- 09 Aug 2017 Chikungunya (25): Asia (Pakistan)
- 08 Aug 2017 Ebola-like Illness - Uganda: (LW) RFI
- 08 Aug 2017 La Crosse encephalitis - USA (03): (TN)
- 08 Aug 2017 Grapevine viruses - China, USA, South Korea, South Africa
- 08 Aug 2017 Anthrax - Tanzania (02): (northern) livestock, wildlife, human
- 08 Aug 2017 Melioidosis - Germany: ex Cambodia
- 08 Aug 2017 Avian influenza (126): South Africa (GT), HPAI H5N8, poultry, spread
- 08 Aug 2017 Malaria - Cape Verde: (PC)
- 08 Aug 2017 St. Louis encephalitis virus - USA: (CA)
- 08 Aug 2017 MERS-CoV (52): Saudi Arabia (JF,AS,MD) nosocomial transmission
- 08 Aug 2017 Streptococcus zooepidemicus, equine - Iceland: 2010, unraveled
- 08 Aug 2017 Typhoid fever - India: (AP)
- 08 Aug 2017 Botulism, avian - USA (06): (NJ) waterfowl
- 08 Aug 2017 Hantavirus - Europe (05): Albania, comment
- 08 Aug 2017 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand (02)
- 08 Aug 2017 MERS-CoV (51): Saudi Arabia (HA, JF)
- 07 Aug 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (12): (UP)
- 07 Aug 2017 Avian influenza (125): UK (England) wild bird, HPAI H5N8, OIE
- 07 Aug 2017 Jembrana disease - Indonesia: (JA) bovine
- 07 Aug 2017 Avian influenza, human (64): China (FJ) WHO update, H7N9
- 07 Aug 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (80): Africa, Asia
- 07 Aug 2017 Plague, animal - USA (11): (AZ) bubonic, prairie dog, die-off
- 07 Aug 2017 Salmonellosis, st Kiambu - USA (02): papayas, 2nd serotype, recall
- 07 Aug 2017 Botulism - Portugal: (BA) homemade smoked ham
- 07 Aug 2017 Diphtheria - Venezuela (03): fatal, vaccine & medication shortage
- 06 Aug 2017 MERS-CoV (50): Saudi Arabia
- 06 Aug 2017 Diphtheria - Singapore: fatal
- 06 Aug 2017 Filariasis - Tonga: elimination
- 06 Aug 2017 Hantavirus - Europe (04): Albania
- 06 Aug 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (06): (AL,NC) sentinel chicken, equine
- 06 Aug 2017 Invasive mosquito - USA (05): (CA)
- 06 Aug 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Pakistan (09): (PB)
- 06 Aug 2017 Fipronil contamination - table eggs: Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, recall
- 06 Aug 2017 Measles update (39): Europe, South Africa
- 05 Aug 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - Taiwan (02): fatal, military base, comment
- 05 Aug 2017 Caprine arthritis/encephalitis - Romania: (AB) OIE
- 05 Aug 2017 Lassa fever - West Africa (29): Nigeria
- 05 Aug 2017 Lead contamination - USA (MI): ayurvedic remedy
- 05 Aug 2017 Hendra virus, equine - Australia (06): (NS)
- 05 Aug 2017 Hepatozoonosis - USA: (OK) canine
- 05 Aug 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (11): (AS)
- 05 Aug 2017 Epizootic hemorrhagic disease - USA (04) (KY,PA): cervid
- 05 Aug 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (43): Chile (LL)
- 04 Aug 2017 Campylobacteriosis - UK (02): (Wales) raw milk
- 04 Aug 2017 Tuberculosis - Philippines: prison, RFI
- 04 Aug 2017 Lumpy skin disease - Europe (07): Russia (SR,OB) bovine, Kazakhstan, susp, OIE
