Archive for Global Disease Alerts
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis, st I 4,[5],12:b:- – USA (05): kratom, multiple serotypes
Salmonella -- United StatesIntroduction------------CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigated this multistate outbreak of _Salmonella_ infections.Public health investigators used the PulseNet system to identify illnesses that were part of this outbreak. PulseNet is the national subtyping network of public health and food regulatory agency laboratories coordinated by CDC. DNA fingerprinting was performed on _Salmonella_ Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Hepatitis A – USA (20): (KY,TN)
Hepatitis A -- United StatesThe Department for Public Health said there have been 629 cases with 6 deaths of hepatitis A affecting 10 counties in Kentucky. The outbreak affects Boyd, Bullitt, Carter, Greenup, Hardin, Jefferson, McCracken, Meade, Montgomery and Warren. Each of the counties have reported 4 or more cases of hepatitis A.On [Thu 24 May 2018], a food service worker was diagnosed in Boyd County.The affected counties are set to receive funding for 1000 doses of the vaccine each.Health officials Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Myanmar (02): (SA) bovine, OIE
Anthrax -- MyanmarInformation received on [and dated] 25 May2018 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar Summary Report type: immediate notification Date of start of the event: 9 Apr 2018 Date of confirmation of the event: 15 May 2018 Date submitted to OIE: 25 May 2018 Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed disease Date of previous occurrence: Aug 2016 Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Strangles, equine – Canada (02): (NB)
Strangles -- CanadaThe first case in New Brunswick was confirmed on [18 May 2018], according to an advisory on the Department of Agriculture's website. Cases of strangles have also been reported in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.As a result, Dressage New Brunswick has cancelled an event scheduled to be held in Sussex this weekend [26-27 May 2018] and the Hampton Riding Centre has postponed its 3 June 2018 horse show until the fall."We feel it prudent to minimize travel and contact among horses Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – Myanmar: (RA) serotype O, bovine, OIE
Foot and Mouth -- MyanmarInformation received on [and dated] 24 May 2018 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 notification Date of start of the event: 13 May 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 17 May 2018Report date: 24 May 2018Date submitted to OIE: 24 May 2018Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (17): case update, public fears, government responses
Ebola — Republic of Congo
PRO/AH/EDR> Cytauxzoonosis, feline – USA (02): (KY)
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesVeterinarians in Arkansas warn cat owners of Bobcat Fever, or _Cytauxzoon felis_. The Harrison Animal Clinic gets a couple cases a week during this time of year.One of the clinic's recent cases was Chip, a 1 year old cat. Jessica Willis, Chip's owner, said, "He'd just walk the trails with us. He'd go ahead and turn around to look to see if you're still coming. And then whenever I stepped out on the back porch I could holler for him. I'd be like, 'Chippy come here,' Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis – Belgium: (WV, OV) school lunches
Salmonella -- BelgiumEarlier this week, 14 children between the ages of 4 and 11 were taken to the Tielt hospital in West Flanders after contracting the disease. It soon became apparent that the source of the infection was to be sought from a caterer who had provided meals to several Flemish schools. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (Afsca) has also suspended its activity Thursday night [24 May 2018].It now seems that the infection is much more than the 2 schools initially affected. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza (76): Sweden (SN) poultry, LPAI H5, OIE
Avian Influenza -- SwedenInformation received on [and dated] 24 May 2018 from Dr Ingrid Eilertz, Chief Veterinary Officer Director and Head, Swedish Board of Agriculture Department for Animal Welfare and Health, Ministry for Rural Affairs, Jonkoping, SwedenSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 23 May 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 23 May 2018Reason for notification: first occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: sub-clinical infectionCausal agent: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Pakistan (06) : (Balochistan)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- PakistanA teenager from Quetta has contracted the Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and is being treated in the isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC)."Nineteen-year-old M.I. was brought to the JPMC with a bleeding nose and mouth on [Wed 23 May 2018]," the hospital's executive director, Dr. Seemin Jamali, told The News on [Thu 24 May 2018]. "His tests from a private laboratory have confirmed that he is infected with the CCHF virus. Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (06): (KL,KA)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaFollowing directions of the Union Health Minister, Shri J P Nadda, a multi-disciplinary Central Team led by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is presently in Kerala constantly reviewing the situation of the Nipah virus disease.After reviewing the cases of all the patients who have lost their lives, the Central High-level Team is of the view that the Nipah virus disease is not a major outbreak and is only a local occurrence. The Team has also further fine-tuned Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (33): Asia, Africa, Europe, USA
