Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (23): (OK) possible recreational water exposure
E. coli -- United StatesA Green Country family was hospitalized after _E. coli_ exposure at a campground."I never ever expected 2 weeks at the lake to turn into who knows how long at the hospital," said the mother of the family. But the family's summer lake vacation turned into extended medical care. Two girls, their mother, and grandmother, fell ill with a dangerous _E. coli_ bacterial infection.The family is still trying to comprehend what happened here at Ft. Gibson Lake. "It was just a bunch Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – USA (07): live poultry, multiple serotypes
Salmonella -- United StatesTotal / 212 - Epidemiologic, traceback, and laboratory findings link these outbreaks to contact with live poultry, such as chicks and ducklings, which come from multiple hatcheries.- In interviews, 100 (72%) of 138 ill people with information available reported contact with chicks or ducklings in the week before their illness started.- People reported obtaining chicks and ducklings from several sources, including feed supply stores, websites, hatcheries, and from relatives.- Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (13): China (GD) H9N2
Avian Influenza -- ChinaA human H9N2 AIV (Avian influenza virus) case was reported in the Shenzhen city of Guangdong province on [Sun 29 Jul 2018]. The 24-year-old pregnant female patient, who lived in the Longgang district of Shenzhen city, had onset of symptoms on [Sat 21 Jul 2018] and a fever on [Thu 26 Jul 2018]; she is now in good condition. The patient had no history of live-poultry contact, and all close contacts showed no symptoms of an influenza-like illness (ILI).--Communicated Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (57): Congo DR (NK)
Ebola -- DR CongoThe Ministry of Health has just published this: EBOLA DRC - Special Communication from the Minister of Health on the Epidemiological Situation in North Kivu Province. Special Communication from His Excellency the Minister of Health regarding the epidemiological situation in the Province of North Kivu on August 1, 2018 Dear Compatriots, Ladies and Gentlemen, On Sat 28 Jul 2018, the Provincial Health Division of North Kivu notified to the Ministry of Health twenty-six cases (26) of Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – China (10): (NM) st O, bovine, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 31 Jul 2018 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General, China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)SummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 16 Jul 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Jul 2018Report date: 30 Jul 2018Date submitted to OIE: 31 Jul 2018Reason for notification: new strain of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Spondweni virus – Haiti: 2016, mosquito pool
Other Human Disease -- HaitiAbstract--------Spondweni virus (SPONV) and Zika virus cause similar diseases in humans. We detected SPONV outside of Africa from a pool of _Culex_ mosquitoes collected in Haiti in 2016. This finding raises questions about the role of SPONV as a human pathogen in Haiti and other Caribbean countries.[Background]------------Spondweni virus (SPONV) and Zika virus are closely related flaviviruses that were first described in Africa in 1952 and 1947, respectively (1). Humans Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Australia (06): (QL) bovine
Anthrax -- AustraliaBiosecurity Queensland has confirmed another deadly case of anthrax in southern Queensland, bringing the total number of deaths since March last year [2017] to at least 153. Tests conducted on 2 steers from a Dirranbandi property on [5 Jul 2018] confirmed the animals had died from the bacteria. The steers were from a neighbouring property to an earlier anthrax case this year [2018] and is the 4th deadly incident in the St George-Dirranbandi area in the past 2 years.In March 2017, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Angiostrongylus meningitis – China: eating raw centipedes
Meningitis -- ChinaAbstract--------Angiostrongyliasis is a foodborne parasitic disease caused by the nematode _Angiostrongylus cantonensis_ that can lead to eosinophilic meningitis (EM) or meningoencephalitis in humans._A. cantonensis_ is prevalent in the Pacific Islands. In recent years, a large number of outbreaks and severe cases have occurred. Several species of mollusk, such as snails and slugs, act as intermediate and paratenic hosts of _A. cantonensis_.In this study, 2 cases of EM were found Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus (11): Europe (Italy, Greece)
West Nile Virus -- ItalyA life-threatening West Nile virus outbreak is sweeping through Italy via mosquitos, with one death and 11 other infections already reported. Authorities are struggling to contain the infection, with 3 areas -- Jesolo, Caorle, and Ceggia -- already testing positive for the virus. All 3 areas had already been decontaminated, meaning the outbreaks are moving faster than tests and disinfestations.A 77-year-old man died yesterday [Sun 29 Jul 2018] after he contracted an infected Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Myxomatosis – Spain: hare
Other Animal Disease -- SpainMyxomatosis is killing a large number of hares in Andalucia and Castilla-La Mancha. It is the 1st time that there is an outbreak of this disease in this species in Spain.The epidemiologic surveillance service of the Environmental Council of Andalucia issued a report confirming that the 1st 2 samples collected from hares tested positive to Myxomatosis by PCR.These results are preliminary and complementary tests are being conducted, together with the results of the epidemiological Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (14): (WI,NC)