- 04 Aug 2017 Salmonellosis - USA (07): (NB) restaurant susp
- 04 Aug 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (22): (CA) recreational water
- 04 Aug 2017 Salmonellosis - Bhutan: (TM,PN) baked goods
- 04 Aug 2017 Yellow fever - Americas (54): PAHO/WHO
- 04 Aug 2017 Rabies (37): (Switzerland) bat, human exp, (China) human, vaccine failure
- 03 Aug 2017 Salmonellosis, st Heidelberg - USA: MDR, cattle contact
- 03 Aug 2017 Amebic meningoencephalitis, primary - Pakistan (04): (SD) fatal
- 03 Aug 2017 Anthrax, chimpanzee - Cote d'Ivoire (Tai National Park): 2017
- 03 Aug 2017 Climate change, disease impact: Europe
- 03 Aug 2017 Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd. - South Korea (02): (HN)
- 02 Aug 2017 MERS-CoV (49): Saudi Arabia, new cases
- 02 Aug 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (17): (CA) fatal
- 02 Aug 2017 Hepatitis A - Portugal (03): MSM
- 02 Aug 2017 Liberibacter solanacearum, potato - Spain: (CB)
- 02 Aug 2017 Hantavirus - Europe (03): Macedonia (GT)
- 02 Aug 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (21): (CA) recreational water
- 02 Aug 2017 Undiagnosed fruit rots, coffee & black pepper - India: (KA)
- 02 Aug 2017 West Nile virus - Europe (02): Greece, equine, OIE
- 02 Aug 2017 Anthrax - Nepal: Chitwan NP (NA) rhinoceros
- 01 Aug 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - Fiji (02): (LM) college, sg C
- 01 Aug 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (MN) Bangladesh (RP)
- 01 Aug 2017 Botulism, cosmetic use - China: (Hong Kong)
- 01 Aug 2017 Cyclosporiasis - USA (02): (TX)
- 01 Aug 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - Taiwan: fatal, military base
- 01 Aug 2017 Hantavirus - Africa: Mozambique (MC)
- 01 Aug 2017 African swine fever - Europe (17): Romania (SM) domestic, 1st rep, OIE
- 31 Jul 2017 Rabies (36): Americas (USA)
- 31 Jul 2017 New in IJID (08): August 2017
- 31 Jul 2017 Vibrio vulnificus - USA (08): (VA)
- 31 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (79): Asia (Yemen)
- 31 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (20): (CA) recreational water, RFI
- 30 Jul 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (05): (WI) equine
- 30 Jul 2017 Ebola update (34): research, vaccines
- 30 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (16): (CO)
- 30 Jul 2017 Bovine tuberculosis - Iraq: (WA) international impact
- 30 Jul 2017 Vibrio vulnificus - USA (07): (AL, FL)
- 30 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (19): (UT, AZ) O157, fatalities, susp. livestock exposure
- 30 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis, st. Typhimurium - Brazil: ST313
- 30 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (78): Africa
- 30 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Palest Auth (04): (GZ) st. SAT-2, bov. susp. Israel alert
- 30 Jul 2017 Influenza (16): Myanmar, surge in activity, H1N1
- 30 Jul 2017 Influenza, swine - USA (05): (OH) H3N2v, conf.
