Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Eastern Africa (04): Uganda, human
Rift Valley Fever -- UgandaFour people in Kiruhura have succumbed to Rift Valley fever, which recently broke out in the district, officials have confirmed. The disease is an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is most commonly seen in domesticated animals.Although it primarily affects animals, the virus can be transmitted to humans through the handling of animal tissue during slaughtering, animal births, conducting veterinary procedures, or the disposal of carcasses. Human infections have also resulted Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (205): Africa, vaccine, Uganda, China, Indonesia, WHO
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): 3 243 700 (18 913) / 49 608 (394)European Region (61): 54 938 606 (45 932) / 1 165 516 (999)Southeast Asia Region (10): 33 317 282 (104 147) / 447 938 (4399)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 10 444 300 (27 353) / 208 026 (392)Region of the Americas (54): 69 331 998 (196 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – UK: ex Africa
Monkeypox -- United KingdomIn a follow-up on a report yesterday [10 Jun 2021] about monkeypox cases reported in Wales, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided some additional details in a Disease Outbreak News (DON) today [11 Jun 2021]:On 25 May 2021, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland notified the WHO of one laboratory-confirmed case of monkeypox. The patient arrived in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2021. Prior to travel, the patient had lived and worked in Delta State, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Cowpox – UK: (England) human, orbital, cat source
Other Animal Disease -- United KingdomA 28-year-old woman went to the emergency room after she experienced eye irritation, along with redness and discharge in her right eye, which had lasted for 5 days, according to the report, published on 5 Jun 2021 in The New England Journal of Medicine.She received a slew of antibiotics and antiviral drugs used to treat common eye infections, but nothing seemed to work. Her symptoms were getting worse -- she had developed orbital cellulitis, or an infection of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (11): China (Sichuan) H5N6
Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaThe Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (8 Jun 2021) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food, and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.The case involved a 49-year-old woman living in Chengdu. She developed symptoms on 13 May [2021] and was admitted for treatment on 16 May [2021]. The patient is now in serious Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria – Panama: increase
Malaria -- PanamaThe national head of Epidemiology at the Ministry of Health [editor's note: Ministry of Health in Spanish is Ministerio de Salud (often abbreviated as MINSA)], Leonardo Labrador, mentioned that malaria cases showed an increase at the beginning of the year [2021]. However, at present, the situation is limited mainly to endemic areas, such as Guna Yala [Indigenous Region, northeast Atlantic coast], Darien [Province, eastern], and Eastern Panama [part of the province of Panama, which Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (204): antibodies, Delta variant, news scan, India, WHO
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): 3 224 782 (18 292) / 49 214 (312)European Region (61): 54 828 356 (51 254) / 1 162 992 (1291)South East Asia Region (10): 33 213 135 (111 618) / 443 539 (3845)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 10 416 947 (32 907) / 207 634 (523)Region Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Undiagnosed neurological illness – Canada (03): (NB) updates
Undiagnosed -- CanadaCases under investigation / 48Deaths / 6*Illness onset date range in years / 2013-2020**Gender / 50% female, 50% maleAge range in years / 18-85*In some cases, additional information is needed to determine if the cause of death was a result of this syndrome.**Symptoms started in 2018, 2019 or 2020 for most cases. Only one case identified retrospectively in 2020 was found to experience symptoms in 2013.Timeline- Between January 2019 and July 2019, New Brunswick physicians Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, sheep – India (02): (TN) RFI
Undiagnosed -- IndiaOutbreak of a mysterious disease has killed over 200 sheep in the district [Tirunelveli]. The shepherds are facing huge loss due to this rapidly spreading disease with more numbers of sheep battling the illness reportedly caused by suspected viral infection.Since the dropping of goat and sheep is excellent manure, the shepherds would have the sheep pens in the farms and the fields ahead of every paddy season in the district. When farmers rearing goat and sheep in Marudhakulam, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (81): Europe (Albania) poultry, HPAI H5N8, 1st outbreak
Avian Influenza H5N8 — Albania
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Iraq: (DI) livestock, spread, RFI
Foot and Mouth -- IraqSome buffalo breeders in Diyala governorate complained Friday [11 Jun 2021] about the spread of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] among the buffalo herds kept in the governorate, while veterinary cadres are working to prevent its spread by vaccinating these flocks.An owner of a livestock farm in Diyala Governorate, [HT], said that "this wave of FMD is considered the most dangerous to the life of livestock. It has begun to spread and is killing livestock, and we have recorded the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Syria: (HA) cutaneous
