Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E – Burkina Faso
Hepatitis E -- Burkina FasoBetween 8 Sep 2020 and 24 Nov 2020, the North-Central region of Burkina Faso reported a cumulative total of 442 cases of febrile jaundice. The vast majority of cases (87.5%) were reported from Barsalogho health district with 387 cases and 16 deaths, representing a case-fatality rate of 4.1% (see Figures 1 and 2 [for figures, see source URL above. - Mod.LL]). A total of 15 out of 16 deaths were reported in pregnant or postpartum women.A total of 10 cases were confirmed by Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium – Canada: hedgehog exposure
Salmonella -- CanadaFour people have been hospitalized and 28 others made ill from outbreaks of _Salmonella_ infections in 6 provinces caused by exposure to pet hedgehogs, the Public Health Agency of Canada said. According to the agency's investigations, 32 cases of the illness resulted from having direct or indirect contact with the pet beforehand. The outbreak of cases has been reported in 6 provinces: British Columbia (3), Alberta (6), Saskatchewan (1), Ontario (4), Quebec (17) and New Brunswick Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (101): South Korea (CB) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- South KoreaInformation received on [and dated] 30 Nov 2020 from Dr. Dae Gyun Kim, Chief Veterinary Officer, Director General, Animal Health Policy Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Sejong-si, Korea (Rep. of)SummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 26 Nov 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Nov 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 17 Mar 2018Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (515): USA ACIP recommendations, Europe schools, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- United StatesThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice has more about allocating COVID-19 vaccines ().--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[The ACIP is the key scientific body that reviews all vaccines and provides recommendations for the use of the vaccines. It routinely convenes 4 times per year but also when special needs arise such as the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. (). Interestingly, they have convened on a vaccine(s) that have not been FDA approved as yet.The Washington Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (514): Turkey restrictions, transmission by settings, WHO, global
COVID-19 — Turkey
Secondary attack rates related to familiar and prolonged close contacts were higher (such as social events with family and friends, 5.9% (95% CI: 3.8%-8.1%) than those related to low-risk casual contacts (such as strangers, 1.2%, 95% CI: 0.3%-2.1%). In addition, where the initial case was asymptomatic, the secondary attack rate was estimated to be two thirds lower (3.5%, 95% CI: 0.0%-6.4%) than when the index case had symptoms (12.8%, 95% CI: 8.9%-16.7%, p
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (100): Europe, wild bird, H5N8, H5N5, spread, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation received on [and dated] 30 Nov 2020 from Mr. Knut Ronningen, Director, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Brumunddal, NorwaySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 22 Nov 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Nov 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the countryCausal agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] A virusSerotype: H5N8Nature of diagnosis: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Measles update (28): Bolivia (SC)
Measles -- Bolivia[Measles] has been controlled in the country for 20 years, and it is possible that its return is due to the suspension of vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Bolivia registered its 3rd measles case in the Santa Cruz region, the largest in the country, and now there are 3 suspected cases, and so the health authorities initiated a checkup of neighborhoods in this city.The Director of Departmental Health Services (SEDES), Marcelo Rios, said this Saturday [28 Nov 2020] in a press Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (99): UK, wild bird, HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- United KingdomAn outbreak of bird flu at a Blackpool park has resulted in the deaths of 9 swans. Last week [16-22 Nov 2020], officials from the RSPCA and the Department for Environmental and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) were called to Stanley Park lake in Blackpool.They were responding to reports from residents at the seaside resort who spotted the bodies of several swans. Concerned park goers theorised that the animals, whose bodies were also spotted on the lake bank and the island, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> World Malaria Report 2020: Asia
Malaria -- Worldwide/UnknownMalaria cases in the World Health Organization's (WHO) Western Pacific Region, which includes the Philippines, declined by 43% to 1.7 million last year [2019] from the year 2000, according to estimates by the group.Estimated deaths from malaria -- a preventable and treatable disease that continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people yearly -- also fell by 52% to 3200 during the period, the WHO said in a report posted on its website."Over the same period, malaria case Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (513): neonatal serology, isolation, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownThe World Health Organization says it is not yet known whether a pregnant woman with COVID-19 can pass the virus to her fetus or baby during pregnancy or delivery. To date, the active virus has not been found in samples of fluid around babies in the womb or in breast milk.Doctors in China have reported the detection and decline over time of COVID-19 antibodies in babies born to women with coronavirus, according to an article published in October in the journal Emerging Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River & Murray Valley encephalitis viruses – Australia: (SA) La Nina effect
