Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (51): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, support, response
Ebola -- DR Congo- 130 254 vaccinated persons- 215 people vaccinated on 4 Jun 2019.- of those vaccinated, 35 952 are high-risk contacts (HRC), 64 286 are contacts of contacts (CC), and 30 016 are front-line providers (FLP);- persons vaccinated by health zone: 33 443 in Katwa, 25,719 in Beni, 17 536 in Butembo, 11 179 in Mabalako [total number of people vaccinated can be seen at the source URL above];- 63 542 280 people under control;- 80 entry points (PoE) and operational health checkpoints (OHC);- Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (02): (KL) Ministry press release
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaA 21 year old male resident of Paravur, a student at Thodupuzha, district Idukki, presenting with fever on [23 May 2019], while in District Thrissur. He visited a physician in Thrissur but returned to his family in Ernakulum as fever was high grade and was not subsiding. He consulted a private hospital in Ernakulum on [25 May 2019] and was treated with antibiotics. He was referred to another private hospital on night of [30 May 2019] as he developed slight disorientation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (24): USA (NM) corr.
Hantavirus — United States
PRO/AH/EDR> American foulbrood, apis – Poland (Krakow)
Other Animal Disease -- PolandA deadly and disruptive bee infection has been discovered in Krakow bees, worrying local beekeepers and ecologists.American foulbrood is a bacterial disease that infects and kills young bee larvae, which can be devastating for the hive. Spores can survive in nectar and honey for as long as 40 years, making it difficult to contain the spread of the illness. Beekeepers usually burn the entire affected hive as a precaution. It is important that they not buy food from untrusted Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Potato diseases – Russia: survey
Other Plant Disease -- RussiaMalko A, Frantsuzov P, Nikitin M, et al. Potato pathogens in Russia's regions: An instrumental survey with the use of real-time PCR/RT-PCR in matrix format. Pathogens 2019; 8(1): 18; --Communicated by:ProMED-mail[1. Brown rot (also called bacterial wilt) of potato is caused by _Ralstonia solanacearum_ race 3 (biovar 2, adapted to cooler temperatures) or race 1 (prevalent in warmer areas). Yield losses are mostly caused by tuber rotting. It has long been considered absent Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis – Europe (03): WGS, smoked fish, ex Estonia, fatal, 2014-19
Listeriosis -- EstoniaMore than 20 people are part of a multi-country _Listeria_ outbreak traced to fish and 5 have died since 2014.An outbreak assessment by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) identified 22 listeriosis cases caused by _Listeria monocytogenes_ sequence type (ST) 1247, clonal complex 8 through whole genome sequencing (WGS).Both agencies warned new cases cannot be ruled out until the point of contamination in an Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Asia (05): Iran, fatal
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- IranSince the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year [21 Mar 2019], 12 people have been diagnosed with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever and 2 of them lost their lives, said Mohammad Mahdi Guya, the Director of Communicable Diseases Department at the Ministry of Health, ISNA reported on [Sat 1 Jun 2019].The prevalence of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in the country has decreased to half in comparison to the same period during the last year, however the disease Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (10): (OH) hospital
Legionnaires' -- United StatesState health department and hospital officials say 7 patients had confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease apparently linked to _Legionella_ bacteria at the new USD 361 million hospital that opened on [28 Apr 2019]. One of the patients died [Sun 2 Jun 2019]. [3 more legionnaires' cases were reported at Mount Carmel Grove City Hospital on 4 Jun 2019 (). Franklin county has the highest number of _Legionella_ bacteria cases in Ohio, stats show ().]_Legionella_ bacteria Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India: (KL)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaA 23-year-old college student [in Kochi, Kerala] has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86 others are under medical observation, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja said [4 Jun 2019].The results of blood samples of the student, which were tested at the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune, have confirmed Nipah [virus], she said. The result came this morning [4 Jun 2019], she added. Earlier, blood samples examined at 2 virology institutes -- Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (43): Pakistan (KPTD)
Polio -- PakistanAccording to the End Polio Pakistan website, a 22nd case was reported in the past 24 hours. It is a 24-month old male from the North Waziristan District in KPTD (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tribal District).--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[This is now the 22nd case of WPV1 associated paralytic disease reported by Pakistan and the 7th case reported from the KPTD with onset of paralysis this year (2019). It would not be surprising to learn the child did not receive adequate doses of the polio Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Israel: (HZ) cattle, OIE
Lumpy Skin Disease -- IsraelInformation received on [and dated] 3 Jun 2019 from Dr Tamir Goshen, Acting Director, Veterinary Services and Animal Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Beit Dagan, IsraelSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 30 May 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Jun 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: September 2013Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Lumpy Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – USA (02): (SD) risk prediction
