Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Vesicular stomatitis – USA (18): (KS) horse
Vesicular Stomatitis -- United StatesThe Kansas Department of Agriculture [KDA] has announced that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) was confirmed in horses in Sherman County on Wednesday [23 Oct 2019]. Kansas becomes the 8th state in the U.S. to have confirmed cases of VSV this year [2019].The infected horses all reside on the same premises, and no animal movement has occurred on or off that premises for more than 3 weeks. KDA has quarantined the livestock on the affected premises, and there is no Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (68)
Measles -- United KingdomSouthend Council and Public Health England have confirmed that the authorities are dealing with 9 confirmed cases of measles [and] still awaiting results of 3 further suspected measles cases, and the authorities say 2 suspected cases have returned negative results.Southend Council is continuing to communicate [with] 284 people who were potentially exposed to the virus to encourage them to find out their immunisation status from their GPs and to book a vaccination appointment Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (84): China (YN) domestic, spread
African Swine Fever -- ChinaChina's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs confirmed on Friday [25 Oct 2019] a new outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] in the southwestern province of Yunnan.The case was reported on a farm with 15 pigs in the Chuxiong autonomous prefecture in the center of the province.The report shows how the fatal pig disease continues to spread in the world's top pork producer, more than a year after it 1st reached the country.[Byline: Dominique Patton]--Communicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – North America (37): USA (AL) human
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesA Baldwin County resident has died from eastern equine encephalitis [EEE], a mosquito-borne virus infection, the Alabama Department of Public Health announced today [Fri 25 Oct 2019].The person had become ill in September [2019]. It's the 1st confirmed case of EEE in an Alabama resident since 2014. EEE activity was reported earlier this year [2019] in a mosquito sample and sentinel chicken in Mobile County and a horse in Houston County, the ADPH said.The Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (83): Philippines (Luzon) domestic, spread, control
African Swine Fever -- Philippines[The following information relates to African swine fever (ASF) in the Philippines, extracted from the above weekly update that covers all affected countries in Asia.]1. Since the Department of Agriculture confirmed that the 1st ASF outbreak started on [25 Jul 2019], 22 areas in 7 provinces/city on Luzon Island have been affected. So far, approximately 62 000 pigs have been culled. The affected provinces [as of 24 Oct 2019] are Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Pangasinan, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Newcastle disease – Russia (04): (AL, OM) poultry, OIE
Newcastle Disease -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 25 Oct 2019 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: 9 Sep 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Oct 2019Report date: 25 Oct 2019Date submitted to OIE: 25 Oct 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2010Manifestation of Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (84): Pakistan (KP)
Polio -- PakistanThe total number of polio cases in the country has touched 77 after an infant was tested positive in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The child had received [zero doses of] essential immunisation, [and he did not] receive any inactivated polio vaccine.In a press statement issued Saturday [26 Oct 2019], KP EOC Coordinator Abdul Basit said that the virus was spreading rapidly in southern districts of the province, especially in Bannu, which has recorded 32 cases. He Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria – Costa Rica: case update
Malaria — Costa Rica
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (46): Romania (CV,SB,BV) domest., wild, spread, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RomaniaInformation received on [and dated] 25 Oct 2019 from Dr. Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety, National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority, Bucharest, RomaniaSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 11 Oct 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 18 Oct 2019Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: Clinical Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (83): Philippines cVDPV, WHO
Polio -- PhilippinesOn [27 Sep 2019], a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) was confirmed in environmental samples in the Philippines. The virus has been isolated from 10 environmental samples, all genetically related, which were collected from one sewage collection site and its tributary pumping stations in Manila, between [1 Jul 2019] and [23 Sep 2019]. This sewage collection site in the city of Manila has a catchment area of over 600 000 people.Vaccine-derived polioviruses are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. – Japan (02): (HS)
Fever -- JapanHiroshima prefecture announced on [16 Oct 2019] that 2 women in their 80s and 90s in Mihara City died from a tick-borne infection, severe febrile thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). The number of deaths in the prefecture is 9 since SFTS was subject to notification in 2013 under the Infectious Disease Law.According to the prefectural health measures section, a woman in her 90s was diagnosed with SFTS on 8 Oct [2019] and a woman in her 80s on 12 Oct [2019]. Both died on 15 Oct [2019].SFTS Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Community-acq. pneumonia – USA (02): (WV) school-age children, unk. etiol, bkgrd