Leishmaniasis -- SyriaThe joint efforts of Turkish officials and local councils in northern Syria's Ras al-Ain [district in al Hasakah Governorate] have managed to slow the spread of Leishmaniasis in the region's rural areas.The disease is caused by an infection of _Leishmania_ parasites, which are spread by the bite of phlebotomine sand flies. Spreading easily, especially in rural areas, the disease has become a public health problem since January [2021] in Ras al-Ain.As part of the fight against Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Respiratory syncytial virus – USA: (southern states, NY) alert
Respiratory Syncytial Virus -- United StatesSummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this health advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increased interseasonal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across parts of the southern United States. Due to this increased activity, CDC encourages broader testing for RSV among patients presenting with acute respiratory illness who test negative for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. RSV can be associated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bluetongue – Mayotte: (TS) cattle, st 10, OIE
Bluetongue -- Région d'outre-mer de Mayotte, FranceGeneral informationReport type: Immediate notificationStarted: 6 May 2021Confirmed: 14 May 2021Reported: 9 Jun 2021Reason for notification: New strain in the countryCausal agent: Bluetongue virusSerotype: 10Nature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.Outbreak location: Combani, TsingoniDate of start of the outbreak: 7 May 2021Epidemiological unit: FarmAffected animalsSpecies / Susceptible Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (203): rapid risk assessment, Africa, delta variant, South Asia
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): 3 206 476 (17 321) / 48 902 (343)European Region (61): 54 828 356 (51 254) / 1 162 992 (1291)South East Asia Region (10): 33 101 517 (113 472) / 439 694 (6551)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 10 384 040 (30 623) / 207 111 (530)Region Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (09): global (WPV1 ES, cVDPV2 AFP cases) RFI
Polio -- AfghanistanNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:New AFP cases: 0Environment: 2Others: 0New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 2Environment: 1Others: 0Headlines- Today, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) launched the Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026: Delivering on a Promise at a virtual event, to overcome the remaining challenges to ending polio, including setbacks caused by COVID-19.- "We need to continue supporting the Global Polio Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Weltevreden – USA: (NV, AZ) undefined source
Salmonella -- United StatesPatients in a new _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Weltevreden outbreak live in Nevada and Arizona, but health officials say there may be people in other states who have been infected. Virtually no details were released 8 Jun 2021 when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed the outbreak in a weekly data table.Today [10 Jun 2021], a spokesperson from the CDC said the most recent patient to become ill had symptom onset in late April 2021. Six people have been confirmed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (05): USA (MI, NV)
Hantavirus -- United StatesThe Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Washtenaw County Health Department are investigating the 1st confirmed human case of Sin Nombre hantavirus detected in Michigan. An adult female in Washtenaw County was recently hospitalized with a serious pulmonary illness from Sin Nombre hantavirus. The individual was likely exposed when cleaning an unoccupied dwelling that contained signs of an active rodent infestation.Hantavirus was 1st discovered Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (01): (GA)
Hepatitis A -- United StatesGaston County is reporting more than 120 hepatitis A cases in 2021 after there were fewer than 40 cases in the past 3 years. From 2018 to 2020, the county says there were only 33 cases of hepatitis A reported. Gaston County has seen dramatic increases in local cases of hepatitis A related to an ongoing outbreak that has impacted the entire state, most significantly the Piedmont and Western regions. In the first 3 months of 2021, the county had 70 documented cases. That Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Israel (04): (HZ) cattle, spread
Foot and Mouth -- IsraelAccording to Dr. Yuval Hadani, director of the Western-Galilee Veterinary Bureau, as of today [2 Jun 2021], no active clinical signs of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] are present in the beef cattle herd of Yodfat. Therefore, a countdown for the duration of 30 days is being started, during which time no animal from the herd is allowed exit beyond the declared zone.--Communicated by:ProMED[The FMD outbreak in Yodfat, Lower Galilee, in Israel's northern district ("Hazafon"; map Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Fowl typhoid – Honduras: (IN) poultry, OIE