- 30 Jul 2017 Phosphine gas poisoning - Dominican Republic: factory workers
- 30 Jul 2017 Influenza, canine - USA (06): (TX) H3N2
- 30 Jul 2017 Strangles, equine - Australia: (VI)
- 30 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed renal disease - India: Uddanam nephropathy, men
- 29 Jul 2017 Conjunctivitis - Caribbean (05): Cuba
- 29 Jul 2017 Measles update (38): Europe, Asia
- 29 Jul 2017 Legionellosis - Canada: (QC) RFI
- 29 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - South Sudan: livestock
- 28 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed deaths - Bangladesh: (RP), pesticide identified, 2012
- 28 Jul 2017 Trichomoniasis, avian - Canada: (Atlantic provinces) finch
- 28 Jul 2017 Leptospirosis - India: (MH) fatal
- 28 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (77): Asia (Yemen)
- 28 Jul 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - India: (GJ)
- 28 Jul 2017 Scrub typhus - India (03): (MN) fatal
- 28 Jul 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - Australia: (WA) sg Y
- 28 Jul 2017 Fusarium, soybean seeds - USA: (KS) fungicide resistant strains
- 28 Jul 2017 Septic arthritis - USA: (NJ) nosocomial, oral flora, intra-articular injections
- 27 Jul 2017 Lassa fever - West Africa (28): Nigeria
- 27 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed illness - Macedonia: fatal, RFI
- 27 Jul 2017 MERS-CoV (48): Saudi Arabia (QS, RI), WHO risk assessment
- 27 Jul 2017 Rift Valley fever - Nigeria: livestock, serology, OIE
- 27 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (76): Africa
- 27 Jul 2017 Botulism - UK: (Scotland) haggis, risk, recall
- 27 Jul 2017 Influenza (15): WHO update, Hong Kong surge in activity
- 27 Jul 2017 Botulism - Canada (03): (QC) whale meat
- 27 Jul 2017 Monkeypox - Africa (04): Congo DR, Central African Republic, corr.
- 27 Jul 2017 Avian influenza (124): South Africa, HPAI H5N8, Myanmar, H5N1, OIE
- 27 Jul 2017 La Crosse encephalitis - USA (02): (OH)
- 27 Jul 2017 Powassan virus encephalitis - USA (08): USA (NY)
- 27 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (18): (UT, AZ) O157, fatalities
- 26 Jul 2017 Porcine epidemic diarrhea - North America (06): Canada (MB), corr, PRRS
- 26 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (75): Asia (Yemen)
- 26 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (16): Czech Republic (ZK) wild boar, Hungary, alert
- 26 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (15): (CA) fatal
- 26 Jul 2017 Vibrio vulnificus - USA (06): (WA, AL)
- 26 Jul 2017 Koi herpesvirus disease - UK: (England)
- 26 Jul 2017 Chikungunya (24): Asia (Pakistan)
- 26 Jul 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (04): equine
- 26 Jul 2017 Rabies (36): Malaysia (SK,PK) human, animal, spread, control
- 26 Jul 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Senegal: (FK)
- 26 Jul 2017 Severe fever w/ thrombocytopenia synd - Japan
- 26 Jul 2017 Bluetongue - Israel: (JM) ovine, RFI
- 26 Jul 2017 West Nile virus - Europe: Greece (PW)
- 25 Jul 2017 Antibiotic resistance (07): India, poultry
- 25 Jul 2017 Porcine epidemic diarrhea - North America (06): Canada (MB) ongoing
- 25 Jul 2017 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand
- 25 Jul 2017 Rabies (35): Americas, USA (GA) wildlife, multiple human exposures
- 25 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed die-off, fish - USA (04): (CO) oxygen depletion susp.