Anthrax -- United StatesSouth Dakota cattle producers are encouraged to include anthrax vaccine in their vaccination program when they turn out cattle to summer pastures. Recent flooding may increase the risk of cattle encountering anthrax this season [2019], according to Dr Dustin Oedekoven, South Dakota State Veterinarian.Anthrax is caused by bacteria that can develop into an environmentally resistant spore form when in the soil. Under the right conditions, these spores can become available for Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Sea lice, salmon – Canada: (BC)
Other Animal Disease -- CanadaConservation groups that monitor Clayoquot Sound are sounding the alarm for the 2nd spring in a row about high levels of a parasite that can harm juvenile wild salmon.Several salmon farms in the region on the west coast of Vancouver Island have again reported levels of sea lice in recent months that exceed what is allowed.Under Pacific Aquaculture Regulations, fish farms must monitor and manage the parasite -- which can be deadly to farmed and wild fish.Conservation Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Sexually transmitted diseases – UK: (England) 2018
Sexually Transmitted Infection -- United KingdomGonorrhoea diagnoses in England have risen to their highest level for 40 years and jumped 26 per cent since 2017, sparking warnings from health chiefs about the threat from drug resistant strains.Public Health England [PHE] figures show there were 447 694 sexually transmitted infections [STIs] diagnosed in 2018, a rise of 5 per cent in a year. The biggest increase was in gonorrhoea where there were 56 259 cases diagnosed, 14 000 more than in 2017.Experts Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (33): Asia (Cambodia) human, dog
Rabies -- CambodiaA 50-year-old man from Svay Rieng province died on Tuesday night [28 May 2019], 19 days after being bitten by a dog in Trapaing Trav village in Kampong Ro district's Nhor commune.The wife of the bitten man told The Post that before the incident, while she was at home, her husband went to a paddy field with their 5-year-old niece and sheltered in a hut where he always rests on sunny days.When they arrived at the hut, they saw a dog asleep on the ground. The dog woke up and bit [the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (36): China (XJ) poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 1 Jun 2019 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, director general, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep of)SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 24 May 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 30 May 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 22 Mar 2017Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anaplasmosis, bovine – USA: information, corr.
Anaplasmosis -- United StatesSome of the information in the recent posting about bovine anaplasmosis in the USA is inaccurate and incomplete. As a veterinary pathologist who has worked on researching various aspects of bovine anaplasmosis for more than 10 years, I would like to correct a couple of inaccuracies and add my 2 cents worth in regards to the posting from the American Thinker [referenced above].First, the article confounds 2 different pathogens. _Anaplasma marginale_, causes bovine anaplasmosis Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (32): Americas, Brazil (PA) susp, RFI
Rabies -- BrazilThe epidemiology department of the Santarem public health network in western Para is investigating a case of suspected human rabies in a patient who arrived in the city on Thursday night [30 May 2019) from Ruropolis, in Para state.The patient, a boy only 9 years old, who came from Ruropolis with a referral to TOD (treatment out of domicile) is hospitalized at the Municipal Hospital Dr Alberto Tolentino Sotelo (HMS/Santarem Municipal Hospital). Due to the suspicion of human rabies, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Antibiotic resistance: antimicrobial drug pollution of river water
Antimicrobial resistance -- Worldwide/UnknownSome of the world's best-known rivers, including the Nairobi River, are contaminated with antibiotics that exceed levels considered to be safe in health terms.According to a global study conducted by York University researchers, concentrations of antibiotics found in some of the world's rivers exceed "safe" levels by up to 300 times. Sites, where antibiotics exceeded these levels by the greatest degree, were in Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana, Pakistan, and Nigeria.Speaking Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (13): Americas
Dengue -- Worldwide/UnknownCases by Country/ Week updated / Serotype / Total / Conf. / Severe / DeathsNorth AmericaUSA / 17 [week ending 26 Apr 2019] / D? / 91 / 91 / 0 / 0Central America and MexicoBelize / 16 [w/e 19 Apr 2019] / D? / 647 / 90 / 0 / 0Costa Rica / 19 [w/e 10 May 2019] / D1,2 / 834 / 0 / 0 / 0El Salvador / 17 [w/e 26 Apr 2019] / D2 / 2602 / 293 / 20 / 0Guatemala / 16 / [w/e 19 Apr 2019] / D1,2,3,4 / 2259 / 171 / 7 / 6Honduras / 19 [w/e 10 May 2019] / D1,2 / 8017 / 0 / 2586 / 24Mexico Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Q fever – Switzerland: (TI)
Q Fever -- SwitzerlandThe low incidence of Q fever is about 0.15 cases per 100 000 inhabitants, corresponding to around 10-12 infections per year (), prompted public health authorities to stop mandatory reporting in 1999, but mandatory reporting of Q fever was resumed in 2012 after a cluster of human cases was detected ().The Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office () mandates:- Livestock keepers must report any abortion of cattle, sheep, or goats to their vet. When an animal holding experiences Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (50): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, preparedness, response, vaccine
