Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed poisoning – USA: (WI) dogs, wild animals
Poisoning -- United StatesThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward for information that leads to the arrest or charges against the person responsible for poisoning deaths of wildlife and several dogs since December 2018.At least 4 dogs have died from eating poisoned meat in 3 northern Wisconsin counties -- Bayfield, Marinette and Florence -- according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). It's unknown whether other counties could be involved. Investigators found dead Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Konzo disease – Congo DR: cassava poisoning
Poisoning -- DR CongoKonzo, a food-borne illness that paralyzes the legs and back, has been raging in Feshi territory in southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s Kwango province for several months, the ACP Director General of the Higher Pedagogical Institute (ISP) of Feshi, Professor Simon Masaki, staying in Kinshasa, said here Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].This disease, he said, particularly affects children and adolescents aged 4 to 18 years. Many children are paralyzed and abandoned to their Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Raw pet food diets – USA: warning
Salmonella, Listeriosis, E. coli -- United StatesThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have recommended not feeding dogs and cats a raw diet, meaning meat that is not cooked to a proper temperature. However, it's a trend that's growing.It's referred to as fresh dog and cat food, and it's lining pet store aisles. It means the dog and cat food is either raw or barely cooked meat and vegetables."What it is it's going back to nature so it's biologically Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Mayotte (10): animal, human, spread
Rift Valley Fever -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, FranceThe circulation of Rift Valley fever (RVF) continues in Mayotte. The epidemiological situation as of 26 April 2019 [follows]:In total, since the beginning of the epidemic (end of November 2018), samples collected by veterinarians from sick animals or during abortions have identified 109 foci of sick animals (including 86 bovine animals). Animal foci are mainly located in the center and northwest of the island. Additional outbreaks have Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ammonia poisoning – USA: (IL) human injury
Poisoning -- United StatesThe latest on a chemical leak in a north suburban Chicago, Illinois, community that caused 37 people to be hospitalized (all times local, CDT):6:27 a.m.Authorities are urging residents in a suburban Chicago community to stay indoors with their windows closed following a chemical spill that resulted in a toxic gas cloud. The Lake County Sheriff's Office reported the hazardous material spill just before 5 a.m. Thursday [25 Apr 2019] in Beach Park, saying the spill has created Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Carrau – USA (02): precut melon, CDC
Salmonella -- United StatesCDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration are investigating a multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ Carrau infections.Public health investigators are using the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that may be part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by the CDC. DNA fingerprinting is performed on _Salmonella_ bacteria isolated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (44): Saudi Arabia (MK, MD) WHO
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaFrom [14 Feb 2019] through [31 Mar 2019], the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 22 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection, including 4 deaths, associated with the outbreak in Wadi Aldwasir. Of the 22 cases, 19 were reported from Wadi Aldwasir city including 2 healthcare workers. The remaining 3 cases, which are epidemiologically linked to the outbreak, were healthcare workers from a hospital in Khamees Mushait city, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza – USA (04): (CA) horse
Equine Influenza -- United StatesEquine influenza was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. Attending veterinarians notified the Equine Disease Communication Center about the disease.The report was for equine influenza confirmed on [15 Apr 2019] in 4 horses with 8 others exposed. The initial case was in a 2-year-old Quarter Horse filly. Onset of clinical signs was [12 Apr 2019] and included coughing, lethargy, and nasal discharge.Movement restriction was by veterinarian recommendation and the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (14): USA (CA) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesRespiratory equine herpesvirus was confirmed in Stanislaus county, California. The report was for equine herpesvirus respiratory disease in 3 horses at a facility. No other information was reported. [Hopefully, the facility has been quarantined. - Mod.TG][Byline: Kimberly S Brown]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[There is a vaccine for the respiratory form of this disease. This may mean the horses were not vaccinated; or the vaccine had not been given long enough ago Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yersiniosis – Sweden
