Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Japanese encephalitis & other – India (07): (MP)
Japanese Encephalitis -- IndiaThe Bhopal Health department, on [Tue 12 Jun 2018], has issued alert in the state after 2 kids - one each from Vidisha and Hoshangabad, died of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) in Hamidia Hospital. Malaria Officer Akhilesh Dubey said, "As per the alert, hospitals have been directed to conduct Japanese encephalitis test on the patients which complain of cough and fever.Teams have been constituted to conduct door to door surveys at war footing." Another patient of Ashok Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (17): Russia (KN) domestic swine, OIE
African Swine Fever -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 13 Jun 2018 from Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 5 Jun 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 6 Jun 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 2 Apr 2018Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – China (06): (AH) st O, cattle, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- ChinaInformation received on [and dated] 12 Jun 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: 20 May 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 7 Jun 2018Report date: 12 Jun 2018Date submitted to OIE: 12 Jun 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 20 Jan Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (34): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO
Ebola -- DR CongoGrade 3; cases: 55, deaths: 28; CFR: 50.9 percentThe outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains active. One month into the response, there is cautious optimism about the situation in Bikoro and Wangata (especially Mbandaka) health zones where the last confirmed EVD case was reported on 16 May 2018. The primary focus of the response has moved from the urban areas of Equateur province to the most remote and hard-to-reach places in Itipo and Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E – Namibia (08): (OS) more cases
Hepatitis E -- NamibiaAlthough the number of suspected hepatitis E cases has escalated to 54 from 47 since the last update at the end of May 2018, the region has not recorded any new deaths. The Director of Health Information and Research, Puumue Katjiuanjo, said only 13 of the 55 suspected cases have tested positive.Laboratory results of the other suspected cases were, as of Fri 8 Jun 2018, still pending. Katjiuanjo said the Tsandi District Hospital has recorded 5 positively confirmed cases, which Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> E. coli EHEC – USA (17): (OR) O111, daycare center
E. coli -- United StatesAn _E. coli_ O111 outbreak at a daycare center in Beaverton, Oregon has sickened 5 people, according to Wendy Gordon, Communications Director for Washington County Health and Human Services. She told Food Poisoning Bulletin that there are 5 confirmed cases, 4 of which have _E. coli_ O111 infections; the fifth is awaiting serotype results. None of the cases have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which can cause kidney failure, and none have been hospitalized.Public Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Trachoma – Ghana: WHO, eliminated as a public health problem
Trachoma -- GhanaTrachoma was identified in the 1950s as the most important cause of blindness in Ghana. By the 1990s, the disease was known to persist as a significant public health problem in the Northern and Upper West Regions. There were about 2.8 million people at risk of trachomatous blindness nationally, with an estimated 13 000 people suffering from trichiasis. In 2000, the Ministry of Health and Ghana Health Service set up a national Trachoma Elimination Programme.Ghana's Trachoma Elimination Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis – Sri Lanka: increase
Leptospirosis -- Sri LankaSri Lanka health officials have reported an increase in the number cases of the bacterial disease, leptospirosis during the 1st 5 months of 2018. From January-May 2017, authorities reported 1022 cases; however, for the same period in 2018, 1525 cases were reported. The districts seeing the most leptospirosis cases year-to-date include Kalutara [Western province], Ratnapura [Sabaragamuwa province], Monaragala [Uva province], and Gampaha [Western province]. For Colombo district Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Orange rust, sugar cane – Mauritius
Other Plant Disease -- MauritiusOrange rust, caused by the fungus _Puccinia kuehnii_, was observed on 27 Mar 2018 at Reduit [town] on 6 months old plants of a non-commercial sugarcane variety M 2705/06. Its identity was thereafter confirmed. This variety also planted in trials at [the towns of] Valetta, Rose Belle, and Medine presented the same symptoms.Orange rust symptoms should not be confused with those of brown rust, caused by _Puccinia melanocephala_, that tends to affect young Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Equine influenza, equine – Uruguay: (SA, PA) st not typed, OIE
Equine Influenza -- UruguayInformation received on [and dated] 11 Jun 2018 from Dr Eduardo Barre Albera, Director General, [Livestock Service, Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries], Montevideo, UruguaySummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 7 Jun 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 11 Jun 2018Reason for notification: unexpected change in the distribution or increase in morbidity or mortality of a listed diseaseSummary description: an increase of cases Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – USA (06): (AR)
