Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/EDR> Measles update (77)
Measles -- SamoaAs of 16 Dec 2019, approximately 94% of all eligible people in Samoa have been vaccinated against measles.National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) continues to be the focal point providing collaboration and operational coordination amongst all stakeholders, with advice and technical guidance from MOH for the duration of the Emergency Period.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail Rapporteur Kunihiko Iizuka******[5] Samoa: Press release 32Date: Wed 18 Dec 2019Source: Government of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (20): (TX) wild deer
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesIn response to the confirmation of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a free-ranging white-tailed deer in Val Verde County, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) Executive Director established a CWD High Risk Area Containment Zone (CZ) in a portion of the affected area on 20 Dec 2019."Though CWD has not been discovered in non-native or 'exotic' susceptible species in Val Verde County, we believe the recent detection creates a high risk for exotic species Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease) – France (03): (LP) pigs, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- FranceInformation received on [and dated] 20 Dec 2019 from Dr. Loic Evain, Deputy Director General, CVO, Directorate General for Food, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Paris, FranceSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 13 Nov 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Dec 2019Report date: 20 Dec 2019Date submitted to OIE: 20 Dec 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 30 Sep 2019Manifestation of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (118): Congo DR (NK, IT) cases, summaries, updates, perspective
Ebola -- DR Congo- A total of 2381 people were vaccinated, as of 16 Dec 2019, with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the 2 health areas from Karisimbi to Goma;- Since the start of vaccination on 8 Aug 2018 with the rVSV-ZEBOV vaccine, 257 953 people have been vaccinated.Entry point surveillance-------------------------- Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of travelers checked (temperature taken) at health checkpoints has been 129 849 674;- To date, a Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Contagious equine metritis – Denmark (02): (ND) horse, OIE
Other Animal Disease -- DenmarkInformation received on [and dated] 19 Dec 2019 from Dr. Hanne Larsen, Chief Veterinary Officer, Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Environment and Food, Glostrup, DenmarkSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 16 Dec 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Dec 2019Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 31 Oct 2019Manifestation of disease: Subclinical infectionCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (103): global (WPV1, cVDPV) Pakistan, nOPV2 soon to release
Polio -- PakistanNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 9Environment: 14Others: 0New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 24Environment: 4Others: 11HeadlinesSummary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):Afghanistan: 2 WPV1 cases and 2 WPV1-positive environmental samples;Pakistan: 7 WPV1 cases, 1 cVDPV2 case, and 12 WPV1-positive environmental samples;DR Congo: 8 cVDPV2 cases;Somalia: 2 cVDPV2-positive environmental samples;Angola: 11 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Glanders – Turkey: (IB) horse, control
Glanders -- Turkey1. Elschner MC, Neubauer H, and Sprague LD. The resurrection of glanders in a new epidemiological scenario: a beneficiary of "global change". Curr Clin Microbiol Rep. 2017; 4(1): 54-60. Abstract available at .2. Van Zandt KE, Greer MT, Gelhaus HC. Glanders: an overview of infection in humans. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2013; 8: 131. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-8-131; available at .3. Kettle ANB & Wernery U. Glanders and the risk for its introduction through the international movement of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (32): O157, romaine lettuce, CDC
E. coli -- United StatesSince the previous update on 4 Dec 2019, an additional 36 ill people have been reported. As of 17 Dec 2019, a total of 138 people infected with the outbreak strain of _E. coli_ O157:H7 have been reported from 25 states.State / Ill people------------------Arizona / 3California / 4Colorado / 6Florida / 2Idaho / 3Illinois / 10Iowa / 1Maryland / 5Michigan / 1Minnesota / 5Montana / 1Nebraska / 2New Jersey / 9New Mexico / 2North Carolina / 2Ohio / 12Oregon / Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (45): 2019 human case update
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesAs of 17 Dec 2019, CDC has received reports of 38 confirmed [human] cases of eastern equine encephalitis virus disease for this year, including 15 deaths. Cases have been reported from the following 10 states:Alabama (1)Connecticut (4)Georgia (1)Indiana (1)Massachusetts (12)Michigan (10)New Jersey (4)North Carolina (1)Rhode Island (3)Tennessee (1)--Communicated by:Greg FolkersNIAID, NIH[This latest report increases the number of eastern equine encephalitis Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (20): (MT, AZ)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesA white-tailed deer harvested by a hunter in the Ruby Valley in southwest Montana during the general hunting season tested positive for chronic wasting disease [CWD]. The buck is one of 24 samples coming back positive for CWD in the latest batch of test results.The other new positive samples were from deer harvested within CWD Management Zones elsewhere in the state where the disease is known to exist.The Ruby Valley deer was harvested on private land about Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease – Dominican Republic: (PV,CR,ST) poultry, OIE