Pneumonia -- United StatesAs of October 2019, Gideon and the Gideon e-book series contain details of 69 204 epidemiological surveys, of which 1107 (1.6%) are related to the prevalence of specific viral species in patients with respiratory tract infection (1-3).The following chronology of published studies summarizes the relative proportion of viral agents associated with non-influenza childhood respiratory infection in the USA. Additional details and primary references are available on request.Year(s) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Turkey meningoencephalitis virus – Israel: (HD) turkeys, seasonal spread
Other Animal Disease -- IsraelA report submitted today [7 Oct 2019] by Dr. Zohar Geva reveals an outbreak of turkey (viral) meningoencephalitis (TME) in a turkey flock in southern Israel. According to the report, there are probably additional TME outbreaks that remain unreported. An attempt to trace TME events in the field has revealed a considerable number of clinically suspected cases, unreported and not lab-investigated for confirmation.Although viral TME is included in Israel's official list Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – Spain (03): (CL)
Tularemia -- Spain1. Tikhenko NI, Efremenko VI, Omarieva E, et al. [Outbreak of tularemia in the Republic of Dagestan]. Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2001; (6 Suppl):68-72; abstract available at .2. Greco D, Allegrini G, Tizzi T, et al. A waterborne tularemia outbreak. Eur J Epidemiol 1987; 3:35-8; abstract available at .3. Rogutskii SV, Khramtsov MM, Avchinikov AV, et al. [An epidemiological investigation of a tularemia outbreak in Smolensk Province]. Zh Mikro Epidemiol Immunobiol 1997; 2:33-7; Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Litchfield – Canada: (ON, QC) dry cured sausage, alert, recall
Salmonella -- CanadaThe Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is collaborating with provincial public health partners, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada to investigate an outbreak of _Salmonella_ infections occurring in Ontario and Quebec. The outbreak appears to be ongoing, as recent illnesses continue to be reported to PHAC.Based on the investigation findings to date, exposure to Filicetti brand Italian Style mild, dry, cured sausage has been identified as a source of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus zooepidemicus – USA (03): (TN) dog
Strep -- United StatesAfter responding to a case of animal hoarding, the Maury County Animal Shelter was again in contact with a rare illness that killed 3 dogs and led to the euthanization of 2 earlier this summer [2019].Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles confirmed that the shelter was placed on lockdown last month [September 2019] and sterilized to prevent the spread of the disease, strep equi zooepidemicus, an emerging canine pathogen thought to cause a fatal pneumonia. One animal from the hoarding Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rift Valley fever – Sudan (04): human, livestock, spread, international impact
Rift Valley Fever -- SudanThere are 193 Rift Valley fever (RVF) cases -- including 4 deaths -- reported in Red Sea, River Nile, and Khartoum states since the onset of the disease on 28 Sept until 22 Oct 2019. The majority of cases (100) are in Red Sea. Of all cases reported, 94.8% have affected people over 5 years of age, and 83% are male.Rift Valley fever response--------------------------Similar to the dengue response, SMoH activated response taskforce meetings and developed state-level preparedness Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Tobacco ringspot virus, soybean – USA: (IN)
Other Plant Disease -- United States[A] rare soybean disease, tobacco ringspot virus [TRSV], has appeared in Indiana. The disease is hard to miss in a field. Infected plants have few pods. They stay green longer because there are virtually no beans for the plant to feed sugars to, so sugars remain in stems. A few pods may have one or more beans in them. They seldom mature, however.Darcy Telenko, Purdue University, indicated that she hasn't seen the disease very often. TRSV can be transmitted through Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lassa fever – West Africa (35): Nigeria
Lassa Fever -- NigeriaHighlights- In the reporting week 41 (7-13 Oct 2019), 5 new confirmed cases were reported from Edo (2), Ondo (2), and Bauchi (1) states with no new deaths. [A confirmed case is any suspected case with laboratory confirmation. from positive IgM antibody, PCR, or virus isolation.]- From 1 Jan-13 Oct 2019, a total of 4099 suspected cases have been reported from 23 states. Of these, 726 were confirmed positive, 19 were probable, and 3354 were negative (not a case). [A suspected Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (82): global (WPV: 2 countries, cVDPV: 7 countries)
Polio -- AngolaNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 6Environment: 12Other: 3New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 7Environment: 5Others: 3Headlines- Wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) has been declared globally eradicated. At an event held on World Polio Day 2019, Professor David Salisbury, chair of the independent Global Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication (GCC), presented the official certificate of WPV3 eradication to WHO Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine herpesvirus – North America (21): USA (NV) horse, EHV-1