- 25 Jul 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (03): (SC) equine
- 25 Jul 2017 West Nile virus - Americas (05): USA (WI) equine
- 25 Jul 2017 Canine parvovirus - India: (TN)
- 25 Jul 2017 Blast disease, rice - India: (JK)
- 25 Jul 2017 Ross River & Barmah Forest viruses - Australia (02): (QL) comment
- 25 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (74): Africa
- 25 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (14): (CO) RFI
- 24 Jul 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Pakistan (08): (PB)
- 24 Jul 2017 Bluetongue - USA: (MO) cervid, susp
- 24 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Zambia (03): (MU) spread
- 24 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (73): Asia (Yemen)
- 24 Jul 2017 Maize yellow mosaic virus - Africa: 1st rep (Burkina Faso, Nigeria) new virus
- 24 Jul 2017 Foodborne illness - India (03): (UP) tea
- 24 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (17): (OH) summer camp, RFI
- 24 Jul 2017 Ross River & Barmah Forest viruses - Australia: (QL)
- 23 Jul 2017 Ebola update (33): research, vaccines, funding
- 23 Jul 2017 Yellow fever - Americas (53): Bolivia (LP, CB)
- 23 Jul 2017 Brucellosis, human - Spain: (AN) abattoir personnel, ovine source
- 23 Jul 2017 Influenza, swine - USA (04): (OH) H3N2, human cases susp
- 23 Jul 2017 Equine piroplasmosis - Turkmenistan: (AB) 1st rep, OIE
- 23 Jul 2017 Plague - USA (10): (AZ,TX) bubonic, prairie dogs, fleas
- 22 Jul 2017 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (02): (GA) equine
- 22 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - Israel: (TA), MSM
- 22 Jul 2017 Foodborne illness - Kenya: (MU) non-commercial beef, RFI
- 22 Jul 2017 Influenza, swine - USA (03): (WI)
- 22 Jul 2017 African horse sickness - Swaziland: (HH) st 7, OIE
- 22 Jul 2017 Mumps update (23): New Zealand (AU), USA (TX)
- 22 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis, st Kiambu - USA: papayas
- 22 Jul 2017 Porcine reprod. & resp. syndrome - Uruguay: (SA, CA) 1st rep, OIE
- 22 Jul 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Iran (04): update
- 21 Jul 2017 Rift Valley fever - Mali (02): (KK)
- 21 Jul 2017 Dengue/DHF update (09): Asia, Indian Ocean, Pacific, Africa
- 21 Jul 2017 Myiasis, human - Norway: reindeer warble fly (Hypoderma tarandi)
- 21 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis - USA (06): (MD) papayas
- 21 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (16) : (MN) fatality
- 21 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Colombia (02): (NS, CU) bovine, st O, OIE
- 21 Jul 2017 Rabies (35): Malaysia (SK,PK) human, animal, spread
- 21 Jul 2017 Japanese encephalitis - China (02): (HK)
- 21 Jul 2017 Plague - Canada: (SK) prairie dogs, susp.
- 21 Jul 2017 Pathogen dissemination
- 21 Jul 2017 Invasive mosquito - USA (04): (WI)
- 21 Jul 2017 Powassan virus encephalitis - USA (07): USA (NY)
- 21 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed illness - India: (MP) fatal, RFI
- 20 Jul 2017 Poliomyelitis update (20): global (Syria, Afghanistan)
- 20 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (72): Asia (Yemen)
- 20 Jul 2017 Gastroenteritis - USA: (VA) restaurant, susp. norovirus
- 20 Jul 2017 Yellow fever - Americas (52): Bolivia (LP)
- 20 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease, bovine - Colombia
- 20 Jul 2017 West Nile virus - Americas (04): USA (WY) equine
- 20 Jul 2017 Anthrax - Kenya (06): (MU) susp
- 20 Jul 2017 Q fever - Australia: (VI) occupational exposure, animal auction facility
- 20 Jul 2017 Legionellosis - USA (12): (TN) hotel, hot tub/pool, RFI
- 20 Jul 2017 Avian influenza, human (63): China, H7N9, WHO update