Newcastle Disease -- Dominican RepublicInformation received on 19 Dec 2019 from Dra Nimia Lissette Gomez Rodriguez, [Director, Animal Health Directorate, general directorate for livestock (DIGEGA), Ministry of Agriculture], Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Sep 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Nov 2019Report date: 19 Dec 2019Date submitted to OIE: 19 Dec 2019Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed diseaseDate Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Dickeya blackleg, potato – USA: (HI)
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesIn Hawaii (US), _Dickeya dianthicola_ (EPPO A2 List) was detected for the 1st time in January 2018 in potato (_Solanum tuberosum_) plants showing symptoms of bacterial soft rot. Infected plants had been collected from a potato field on Oahu.[Original publication: ]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Blackleg of potato can be caused by several species and subspecies of bacteria in the genera _Pectobacterium_ and _Dickeya_. Symptoms may include stem rot leading to leaf Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Stripe rust, wheat – China: alert
Other Plant Disease -- China- Yellow rust is expected to affect China's wheat output around spring next year [2020], after the disease spreads to key production areas across the eastern and northwest regions.- Yellow rust was detected in Gansu, Ningxia, and Shaanxi provinces around October and November [2019], affecting seedlings across 510 685 acres, an area 3 times larger than the previous year [2018], the National Agricultural Technology Promotional Center said.- The affected provinces witnessed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Classical swine fever – Russia (04): (AM) wild boar, OIE
Classical Swine Fever -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 17 Dec 2019 from Dr Nikolay Vlasov, deputy head, Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscou, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 8 Nov 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Nov 2019Report date: 17 Dec 2019Date submitted to OIE: 17 Dec 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 20 Jul Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV: (75): Saudi Arabia, WHO
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaFrom [1-30 Nov 2019], the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 10 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection and one associated death. The cases were reported from Riyadh (4), Madinah (2), Al-Qassim (1), Assir (1), Taif (1), and Makkah (1) regions.Details of the 10 reported cases:MERS-CoV cases reported between [1 and 30 Nov 2019*]Please note, data corresponds to Disease Outbreak News as published on [18 Dec 2019]Case no.: Date of Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – USA (29): (IL) hospital susp., RFI
Legionnaires' -- United StatesIllinois state and local health officials report investigating 3 cases of Legionnaires' disease in individuals who were patients at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital.One individual was an inpatient, and the 2nd and 3rd individuals had outpatient visits. These patients could have acquired the infection at the hospital, but they also had other possible sources of exposure during the 10 days before they started showing symptoms.The Illinois Department of Public Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – Europe (07): France (AO) RFI
Legionnaires' -- FranceThe prefecture of Bas-Rhin reports that 22 cases of legionellosis have been diagnosed since 1 Nov 2019 in patients aged 42-88 years living in the west of the agglomeration of Strasbourg (Strasbourg Ouest, Lingolsheim, Ostwald).Two people have died, 18 people have been cured or are recovering, and 2 recent hospitalizations are being assessed. This situation directs epidemiological investigations towards the search for a common source of contamination that is not known to Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (102): Pakistan (BA,KP,SD)
Polio -- PakistanAnother 2 more polio cases have been reported in Balochistan on [Wed 18 Dec 2019], taking the tally of such cases across the country to 106 this year [2019], ARY News reported.According to the Health Ministry, the polio cases were reported from the Mastung district and Dera Murad Jamali area [Nasirabad district] of Balochistan. The authorities said a 16-month-old boy from Dera Murad Jamali and a 14-year-month old baby boy from Mastung were diagnosed with the crippling disease, adding Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Fowl typhoid – Honduras: (FM) poultry, OIE