Equine Herpes Virus -- United StatesSix horses were euthanized in Boulder City after being infected with Equine Herpes Virus Type 1. "It affected their motor skills and their hind legs. They had to lie down and then they couldn't get back up again," said Scott Pastore, president of the Boulder City Horseman's Association.The Nevada Department of Agriculture says there is no public health risk but did place a mandatory quarantine on the facility. For at least the next 28 days, no horses are allowed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Listeriosis – Europe (17): (Belgium) fatal, cold cuts, ex Netherlands, 2018
Listeriosis -- BelgiumTwo people in Belgium have been infected with _Listeria_ bacteria that lead to the death of 3 people and a miscarriage over a 2-year period in the Netherlands, a sampling by a federal health centre showed. [See ProMED-mail post Listeriosis - Europe (15): (Netherlands) fatal, WGS, cold cuts http://promedmail.org/post/20191005.6711608, which described a listeriosis outbreak that affected 20 people, 3 of whom died and one woman had a miscarriage, over the past 2 years after eating Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (47): Americas (Great Lakes) grouse, 2018
West Nile Virus -- United StatesGrouse across the western Great Lakes region are being impacted by West Nile virus carried by mosquitoes, including 29% of grouse tested in Wisconsin, but not all birds that carry the disease are dying.That was the takeaway message when wildlife researchers in Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin finally released results of samples taken on grouse shot by hunters in 2018. The results were months overdue.Across the 3 states, tests were conducted on 720 grouse samples, Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Community-acq. pneumonia – USA: (WV) school-aged children, unknown etiology, RFI
Pneumonia -- United StatesApproximately 50 cases of pneumonia are being reported among children in Marshall County Schools, according to officials today [22 Oct 2019]. "Cameron Elementary School and Hilltop Elementary School have a high percentage of reported cases," said Shelby Haines, superintendent of schools. The outbreak, though, isn't limited to those 2 schools."There are around 50 reported cases," said Thomas Cook, Marshall County Health Department administrator. The majority of cases are Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (46): Europe (Portugal) horse, OIE
West Nile Virus -- PortugalInformation received on [and dated] 18 Oct 2019 from Dr Bernardo Fernando, [directorate general of Food and Veterinary Medicine, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, Lisbon, Portugal]SummaryReport type: immediate notification (final report)Date of start of the event: 11 Oct 2019Date of confirmation of the event: 15 Oct 2019Date event resolved: 15 Oct 2019Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 11 Oct Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (49): South Korea (HN) H5, wild bird, susp
Avian Influenza -- South Korea1. Kwon JH, Jeong S, Lee DH, et al. New reassortant clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza A(H5N6) virus in wild birds, South Korea, 2017-18. Emerg Infec Dis. 2018: 24(10): 1953-1955; - Mod.TTMMaps of South Korea: and ][See Also:2018----Avian influenza (56): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread http://promedmail.org/post/20180319.5696923Avian influenza (22): South Korea (KG) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread http://promedmail.org/post/20180131.5597048Avian influenza (09): South Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Botswana (02): (CH) elephant, susp
Anthrax -- BotswanaMore than 100 elephants have died in Botswana in the past 2 months partly because of a suspected anthrax outbreak, the government said on [Tue 22 Oct 2019]. "Preliminary investigations suggest the elephants are dying from anthrax whilst some died from drought effects," a Department of Wildlife and National Parks statement said. "Due to the severe drought, elephants end up ingesting soil while grazing and get exposed to the anthrax bacteria spore," it said.Elephants Without Borders Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Chronic wasting disease – USA (17): (ND) mule deer
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesTwo mule deer taken in September [2019] have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, including one taken during the archery season from deer gun unit 4B in McKenzie County, where CWD had not previously been found. The other deer was harvested during the youth season in unit 3A1 in Divide County where CWD was first detected last fall.North Dakota Game and Fish Department wildlife veterinarian Dr Charlie Bahnson said the finding in 4B marks the 1st detection Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine infectious anemia – North America (14): USA (TX) horse
Equine Infectious Anemia -- United StatesAcute-----When horses are exposed to EIAv, they may develop severe, acute signs of disease and die within 2 to 3 weeks. This form of the disease is the most damaging and the most difficult to diagnose because the signs appear rapidly, and often only an elevated body temperature is noted. One-fifth of a teaspoon of blood from a horse with acute EIA contains enough virus to infect a million horses. Clinical signs of acute infectiousness are rather nonspecific; Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (101): Congo DR (NK,IT) cases, WHO, summaries, vacc, misc, Uganda, res
Ebola -- DR Congo- The vaccination of taxi motorcyclists continues in the sub-coordinations of Butembo, Beni, Mangina in Mabalako in North Kivu and Mambasa in Ituri;- continuation of expanded immunization in Mambabeka Health Zones in Oicha, North Kivu and Brazza in Mambasa, Ituri, around the confirmed case of 17 Oct 2019;- continued immunization of newly recruited frontline staff (PPL) in Kyondo Health Zone (HGR [General Reference Hospital] Kyondo) and Kayna Health Area (Bulinda Health Area), Musienene Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Swine dysentery – UK (03): (England) spread, control