Foodborne Illness -- SwedenSwedish officials are investigating the source of infection as part of a national outbreak of _Yersinia enterocolitica_. The Public Health Agency (Folkhalsomyndigheten) reported there had been an increase in the number of cases of yersiniosis in the country since the start of March 2019. Since the outbreak strain of _Y. enterocolitica_ type O3 had been found in different parts of the country, it is likely a foodborne infection, added the agency.A total of 26 cases have Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (29): WPV1, cVDPV, continued violence
Polio -- PakistanNew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 3Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2019: 12Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 33New cVDPV cases reported this week: 4Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2019: 9Total number of cVDPV cases (all types) in 2018: 104Headlines- Starting 24 Apr to 30 Apr 2019, World Immunization Week is celebrated across the world. This year's theme is Protected Together: Vaccines Work!, which aims to spotlight the important Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (10): Americas
Dengue -- Worldwide/UnknownCases by Country/ Week updated / Serotype / Total / Conf. / Severe / DeathsNorth AmericaUSA / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 78 / 78 / 0 / 0 Central America and MexicoBelize / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D? / 622 / 88 / 0 / 0Cost Rica / 13 [w/e 29 Mar 2019] / D1,2 / 529 / 0 / 0 / 0El Salvador / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D2 / 2155 / 262 / 20 / 0Guatemala / 10 / [w/e 9 Mar 2019] / D1,2,3,4 / 1519 / 151 / 6 / 4Honduras / 14 [w/e 5 Apr 2019] / D1,2 / 5438 / 0 / 1759 / 9Mexico / 14 [w/e 5 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): Israel (HZ) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- IsraelInformation received on 25 Apr 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: 20 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 24 Apr 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 14 Feb 2017Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: highly pathogenic Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis C – USA: (WA) nosocomial
Hospital-Related Infection, Hepatitis C -- United StatesThe 1st patient, a man in his 60s, was evaluated at the hospital ED for abdominal pain on 6 Dec 2017 and received injectable narcotic drugs from 2 nurses. The patient returned to the same ED on 12 Jan 2018, with history of jaundice and abdominal discomfort. During this visit, the patient had elevated liver enzymes and tested positive for both anti-HCV and HCV RNA. In December 2016, the patient had tested negative for anti-HCV during routine Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Botulism, avian – Australia: (WA) waterfowl, susp.
Botulism -- AustraliaThe Western Australian Seabird Rescue group believes a possible botulism outbreak is the cause of a number of reported duck deaths at a lake in Meadow Springs. The disease, which is produced by a bacteria found in rotting food, carcasses, and soil, leads to paralysis and is one of the most common causes of death in birds. The lake is in a park bordered by Glenelg Way, Pebble Beach Boulevard, and Grandmere Parade.Western Australian Seabird Rescue said botulism outbreaks happen Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Syria (02): (RA) cutaneous
Leishmaniasis -- SyriaInside a dank clinic in the north of war-torn Syria, a girl covered in scabs wails and tries to wriggle out of her mother's arms to escape a nurse's needle. Gently holding fluffy cotton wool over her eyes, the male health worker injects a transparent liquid into the crusty blemishes on the tip of her nose.She is one of the hundreds in the northern province of Raqqa to be suffering from leishmaniasis, a skin disease caused by a microscopic parasite spread by sandflies. The illness Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Aujeszky's disease – France (02): (PR) pigs, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- FranceInformation received on 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Loic Evain, directeur general adjoint, CVO, Direction generale de l'alimentation, Ministere de l'Agriculture et de l'Alimentation, Paris, FranceSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 5 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019Report date: 23 Apr 2019Date submitted to OIE: 24 Apr 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: sub-clinical Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (32): USA (CA) poultry, LPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- United StatesInformation received on [and dated] 24 Apr 2019 from Dr. Jack Shere, Deputy Administrator Chief Veterinary Office r, USDA-APHIS Veterinary Services, USA United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, USASummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 15 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Apr 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2018Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infectionCausal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (40): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summary, response, vaccine, crisis