- 20 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (15): Czech Republic (ZK) wild boar, spread, concern
- 20 Jul 2017 Influenza, swine - USA (02): H1N2
- 20 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium - USA (02): laboratory-acquired
- 20 Jul 2017 Vibrio parahaemolyticus - USA: (WA)
- 20 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed rot, onion - USA: (OR)
- 19 Jul 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (42): USA (CA)
- 19 Jul 2017 Gonococcal disease - Australia: antibiotic resistance, azithromycin
- 19 Jul 2017 Equine infectious anemia: Spain, FYR Macedonia, OIE
- 19 Jul 2017 BSE, bovine - USA (02): (AL) atypical L-type, OIE
- 19 Jul 2017 Influenza (14): China (Hong Kong) India (MH)
- 19 Jul 2017 Cyclosporiasis - USA: (TX)
- 19 Jul 2017 Botulism - USA (11): (NM) wound, injection drug related
- 19 Jul 2017 BSE, bovine - USA: (AL)
- 19 Jul 2017 Rabies (34): Americas, USA (TX), bat, human exposure
- 19 Jul 2017 Ergotism, bovine - New Zealand: (SO, OT)
- 19 Jul 2017 Mushroom poisoning - China: (HK) porcini, warning
- 19 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (14): Ukraine (CH), domestic swine, OIE
- 18 Jul 2017 Pertussis (07): USA, France, Canada
- 18 Jul 2017 Rabies (33): Americas, USA (AZ), bobcat, canine & human exposures
- 18 Jul 2017 Measles update (37): Bangladesh (CG) fatal, children
- 18 Jul 2017 Canine distemper, wildlife - USA (04): (MI) raccoon, susp
- 18 Jul 2017 Crop diseases - Philippines: (Cordilleras region) survey
- 18 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Namibia: (CA) bovine, not typed, OIE
- 17 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis - USA (05): live poultry, multiple serotypes
- 17 Jul 2017 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - UK: England
- 17 Jul 2017 Porcine epidemic diarrhea - North America (05): Canada (MB) ongoing
- 17 Jul 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (10): (AS)
- 17 Jul 2017 West Nile virus - Americas (03): USA (CA) equine
- 17 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (13): Russia (OM), domestic swine, OIE
- 17 Jul 2017 Equine influenza, equine - Israel: serotype H3N8, OIE
- 17 Jul 2017 Conjunctivitis - Caribbean (04): Guadeloupe, Martinique, Grenada, alert
- 17 Jul 2017 Schistosomiasis: pesticides increase transmission
- 17 Jul 2017 Brucellosis - USA (04): (MT) bison
- 17 Jul 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Spain (02): (CL) emergence
- 17 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Congo DR: (SK) bovine, not typed, OIE
- 17 Jul 2017 Japanese encephalitis - Taiwan (04): (CH)
- 17 Jul 2017 Influenza, swine - USA: (OH) H3N2
- 17 Jul 2017 Q fever - Israel: RFI
- 16 Jul 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Bangladesh: (RS) bovine
- 16 Jul 2017 Ebola update (32): news, research, vaccine, funding
- 16 Jul 2017 Measles update (36): USA, Europe (Wales, Northern Ireland), Pacific (Indonesia)
- 16 Jul 2017 Poliomyelitis update (19): Afghanistan (KD)
- 16 Jul 2017 New in IJID (07): July 2017
- 16 Jul 2017 Yellow fever - Americas (51): PAHO/WHO
- 16 Jul 2017 Typhoid fever - Pakistan: (SD) multidrug resistance, RFI
- 16 Jul 2017 Botulism - Canada (02): (QC) whale meat
- 16 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (71): Yemen
- 16 Jul 2017 Rabies (32): Malaysia (SK) human, 5th case
- 16 Jul 2017 Brucellosis - India: (AP) bovine
- 16 Jul 2017 Cyclosporiasis - Canada (02): (ON, BC)
- 16 Jul 2017 Avian influenza (123): South Africa, H5N8, China, poultry, H7N9, vaccination
- 16 Jul 2017 Glanders, equine - India (03): (MH)
- 15 Jul 2017 African swine fever - Europe (12): Lithuania, Estonia (SA) domestic swine, RFI
- 15 Jul 2017 Lymphocryptovirus 1 - Africa: Rwanda, Uganda, 1st report
- 15 Jul 2017 La Crosse encephalitis - USA: (OH)