Typhoid -- HondurasInformation received on [and dated] 18 Dec 2019 from Dr Rafael Enrique Rodriguez Alvarado, [Head of the Animal Health Epidemiology Department, Animal Health Technical Sub directorate, National Service for Agriculture and Livestock (SENASA), Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock], Tegucigalpa, HondurasSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 18 Nov 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 28 Nov 2019Reason for notification: reoccurrence of a listed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (74): animal reservoir, dromedary camels, epidemiology
MERS -- Worldwide/UnknownCitation. El-Kafrawy SA, Corman VM, Tolah AM, Al Masaudi SB, Hassan AM, Muller MA et al. Enzootic patterns of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in imported African and local Arabian dromedary camels: a prospective genomic study. Lancet Planet Health online-first, published online 13 Dec 2019; .Summary1. BackgroundThe Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a lethal zoonotic pathogen endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. Dromedary camels are a likely Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Campylobacteriosis – USA: dogs, humans, multidrug resistant
Campylobacter -- United StatesConnecticut / 1Florida / 1Georgia / 1Illinois / 1Kentucky / 3Maryland / 1Minnesota / 6Nevada / 4Ohio / 5South Carolina / 2Tennessee / 1Utah / 3Wyoming / 1-------------------Total / 30Illnesses started on dates ranging from 6 Jan 2019 through 10 Nov 2019. Ill people range in age from 8 months to 70 years, with a median age of 34; 52% of ill people are female. Of 26 people with information available, 4 hospitalizations have been reported. No deaths have been Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Ciguatera fish poisoning – Canary Islands
Food-related toxin -- Canary Islands [Spain]Health officials with the Government of the Canary Islands have reported a possible outbreak of ciguatera after finding 6 cases of food poisoning [that occurred] after consuming black medregal (amberjack) in La Victoria de Acentejo, according to an El Dia report (computer translated). Ciguatera is not unknown in the Canary Island[s], [which report] several cases annually [including] some 20 outbreaks in the past decade.More than 400 species of fish, including Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Caprine arthritis/encephalitis – UK (02): (N Ireland) OIE
Encephalitis -- United KingdomInformation received on [and dated] 16 Dec 2019 from Dr Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer, DEFRA, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, London, United KingdomSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 29 Sep 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Nov 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: sub-clinical infectionCausal agent: caprine arthritis/encephalitis virusNature Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (101): Ghana, RFI
Polio -- GhanaThere has been a surge in the number of polio cases across the country [Ghana] since July this year [2019], and this has been an issue of concern for both the Government and other health partners. Government and donor partners, are therefore, making frantic efforts at addressing the issue while the Ghana Health Service (GHS) and its partners have embarked on a number of measures to contain the situation. In some few years back, the country was nearly declared polio-free as it had chalked Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Myanmar (03): (YA) st A, cattle, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- MyanmarInformation received on 16 Dec 2019 from Dr Ye Tun Win, chief veterinary officer, director general, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmarSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 2 Dec 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 12 Dec 2019Report date: 16 Dec 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2 Jul 2018Manifestation of disease: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leishmaniasis – Kenya
Leishmaniasis -- KenyaHealth officials continue to report cases of the parasitic disease, leishmaniasis, in Kenya. During the week ending [8 Dec 2019], officials saw 34 additional cases.This brings the leishmaniasis outbreak tally this year [2019] to 2822, including 34 deaths.Most cases of leishmaniasis have been reported from Mandera, Marsabit, Wajir, and Garissa counties.Leishmaniasis is not a single disease, but a group of syndrome due to a variety of species of this parasite. They affect different Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (97): Indonesia (SU) domestic, 1st rep, OIE
African Swine Fever -- IndonesiaInformation received on [and dated] 17 Dec 2019 from Dr I Ketut Diarmita, Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Services, Livestock and Animal Health Services, Ministry of Agriculture of Indonesia, Jakarta, IndonesiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 4 Sep 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Nov 2019Report date: 17 Dec 2019Date submitted to OIE: 17 Dec 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed disease Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Bolivian hemorrhagic fever – Bolivia (03): (LP) susp
Hemorrhagic Fever -- BoliviaThe President of the La Paz Medical Association, Luis Larrea, today [16 Dec 2019] reported a suspicious case of hemorrhagic fever coming from the Yungas area in La Paz department; the patient is being treated in the Agarmont Hospital."We have a report that for the moment is awaiting confirmation, of a case of hemorrhagic fever who was in the Hospital del Norte and who this morning was sent to intensive therapy in the Agarmont Hospital because there would have been bleeding Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus – Germany: (BY)