Pests -- United StatesThe 1st presence of the longhorned tick in Arkansas has been confirmed by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).According to the Arkansas Agriculture Department, the tick came from a dog in Benton county.The longhorned tick is an exotic East Asian tick considered by the USDA to be a serious threat to livestock because heavy tick infestations may cause stunted growth, decreased production, and animal deaths.The tick is associated with bacterial and viral tickborne diseases Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Yellow fever – Africa (09): Nigeria
Yellow Fever -- NigeriaIn this reporting week 28 May - 3 Jun 2018:- 69 suspected cases reported from 19 states from NCDC [Nigeria Center for Disease Control] Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) Lagos and Maitama District Hospital Laboratory- No new in-country presumptive positives in the reporting week - No new confirmed case from Dakar in the reporting week - Last presumptive positive case in the Nigerian lab was 10 May [2018]- Last IP Dakar confirmed case from Nigeria was on 15 May 2018.Summary Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> African swine fever – Europe (16): Moldova (AN) domestic, OIE
African Swine Fever -- MoldovaInformation received on [and dated] 11 Jun 2018 from Dr Vitalie Caraus, Head of the Sanitary Veterinary Surveillance Department, Sanitary and Veterinary Surveillance Division, National Food Safety Agency, National Food Safety Agency of the Republic of Moldova, Chisinau, MoldovaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 7 Jun 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 8 Jun 2018Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (21): EMRO/WHO update May 2018
MERS -- Worldwide/UnknownHighlights- At the end of May 2018, a total of 2220 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 790 associated deaths (case-fatality rate: 35.6 percent) were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1844 cases, including 716 related deaths with a case-fatality rate of 38.8 percent). During the month of May [2018], a total of 12 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported globally: 11 cases in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (33): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO, diagnosis
Ebola -- DR CongoThe last confirmed case of Ebola to date in the Itipo health area, reported on [3 Jun 2018], was a 7-year-old girl whose mother was a probable case who died on [20 May 2018]. The entire chain of transmission around the family (contacts, contacts of contacts) has been identified. A dialogue was initiated with the family that was receptive and agreed to collaborate with the health authorities. Vaccination within this circle is underway.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Pakistan (08): (SD)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanA teenager tested positive for the dreaded Congo Crimean Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) in Karachi and admitted to an isolation ward at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) on Monday, health officials said."A young man of 18-19 years of age had been brought to the JPMC yesterday [Sun 10 Jun 2018] with a high grade fever, rashes, bleeding from nose and mouth and on suspicion we got him tested for CCHF. The lab report confirmed that he is infected with the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Powassan virus encephalitis – USA
Encephalitis -- United StatesSolomon IH, Spera KM, Ryan SL et al. Fatal Powassan encephalitis (deer tick virus, lineage ii) in a patient with fever and orchitis receiving rituximab. JAMA Neurol. 2018;75(6):746-750. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.0132. [Epub ahead of print]Key Points----------Question: What is the most efficient way to diagnose Powassan encephalitis in an immunocompromised patient?Findings: In this case report of a patient with fatal Powassan encephalitis with negative serology, diagnosis Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza, human (11): human-animal interface, WHO
Avian Influenza H7N9 -- Worldwide/Unknown- New infections: Since the previous update, no new human infections with avian or swine influenza viruses were reported.- Risk assessment: The overall public health risk from currently known influenza viruses at the human-animal interface has not changed, and the likelihood of sustained human-to-human transmission of these viruses remains low. Further human infections with viruses of animal origin are expected.- IHR compliance: All human infections caused Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Trichomoniasis, avian – Canada: (NS) alert
Other Animal Disease -- CanadaBird feeders are a popular way to get a front row seat to the beauty of winged wildlife, but they can also give people a close-up view of the darker sides of life in the wild.[RCM], from Hammond's Plains, [Nova Scotia], noticed a purple finch on [30 May 2018] that was not as mobile as the other birds visiting her backyard feeder."The poor little thing, she started to have trouble swallowing right at the feeder," [RCM] said."She was just perched on the railing on the Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Berry disease & bacterial blight, coffee – Kenya: (Mt Kenya region)