Murray Valley encephalitis -- AustraliaSouth Australians have been warned that the risk of transmission of potentially deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the state is at its highest level in a decade.According to South Australia (SA) health authorities, conditions in the upcoming summer are shaping up to be similar to those in 2010/11 when the deadly Murray Valley encephalitis virus was last detected in humans and high numbers of the endemic Ross River virus were reported.Andrew Vickers, SA Health's Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (98): Europe, wild bird, poultry, H5N8, H5N5, H5, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation received on [and dated] 27 Nov 2020 from Dr Herman Claeys, Chef du Service Politique sanitaire: Animaux et Vegetaux, Directorat-general Animaux, Vegetaux et Alimentation, Service Public Federal Sante publique, securite de la chaine alimentaire et environnement, Bruxelles, BelgiumSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 18 Nov 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Nov 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (15): Canada (AB) swine origin, H1N2v
Influenza — Canada
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (512): origins, testing regimens, WHO, global
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): 868 369 (6817) / 17 144 (46)European Region (61): 18 283 476 (236 050) / 407 968 (5925)South East Asia Region (10): 10 688 202 (53 082) / 162 778 (724)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 4 012 720 (37 599) / 101 446 (775)Region of the Americas (54): 25 958 213 (405 399) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (12): Brazil (PR) monkeys
Yellow Fever -- BrazilHealth officials reported 3 confirmed epizootic yellow fever cases, resulting in the deaths of 3 monkeys. This took place in the municipality of Coronel Domingos Soares, in the southwest region of Parana state.Since the beginning of the current monitoring period in July [2020], no human case of the disease in Parana has been confirmed. However, the mortality of monkeys indicates the circulation of wild yellow fever virus in the respective region."Monkeys are our sentinels and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (97): Germany, Poland, wild bird, poultry, H5N8, H5N5, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8, Avian Influenza -- GermanyInformation received on [and dated] 27 Nov 2020 from Dr Dietrich Rassow, director for animal health and animal welfare, chief veterinary officer, directorate of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin, GermanySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 16 Nov 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Nov 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (30): Europe, ECDC update, Spain
West Nile Virus -- Worldwide/UnknownBetween 13 and 19 Nov 2020, EU Member States reported one new human case of WNV [West Nile virus] infection. The case was reported by the Netherlands from the region of Arnhem/Nijmegen. This region reported a locally acquired human case of WNV infection for the 1st time through TESSy. One death was reported by Greece. No human cases of WNV infection or deaths were reported from EU-neighbouring countries.Since the start of the 2020 transmission season, and as of Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Tomato spotted wilt virus, tomato – USA: (CA) loss of host resistance
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesA type of resistance-breaking tomato spotted wilt virus is continuing to spread through production areas of California. The virus has been an issue for growers for a number of decades, but the latest strain is particularly challenging. A single resistance gene that is used in almost all tomato varieties now is no longer adequately protecting from the virus. Since 2016 the issue has become even more of a problem. Tom Turini, Cooperative Extension Vegetable Advisor, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (511): vaccine efficacy, China contaminated food, WHO, global
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): 862 182 (5395) / 17 098 (64)European Region (61): 18 029 663 (243 912) / 401 656 (5160)South East Asia Region (10): 10 635 120 (54 160) / 162 054 (718)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 3 975 121 (37 710) /100 671 (870)Region of the Americas Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (510): animal, mink, Lithuania, Poland, 1st reports, France, OIE
COVID-19 -- LithuaniaLithuanian authorities say they have detected the presence of the new coronavirus in mink at a farm in the centre of the country. The positive tests were found in samples of 169 dead minks at the farm in Jonava district, according to Lithuania's State Food and Veterinary Service (SFVS).One person working at the farm has also tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency said."The results of the study show that the SARS-CoV-2 virus could have been transmitted to tissues by a Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lumpy skin disease – Asia (02): Hong Kong, Myanmar, cattle, 1st report, OIE