Ebola -- DR CongoIn addition to not paying their risk premiums, the nurses have also lashed out at attacks and violence that they continue to suffer as a result of their involvement in the response to the Ebola virus disease that has already resulted in hundreds of deaths. Thus, they decided to continue the suspension of prevention activities, including prenatal consultation (CPN), preschool consultation (CPS) and routine vaccinations, as it has been for nearly 3 months now in the city of Butembo."The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Algeria: (TD) goat, sheep, spread
Foot and Mouth -- AlgeriaMore than 50 cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been reported since the beginning of the current year [2019] in the wilaya of Tindouf, and all the necessary preventive measures have been taken, it was learned Sun 2 Jun 2019 from the Wilaya's Veterinary Inspectorate.This number of cases was recorded following the veterinary control operations targeting the livestock of the Tindouf wilaya. The affected livestock (goats), in the commune of Oum-Laassel (170 km north of Tindouf), Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (42): Pakistan, Nigeria, Somalia
Polio -- PakistanIn 2019, Somalia confirmed 2 children have been affected by circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2)*.There is a stool sample from 1 additional child from Bosaso undergoing further testing.A 9-year-old child from Buhodle, in the region of Togdher, in Somaliland, is confirmed to have cVDPV2. The date of onset of paralysis for the child was [21 Apr 2019] and the date of confirmation of results was [15 May 2019]. The child affected is suffering from paralysis in all 4 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Mayotte (13): increase in cases, human, cattle
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, FranceAs emphasized by the ARS (Regional Health Agency), the circulation of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continues in Mayotte."An animal disease of viral origin, Rift Valley fever, mainly affects domestic ruminants (cattle, sheep, goats), causing abortions and high mortality in young animals, and can be transmitted from the infected animal to other animals, and to man."A total of 123 animal outbreaks and 137 human cases have been reported since Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> HIV/AIDS – Pakistan: (SD) WHO
HIV/AIDS -- PakistanAn international team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) has arrived in Pakistan to support the response to an outbreak of HIV in Larkana in Sindh province, Pakistan, at the request of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination.The outbreak was first reported on 25 Apr 2019, and a major HIV screening programme started on 28 Apr 2019. It was expanded on 8 May 2019, with additional health workers being deployed. Testing is ongoing.So far Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> BSE, bovine – Brazil: (MT) conf. atypical
BSE -- BrazilThe Brazilian government reported on Friday [31 May 2019] a case of atypical mad cow disease [Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)] in an animal in Mato Grosso state, according to a statement from the country's Agriculture Ministry. The ministry said the case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), was detected in a 17-year-old cow. It said it collected the necessary material for tests and incinerated all other parts of the cow. "No part of the animal entered Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rat bite fever – USA: (CA)
Fever -- United States1. Washburn RG. _Streptobacillus moniliformis_ (rat-bite fever). In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and practice of infectious diseases. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2000: 2422-4.2. McHugh TP, Bartlett RL, Raymond JI. Rat-bite fever: report of a fatal case. Ann Emerg Med. 1985; 14(11): 1116-8 [abstract available at .]3. Sens MA, Brown EW, Wilson LR, Crocker TP. Fatal _Streptobacillus moniliformis_ infection in a two-month-old infant. Am J Clin Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (39)
Measles -- Worldwide/UnknownThe measles outbreak in New Brunswick, Canada has now spread to a 2nd high school; the 12 cases are all linked to the initial case. The province's chief medical officer, Dr Jennifer Russell, confirmed on Sat 1 Jun 2019 that the latest confirmed case is someone who either works or studies at Hampton High School, north east of Saint John.As of Sat 1 Jun 2019, there were 12 confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease in the Saint John area, all of them linked to New Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (09): (OH) hospital
Legionnaires' -- United StatesOhio Department of Health [ODOH] director Amy Acton yesterday [31 May 2019] issued an order to the Mount Carmel Grove City hospital to take immediate action to contain an outbreak of legionnaires' disease. The rare adjudication order came after the DOH found a connection between 7 confirmed cases of the disease in patients at the hospital.Steps outlined in the order include:- Flush all hot and cold water lines and fixtures throughout the entire 7-floor, 200-bed facility.- Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium – USA (03): pet hedgehog
Salmonella -- United StatesCalifornia / 2 Colorado / 1 Indiana / 2 Iowa / 1 Kansas / 1 Maine / 1 Michigan / 1 Minnesota / 5 Mississippi / 1 Missouri / 3 Nebraska / 1 Oregon / 1 Tennessee / 1 Texas / 1 Virginia / 2 Washington / 1 Wyoming / 2------------Total / 27 Illnesses started on dates from 22 Oct 2018 to 8 Apr 2019. Ill people range in age from 2 to 95 years, with a median age of 14 years. 55 per cent are female. Of 17 people with information available, 2 (12%) have been Read more [...]