Measles -- PakistanOn [Thu 24 May 2018, 4 more children died due to measles virus in Ubaro [Ghotki district] and Faiz Gunj [Khairpur district, in Sindh].According to detail, measles virus has been spreading in low lying areas of Khairpur, Sukkur, Ghotki, and Naushahro Feroze districts and several children died in above district due to measles while hundreds of people are suffering from that virus.Three children died in village RB Malik near Ubaro while [another child] died in village Rasool Bux Abupoto Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Poliomyelitis update (14): global, cVDPV Horn of Africa, PV2 post erad. stocks
Polio -- NigeriaPoliovirus weekly update, 22 May 2018, WHONew wild poliovirus cases reported this week: 0Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2018: 8Total number of wild poliovirus cases in 2017: 22New cVDPV cases reported this week: [1]Total number of cVDPV cases in 2018: [5]Total number of cVDPV cases in 2017: 96[Note: the data on the website did not include the newly reported case from Nigeria which I have added to the numbers above. - Mod.MPP]Highlights----------- This week, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Myanmar: (ML) bovine, human, OIE
Anthrax -- MyanmarInformation received on 25/05/2018 from Dr Ye Tun Win, Chief Veterinary Officer Director General, Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, Nay Pyi Taw, MyanmarSummary:Report type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 04/05/2018Date of confirmation of the event: 24/05/2018Report date: 25/05/2018Date submitted to OIE: 25/05/2018Reason for notification: Recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous occurrence: Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> MERS-CoV (15): Saudi Arabia, WHO
MERS -- Saudi ArabiaHighlights, April 2018 - At the end of April 2018, a total of 2206 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), including 787 associated deaths (case-fatality rate: 35.7 percent) were reported globally; the majority of these cases were reported from Saudi Arabia (1831 cases, including 713 related deaths with a case-fatality rate of 39 percent). - During the month of April [2018], a total of 7 laboratory-confirmed cases of MERS were reported in Saudi Arabia Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> West Nile virus – Americas: Canada (ON)
West Nile Virus -- CanadaThe Windsor-Essex County Health Unit says confirmed human cases of West Nile virus reported have jumped.It says they have gone from one in 2014, to 20 last year [2017]. Mosquito pools that tested positive rose from just one in 2014 to 29 in 2017.This year's West Nile virus (WNV) program is being launched on [Tue 22 May 2018]. The program includes larviciding catch basins, standing water sites, and lagoons to disrupt mosquito breeding. The campaign also educates residents Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Anthrax – Australia (03): (QL) bovine recurrence
Anthrax -- AustraliaProducers are being urged to attend an anthrax awareness day after another case of the bacterial disease was detected in Dirranbandi [Queensland] last week [13-19 May, 2018]. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development Mark Furner confirmed in a media statement that a single cow had contracted anthrax, but the property owners' proactive approach limited the impact of the incident."The affected owners were aware of previous incidents in the St George-Dirranbandi district in Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Animal disease situation, 2017-2018: global, OIE
Avian Influenza, Peste des petits ruminants, Foot and Mouth, Rabies, Bovine TB, Lumpy Skin Disease, African Swine Fever, Other Animal Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownOne of the key missions of the OIE is to ensure transparency of the global animal health situation, including zoonoses. The situation of global animal health was presented to the [6th plenary session of the 86th General Assembly, 20-25 May 2018], based on the reports submitted to the OIE by member as well as non-member countries between Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (05): (KL,TG)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaTragedy has once again struck the family of Sooppikkada village in Kerala's Kozhikode district as one more member succumbed to the Nipah virus infection on [Thu 24 May 2018].District Medical Officer V Jayashree told The Hindu that V. the man, 60, who had been undergoing treatment at Baby Memorial Hospital in the city, died on [24 May 2018] in the morning.This is the 4th death in the family as the man's 2 sons and sister-in-law, had died of the infection since [5 May 2018].With Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (16): cases, DRC cultural factors, vaccine impl., case terminology
Ebola — Republic of Congo
