveillance and testing in the virulent Newcastle disease (VND) outbreak in Southern California resulted in the detection of a new case on 14 Aug 2019 at a retail feed store in western San Bernardino County.Jones said this is the 1st detection of VND since 4 Jun 2019. She noted staff members from CDFA and the US Department of Agriculture Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (13): (CO, TX) more cases
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesGrand County has its 1st case of the vesicular stomatitis virus, a viral disease affecting numerous horses along the Front Range and in other states.The Grand County CSU [Colorado State University] extension office warned of a suspected case of the virus in a horse last week [week of Mon 29 Jul 2019] when it sent an email blast to its members asking them to take precautions against the spread of the virus. The email detailed how the horse, which had recently attended Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (06): horse
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesVeterinarians have euthanized a 3-year-old Arabian-cross gelding in Sumter County, South Carolina, after he tested positive for Eastern equine encephalomyelitis (EEE). Clemson Livestock Poultry Health stated that this is South Carolina's 3rd case in 2019. Clemson officials announced the state's 1st confirmed case, in Chesterfield County, on 23 Jul 2019.Only one horse in South Carolina, also in Chesterfield County, was confirmed positive for EEE in 2018.EEE Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (33): USA (NV)
Hantavirus -- United StatesA south Reno resident contracted [a] hantavirus [infection], a sometimes deadly disease typically spread by deer mice, the Washoe District Health Department reported Thursday [15 Aug 2019]. It's the 1st Washoe County case since 2 were reported in 2017.The condition of the person was not reported.The disease is spread by inhaling or touching particles with the virus. "This typically occurs when working or recreating in areas where mouse droppings, urine, or saliva may have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America (13): USA (OK, AZ, WI) horse
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United StatesA 2-year-old grade gelding in Oklahoma was euthanized on [15 Jul 2019], after testing positive for equine infectious anemia (EIA), according to [an] Equine Disease Communication Center report released on [26 Jul 2019].[Byline: Michelle N. Anderson]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts******[2] ArizonaDate: Thu 8 Aug 2019Source: The Horse [edited]A recently gathered wild burro at the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Florence, Arizona, facility Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cyclosporiasis – USA (05): imported basil, Mexico
Foodborne Illness -- United StatesAn outbreak of illness [cyclosporiasis] linked to basil imported from Mexico has sickened 120 people in New Jersey and more than 500 in other states since May (2019).A microscopic parasite, known as _Cyclospora_, appears to have contaminated basil exported by Siga Logistics de RL de CV, in Morelos, Mexico. The company has voluntarily recalled its basil, according to the federal Food and Drug Administration, which is increasing its screening of the imported herb.You Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis, visceral – Kenya (02): (MB)
Leishmaniasis -- KenyaKenya is reporting a large outbreak of the parasitic disease, visceral leishmaniasis (Kala Azar). Since January through the 1st week of August (2019), a total of 1986 cases of leishmaniasis have been reported from Marsabit, Wajir and Garissa counties. Marsabit County has been hit the hardest, reporting 1716 suspected cases with 19 deaths. Overall in Kenya, 27 deaths have been recorded.Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics, subtropics, and southern Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (06): (NJ)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesNew Jersey's Health Department has confirmed its 1st case of Eastern equine encephalitis in a human this summer [2019]. The department says an elderly Somerset County man was hospitalized, but has since been discharged for continued rehabilitation care.Most people infected by the mosquito-borne illness have no apparent signs. But health officials say severe cases involving an inflammation of the brain begin with the sudden onset of headaches, high fevers, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Strangles – UK: (England) horse, alert
Strangles -- United KingdomRichmond Equestrian Centre in North Yorkshire has cancelled all upcoming events, including its British Eventing fixture, after a case of strangles on its livery yard. Richmond Horse Trials (2) was due to take place on [30 Aug to 1 Sep 2019].Co-owner Abigail Turner told H&H they were devastated to announce the cancellation of the BE event, but emphasised "horse welfare comes first"."The vet came out to a livery's horse on Tuesday [13 Aug 2019] which had a slightly snotty Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (62): Laos (PH, HO, XI) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- LaosInformation received on [and dated] 16 Aug 2019 from Dr. Vilayphone Vorraphim, Director General, Department of Livestock and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, LaosSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Jul 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Jul 2019Report date: 16 Aug 2019Date submitted to OIE: 16 Aug 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tuberculosis, XDR: pretomanid, 6-mo 3-drug oral regimen, FDA approved