- 15 Jul 2017 Monkeypox - Africa (05): Central African Republic
- 15 Jul 2017 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (13): (MH) update
- 15 Jul 2017 Meningococcal disease, eculizumab: complement deficiency, increased risk
- 15 Jul 2017 Hendra virus - Australia (06): (NS)
- 14 Jul 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (41): USA (NM)
- 14 Jul 2017 Cyclosporiasis - France ex Mexico: (QR)
- 14 Jul 2017 Anthrax - Bangladesh (04): (KH) bovine, human
- 14 Jul 2017 Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (09): (PA) free ranging deer
- 14 Jul 2017 Salt poisoning - Canada: (SK) bovine
- 14 Jul 2017 Cytauxzoonosis, feline - USA (02): (TN)
- 14 Jul 2017 Powassan virus encephalitis - USA (06): (NY)
- 14 Jul 2017 Lassa fever - West Africa (27): Nigeria
- 13 Jul 2017 Undiagnosed illness - Bangladesh: (CG) fatal, children, RFI
- 13 Jul 2017 Jamestown Canyon virus - USA (ME)
- 13 Jul 2017 Botulism - Canada: (QC) whale meat
- 13 Jul 2017 Powassan virus encephalitis - USA (05)
- 13 Jul 2017 Infectious salmon anemia - Norway (02): (MR) ser. HPR-deleted, OIE
- 13 Jul 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (13): (CA) fatal
- 13 Jul 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (40): Panama (LS), Chile (LG)
- 13 Jul 2017 Yellow fever - Americas (50): dissemination risk
- 13 Jul 2017 Poliomyelitis update (18): global (Pakistan, Syria)
- 13 Jul 2017 Conjunctivitis - Panama: (CL)
- 13 Jul 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (09): (BR)
- 13 Jul 2017 Downy mildew, cucurbits - USA (multistate) Canada (ON)
- 13 Jul 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - Fiji: (LM) college
- 13 Jul 2017 Newcastle disease - Portugal: (CO) pigeon, OIE
- 13 Jul 2017 Coconut wilt-related phytoplasma, cassava - Cote d'Ivoire: 1st rep (LN)
- 13 Jul 2017 Avian influenza (122): Viet Nam (HM) backyard, HPAI H5N1, OIE
- 12 Jul 2017 Tick-borne encephalitis - Japan
- 12 Jul 2017 Equine infectious anemia - Switzerland (02): (AG) OIE
- 12 Jul 2017 Measles update (35): Europe, USA
- 12 Jul 2017 Rabies (31): Malaysia (SK) canine, feline, OIE
- 12 Jul 2017 Poliomyelitis update (17): Syria (DY, RA), cVDPV update
- 12 Jul 2017 Leishmaniasis, visceral - Kenya: (MB, WJ)
- 12 Jul 2017 Fibropapillomatosis, turtle - USA: (FL)
- 12 Jul 2017 Hepatitis E - Nigeria (02): (BO) WHO
- 11 Jul 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (15): (UT) O157, fatalities
- 11 Jul 2017 Varroa mite, apis - USA: (NY)
- 11 Jul 2017 MERS-CoV (47): Saudi Arabia (MK)
- 11 Jul 2017 Vibrio parahaemolyticus - Nepal: (Kathmandu)
- 11 Jul 2017 Gonococcal disease - antibiotic resistance, WHO
- 11 Jul 2017 Avian influenza, human (62): China, H7N9, cases, research
- 11 Jul 2017 Chikungunya (23): Asia (Bangladesh), case numbers
- 11 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (70): Asia (Yemen)
- 10 Jul 2017 Equine infectious anemia - Switzerland: (AG) 1st case
- 10 Jul 2017 Lassa fever - West Africa (26): Nigeria
- 10 Jul 2017 Tilapia syncytial hepatitis - Taiwan (03): (Taoyuan) update
- 10 Jul 2017 Dickeya blackleg, potato - Australia: 1st rep (WA), alert
- 10 Jul 2017 Strangles, equine - USA (02): (FL) equine
- 10 Jul 2017 Japanese encephalitis & other - India (08): (AS)
- 09 Jul 2017 Hendra virus, equine - Australia (05): (NS)
- 09 Jul 2017 Chlamydia, livestock - Australia
- 09 Jul 2017 Rabies (30): Malaysia (SK)
- 09 Jul 2017 Scrub typhus - Nepal (06): (GU, NU)
- 09 Jul 2017 Anaplasmosis - USA: (NY)
- 09 Jul 2017 Novel pestivirus, swine - Austria: (ST)
- 09 Jul 2017 Bourbon virus - USA (02): (MO)
- 09 Jul 2017 Heartland virus - USA: (AR)
- 09 Jul 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (39): Panama (LS)
- 09 Jul 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (69): Asia (Yemen)
