Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO> Lassa fever – West Africa (04): Liberia (GB)
Lassa Fever -- LiberiaThe Surveillance Officer of Grand Bassa County Health team has confirmed to FrontPage Africa that there is a Lassa fever outbreak in District 4, Grand Bassa County leading to 3 deaths and 20 others confirmed infected with the virus.Gabriel B. Kassay said over 60 specimens were taken to Monrovia for testing as a result of the outbreak."Out of the 60 plus, over 20 specimens were confirmed affected with Lassa fever," he said, adding that 3 persons have died from the disease at Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Internal fruit rot, capsicum – Australia: call for samples
Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaInternal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major ongoing issue for Australian growers, typically those in warm, humid growing areas. It affects both field and greenhouse grown fruit, especially if humidity is not well controlled. The disease generally affects the seed inside the fruit rather than the edible portion.Although infection is believed to occur at flowering, the disease usually does not develop until the capsicum/ chilli starts to ripen, with spread most Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (12): Czech Republic (VY) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicInformation received on [and dated] 20 Jan 2020 from Dr. Zbynek Semerad, Director General, State Veterinary Administration, Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech RepublicSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] virusSerotype: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Indonesia (02): (YO) livestock, human
Anthrax -- IndonesiaThe Indonesian Health Ministry had declared an anthrax outbreak status in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta Province, made effective from [28 Dec 2019] to [6 Jan 2020], the ministry's top official stated on [Fri 17 Jan 2020].The status came into effect from the day the 1st anthrax case came to light in Ponjong Sub-district's area and then spread to Semanu, Sub-district, Director General for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention at the Health Ministry Anung Sugihantoro stated. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Americas (02): Brazil, monkey, alert
Yellow Fever -- BrazilWith the arrival of summer when the occurrence of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, such as yellow fever, increases, the Brazilian Ministry of Health is alerting the population to get vaccinated against the disease.The alert is mainly focused on the population that lives in the South and Southeast regions of the country due to the confirmation of 38 monkey deaths in the states of Parana (34), Sao Paulo (3), and Santa Catarina (1). In total, 1087 reports of suspected monkey Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – DR Congo: (MA) fatal, RFI
Undiagnosed -- DR CongoAn unknown disease has already killed 5 people at Kiri General Hospital, in the province of Mai-Ndombe, in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the authorities.The provincial minister of public health has said that all measures are underway to detect [diagnose?] the mysterious disease."Admittedly, this was an abnormal situation; however, the situation is manageable because we have just gone into this health facility and we have tried to carry Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (09): Pakistan (KP) 1st WPV1 case in 2020, cVDPV2, RFI
Polio -- PakistanProvince / 2019Punjab / 1Sindh / 0Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / 12Balochistan / 0Gilgit-Baltistan / 4Azad Jammu & Kashmir / 0Islamabad Capital territory (ICT) / 1Total polio cases / 18--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Until today [19 Jan 2019], the End Polio Pakistan website was showing a total of 12 cases of cVDPV2 occurring in the country. This total has increased by 6 additional cases to 18, with dates of onset in 2019. Cases have occurred in 4 different provinces/regions: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (11): China (HU), South Korea ex China
Coronavirus -- ChinaAn unexplained pneumonia in China caused the Korean quarantine authorities to strengthen the quarantine, and a fever-sensing camera is installed to monitor the body temperature of Chinese tourists who entered Korea at Incheon Port 1 International Passenger Terminal. Pneumonia confirmed by the new coronavirus, which is prevalent in Wuhan, China, was confirmed for the first time on [20 Jan 2020]. According to health officials, a Chinese woman, A, who arrived at Incheon International Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (10): China (HU, GD, BJ)
Coronavirus -- ChinaOn [18 Jan 2020], 0 cases were cured, 5 cases were discharged, 59 cases were newly added, and 1 died. On [19 Jan 2020], 0-22 hours, 1 case was discharged, and 77 cases were newly added.On the basis of continuously regulating the operation of pre-screening and triage of all types of medical institutions at all levels, our city has further increased the screening of suspected cases of pneumonia due to new coronavirus in accordance with the newly revised pneumonia diagnosis and treatment Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (09): China, 1st diagnostic test