Typhoid -- HondurasGeneral informationReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 20 Apr 2021Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Apr 2021Reported: 6 Jun 2021Reason for notification: RecurrenceLast occurrence: 9 Dec 2020Causal agent: _Salmonella enterica_ GallinarumNature of diagnosis: Clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a zone.New outbreaks (1)Summary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks: 1Outbreak location 1: Agua Caliente, San Juan, IntibucaDate of start of the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (80): South Africa (WC) captive & wild bird, HPAI H5N1, OIE
Avian Influenza H5N1 -- South AfricaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 13 May 2021Confirmed: 20 May 2021Reported: 8 Jun 2021Reason for notification: new strain in the countryCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virusSerotype: H5N1Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaksTotal outbreaks (7)Outbreak location 1: Drakenstein, Cape Winelands, Western CapeStarted: 13 May 2021Epidemiological unit: farmTotal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Castor bean, ricin – South Korea: dog, fatal
Poisoning -- South Korea1. Albretsen JC, Gwaltney-Brant SM, Khan SA. Evaluation of castor bean toxicosis in dogs: 98 cases. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc. 2000; 36(3): 229-33. doi: 10.5326/15473317-36-3-229. PMID: 10825094; 3. Cheeke, PR, Shull, LR, eds. Natural toxicants in feeds and poisonous plants. 1985, AVI Publishing, Westport, CT.7. Ellenhorn MJ, Schonwald S, Ordog G, Wassenberger J, eds. Medical toxicology: diagnosis and treatment of human poisoning, 2nd ed. 1997, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis – USA (02): rising concerns
Bovine TB -- United StatesAn old disease has become new again, with the growing emergence of positive cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in cattle herds across the United States."Tuberculosis is a zoonotic disease, which means it can spread between animals and humans," explained New Mexico State Veterinarian Dr Ralph Zimmerman. "When it spreads from humans to animals, we call it a reverse zoonotic event."Zimmerman told the audience of the 2020 High Plains Dairy Conference that zoonotic diseases are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (202): AstraZeneca, CIDRAP, US delta variant, WHO, global
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownA study of 5.4 million Scottish adults has revealed a small increased risk of an autoimmune bleeding disorder after the 1st dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, although a causal link hasn't been established.The study, led by University of Edinburgh researchers and published today [Wed 9 Jun 2021] in Nature Medicine, assessed the risk of bleeding-related events among 2.53 million people (57.5% of the population of Scotland 18 and older) up to 27 days after Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Halo blight, hop – USA: new pathogen (MI)
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesMichigan hop growers in 2018 approached Michigan State University [MSU] with concerns about a leaf blight they had never seen before. This was followed by reports of hop cones shattering during harvest and yield losses in fields with the affected leaves.Scientists observed a fungus growing in the symptomatic leaves [and] the same on the cones. "The fungus was shown to infect and cause disease in healthy hop plants," said MSU's Doug Higgins. "Genetic testing showed Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (11): Africa (Nigeria)
Cholera -- NigeriaThe Plateau State Government on Wednesday [9 Jun 2021] said the death toll in the cholera outbreak in the state had risen to 8. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar, who disclosed this in an interview with The Punch in Jos, also said a total of 512 persons had been infected with the disease. According to him, out of the total number of infected persons, 484 patients had been discharged from various hospitals where they were receiving treatment.Lar noted that the infected Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas (03): Dominican Republic, CDC level 1 travel alert
Diphtheria -- Dominican RepublicThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 1 [Practice Usual Precautions] Travel Alert on [3 Jun 2021], regarding a diphtheria outbreak in the Dominican Republic ().In recent years, vaccination against diphtheria in the Dominican Republic has declined, and health officials there are now reporting cases of the disease among children throughout the country. Anyone who is unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated against diphtheria is at risk of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (16): Eurasia (Thailand, Pakistan) Africa (Tunisia) human, animal