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesWisconsin animal health officials have confirmed the state's 1st case of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) in a horse for 2018, the Equine Disease Communication Center (EDCC) reported 27 Jul 2018."On [Thu 26 Jul 2018], the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection confirmed a case of eastern equine encephalitis in a 6-year-old unvaccinated Belgian mare from Washburn County," the EDCC said. "The mare presented with neurological Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tick fever, bovine – Australia (03): (QL)
Tick-borne disease -- AustraliaTick fever outbreak claims 18 head of cattle amid calls for better management of Queensland's tick line.Cattle producers are calling for better co-ordination and more inspectors in the wake of a cattle fever outbreak in a supposedly 'tick free' zonethat's raised questions about recent tick management changes.[The report is a podcast available at the source URL above. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]--Communicated by:ProMED-mail from HealthMap Alerts[Tick fever is a cattle disease caused Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (31): Romania (GL) domestic swine, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RomaniaInformation received on [and dated] 31 Jul 2018 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: 25 Jul 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Jul 2018Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Foodborne illness – France (02): (LR) Ultimate Frisbee contest
Foodborne Illness -- FranceWhile the town of Forézienne welcomes the international competition of ultimate Frisbee, which will be ongoing until 4 Aug 2018, this 1st day has turned into a nightmare. In all, 34 participants from foreign delegations (20 Israelis, 4 Colombians and 10 Belgians) were victims of food poisoning. Many of them will have to be hospitalized, but there are no further details for the moment.First Aid was given on site at the municipal gymnasium near the Maurice-Rousson Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Malaria, autochthonous – Dominican Republic: (Santo Domingo)
Malaria -- Dominican RepublicThe Santo Domingo Oeste municipality [Dominican Republic] has registered 66 percent of all malaria cases registered in the country so far this year [2018], according to the most recent epidemiological bulletin.In the week [8-14 Jul 2018], 8 cases were detected confirmed, of which, 7 are indigenous and one imported, this one a 35-year-old Venezuelan man in whom _Plasmodium vivax_ was detected. The indigenous cases come from the transmission focus in the La Ciénaga Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Schistosomiasis – Myanmar (02): (RA,SH)
Schistosomiasis -- MyanmarAccording to health officials, an outbreak of schistosomiasis has been ongoing in Myanmar since March [2018]. At least 500 cases of the disease have been confirmed as of mid-July [2018]. According to local sources, among the areas most affected by the outbreak are the states of Rakhine and Shan, particularly near Inle Lake.Schistosomiasis is an acute and chronic disease caused by parasitic worms. The transmission of the disease is facilitated by contamination of freshwater Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (32): (KY)
Hepatitis A -- United StatesSince [Tue 1 Aug 2017], the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has identified 1170 cases of acute hepatitis A, a liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus. An increase in cases since [Tue 1 Aug 2017], primarily among the homeless and drug users, prompted declaration of a statewide outbreak in November 2017. Viral sequencing has linked several outbreak-associated cases in Kentucky with outbreaks in California and Utah.DPH is working closely with the CDC and Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (42): Europe (Norway) reindeer, OIE
Rabies -- NorwayInformation received on [and dated] 30 Jul 2018 from Dre Kristina Landsverk, Chief Veterinary Officer, Norwegian Food Safety Authority, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Brumunddal, NorwaySummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart date: 16 Jul 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 27 Jul 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2018Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Rabies virusSerotype: RABVNature Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st. Agona – EU (02): cucumbers
Salmonella -- Worldwide/UnknownAccording to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), 5 European countries have reported 147 people infected with _Salmonella [enterica_ serotype] Agona, which could be linked to ready-to-eat food. In the UK, 129 people have been infected, while Finland counts 15 cases, Denmark 1, Germany 1 and Ireland 1.Experts from EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) believe that ready-to-eat products containing cucumbers and prepared in the UK Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – Malta: humans, eggs
Salmonella -- Worldwide/UnknownThe number of salmonellosis cases reported to the health authorities so far in July 2018 has surpassed that in previous years, peaking at 20 cases in July alone.Figures supplied to The Sunday Times of Malta by the health authorities showed that so far this month [July 2018], 20 cases of the food poisoning infection have been reported, up from 11 in 2017. Since the beginning of 2018, 67 cases have been brought to the authorities' attention.Salmonellosis is a type of Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Mildews, grapevine – France: (AC)