Tuberculosis -- Worldwide/UnknownThe trial [a South African patient] joined was small -- it enrolled only 109 patients -- but experts are calling the preliminary results groundbreaking. The drug regimen tested on [her] has shown a 90% success rate against a deadly plague, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis.On Wednesday [14 Aug 2019], the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) effectively endorsed the approach, approving the newest of the 3 drugs used in the regimen. Usually, the World Health Organization Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza – Mali: (SG) donkey, morbidity & mortality, lab confirmed
Equine Influenza -- MaliEquine influenza has been identified as the respiratory disease that claimed the lives of nearly 60 000 donkeys in West Africa earlier this year [2019].Despite the huge number of animals being affected, there was initially no formal diagnosis for the disease [sic; see commentary]. Many countries declared the outbreak to be the common respiratory infection strangles. But veterinarians from the international animal charity Spana noticed that the outbreak that swept through Mali Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (68): global WPV and cVDPV, Benin 1st report
Polio -- PakistanNew wild poliovirus cases isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 5Environment: 8Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 65Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 7Environment: 1Others: 5Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 51Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104HeadlinesSummary of new viruses this week:Afghanistan -- 3 wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1)-positive Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (80): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, therapeutics, response
Ebola — DR Congo
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, fig – Iraq: (DA)
Undiagnosed -- IraqLocal officials and farmers in Akre, Duhok province, warn that an unknown disease will ravage this year's [2019] fig harvest, destroying almost half of the area's crops. On average, 3600 tons of figs are produced in Akre every year, but this figure is set to drop by 45%, Akre agriculture department [said].A farmer [said], "There is no product. All the [figs] have fallen. I have sprayed the trees with pesticides twice, but it seems to be ineffective." Some of his figs have already Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – India (02): (TN) fatal
Diphtheria -- IndiaIn early July [2019], 2 children from Sathyamangalam in Tamil Nadu's Erode district succumbed to diphtheria. Around this time, several other cases of diphtheria were being reported from the state. The latest information shows that at least 50 people have been admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital with diphtheria.Health officials in the state have begun stepping up measures to ensure that the spread of the disease is contained and that more people are vaccinated. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (26): (AR) pigs
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaAbout 15% of the blood samples collected from pigs in 5 districts have tested positive for Japanese encephalitis (JE).Of the 179 blood samples collected from pigs in East Siang, Upper Subansiri, West Siang, Lohit and Longding, 28 have tested positive for JE, the Animal Husbandry, Veterinary & Dairy Development department said in a press statement.The department conducted the survey recently to detect the possible presence of an antibody against the JE virus in the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (17): (MN) lake swimming
E. coli -- United States[Minnesota] state health officials said [Tue 13 Aug 2019], 3 children are sick from _E. coli_ bacteria after swimming in a Minneapolis lake. The children have tested positive for the same strain of _E. coli_ after swimming at Lake Nokomis beaches between [26 Jul and 2 Aug 2019]. 2 beaches of the lake are closed until further notice, the Minnesota Department of Health said. The children, all under the age of 10, were not hospitalized.Minneapolis Park Board Superintendent Al Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Plague – Madagascar (02): (AV) bubonic
Plague -- MadagascarIn Madagascar, the plague season has started. The 1st 3 cases of bubonic plague have just been recorded 50 km west of the capital. No deaths have occurred for the moment, but the Ministry of Health is watching. As every year, awareness campaigns have started. The goal: to prevent the spread of epidemics like that of 2017, the black year, which had more than 200 victims and 2400 people infected by the bacterium throughout the Malagasy territory."Do not repeat the mistakes of the Read more [...]