Ebola -- DR Congo- The Minister of Health, Dr. Oly Ilunga Kalenga, went to Butembo this Tue 23 Apr 2019 to comfort the teams of the response after the tragic events of the Easter weekend. The teams were still in shock, so it was important for the minister to be with them so that they know they are not alone in this event. He regretted that the unacceptable happened as teams' efforts began to bear fruit in the field. In recent weeks, there has been an increase in the number of reported alerts and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (28): Pakistan (KP) new cases, violence
Polio -- PakistanTwo new cases of polio virus have been reported in northwest Pakistan, an official said on Tuesday [23 Apr 2019].With the new cases, reported in Bannu and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the total number of reported polio cases in the country has risen to 8 since the beginning of this year [2019].Six polio cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and tribal districts, while one case was reported each in Punjab and Sindh provinces."Only anti-polio Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (18): Bolivia (TR) comment
Hantavirus — Bolivia
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (06): O103, ground beef, CDC, recall
E. coli -- United StatesTotal 156Illnesses started on dates from 1 Mar 2019 to 7 Apr 2019. Ill people range in age from less than 1 year to 83 years, with a median age of 19. 50 percent are female. Of 127 people with information available, 20 (16%) have been hospitalized. No deaths and no cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome have been reported.Illnesses that occurred after 26 Mar 2019 might not yet be reported due to the time it takes between when a person becomes ill with _E. coli_ and when the illness Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (36): Viet Nam (HN) pigs, domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- VietnamAfrican swine fever [ASF] has been successfully controlled in Ngoc Thuy Ward, Long Bien District and Phu Thi Commune, Gia Lam District, according to the Ha Noi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.So far, the disease has been identified in 895 livestock farming households in 18 districts of Hanoi, including Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Quoc Oai, Hoang Mai, Thach That, Phuc Tho, Thanh Tri, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Chuong My, Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ha Dong, Me Linh, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (12): USA (NV, IA) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesHerpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM, the neurologic form).In many horses, the first or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Kenya (08): (ME) human, bovine, susp
Anthrax -- KenyaTwo people have died in Meru from suspected anthrax outbreak that has left 9 other fighting for their lives. A statement issued by the Meru County government on [Wed 24 Apr 2019] said the [remaining] 9 are receiving treatment at the Muthara Level IV Hospital. The [11] patients were admitted with swellings that turned into wounds. Doctors said patients with the swellings on their necks also had difficulty breathing. "Two patients died due to the infection and samples have been sent Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Toxoplasmosis – Brazil: (RS)
Toxoplasmosis -- BrazilTen cases of toxoplasmosis in children were confirmed in Lagoa Vermelha, in the Northern Region of Rio Grande do Sul. Health officials investigate the focus of the contamination.Nine of the diagnosed children studied until last year [2018] were from the Duque de Caxias school. Analyses of the water and food from the school have not revealed any problems.Last month [March 2019], the management removed a sandbox from the patio, where the children played. "They inspected all possible Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (22): Americas, USA (VT) coyote, human exp
Rabies -- United StatesA 2nd coyote has tested positive for rabies in Addison county, a week and a half after a rabid coyote attacked an elderly couple in Salisbury.[The couple] were walking on their Salisbury property on the morning of [1 Apr 2019] when they were attacked. [The man] reportedly kicked the coyote in the head, but when it continued to attack him and his wife, he retrieved a shotgun and shot and killed the animal at point-blank range. The couple, both in their 70's, were treated at Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (36): Cambodia (RO) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- CambodiaThe Agriculture Ministry's Animal Health and Production Department said today [Mon 22 Apr 2019] that African swine fever [ASF] that was detected in Ratanakkiri's [Rotanokiri] O'Yadav district, has spread to Ou'Chum district.Tan Phannara, the department's director, said the disease has spread in the province despite efforts to keep it confined to O'Yadav district's Soam Thom commune.Efforts include spraying disinfectants, culling infected pigs, and banning the movement Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Influenza (12): WHO global update, Asia
Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patterns.Summary-------In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere influenza activity decreased overall.In North America, influenza activity appeared to decrease with influenza A(H3N2) the dominant virus, followed by influenza A(H1N1)pdm09.In Europe, influenza activity decreased across the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Africa (04): Uganda (JI) fatal. update
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- UgandaThe Ministry of Health has confirmed that all the suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever [CCHF] cases in Jinja district tested negative.Speaking to Daily Monitor on [Sat 20 Apr 2019], the ministry's senior public relations officer, Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, confirmed that the results that were tested at Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe were negative."The samples of the relatives of the man who died at Entebbe General Hospital after he tested positive Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (21): Eurasia, Armenia (TV) dog, OIE
Rabies -- ArmeniaInformation received on [and dated] 22 Apr 2019 from Dr. Hovhannes Mkrtchyan, head, veterinary inspectorate of the State Service for Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Yerevan, ArmeniaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart date: 15 Apr 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: April 2019Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: rabies virusSerotype: not Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African horse sickness – Chad: (OA, SI) 1st report, OIE
African Horse Sickness -- ChadInformation received on [and dated] 19 Apr 2019 from Dre Nodjimadji Rirabe, Directrice des Services Veterinaires, Services Veterinaires, Ministere de l'Elevage et des Productions Animales, N'djamena, ChadSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 5 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Apr 2019Report date: 19 Apr 2019Date submitted to OIE: 19 Apr 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (17): Bolivia (TR)
Hantavirus -- BoliviaAccording to the Santa Cruz SEDES [Departmental Health Services], 90 soldiers from the Santa Cruz Battalion have been placed under quarantine, and another 54 are hospitalized in the Santa Cruz city Pampa de la Isla Hospital.With the report of the 2 deaths and the evacuation of 166 soldiers from the Bolivian Condors School (ESCONBOL) in Sanandita, located in the Tarija [department] municipality of Yacuiba, due to the hantavirus outbreak, the authorities of the Departmental Health Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Ethiopia: (Gibe Sheleko Nat'l Park) hippos, susp.
Anthrax -- EthiopiaThe deaths of 28 hippos at a game park in Ethiopia is suspected to have been caused by an anthrax outbreak or toxic algae, the director of the Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority has told BBC Afaan Oromoo. Kumera Wakjira added that he had never seen wildlife die on such a huge scale in Ethiopia.Photos on social media show dead hippos in a river at the Gibe Sheleko National Park, which opened in 2011. [Byline: Elias Hordofa]--Communicated by:Mark Benfield LSU Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Virus-associated hoof disease – Chile: nat'l Park, huemul deer, 1st rep, 2005-10
Other Animal Disease -- ChileCulturally iconic, the huemul deer appears alongside the condor on Chile's coat of arms and symbolizes biodiversity in the region.While only about 2500 remain in the wild today, huemul deer were once widespread in Patagonian forests. Then, in the 19th century, habitat loss, poaching, and livestock disease began contributing to their decline. Today, the huemul deer is the most endangered deer in South America."Considering the critical situation of huemul deer, this finding Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (35): China (HA) domestic, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 19 Apr 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: 11 Apr 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Apr 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Meningitis, meningococcal vaccine, limited availability for Hajj, 2019 – India
Meningitis – Neisseria — Saudi Arabia
PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus suis – Thailand (02): raw pork or pork blood, background
Strep -- ThailandCurrently, _Streptococcus suis_ infection is more commonly reported in Thailand than a number of more familiar zoonoses acquired from pigs -- trichinosis, hepatitis E, brucellosis, and Japanese encephalitis (1). See graph (2) at References----------1. Berger S. Infectious Diseases of Thailand, 2019. 506 pages , 169 graphs , 2,339 references. Gideon e-books, 2. Gideon e-Gideon multi-graph tool, --Communicated by:Prof Steve BergerGeographic MedicineTel Aviv Medical Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed mass mortality, pig – Papua New Guinea (03): (SL) comment