Lumpy Skin Disease -- ChinaInformation received on 25 Nov 2020 from Dr Thomas Sit, Chief Veterinary Officer / Assistant Director (Inspection & Quarantine), Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR - PRC)Report type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 4 Oct 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Nov 2020Report date: 24 Nov 2020Date submitted to OIE: 25 Nov 2020Reason for notification: 1st Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (09): USA (CA) horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesOn 18 Nov [2020], officials at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) confirmed a Los Angeles County horse with the non-neuropathogenic strain of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV). On 13 Nov [2020], the 14-year-old American Saddlebred gelding began showing clinical signs, including fever, urine dribbling, and inability to evacuate his bladder. He had been vaccinated and is reported as affected and alive.The gelding has no recent travel or show history Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus zooepidemicus – USA (06): (IN) pigs
Strep -- United StatesThe 1st clue of an unusual situation was the high number of mortalities. Gascho estimated a capacity of about 1000 hogs at the site. About 500 head died in a week."If so many pigs are dying so fast, I initially wasn't thinking a pathogen...because in this country we don't have many diseases killing pigs so fast, and so many," Gascho explained.Then he explored the possibility of other "one-off stuff mentioned in vet school which you almost never actually see." One was a lightning Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria – France: diagnostic delay
Malaria -- FranceAmong a specific French population of travelers under strict epidemiological surveillance, from August to November 2020, we report a statistically significant increase in the incidence of severe malaria attacks (_Plasmodium falciparum_) compared with historical data (+167%).The causes of this increase are not an increase in the incidence of malaria attack (stable between 2019 and 2020), nor the observance of chemoprophylaxis (stable between 2019 and 2020), but the mean delay to diagnosis Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Europe (13): Spain (NA) cattle, BTV-8, OIE
Bluetongue -- SpainInformation received on [and dated] 23 Nov 2020 from Dr. Valentin Almansa, Director General, Health of Agrarian Production, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Madrid, SpainSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Oct 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Oct 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 16 Nov 2010Manifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Bluetongue Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (96): Iran (MK) HPAI, wild bird, H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- IranInformation received on [and dated] 23 Nov 2020 from Dr. Ali Safar Maken Ali, Head, Iran Veterinary Organization (IVO), Ministry of Jihad-e-Agriculture, Tehran, IranSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 19 Nov 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 20 Nov 2020Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 4 Feb 2018Manifestation of disease: Clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly pathogenic influenza A Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (22): Nigeria (EN)
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaDespite the fumigation of Ette, and Umuopu communities in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area [LGA] of Enugu State against yellow fever by the state government and the ongoing immunisation against the disease at some local government areas in the state, the death toll has hit 133. About 57 victims lost their lives in Ette, and Umuopu communities initially before both the federal and state governments flooded the areas with yellow fever vaccines.In the last 2 weeks, health Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (509): oral shedding, South Korea prisons, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- South KoreaAbstract--------Limited knowledge about the contagiosity and case fatality rate of COVID-19 as well as the still enigmatic route of transmission have led to strict limitations of non-emergency health care especially in head and neck medicine and dentistry. There are theories that the oral cavity provides a favorable environment for SARS-CoV-2 entry and persistence which may be a risk for prolonged virus shedding. However, intraoral innate immune mechanisms provide antiviral Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ross River virus – Australia (02): (QL)
Ross River Virus -- AustraliaSoutheast Queensland could see more mosquitoes this summer as cases of Ross River fever rise across southeast Queensland. Weather forecasters claim a La Nina weather event is likely to cause more rain over the coming months, which will create perfect conditions for more mozzie hatchlings.Brisbane City Council Opposition Leader Jared Cassidy said more needs to be done to stop the biting bugs. "What we're calling for are more resources, more bodies on the ground, and more Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed skin disease – Senegal: chickenpox susp, RFI