Rabies -- PakistanMubashir A, Hussain SA. Is Pakistan doing enough to eradicate rabies by 2030? J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2021; 30(5): 614. doi: 10.29271/jcpsp.2021.05.614. PMID: 34027885; - Mod/ASHealthMap/ProMED map of Pakistan: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/875>]******[2] Thailand (Surin): human, suspected cat-originDate: Mon 31 May 2021Source: Outbreak News Today [edited]Authorities in Thailand have reported a human rabies death in Surin province in lower northeastern Thailand, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Spring viremia of carp – Romania: (AB) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- RomaniaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 19 Apr 2021Confirmed: 27 May 2021Reported: 3 Jun 2021Reason for notification: recurrenceCausal agent: Spring viraemia of carp virusNature of diagnosis: laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaksSummary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: Stremt, AlbaStarted: 19 Apr 2021Epidemiological unit: lakeTotal animals affected:Species / Measuring Unit / Susceptible / Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (201): aspirin, West Africa, Haiti, 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): 3 173 832 (16 139) / 48 246 (256)European Region (61): 54 718 053 (35 595) / 1 160 099 (1244)South East Asia Region (10): 32 877 008 (104 944) / 430 490 (2516)Eastern Mediterranean Region (22): 10 325 014 (22 838) / 206 034 (453)Region Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Epizootic ulcerative syndrome, fish – Malawi: (RU) OIE
Other Animal Disease -- MalawiSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStarted: 30 Apr 2021Reported: 2 Jun 2021Reason for notification: 1st occurrence in a zone or a compartmentCausal agent: _Aphanomyces invadans_Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratoryThis event pertains to a defined zone within the country.New outbreaksSummary of outbreaksTotal outbreaks (1)Outbreak location 1: Chinyolo EPA [extension planning area], Rumphi, SC MwankhunikiraStarted: 30 Apr 2021Epidemiological unit: river Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (08): (IA)
E. coli -- United StatesHealth officials in eastern Iowa are looking for the source of an _E. coli_ outbreak that has sickened several children in Maquoketa. The Telegraph Herald reports that at least 3 children from Maquoketa are being treated at an Iowa City hospital after developing hemolytic uremic syndrome [HUS], a serious complication caused by a toxin-producing _E. coli_ strain.Doctors say the strain can cause diarrhea, stomach cramps and vomiting. HUS symptoms include dark-colored urine, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Influenza (08): USA (IA) H1N1v, Taiwan H1N2v, swine origin
Influenza -- United StatesThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on 4 Jun 2021 one human infection with an influenza A(H1N1) variant (A(H1N1)v) virus [in] Iowa. The patient is an adult, was not hospitalized, and has completely recovered from their illness.Investigation into the source of the infection revealed that the patient works on a farm with swine present. No human-to-human transmission of A(H1N1)v virus has been identified associated with this patient.This is the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Piscine reovirus – Canada: (BC) salmon, research
Other Animal Disease -- CanadaMordecai GJ, Miller KM, Bass AL, et al. Aquaculture mediates global transmission of a viral pathogen to wild salmon. Sci Adv. 2021; 7(22): eabe2592. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe2592. PMID: 34039598; PMCID: PMC8153721; The 1st cases of a salmon disease, named heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI), were registered in 1999 in the Hitra/Freya area of Norway. Since then, there have been an increasing number of outbreaks along the Norwegian coast, and it was also reported Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – Congo DR: (KU)
Typhoid -- DR CongoAn epidemic of typhoid fever has been confirmed in the health zone of Popokabaka by the National Institute of Biomedical Research (INRB). Since the beginning of this year [2021], the epidemic has caused more than 360 cases, including 17 deaths, said Dr Aimé Kayolo, head of the provincial health division of Kwilu province, on Friday [4 Jun 2021].Among these cases, Dr Aimé Kayolo said that there were 45 cases complicated by intestinal perforations and 17 deaths, 10 Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Syphilis – USA (02): (LA) women, congenital, alert
Syphilis -- United StatesThe battle to slow the spread of sexually transmitted infections is seeing progress, but it's lagging where state doctors wish to see the state. "Louisiana has been in the top 3 of the United States and a lot of efforts are being done to try and decrease that, " Dr David Holcombe, Region Six Medical Director of the Office of Public Health said. "We're doing a little bit better in the state as a whole, with the exception of syphilis." Dr Holcombe said data is showing positive Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (199): delta & alpha, severe disease children, Africa, Asia, WHO
COVID-19 -- Worldwide/UnknownIn the first study, published today in JAMA Network Open, researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used the Premier Healthcare Database Special COVID-19 Release, which houses data from 872 hospitals, to study 43 465 patients 18 and younger who visited an emergency department or were hospitalized for severe COVID-19 from March 2020 to January 2021. [Kompaniyets L, Agathis NT, Nelson JM, et al. Underlying Medical Conditions Associated With Severe Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (200): animal, China, origin
COVID-19 -- ChinaChinese markets linked to some of the earliest Covid-19 cases were illegally selling a range of wildlife from which the coronavirus may have spread, according to a study published less than 2 weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden ordered a deeper probe into the pandemic's genesis.Mink, masked palm civets, raccoon dogs, Siberian weasels, hog badgers and Chinese bamboo rats were among 38 animal species sold live at markets in Wuhan from May 2017 to November 2019, researchers said Monday Read more [...]