Dysentery -- United Kingdom1. Alvarez-Ordóñez A, Martínez-Lobo FJ, Arguello H, Carvajal A, Rubio P: Swine dysentery: aetiology, pathogenicity, determinants of transmission and the fight against the disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2013; 10(5): 1927-47; .- Mod.ASHealthMap/ProMED map available at:England, United Kingdom: ][See Also:Swine dysentery - UK (02): (England) spread, control http://promedmail.org/post/20190831.6651459Swine dysentery - UK: (England) biosecurity Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax vaccination – UK, USA: human intranasal trials
Anthrax -- United KingdomPorton Biopharma [PBL] has signed a modification to its existing agreement with the US National Institute of Health's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) worth USD 4.5 million to take its intranasal anthrax vaccine into phase 1 clinical trials.The news follows acceptance by the FDA [US Food and Drug Administration] of the investigational new drug [IND] application submitted by the company. The trial is set to bring together Porton Biopharma's recombinant Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (47): Americas (USA) skunk, alert
Rabies -- United StatesA dead skunk found in West Bloomfield [Oakland County, Michigan] has tested positive for rabies, health authorities announced [Thu 17 Oct 2019].The finding is the latest in a string of 15 rabies-infected animals verified this year [2019] by Oakland County health officials -- nearly double the 8 that were found by this time in 2018."Certainly the number of cases this year [2019] is a concern but also because many of these were found close to each other" in residential areas, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed illness – Pakistan: (SD), fatalities, RFI
Undiagnosed -- PakistanThe death toll from a mysterious throat virus has reached 9 children in Seerani and its surrounding localities in Badin district as one more child infected by the virus died, affected people said on [Sun 20 Oct 2019].A child, R, son of RM, died after contracting the disease. The most affected areas are reported to be Seerani and its surrounding localities. Teams of the health department and other organizations reached Seerani and took blood samples of at least 30 children who Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (81): Zambia, Chad, Togo (cVDPV) WPV3 erad. pending
Polio -- ZambiaCirculating vaccine-derived polio virus (cVDPV) type cases have been confirmed in 10 African countries through [16 Oct 2019] this year [2019]. Now, the World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting 3 additional countries from the continent that more recently reported circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) cases: Zambia, Chad and Togo.ZambiaThe Ministry of Health of Zambia reported last week on a confirmed case of circulating vaccine-derived polio virus type 2 (cVDPV2) Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Asia (82): South Korea, wild boar, spread
African Swine Fever -- South KoreaOn [Mon 21 Oct 2019] South Korea's quarantine authorities confirmed the 11th outbreak of African swine fever [ASF] from wild boars near the border with North Korea, sparking concerns over the further spread of the deadly animal disease in the area.The latest confirmed case was reported within a civilian control line near the border, according to the Ministry of Environment.A total of 8 ASF cases [in boars] have been reported within the civilian control line this Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Wisconsin River eagle syndrome – USA: (WI) bald eagle hepacivirus, putative cause
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesGoldberg TL, Sibley SD, Pinkerton ME, et al. Multidecade mortality and a homolog of hepatitis C virus in bald eagles (_Haliaeetus leucocephalus_), the national bird of the USA. Sci Rep. 2019; 9(1): 14953. ; .- Mod.PMBHealthMap/ProMED-mail map of Wisconsin, United States: ][See Also:2014----Die-off, bald eagle - USA: (UT) West Nile virus conf. http://promedmail.org/post/20140102.21475862013----Die-off, bald eagle - USA: (UT) cholera & erysipelas susp. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – India (09): (AS) Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, buffalo
Anthrax -- IndiaThe Assam forest department has initiated urgent measures to check the outbreak of anthrax after one of the 2 feral buffaloes found dead inside the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (PWS) tested positive for infection, officials said.The wildlife sanctuary in Morigaon district is also home to more than 100 endangered one-horned rhinoceros.Jitendra Kumar, Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife, Guwahati said that the veterinarians have confirmed anthrax as the cause of death of the feral Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (30): (TG/AD)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaThe respite from cases of dengue, notwithstanding, the city [Hyderabad] is now caught in the grip of viral encephalitis, or brain fever. There is an alarming increase in the number of viral encephalitis cases being reported across city hospitals. This is ironic as October is medically termed as 'fair-weather' season. The rise in the number of cases has been worrisome and those getting inflicted include children and elders.Many are complaining of fever of the brain with Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Botswana (03): (CH) elephant, comment
Anthrax — Botswana