Coronavirus -- ChinaClinical samples and CoV cell culture supernatantsRespiratory samples were obtained during 2019 from patients hospitalized at Charite medical center and tested by the NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel (Luminex) or in cases of MERS-CoV by the MERS-CoV upE assay as published before (1). Cell culture super-natants from typed coronaviruses were available at our research and clinical laboratories. The typed avian influenza virus RNA (H5N1) was obtained from the German Society for Promotion Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – North America (02): mode of spread
Chronic Wasting Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownA new study was the 1st to find in vitro evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples of deer semen, the kind typically used for breeding purposes on deer farms. The study was published in PLOS One.Tracy Nichols, PhD, an author of the study and a cervid health specialist staff officer with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), said the findings will not provoke a change in policy at this time. Instead they offer a necessary starting Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (02): WHO global update, Asia, Americas
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 patternsSummary-------------In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, respiratory illness indicators and influenza activity continued to increase in most countries.In North America, influenza activity further increased, and although all seasonal influenza subtypes were co-circulating, there Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (11): Czech Republic (JK) poultry, HPAI H5N8
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicThe presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in the Czech Republic 3 years after the previous event. The outbreak affects a small poultry farm in Stepanov nad Svratkou, in the Vysocina Region. The virus was introduced by wild water birds. It is a highly pathogenic subtype of H5N8 virus, fatal to birds, but transmission to humans has not yet been reported.The infected stock were 12 hens, 6 of which died within 2 days, and there were 3 ducks. Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Acute flaccid myelitis – North America: USA, CDC alerts
Other Human Disease -- United StatesCDC is facing criticism over its response to a polio-like illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 10 additional cases of acute flaccid myelitis.An Ohio teen is determined to walk again despite doctors' warnings that she may not after she contracted a rare polio-like illness that's left her paralyzed from the waist down.IK, a catcher on her middle school's softball team, said it started with what felt like a cramp in her leg on Christmas. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Trichinellosis – Italy (PM): wild boar consumption
Trichinosis — Italy
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – Bangladesh: (KH)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- BangladeshMedia sources in Bangladesh are reporting a Nipah virus infection in the city of Khulna. The reported case is a 20-year-old female who has been hospitalized since last Saturday [11 Jan 2020] at the Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH)."A medical board has confirmed her infection by Nipah virus. As her infection is a risk to other patients, she is being treated separately at the hospital's Medicine unit 1," said SM Kamal Hossain, chief of KMCH Medicine Department.According Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (08): China (HU) more cases, Nepal susp, modeling
Coronavirus -- ChinaIssuing authority: Wuhan City health committeeOn [17 Jan 2020], national and provincial experts screened some cases of unexplained pneumonia that were screened by community health service centers in the city and found and treated [these cases] in various hospitals based on their clinical manifestations, epidemiological history, and optimization. The positive results of the novel coronavirus nucleic acid detected by the subsequent detection kit were comprehensively judged, and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Mumps update (01): Europe (UK, Ireland), Asia (India)
Mumps -- United KingdomOutbreaks of mumps have become widespread around the country, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. There were 132 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre last week.Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection, and the most common symptom of mumps is a swelling of the parotid glands. The glands are located on both sides of the face, and the swelling gives a person a distinctive "hamster face" appearance.Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foodborne illness – Brazil: (MG) fatal, diethylene glycol, suspected
Food-related toxin -- BrazilSeventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer. Sixteen males and one female aged 23-76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene glycol poisoning. Four cases have been confirmed, and the remaining 13 are under investigation as they have showed similar symptoms, according to the Minas Gerais State Department of Health.The 1st person was admitted to a hospital on 30 Dec 2019 suffering from acute renal failure Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (01): (MI, MT) deer, moose (2019)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural and Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 3 white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm. All 3 deer were 4.5 years old. The samples were submitted for routine testing as part of the state's CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.To date, CWD has not been detected in free-ranging deer in Newaygo County. As part of MDARD's disease response, an investigation will be conducted Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (01): Canada (ON), USA (CA), horse