PRO> Arsenic poisoning – France: children, infants
Poisoning -- France38 children in France, including babies, living near what was once Europe's largest gold mine have tested positive for arsenic poisoning.Children in the Orbiel Valley, in the southern department of Aude, were examined when families became concerned that flooding in October last year [2018] had carried arsenic and heavy metals from the nearby Salsigne mine.After testing 103 children aged under 11 years, the Occitanie Regional Health Agency confirmed on Tue [13 Aug 2019] that 38 Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (55)
Measles -- Worldwide/UnknownMonthly measles and rubella monitoring report August 2019; period covered: 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2019Introduction. The monitoring report is based on measles [and rubella - not reported here - Mod.LK] data from the European Surveillance System (TESSy) for 1 Jul 2018-30 Jun 2019.Since the previous monthly measles update in the Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) published on 19 Jul 2019, updates have been provided for 14 EU/EEA countries: Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (11): Nigeria (EB)
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaThe Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Ebonyi state and has had a rapid response team supporting Ebonyi state's response since [Tue 30 Jul 2019], in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).Following a report of cases and deaths from fever of unknown origin in Izzi local government area (LGA) in Ebonyi state, the state public health team commenced an investigation. As at [Wed 31 Jul 2019], 3 cases had tested Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Sweden (02): alert
Tularemia -- SwedenIn Sweden, mosquitoes are considered the major vectors of the bacterium _Francisella tularensis_ subsp. _holarctica_, which causes tularemia. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mosquitoes acquire the bacterium as aquatic larvae and transmit the disease as adults. Mosquitoes sampled in a Swedish area where tularemia is endemic (Orebro) were positive for the presence of _F. tularensis_ deoxyribonucleic acid throughout the summer. Presence of the clinically relevant Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (61): Myanmar (SH) domestic, 1st rep, OIE
African Swine Fever -- MyanmarInformation received on [and dated] 14 Aug 2019 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmarSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 1 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 9 Aug 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (05): (MA)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA man in Massachusetts has been infected with a mosquito-borne virus called eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), health officials confirmed [Sat 10 Aug 2019]. It's the 1st human case reported in the state since 2013.At least 9 towns are at "critical risk" of exposure to the rare but potentially fatal virus, which can cause brain swelling, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.It's the latest in a series of warnings from state officials Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (39): Moldova (CS) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation received on [and dated] 13 Aug 2019 from Dr Vitalie Caraus, Head of the Animal Health and Welfare Department, Animal Health and Welfare Department, National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, MoldovaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 9 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Aug 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 12 Nov 2017Manifestation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (32): Bolivia (TR)
Hantavirus -- BoliviaSoldier LC, who completed his military service in the Bolivian Condors School (ESCONBOL) in Sanadita, died of [a] hantavirus [infection], according to laboratory results issued this [Wed 31 Jul 2019] by the National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) of the Tarija Department of Health Service (SEDES).The Chief of Epidemiology, Claudia Montenegro, confirmed that the conscript died from this disease that is transmitted by the long-tailed rat and that he had been infected in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America (12): USA (MN, IN) horse
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United StatesThree rare horse diseases were recently found in Otter Tail, Pine and Swift counties, according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health. Recent testing shows equine infectious anemia (EIA) was found in Pine County.Equine infectious anemia requires infected horses to be euthanized or quarantined for life due to lack of treatment or vaccine. It is not known to affect humans."This is also a high-risk time of year for horses to become infected with these diseases," Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Zambia (04): (SO) cattle, st pending