PRO/PL> Citrus canker – Australia (02): (WA)
Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaThe Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia [WA], has confirmed the detection of citrus canker on 3 properties in the state's north, linked to imported plants from the Northern Territory [NT].The department has conducted tracing and testing of plants imported from Darwin [NT], where citrus canker has been detected [ProMED-mail post http://promedmail.org/post/20180420.5758744]. Department Biosecurity's Mia Carbon said test results Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Diphtheria – Americas (02): PAHO/WHO epidemiological update
Diphtheria -- ColombiaBetween epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 18 of 2018 [1 Jan-4 May 2018], 3 countries in the Region of the Americas -- Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela -- have reported confirmed diphtheria cases; while in 2017, 4 countries in the Region -- Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Venezuela -- had reported confirmed diphtheria cases.The following is a summary of the situation in each country with reported confirmed cases in 2018:In Colombia, 2 confirmed Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, bovine – Cambodia: (ST), RFI
Undiagnosed -- CambodiaNearly 50 bulls and buffaloes have died from cowpox [see comment] while 100 others have the disease in Prek Meas and Thmor Key communes in Siam district, Steng Treng province, according to local authorities.Seung Nan, Thmor Keo commune chief, said the disease had spread among livestock through water from which the animals drank. He said recently their owners had let their animals go to find food on their own, like every year when rainy season comes."A total of 5 of my buffaloes Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Hantavirus – Americas (36): Argentina (BA) suspected
Hantavirus -- ArgentinaThe municipal Health Secretariat is analyzing another possible case of [a] hantavirus [infection] after a 52-year-old man was hospitalized early this morning with symptoms of the disease. He was admitted with a febrile syndrome and respiratory difficulty. Samples were taken and sent to the Instituto Maiztegui in Pergamino", the head of the area, Guillermo Sancho said, who added that personnel from Bromatology to review the area in which a few days ago a 21-year-old young man Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Foot & mouth disease – India (02): (JK), livestock
Foot and Mouth -- India Given the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Lar area of Ganderbal, an awareness camp was organized on [Tue 22 May 2018] in which livestock owners of the area participated and interacted with experts from SKUAST-K [Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir]. In the camp, farmers and farm women of Qazi Mohalla, Teli Mohalla, Repora and adjoining villages participated. The participants were made aware about the prevention, Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Human enterovirus: Taiwan
Enterovirus -- ChinaTwo new cases of enterovirus infection with severe complications have been confirmed in Taiwan, according to a press release of the Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) on [Tue 22 May 2018].As the weather is turning warmer, enterovirus activity is expected to increase. Taiwan CDC urged the public to wash hands with soap and water frequently, rest at home when sick, and clean and sanitize their household with bleach regularly. The agency added that pregnant women, newborns Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola update (15): case update, quarantine breaches, border controls, vaccine
Ebola -- DR Congo- Negative tests are systematically removed from the summary table.- The category of probable cases includes all reported deaths for which it was not possible to obtain biological samples for laboratory confirmation.News about the Ebola response------------------------------The 1st working session with ASSORBIKO (Association of Nationals of Bikoro), which is based, in Kinshasa was held.- In view of the resistance reported in the community of Bikoro to cooperate with health Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Rabies (26): Asia (Kazakhstan) fox, OIE
Rabies -- KazakhstanInformation received on [and dated] 21 May 2018 from Dr Samat Tyulegenov, Director General, RSE "National Reference Center for Veterinary" of the Committee of veterinary control and supervision, Ministry of Agriculture of Republic of Kazakhstan, Astana, KazakhstanSummaryReport type: immediate notificationStart date: 20 Apr 2018Date of confirmation of the event: 4 May 2018Report date: 21 May 2018Date submitted to OIE: 21 May 2018Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Nipah virus – India (04): (KL, KA)
Nipah/Hendra Virus -- IndiaThe Nipah virus that has claimed over 13 lives in Kerala in the last few days seems to have spread to the neighbouring Karnataka; 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus infection have been reported from Mangaluru and Kasargod in Karnataka.The outbreak is likely to hit tourism industry in the State as well, as Bahrain has issued a travel advisory asking its citizens to avoid visiting the Southern States while the UAE [United Arab Emirates] to urging its citizens in India to exercise Read more [...]