- 09 Jul 2017 Ebola update (31): news, vaccines, research, funding
- 09 Jul 2017 Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis - USA (02): (MI) raw eggs
Published Date: 2017-08-09 08:31:31
Subject: PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (25): Asia (Pakistan)
Archive Number: 20170809.5235254
Subject: PRO/EDR> Chikungunya (25): Asia (Pakistan)
Archive Number: 20170809.5235254
CHIKUNGUNYA (25): ASIA (PAKISTAN)
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[1] Sindh (Tharparkar)
Date: Tue 8 Aug 2017
Source: Dawn [edited]
https://www.dawn.com/news/1350212/fears-of-chikungunya-outbreak-loom-over-thar-in-wake-of-rains
A special team of doctors rushed to Tharparkar [Sindh] on [Mon 7 Aug 2017] amid reports of an outbreak of chikungunya in the arid region although Sindh health authorities sought to downplay the threat from the viral disease.
A total of 78 positive cases of chikungunya had been reported in Tharparkar so far since January to August [2017]. Director of malaria control programme Dr Nahid Jamali and dengue control programme manager Dr Rasheed Shaikh, who were part of the team, said they had arrived in Thar to assess the situation. "There is no outbreak of chikungunya but yes, there are 516 suspected cases of the viral disease reported in Tharparkar district since January to [6 Aug 2017]," said Dr Shaikh. He said that out of the 516 cases, 78 were confirmed as positive cases of chikungunya following their laboratory tests carried out at Islamabad-based National Institute of Health (NIH).
Sources said that 42 and 62 suspected cases were reported in July and August this year [2017] respectively, and of them 12 were tested as positive for chikungunya. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. What worries provincial health authorities is the fact that there is confirmed presence of larvae in water inside Thar villages; the region has been receiving moderate to heavy rainfall over the past month.
Rainfall is considered a blessing for the rain-dependent Tharparkar district, which has turned green after years of dry spell. Villagers stored water in their tanks for drinking purposes and for their livestock. Considering the presence of larvae in stagnant water, health authorities feel that it is essential to exterminate larvae growth but it could not be done right now as livestock is their main source of livelihood and wasting rainwater could jeopardise their economic assets.
The 1st case of chikungunya in Tharparkar was confirmed in a patient who was a resident of Chhachhro but was working in a factory in Saudabad, Karachi, according to a health officer. His travelling history showed he was infected in Karachi but the case was reported in Tharparkar district on [4 Apr 2017]. Dr Jamali told Dawn that since the community was storing water in their tanks for humans as well as for animals, it seemed difficult to start larvicidal (extermination of larvae) activity.
"The community needs health education in view of the fact that they are themselves contributing to breeding this vector due to their socio-economic compulsions," she said. "For the community this water is to be used until next year's [2018] rainfall. There is flare-up in cases between July and August alone, otherwise, the situation remained normal before that period," she added.
Therefore, she said, the community was advised how to cover the water meant for human consumption so that infection could be avoided that could otherwise cause transmission of this illness. Health authorities believed that while vector of dengue could lead to death, chikungunya caused severe joint pain. Unlike dengue, it was in no way fatal but it needed to be controlled.