Other Plant Disease -- FranceMildew is ravaging Bordeaux's vineyards [Nouvelle-Aquitaine region] in France's largest wine-growing region. Few producers have been spared from the outbreak which they say has been caused by heavy rainfall in the spring [2018]. Most expect to lose between 20 and 70 per cent of their crop.Joel Ortiz, a producer who advises the local Chamber of Agriculture, said: "Few vineyards are completely unaffected. It's widespread, although it hits some varieties of grapes worse Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Norovirus – USA (04): (KY) fast food restaurant
Norovirus -- United StatesThe food court illness that sickened 350 people in Kentucky has been identified as norovirus. Citing a Lexington-Fayette County Health Department release, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports that test results from those who had gone to the Fayette Mall food court were consistently positive for the very contagious virus.Fayette Mall's Chick-fil-A had closed voluntarily 20 Jul 2018, after many employees reported becoming ill. The entire food court closed 23 Jul 2018 for cleaning Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Monkeypox – Africa (12): Central African Republic
Monkeypox -- Central African RepublicSince 2013, the Central African Republic has been experiencing at least one monkeypox outbreak every year, especially in its eastern region. Since the beginning of 2018, outbreaks have been reported in 3 health districts, namely Bambari in the centre, Bangassou in the eastern part of the country, and more recently Mbaiki in the southwest.In Bambari district, the outbreak was declared on 17 Mar 2018 in the Ippy sub-district after the index case developed symptoms Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (56): northeast Congo DR, Ebola-like cases, US negative, RFI
Ebola -- DR CongoAuthorities on [Mon 30 Jul 2018] confirmed that 12 people died from an unknown disease with symptoms similar to Ebola in north-eastern Congo."The deaths began in early July [2018] in the village of Mangina, near the town of Beni [northeastern Congo DR],'' local administrator Donat Kibwana told newsmen.Meanwhile, a local civil society group in Beni, said it had counted 15 deaths caused by the disease, which similar to Ebola, manifests itself through fever, diarrhea, vomiting and nose Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis, bovine – Austria (02): (OO) B. melitensis, OIE
Brucellosis -- AustriaInformation received on [and dated] 30 Jul 2018 from Mr Dr Ulrich Herzog, Chief Veterinary Officer, Verbrauchergesundheit, Bundesministerium fur Gesundheit , VIENNE, AustriaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 21 Jun 2018 Date of confirmation of the event: 25 Jun 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Jan 2009Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: _Brucella melitensis_Nature Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tularemia – USA (06): (IL) wild rabbit
Tularemia -- United StatesThe bacterial disease tularemia has surfaced again in Champaign county [Illinois], this time in a dead rabbit found in Urbana, authorities said.The rabbit in Urbana was diagnosed with clinical signs of tularemia at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine this month [July 2018], according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District."Additionally, there are reports of other rabbits found dead in the neighborhood," the district said in an alert. "This indicates Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Trichinellosis – Argentina (02): (CB,SF) homemade sausage
Trichinosis -- ArgentinaIn a follow-up on the trichinosis outbreak in [Córdoba province], Argentina, the outbreak has grown from a several dozen to 232, according to a Telediario Digital report (computer translated).The Ministry of Health of the Province Zoonoses Program says the majority of cases (169) are from Canals; however, cases were also recorded in Río Cuarto (5), Pueblo Italiano (10), La Cesira (4), Marull (4), Viamonte (22), Alejo Ledesma (5), Benjamín Gould (3), Colonia Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Mongolia (03): st O, spread, control, alert
Foot and Mouth -- MongoliaAs of 16 Jul 2018, the spread of foot-and-mouth disease [FMD] has been put on halt in 3 soums [districts] of Arkhangai aimag [province] and 3 soums of Uvurkhangai aimag. A quarantine and restriction regime is being implemented. Vaccinations of 1 148 094 livestock in 1904 households in these soums have been applied; the vaccination is continuing. Experts believe that the FMD outbreaks are caused by human and animal migration and movements. Therefore, there is need for strict Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Swollen shoot, cocoa – Côte d'Ivoire: (central)
Other Plant Disease -- Cote d'IvoireIn Côte d'Ivoire, swollen shoot disease is worsening in the cocoa belt in the central region. "That really worries us because around 2010-11, I had harvested 4 tons each year. This year [2018], I am at 1.8 tons," said [a farmer], who owns 5 ha [about 12.4 acres]. The disease's level boomed in recent years, dropping production. According to an exporter, while the decline in production in the central region was offset by higher output in protected forest areas, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lyme disease – USA: (WV) increased cases, 2017