Other Plant Disease -- KenyaCoffee farmers in Mt Kenya are staring at huge losses after the crop has been affected by coffee berry disease (CBD) and bacterial blight [ProMED-mail post http://promedmail.org/post/20180604.5837538]. The diseases have been reported in Kirinyaga, Embu, Murang'a, and Nyeri counties. Farmers are calling on government to intervene.Prolonged rainfall is said to have compounded the problem. A large scale coffee farmer said CBD had affected many farms. "Farmers are likely to Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Rabies (31): Africa (Kenya), Asia (Israel, Malaysia, Viet Nam) human, animal
Rabies -- KenyaA jackal suspected of having contracted rabies was caught on 9 Jun 2018. In light of this development, we ask any person exposed to the suspected jackal, or any pet owner that their pet was exposed to a wild animal, or found wounded in the area between 8 to 9 Jun 2018 to urgently contact the Tiberias Health Bureau, Tel 04-6710300 or the nearest health bureau. After working hours and during weekends or holidays, refer to hospital emergency wards. Dog owners should contact the municipal Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (13): (KL)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaThe deadly Nipah virus that struck Kozhikode district in Kerala last month [May 2018] and claimed 16 lives in the state has been finally contained, and the last of the 2 positive cases have fully recovered, said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Sunday [10 Jun 2018].Including the man who was the 1st person suspected to have died of the infection, the death toll stands at 17.The virus struck at Kozhikode, which saw 13 people dying, while 3 deaths were reported from nearby Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Late blight, tomato – UK: new strain susp
Other Plant Disease -- United KingdomA recent outbreak of late blight in UK tomato crops is likely to be a new strain, as symptoms have been seen early in the season on young plants. Some existing plant protection controls are proving ineffective due to the apparent aggressiveness of this strain.The limited number of applications allowed for authorised protective and curative products for the disease during the growing season is also causing concern for growers, due to its early appearance.AHDB [Agriculture Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed hemorrhagic fever – Uganda (04): (QD) RFI
Hemorrhagic Fever -- UgandaA disease, suspected to be Ebola or Marburg haemorrhagic fever, has broken out in Kiryandongo district.On [Sun 10 Jun 2018] morning, a woman resident of Bweyale town council, was admitted with signs of the 2 ailments and died shortly after arrival.According to the district Secretary for Health Rashid Okecha, health officials tried all they could to give her treatment but in vain. "The woman was admitted at around 8 AM on [Sun 10 Jun 2018] with a severe fever and blood was Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Keystone virus – USA: (FL)
Other Human Disease -- United StatesAbstract--------Keystone virus, a California-serogroup orthobunyavirus, was first isolated in 1964 from mosquitoes in Keystone, Florida. There are no reports of isolation from humans, despite studies suggesting that about 20 percent of persons living in the region are seropositive. We report virus isolation from a Florida teenager with a rash and fever. --Communicated by:Greg FolkersandRoland HubnerSuperior Health CouncilBrusselsBelgium[Keystone virus, a member Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (32): Congo DR, cases, preparation, research
Ebola -- DR CongoHighlights----------Equateur is different from other parts of the DRC. 40 percent of its population is Twa, an African Pygmy group that lives interdependently with agricultural Bantu-speaking populations, providing them with game [that is, bushmeat. - Rapp.MM] in exchange for farm products. The Twa population is already marginalized and vulnerable, and the research effort will face many issues related to language and culture, beginning with understanding and communicating perceptions Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ntwetwe virus – Uganda: (QZ) 2016
Encephalitis -- UgandaAbstract--------A Ugandan child with unexplained encephalitis was investigated using viral metagenomics. Several sequences from all segments of a novel orthobunyavirus were found. The S-segment, used for typing, showed 41 percent amino acid diversity to its closest relative. The virus was named Ntwetwe virus, after the hometown of the patient.[Introduction]--------------In 2016, a Ugandan girl presented to the hospital with a suspected CNS infection for which no pathogen could Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Bourbon virus – USA: (MO)
Other Human Disease -- United StatesBourbon virus was initially identified in an individual in Bourbon County, Kansas. It also has been reported in Oklahoma and detected in ticks in Northwest Missouri, in a resident of Southwest Missouri, a resident of East Central Missouri, and now possibly a 2nd resident of East Central Missouri.Williams said ticks have no borders and residents living in St. Louis, Jefferson and Franklin counties should be hyper vigilant in checking themselves and loved ones for Read more [...]
PRO> Antibiotic resistance (03): Viet Nam, colistin, mcr 1-5, E. coli, human
E. coli -- VietnamA new study has found that the majority of residents in a rural village of Viet Nam harbored multi-drug-resistant (MDR), colistin-resistant _Escherichia coli_ bacteria. Colistin is typically used as a last-resort treatment when there are no other therapy options available. The research is presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held from [7 to 11 Jun 2018] in Atlanta, GA."These results revealed the dissemination of MDR colistin-resistant Read more [...]