PRO> Malaria: transgenic fungus kills mosquitoes
Malaria -- Worldwide/UnknownMalaria control efforts require implementation of new technologies that manage insecticide resistance. _Metarhizium pingshaense_ provides an effective, mosquito-specific delivery system for potent insect-selective toxins. A semifield trial in a MosquitoSphere (a contained, near-natural environment) in Soumousso, a region of Burkina Faso where malaria is endemic, confirmed that the expression of an insect-specific toxin (Hybrid) increased fungal lethality and the likelihood Read more [...]
PRO/AH> MERS-CoV (52): animal reservoir, Bactrian camels, exptl infection trial
MERS -- Worldwide/UnknownIn 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged. To date, more than 2300 cases have been reported, with an approximate case fatality rate of 35%. Epidemiological investigations identified dromedary camels as the source of MERS-CoV zoonotic transmission, and evidence of MERS-CoV circulation has been observed throughout the original range of distribution. Other new-world camelids, alpacas and llamas, are also susceptible to MERS-CoV infection. Currently, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Duck virus hepatitis – Guyana: (EB) 1st rep, OIE
Hepatitis -- GuyanaInformation received on [and dated] 28 May 2019 from Dr Dwight Walrond, deputy chief executive officer, Administration, Guyana Livestock Development Authority (Ministry of Agriculture), Georgetown, GuyanaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 24 Mar 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Mar 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: duck hepatitis A virusNature of diagnosis: suspicion, clinical, Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Chronic wasting disease – USA (11): (MT) deer
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesChronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently found in a white-tailed doe that was killed within the city limits of Libby. Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) officials collected the doe after residents reported seeing a very emaciated and sick-looking deer. This week, initial test results came back positive for CWD. Results of a 2nd confirmation test are expected early next week. This is the 1st time CWD has been detected in the wild, west of the Continental Divide Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis – EU/EEA: egg ex Poland
Salmonella -- United KingdomThe United Kingdom has reported 11 cases of salmonellosis in 2019 as part of an outbreak traced to eggs from Poland that started in 2012. The outbreak was part of a multi-country investigation in 2016 and linked to eggs imported from Poland. Control measures were taken in that country and internationally, and all eggs sourced from implicated salmonella-contaminated farms were removed from the market.After an initial decline, infections continued to be reported in the UK Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (16): Africa
Cholera -- SomaliaThe Ministry of Health of Somalia has announced 55 new suspected cases of cholera, with no deaths, for epidemiological week 20 (13-19 May) in 2019. No suspected cholera cases were reported between epidemiological weeks 1 and 7 due to closure of main cholera treatment center, from which the data are collected. The cumulative total number of suspected cholera cases since the beginning of this outbreak in December 2017 is 7290, including 46 associated deaths. During this reporting Read more [...]
PRO/ALL> New in IJID (06): June 2019
Diarrhea -- BangladeshMolecular characterization and analysis of _Mycoplasma pneumoniae_ among patients of all ages with community-acquired pneumonia during an epidemic in China.Jiuxin Qu, Shuyan Chen, Fang Bao, Li Gu, Bin Cao.Int J Infect Dis. 2019; 83(June): 26-31.Exploring bacterial resistance in Northern Oman, a foundation for implementing evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship program.Diaa Al Rahmany, Adel Albeloushi, Iman Alreesi, Ahmed Alzaabi, Mohammed Alreesi, Laura Pontiggia, et al.Int Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – USA: (NM)
Tularemia -- United StatesNew Mexico state health officials are reporting 2 confirmed cases of tularemia in 2019 among 2 residents of Santa Fe County: a 57 year old man and a 72 year old woman."Tularemia can cause serious illness in both people and pets, so I would encourage people in Santa Fe County to follow precautions to avoid getting infected," said Department of Health cabinet secretary, Kathy Kunkel. "People can get tularemia if they handle infected animals such as rabbits or rodents or are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – France (02): O26, unpasteurized cheese
E. coli -- FranceOutbreak detection------------------From 25 Mar to 27 Apr 2019, 19 suspected Shiga toxin-producing _Escherichia coli_ (STEC) [also called enterohemorrhagic _E coli or EHEC. - Mod.LL) associated pediatric haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) cases were notified by French hospital paediatric departments to Sante publique France, compared with 5-10 cases during the same period in previous years [1]. 13 cases were confirmed as serogroup O26, with whole genome sequencing (WGS) underway for Read more [...]