Lyme Disease -- United StatesThere is a dramatic rise in Lyme disease in Preston county and West Virginia, Dr Fred Conley told members of the Preston Health Board last week.Although the Center for Disease Control does not have 2017 numbers posted for the state or county, its 2016 numbers indicate 368 cases were reported statewide. In a memo, Dr Rahul Gupta, commissioner and State Health Officer, stated that in 2017, 675 confirmed and probable cases of tick-borne diseases were reported in West Virginia, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Swine influenza – USA: (MI)
Influenza -- United StatesThe Livingston County Health Department reports the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) identified pigs at the Fowlerville Fair testing positive for swine flu, or influenza A. The Fowlerville Fair Board has taken steps to isolate infected pigs to prevent additional exposure. Infected pigs began showing signs Thursday evening [26 Jul 2018] and laboratory results were confirmed late Friday afternoon [27 Jul 2018]. The fair kicked off [Mon 23 Jul Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Typhoid fever – El Salvador (02)
Typhoid -- El SalvadorAll the departments of the country experienced significant rises in typhoid fever in the 1st 6 months of 2018, with the exception of Cabanas, in comparison with the figures for the 1st 6 months of 2017. The statistics were provided by the Information and Response Office of the Ministry of Health (MINSAL), at the request of The Graphic Press.According to the data, the departments that registered the highest increases were San Miguel, San Salvador, La Paz and Sonsonate. Throughout Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (47): Americas, Europe
Measles -- ArgentinaMeasles is brought back by unvaccinated travelers who get infected during a trip. Measles remains a common and serious disease in many parts of the world. Anyone who is not protected against measles is at risk of getting infected when they travel internationally, and protection from measles is just one measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination away.In the USA, most of the measles cases result from international travel. Measles is brought back by unvaccinated people who get Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – Costa Rica: (SJ) RFI
Hepatitis A -- Costa RicaThe Costa Rican Ministry of Health reported today [26 Jul 2018] that it is responding to an outbreak of hepatitis A in a town in the eastern sector of San José and asked the population to take hygienic preventive measures. So far, there are 3 confirmed cases and 8 suspected in the canton of Goicoechea, located in the eastern sector of the capital.Health authorities have made an active search in recent days in the areas close to the outbreak, the Health Ministry said Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – USA (10): (NJ)
Pests -- United StatesAn exotic tick bite on a 12-year-old girl in Bergen County may be a 1st-of-its-kind case in the United States, leaving researchers with questions about whether the invasive species will transmit disease among human beings.Scientists believe the longhorned tick, a species native to China, Korea and Japan, 1st appeared in New Jersey in 2013. Specialists at Rutgers University collected the specimen from a dog in Union County.As cattle ticks and or bush ticks, they are generally Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Potomac horse fever, equine – USA (03): (VA)
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesLiberty University officials have confirmed a Potomac horse fever outbreak at the school's equestrian center. The illness postponed the equestrian portion of the Commonwealth Games and resulted in the death of Lakota, a 12-year-old horse on 18 Jul 2018.A total of 7 horses are infected with the disease despite being vaccinated against Potomac Horse Fever, according to a Friday [27 Jul 2018] news release from Liberty University.The illness is transmitted through Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Marek's disease, avian – USA: (OH)
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesA chicken died suddenly at the Clark County Fair as a result of a herpes virus, fair officials said."It's a herpes virus, highly contagious," said Clark County Fair veterinarian Dana King, who confirmed the diagnosis Friday morning [27 Jul 2018]. "We're going to have to inform every exhibitor that, unfortunately, we've had a contagious disease here. Fortunately, it's only in chickens and pheasants."King said the fair was contacted Wednesday [25 Jul 2018] night Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hand, foot & mouth disease update (06): USA
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease -- United StatesA Missouri mother has urged parents to monitor their children for hand, foot, and mouth disease, amid fears the debilitating condition -- which usually affects children -- could spread to adults.Chewanna Prak told NBC 12 a child in her daughter's school class in St. Louis fell ill with the condition, but parents weren't alerted, and the youth wasn't taken out of class."If you're sick, keep your kids at home. No one else wants to go through that; I especially Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Gambia: (MC) bovine, st. pending, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- GambiaInformation received on [and dated] 27 Jul 2018 from Dr Abdou Ceesay, Director General (CVO), Department of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Abuko, GambiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 13 Jul 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 21 Jul 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2015Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Foot-and-mouth disease virusSerotype: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Marek's disease, avian – USA (02): (OH) comment