PRO> Antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella – USA: (NY) hypervirul, carbapenem&colistin MDR
Klebsiella pneumoniae -- United StatesResearchers from the Emory Antibiotic Resistance Center describe the 1st strain of carbapenem-resistant, hypermucoviscous _Klebsiella pneumoniae_ exhibiting colistin heteroresistance and enhanced virulence isolated from a patient in the United States. The research is presented at ASM Microbe, the annual meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, held from [7 to 11 Jun 2018], in Atlanta, Georgia."The problem of antibiotic resistance is becoming increasingly Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis- USA (06): live poultry, multiple serotypes
Salmonella -- United StatesCDC and multiple states are investigating several multistate outbreaks of salmonella infections linked to contact with live poultry in backyard flocks. Several different types of salmonella bacteria have made people sick: _S._ Seftenberg, _S._ Montevideo, _S._Infantis, _S._ Enteritidis, _S._ Indiana, and _S._ Litchfield.As of [1 Jun 2018], 124 people infected with the outbreak strains of salmonella have been reported from 36 states.State / Number of CasesAlabama / 5Arkansas Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium – Sweden: RFI
Salmonella -- SwedenSince the beginning of May 2018, 13 cases of an unusual _Salmonella_ type (_S._ Typhimurium MLVA 2-17-NN-211) have been identified by the Public Health Authority's microbial monitoring program, according to the Public Health Agency of Sweden (Folkhalsomyndigheten ).The type has so far been identified in 7 counties in persons reported to be infected in Sweden. The sick people, 7 men and 6 women, are between 10 and 85 years old.An investigation is being carried out in collaboration Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (20): (Pakistan) WPV1 conf
Polio -- PakistanIn response to the RFI (request for information) on 9 Jun 2018, we have learned from our EpiCore Surveillance Project that a wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was isolated from an 18 month old male child, resident of Union Council Sadar, Duki district, Balochistan Pakistan. Date of onset of illness (bilateral lower extremity weakness) of this case was 18 May 2018.--communicated by:EpiCore Global Surveillance Project[ProMED-mail would like to thank our EpiCore Surveillance members for Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (31): Congo DR, cases, response, WHO
Ebola -- DR CongoOn 9 May 2018, the day after [the] country declared an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Bikoro, the 1st WHO and Ministry of Health response team arrived in the provincial capital Mbandaka to begin setting up the specialized cold chain needed to store a vaccine that had been successfully used in 2017 to contain another Ebola outbreak.By 11 May 2018, teams had started to trace contacts of all active cases and WHO partners were setting up treatment centres in Bikoro. The next day, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (40): Panama (LS)
Hantavirus -- PanamaThe Ministry of Health confirmed a new case of [a] hantavirus [infection] in a 27 year old young man from Tonosí in Los Santos province.Carlos Muñoz, regional head of Los Santos Epidemiology, stated that in the month of May [2018] there was also a registered case in Tonosí and in the current month [June 2018] the one of the young man, for a total of 31 cases so far in 2018.This last patient is in the 6th day of his illness, a mild case of the syndrome, and Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Sheep pox & goat pox – Russia: (KL) ovine, OIE
Sheep/Goat Pox -- RussiaInformation received on [and dated] 7 Jun 2018 from Dr Evgeny Nepoklonov, vice-minister, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Moscow, RussiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 25 May 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 31 May 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: 26 Dec 2016Manifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: _Capripoxvirus_Nature of diagnosis: clinical, Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Chronic wasting disease, cervid – USA (10): (PA)
Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesA total of 3 more captive deer in Pennsylvania have tested positive for chronic wasting disease [CWD], the state Department of Agriculture said on [Fri 8 Jun 2018]. One of the deer was from a breeding farm in West Cocalico Township, in Lancaster County. The deer was among a herd that was euthanized after a 2-and-a-half-year-old buck tested positive in February [2018]. It was the only positive result among 36 deer tested.The disease also was confirmed in 2 white-tailed Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (35): Europe, Americas, Asia
Measles -- United Kingdom[3] Canada (Toronto): travel associated[4] Canada (Alberta): imported with traveler - alert[5] Venezuela[6] Epidemiological update week No.22 PAHO regionAsia----[7] India (Churachandpur)******[1] England: alert Date: Wed 6 Jun 2018, 8:41 AMSource: Devon Live [edited]Parents in Devon are being sent home a letter warning of an ongoing outbreak of measles. Public Health England (PHE) have confirmed there have been 71 cases in the South West this year [2018] Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (19): Venezuela, vaccine virus found, VAPP susp
Polio -- VenezuelaSituation summaryOn [7 Jun 2018], the World Health Organization (WHO) International Health Regulations (IHR) Regional Contact Point received an unofficial report on the detection of Sabin type 3 vaccine poliovirus in a sample of a Venezuelan patient with acute flaccid paralysis (AFP). The same day [7 Jun 2018], a request for verification was sent to the Venezuela IHR National Focal Point (NFP).On [8 Jun 2018], PAHO/WHO received updated information. The case is child aged 2 years Read more [...]