PRO/AH> Malaria – USA (03): ex Costa Rica (PU) NOT
Malaria -- United StatesThe American traveler reported to ProMED on May 9, 2018 to have acquired _P. falciparum_ malaria during travel to Costa Rica has been determined to have not been infected with malaria.Although rapid diagnostic testing (RDT) performed at the hospital and PCR testing performed at the state health department were positive for _P. falciparum_, further testing by CDC on the specimen using multiple tests (antigen, PCR, and serology) has been negative, indicating that the initial Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Tick fever, bovine – Australia (02): (NS)
Tick-borne disease -- AustraliaBreed. British, European, and other _Bos taurus_ cattle breeds are more susceptible to tick fever caused by _Babesia_ organisms than Brahman and _Bos indicus_ breeds. Cross breeds (_B. taurus_ x _B. indicus_) have intermediate susceptibility determined by the percentage of each breed type.All breeds, including _B. indicus_ breeds, are highly susceptible to disease caused by _Anaplasma marginale_.Age. There is a strong link between age and resistance. Most outbreaks Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Crimean-Congo hem. fever – Iran (02)
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever -- IranSince the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year [21 Mar 2018], 10 cases of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever [CCHF] have been reported, director of the Health Ministry's communicable diseases control department has said. "Out of the 10 reported cases unfortunately one has passed away," ISNA news agency quoted Mohammad Mehdi Gouya as saying on [Tue 22 May 2018]. The disease outbreak normally occurs in spring and it becomes more severe with the beginning Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Influenza (17): India, Australia
Influenza -- IndiaThe swine flu [A/H1N1pdm09] cases continue to take lives in the country, as 184 deaths and 1721 [cases have been reported in 2018]. The latest Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), a report by the Health Ministry, reveals 10 new cases of swine flu in the national Capital in the week ending on [13 May 2018]. The increased number of cases has caused new isolation wards being open at several hospitals, whereas some hospitals are still using their swine flu wards as dengue/chikungunya Read more [...]
PRO/EDR> Measles update (32): Europe, Pacific, Asia
Measles -- United KingdomThe May 2018 report from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [ECDC] regarding the measles outbreak is loaded with 'bad-news'.For the European region as a whole, there have been more measles cases reported during 2018, than in the previous 5 years combined.This negative trend is one reason the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued Travel Alert Level 1 for several EU countries.Measles is among the most contagious viral diseases known, Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Lyme disease – Canada: (QC) increased incidence
Lyme Disease -- CanadaAccording to the most recent data published by the Laurentian Public Health Department, since the beginning of 2018, 3 cases of Lyme disease infection have been reported in the region. On average since 2013, there are about 10 cases per year."The number of cases is increasing," says Julie Lemieux-Côté, CISSS Laurentides [Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux (CISSS) des Laurentides or Integrated Health and Social Services Center of Read more [...]
PRO/PL> Fruit & root rot, durian – Philippines: (Mindanao)
Other Plant Disease -- PhilippinesFor the last 3 years, the _Phytophthora palmivora_ has caused decline of durian harvest in Davao region by about 10 per cent and the disease continues to be one of the challenges the industry is facing.Davao Industry Council's Larry Miculob said, "It has really a high level of destruction in Davao City." As _P. palmivora_ does not only affect the durian fruits but the entire tree, he said this resulted to a total loss of production. To counter the problem, growers Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Brucellosis, canine – Netherlands: B. suis, epidem., raw pet food ex Argentina
Brucellosis -- Netherlands"A _Brucella suis_ biovar 1 infection was diagnosed in a dog without typical exposure risks, but the dog had been fed a raw meat-based diet (hare carcasses imported from Argentina). Track and trace investigations revealed that the most likely source of infection was the dog's raw meat diet".Subscribers may be interested in the following excerpts from the paper's discussion section (references omitted):"Medical microbiologists of the Municipal Health Service assessed the Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Mushroom poisoning – Iran
Poisoning -- IranMore than 700 people have been poisoned after eating wild mushrooms in Iran, the country's emergency services said. At least 9 people have died, while dozens more remain in critical condition, [according to a] local media report."The latest emergency statistics show 721 people have been poisoned by poisonous mushrooms, of which 190 were hospitalized, 523 were cleared, and 9 died," Mojtaba Khalidi, an emergency services spokesman, told Iran's ISNA news agency.At least 50 of the victims Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Eastern equine encephalitis – USA (05): (FL) equine, avian
Eastern Equine Encephalitis -- United StatesThe Florida Department of Health in Marion County is advising residents that there has been an increase in mosquito-borne disease activity.A horse tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus infection on 17 May 2018. That marks 4 animal cases in the county this year [2018]: 3 horses and an emu.According to a news release, the department reminds residents and visitors to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes and to take basic precautions to limit Read more [...]
PRO/AH/EDR> Invasive tick – USA (03): (VA) comment