Undiagnosed -- SenegalThe mysterious disease which has afflicted hundreds of fishermen from different regions of Senegal seems to have an explanation, which is not toxic, and a long way from being viral. What could be the cause?The detailsA mysterious disease has appeared in recent days among fishermen in Thiaroye-sur-Mer, a Dakar suburb, and has spread to other localities in Senegal, triggering panic in all the fishing villages. While hundreds, even a thousand people suffer from attacks, in particular Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (07): O157
E. coli -- United StatesSince the last update on 28 Oct 2020, 16 ill people were added to this investigation.As of 19 Nov 2020, a total of 39 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O157:H7 have been reported from 18 states. State / Ill People------------------Arizona / 2California / 6Illinois / 2Indiana / 1Kansas / 4Michigan / 3Minnesota / 2Missouri / 3North Dakota / 4Ohio / 1Oregon / 1Pennsylvania / 2Tennessee / 2Texas / 1Utah / 1Washington / 1Wisconsin / Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (08): Netherlands ex Togo
Cholera — Netherlands
PRO/AH/EDR> Canine distemper, wildlife – Russia: (Far East) tiger, conservation concern, vacc
Canine distemper -- RussiaGilbert M, Sulikhan N, Uphyrkina O, et al. Distemper, extinction, and vaccination of the Amur tiger. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2020: 202000153. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2000153117. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33229566; .The pathogen flow at the carnivore wildlife-domestic interface is a major conservation concern, especially where feral dogs are abundant. Documentation of outbreaks in wild carnivores due to exposure to cat and dog pathogens abound throughout the world. There have Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (27): global surge
Measles -- Worldwide/UnknownThe coronavirus pandemic is thwarting the fight to eradicate measles as scientists warn outbreaks across the world have surged over the last 4 years.A report published by the World Health Organisation and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says between 2016 and 2020, cases shot up to 869 770.This is the most reported cases since 1996 and a rise of around a staggering 556 percent.Yet in 2016 the number of cases globally was 132 490 a drop from 853 479 in the Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (26): Africa (South Sudan) WHO
Measles -- South SudanMeasles is a highly contagious, serious disease caused by a virus. It is normally passed through direct contact and through the air. The virus infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body. Measles is a human disease and is not known to occur in animals.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Because the population of 25 counties in the states is not given, it is difficult to know the percentage of the childhood population that will be covered by Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (508): quarantine, mutations, PPE, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Malaysiavan Dorp L, Richard D, Tan CCS, et al. No evidence for increased transmissibility from recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2. Nat Commun 11, 5986 (2020). ]******[3] Malaysia: outbreak in PPE manufacturing plant, shortagesDate: Tue 24 Nov 2020Source: The Associated Press (AP) [edited]Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest maker of rubber gloves, said Tuesday [24 Nov 2020] it expects a 2-to-4-week delay in deliveries after more than 2000 workers at its factories were Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, cassava – Zambia: (NW)
Other Plant Disease -- ZambiaA suspected fungal disease has broken out in Manyinga district of North-Western province leaving several cassava fields destroyed. The disease has also affected some gardens.An area Agricultural Extension officer who made an on-spot check disclosed that the rotting of tubers and drying up of leaves are caused by [a] fungus suspected to have been carried off from the remains of uprooted indigenous trees that were in the fields before planting cassava.He revealed that to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (507): animal, mink, Netherlands spread, Italy control
COVID-19 -- NetherlandsThe number of mink farms [in the Netherlands] where the coronavirus has been discovered has risen to 70. At a mink farm in Putten, one of the animals was also found to be infected with the virus this week, the Ministries of Health and Agriculture report. The animals are killed. The company has about 3000 mother animals.A letter to Parliament [see commentary] stated that the samples were examined by the Animal Health Service (GD) last Thursday [19 Nov 2020] in the context of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (506): Argentina (BA, SE) animal, cat, dog, OIE
COVID-19 -- ArgentinaInformation received on [and dated] 18 Nov 2020 from from Dra. Ximena Melon, Directora Nacional de Sanidad Animal, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA), Ministerio de Agricultura; Ganaderia y Pesca, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 1 Sep 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 6 Sep 2020Date event resolved: 16 Nov 2020Reason for notification: emerging Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed skin disease – Senegal (02): chickenpox susp, comment
Chicken Pox — Senegal