Other Plant Disease -- GermanyA cucumber grower from Bavaria has reported an infection in his greenhouse with the _Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus_ (CABYV), the Julius Kühn Institute [JKI] has announced.The virus, previously known mainly from the Mediterranean countries, was already detected in France in 1992 and more recently also in the Czech Republic and Ukraine. [It] could harm up to fifty percent of the crop in cucumbers.Spread does not take place directly, but through aphids such as Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (23): Asia, Pacific, Africa, vaccine, research
Dengue -- Worldwide/UnknownNearly 50% of the world's population is considered at risk of infection with dengue virus (DENV), a mosquito-borne RNA virus that can potentially cause lethal disease. The efficacy of currently approved vaccines is poor in people who have not previously encountered DENV. Afroz et al. found that pretreatment of mice with the amino acid starvation mimetic halofuginone (HF) increased the adaptive immune response to a DENV vaccine. Known to activate the nutrient-sensing kinase Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (117): Congo DR (NK,IT) Uganda, perspective, exercises, attacks
Ebola -- DR Congo- 1890 people were vaccinated, until [Fri 12 Dec 2019], with the 2nd vaccine Ad26.ZEBOV / MVA-BN-Filo (Johnson & Johnson) in the 2 health areas from Karisimbi to Goma; - Opening of a geographic ring around 5 confirmed cases in the Mangodumu health area in Mabalako in North Kivu. 40 people have been vaccinated; - Continued geographic vaccination in the Aloya health area in Mabalako with 29 vaccinated participants, including 19 high-risk contacts and 10 contact contacts; - Continued Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (27): Nigeria, WHO
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaThe outbreak response activities are being coordinated by a multi-agency yellow fever Incident Management System (IMS). On [5 Nov 2019], an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) was activated for the 3rd time, in response to the upsurge of confirmed yellow fever cases reported in a wide-geographic distribution including Bauchi, Benue and Katsina. A national rapid response team has been deployed to Bauchi and other affected states to support the outbreak response activities including Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (76)
Measles -- SamoaVaccination update: As of 15 Dec [2019], 93% of population has been vaccinated.[There were no age distribution data since 8 Dec [2019] posting. I could find no numbers of confirmed cases for weeks. - Rapporteur Kunihiko Iizuka]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail Rapporteur Kunihiko Iizuka[The following statistics were compiled by Rapporteur Kunihiko Iizuka:Date: 15 Dec [2019] - 5267 cases, 73 deaths, 57 increase in cases in the last 24 hours, 1 additional death;Date: 14 Dec Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Undiagnosed disease, bean – Bangladesh: (RS)
Undiagnosed -- BangladeshFarmers in [Bogura] district are worried as their bean plants are turning yellow over [the] last couple of weeks.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said over 560 hectares have been brought under bean cultivation this [2019] season. DAE officials said bean plants on over 300 hectares of the land have already been affected with a virus-related disease and the plants turn yellow gradually.[An] agriculture officer of DAE said poor quality of seeds is one of the main Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (96): China, epidemiology, illegalities, control
African Swine Fever -- ChinaChinese criminals have been exploiting the country's African swine fever [ASF] crisis by intentionally spreading the disease to force farmers to sell their pigs for a low price before smuggling the meat and selling it on as healthy stock, state media has reported.Sometimes the gangs spread rumours about the virus, which is fatal to pigs, but in more extreme cases, they are using drones to drop infected items into farms, according to an investigation by the magazine China Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Infectious salmon anemia – Norway
Other Animal Disease -- NorwayInfectious salmon anaemia (ISA) has been confirmed at a sea-based site run by Norway Royal Salmon (NRS) in the north Norwegian region of Finnmark.The Norwegian Food Safety Authority is reporting the outbreak at Lille Kufjord, some 800 miles northeast of Oslo; it is based on the positive analysis of tests taken at the farm a few days earlier.The authority said it has also informed its Danish counterpart. No reason for this move has been given, but presumably it is because Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (100): Pakistan (PB, SD, KP)
Polio -- PakistanAs the National Polio Programme is set to launch this year's [2019] last countrywide vaccination drive on Monday (today [16 Dec 2019]), 3 more infants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Punjab were found to be suffering from polio. With the latest confirmation of the crippling virus in the 3 children, aged between 4 and 8 months, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan has surged to 104 during the current year [2019]. The tally was as low as 12 last year [2018] and 8 in 2017.According Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Legionellosis – Canada (05): (ON) comment