Equine Herpes Virus -- CanadaOn 6 Jan 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of 2 cases of equine abortion in Simcoe County. Both cases were confirmed to be caused by equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1). Both mares aborted during their 10th month of pregnancy, and both mares arrived from an out-of-province location in December [2019].A 3rd mare was exposed to the infected mares, but she has remained unaffected.The farm manager kept the new mares separate Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (02): Cameroon
Monkeypox -- CameroonOriginal public tweetLocal authority orders strict health monitoring after minor dies from monkeypox virus in Ayos, Cameroon: #AlerteSante [health alert] of a case of monkeypox in the town of Ayos, Center region. [There is] a deceased infant. This note indicates how the virus is contracted, not how to prevent it or what to do after the symptoms. I think it is urgent to communicate on it.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[This very brief report provides little information about Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (03): Poland (WP, LB) wild boar, spread
African Swine Fever -- PolandThe African swine fever (ASF) epizootic in the west of the country does not slow down. In the past 7 days, another 20 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the wild boar population of Poland's Wielkopolska and Lubuskie regions, as can be seen on the map published by the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate.Most cases of the disease occurred in the Lubuskie Voivodeship, most of them in the Sława commune belonging to the Wschowa poviat. In addition, the disease occurred Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (07): China (HU), Thailand ex China, Japan ex China, WHO
Coronavirus -- ChinaMinistry of Public Health screening for travelers from Wuhan City, People's Republic of China found confirmed coronavirus pneumonia of the 2019 strain from a 2nd individual, which is currently under medical supervision at Bamrasnaradura Institute waiting for the results of repeated lab tests. There has been no outbreak of the new strain of the coronavirus in Thailand.Today ([17 Jan 2020]) at the Department of Disease Control of the Ministry of Public Health in Nonthaburi Province, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zimbabwe (07): cattle, human, status countrywide
Anthrax -- ZimbabweAt least 177 cattle have died from anthrax while 87 people were treated for the disease in various clinics and hospitals after eating meat from cattle that died from the infection during this season. Anthrax is a bacterial disease that affects a wide range of animals and human beings.Livestock, particularly cattle, take up anthrax bacteria during grazing, while people get infected when they handle or eat anthrax-infected meat. Anthrax disease occurs throughout the year, but in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (10): China (XJ) wild bird, HPAI H5N6
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaChina's agriculture ministry said on [Thu 16 Jan 2020] it had found a new case of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu in a flock of about 150 wild swans in the western Xinjiang region.One had died and another was sick, it said in a statement on its website.The ministry reported a case of the same strain of bird flu in swans in the region last week [week of 6 Jan 2020].--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 was detected in wild Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (08): global (WPV, cVDPV) Philippines, Pakistan, violence
Polio -- PhilippinesNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 7Environment: 5Others: 0New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 10Environment: 8Others: 5Headlines- Pakistan intensifies cVDPV2 response efforts, focusing on comprehensive outbreak response, strengthened routine immunization, communication, and enhanced surveillance.Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples):- Pakistan: 7 WPV1 cases and 5 WPV1-positive environmental Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zimbabwe (06): (MV) cattle, human, additional cases
Anthrax -- ZimbabweMasvingo has been hit by an anthrax outbreak, with official figures indicating that more than 40 cattle have succumbed to the disease, while at least 60 people have been affected. Masvingo department of veterinary services provincial officer Dr Ernest Dzimwasha confirmed the anthrax outbreak, saying 46 cattle have been lost while 37 people in Bikita and 27 from Gutu have been diagnosed with the disease after consuming infected beef. "I can confirm that Gutu and Bikita districts Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Red node disease, bean – USA: (FL)
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesA severe outbreak of red node disease caused by tobacco streak virus (TSV) in snap beans has occurred in a number of fields, which resulted in significant yield losses. Some growers have to completely destroy their crops without harvesting at all. The efficient control and management of such fatal disease is very challenging. Thrips [are] a vector for the disease. However, [there is] a lack of efficacy in chemical control or IPM [integrated pest management] because Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Indonesia: (YO) cattle, human