Foot and Mouth -- ZambiaFoot and mouth disease [FMD] has broken out in Shamabele area in Chikankata district of Southern province. And Ministry of Livestock officials in Southern province have with immediate effect closed the famous Turn Pike Bata Co-operative Society Abattoir following the outbreak of disease.This has been confirmed by Bata Co-operative Society Chairperson for Hides and Beef Traders Association, Daniel Bweupe in an interview with the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (79): Congo DR (NK, IT) therapeutics, response, research
Ebola -- DR CongoTwo Ebola drugs have proven so effective in a clinical trial that researchers will make the treatments available to anyone infected with the virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where Ebola has killed nearly 1900 people over the past year.The survival rate for people who received either drug shortly after infection, when levels of the virus in their blood were low, was 90%."It's really good news," says Sabue Mulangu, an infectious-disease researcher at the National Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabbit hemorrhagic disease – Ireland: wild rabbit
Other Animal Disease -- IrelandRabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) a disease which is fatal to rabbits and hares but of no risk to humans, has been confirmed in the wild in Ireland for the 1st time.RHD causes death within a few days of infection, with sick animals having swollen eyelids, partial paralysis and bleeding from the eyes and mouth. In the latter states close to death, animals exhibit unusual behaviour such as emerging from cover into the open and convulsing or fitting before dying.Irish Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Canada: (NT) bison, no new cases
Anthrax — Canada
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Belarus: (BR) horse, OIE
Anthrax -- BelarusInformation received on [and dated] 12 Aug 2019 from Dr. Ivan Smilhin, Deputy Minister, Director, Veterinary and Food Supervision, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Minsk, BelarusSummary:Report type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Aug 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 10 Aug 2019Reason for notification: First occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: _Bacillus anthracis_ Nature of diagnosis: Laboratory Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Scrub typhus – India (04): (HP) fatal
Scrub Typhus -- IndiaScrub typhus has killed 4 people in Himachal Pradesh while 241 others have tested positive. Scrub typhus is an acute illness caused by a bacterium _Orientia tsutsugamushi_, which is transmitted by the bite of an infected mite larva [chigger] present in the soil having scrub vegetation. Himachal Pradesh is an endemic region as it has a large scrub vegetation.Of the total deaths reported this year [2019] so far, 1 death has been reported from Mandi district, while 3 deaths have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Nepal: (KT) buffalo, wildlife at risk
Anthrax -- NepalAnthrax spores have been detected in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, a sanctuary to a huge population of protected species of wild buffaloes, raising alarm among conservationists. The finding came following the test of blood samples collected from dead cattle found in the reserve. Some 44 cattle were found dead in the grassland here on [Thu 8 Aug 2019].Dr. Sanjaya Kumar Yadav of Livestock Disease Research Laboratory, Biratnagar, confirmed the bacteria in the dead animals. "Anthrax is Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Spain (02): (CL)
Tularemia -- SpainThe detection of 3 new cases of tularemia in Villarramiel, Osorno and Palencia, brings to 23 the number of people affected by this disease associated with the overpopulation of voles in the province of Palencia, where they are studying 32 other possible cases.The Epidemiology Surveillance Network of the Junta de Castilla y León confirmed on [Mon 12 Aug 2019] 3 new cases of tularemia in the province of Palencia, where 23 people have been affected since 3 Jul 2019, as reported Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (10): (ND) cows
Anthrax -- United StatesNorth Dakota agriculture officials say anthrax has been confirmed in a group of cows in a pasture in eastern Billings County. The case was confirmed [Fri 9 Aug 2019]. It is North Dakota's 1st reported case of anthrax this year [2019].North Dakota state veterinarian Susan Keller says producers in Billings County and surrounding areas should check with their veterinarians to see if they should start vaccinating their cattle for anthrax. Anthrax vaccines are readily available, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (21): (NL,AS,BR)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaOut of 57 individuals, 13 have tested positive for Japanese encephalitis (JE) in [Nagaland] State, with reports of 2 dying till date due to the vector-borne disease.Stating this, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) programme officer and Health & Family Welfare deputy director, Dr Neisakho Kere told Nagaland Post over telephone on [Wed 7 Aug 2019] that out of the 13 positive JE cases, 4 hailed from Assam and 9 from Nagaland, mainly from Dimapur Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Turkey (02): comment