Anthrax -- IndonesiaAnthrax threatens Ponjong and Semanu subdistricts in Gunung Kidul district, Yogyakarta province, after 27 residents were infected from consuming the meat of a dead cow, a local health official said on Wednesday [15 Jan 2020].On 4 Jan 2020, health workers found that 600 residents of the 2 subdistricts could have been affected by anthrax, and 78 of them were observed to have the clinical features of this disease, Sumitro, head of the Disease Prevention and Control Unit at the Gunung Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (06): China (HU) fatality, Japan ex China, antipyretic use
Coronavirus -- ChinaAt 04:00 on [15 Jan 2020], there were no new cases of pneumonitis infected with new coronavirus in our city. A total of 5 patients were discharged from the hospital and 1 new death was reported. The deceased, a male, 69 years old, became ill on [31 Dec 2019], became worse on [4 Jan 2020] and was transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment. He was admitted with severe myocarditis (myocardial enzymes reached 20 times normal, electrocardiographic abnormalities); abnormal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Argentina: (BA) cattle
Anthrax -- ArgentinaAn outbreak of anthrax occurred during the last week of December of 2019 in the partido (county) of Pehuajo, Buenos Aires province.The affected herd -- 550 animals in a feedlot -- had been vaccinated 6 months previously with Sterne with vaccine from 2 different sources. A total of 16 animals died, all with similar signs of sudden death and blood extravasation from their natural openings (mouth, anus, urethra, vagina). A metatarsal bone was submitted for medulla examination and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (09): Hungary (HB) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- HungaryInformation received on [and dated] 15 Jan 2020 from Dr Lajos Bognar, Deputy State Secretary Chief Veterinary Officer, Food Chain Safety Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Budapest, HungarySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 10 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jan 2020Report date: 15 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 15 Jan 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 24 Apr Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Novel coronavirus (05): China (HU), Japan ex China
Coronavirus -- ChinaThursday, [16 Jan 2020][Reference]Health Bureau Tuberculosis Infectious Disease SectionOffice of Infectious Disease Information ManagementOn [14 Jan 2020], a medical institution in Kanagawa Prefecture reported a case of pneumonia to a public health center under [its] jurisdiction [in an individual who had been in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China]. About this person, when he visited a medical institution on [6 Jan 2020], a report of his stay history in Wuhan was made. It was reported Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (03): cases, summary, vaccination, violence
Ebola — Worldwide/Unknown
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Libya: (KU) 1st report, serology, small ruminants, OIE
Rift Valley Fever -- LibyaInformation received on [and dated] 15 Jan 2020 from Dr Zakaria Mohamed Mustafa Elkhatal, Director General, National Centre for Animal Health (NCAH), Ministry of Agriculture, Animal & Marine Wealth, Tripoli, LibyaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 12 Dec 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 13 Jan 2020Report date: 15 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 15 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease in the country.Causal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (02): Russia (KN) wild boar, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 13 Jan 2020 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, deputy head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 3 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jan 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 27 Sep 2019Manifestation of disease: sub-clinical infectionCausal agent: African Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Zimbabwe (05): (MV) cattle, human, additional cases
Anthrax -- ZimbabweThe number of cattle that have succumbed from anthrax attack in Bikita in Masvingo province has risen to 40 from 24 last week [week of 6 Jan 2020], while 33 people have also been diagnosed with the deadly disease.Bikita District Development Coordinator Mr Benard Hadzirambwi confirmed the new developments and said the government has since availed 5000 vaccines. "We have experienced an increase in people diagnosed with anthrax from 28 to 33 while cattle deaths have also risen to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (08): Romania (MM) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N8 -- RomaniaInformation received on [and dated] on 14 Jan 2020 from Dr Robert Viorel Chioveanu, President, Secretary of State, Chief Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Services, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, RomaniaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 13 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 14 Jan 2020Report date: 14 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 14 Jan 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Rubella – Asia: Japan, corr
Rubella — Japan
The posting erroneously reported the cumulative number of reported cases as an increase of 6288 in week 50 (from 2288 the prior week). The actual number of new cases was 6 with a cumulative total of 2294 cases for the week.
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