According to Dr Shaikh, 3400 suspected chikungunya cases have been reported from across Sindh so far. The affected areas include the provincial capital [Karachi].
Tharparkar's health facilities are mostly managed by People's Primary Healthcare Initiative and general practitioners also serve in large numbers. The area's doctors in government facilities are treating every high-grade fever as chikungunya, which has caused panic in the area. To a question, Dr Shaikh said that the blood samples were being preserved at government facilities and its cold chain was being maintained till it reached NIH Islamabad. He denied that the samples could be contaminated during transportation from an area like Thar to Islamabad and said that evaluation of cases continued in a normal manner and cases were being reported through normal channel of focal persons for chikungunya. Our Mithi [capital of Tharparkar district] correspondent adds: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Sikandar Ali Mandhro was scheduled to arrive in Thar today [Tue 8 Aug 2017] amid reports of chikungunya outbreak.
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[2] Khyber Paktunkhwa (Hazara)
Date: Sat 5 Aug 2017
Source: The Express Tribune [edited]
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1474269/two-children-succumb-chikungunya-week/
Chikungunya virus has claimed the lives of 2 siblings in the span of a week, spreading fear of an epidemic in Haripur city [Hazara, Khyber Paktunkhwa].
The virus has so far mostly been reported in the coastal belt of the country; however, recently, some infected people travelling from Karachi brought the virus with them to the hilly areas.
Recently, 3 busloads of people came to attend a wedding in the Abbasia Mohalla [Bahawalpur district, Punjab]. Some of the guests were carrying, apart from their luggage, the chikungunya virus, said Tehsil [sub-district] Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in-charge Dr Faisal Khan, while sharing details of his investigations.
"Until recently, there were no cases of chikungunya in Haripur. However, some people coming from Karachi to attend a wedding have spread the virus," he claimed.
As a result, 2 children were infected by the virus and subsequently died, he said. The family of the deceased children were devastated, while the community is gripped by panic that the virus may spread.
Over the last fortnight, a large number of people, mostly elderly and children, have been brought to district and tehsil hospitals while displaying symptoms of chikungunya, doctors confirmed.
Officials stated that almost 70 percent of the population of Khoi Meera Village of Khanpur [Bahawalpur] had been affected by the virus, while there were widespread complaints of people suffering from high temperatures and severe body pain and headaches.
Doctors at THQ Hospital were trying to convince the people, in vain, that the life span of the virus was between 5 to 7 days and that the only medication was complete bed rest, consuming lots of fresh juices, and adopting a healthy diet with painkillers.
There is no commercial chikungunya vaccine, health officials said. However, residents of Khoi Meera Village and Abbasia Mohalla were running from one hospital to another seeking relief.
Meanwhile, Haripur's District Health Officer Dr Mushtaq Khan Tanoli said the doctors and paramedics were trying to convince the people that the virus was not fatal.
"We have also distributed as much mosquito repellent as we could from our own resources," the top doctor of Haripur said, adding that the town administration too has handed out some mosquito nets while urging the public to use them.
"We have dispatched medical teams to investigate the intensity of the chikungunya outbreak in the areas surrounding Haripur. They will collect blood samples and also inform the people about the symptoms and prevention of the disease," Dr Tanoli said.
He said that the civil administration has been urged to carry out anti-mosquito spraying and to try to drain out stagnant water to avoid spawning.
[Byline: Yawar Hayat]
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[Since the 1st cases of chikungunya were reported from Sindh in December 2016, other parts of the country including Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have also reported positive cases. To date, 32 out of 72 suspected cases from the KP province have tested positive for chikungunya infections (personal communication). - Mod.UBA
Maps of Pakistan can be seen at http://pakistanmap.facts.co/pakistanmapof/PakistanAdministrativeMap.jpg and http://healthmap.org/promed/p/140. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
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[1] Sindh (Tharparkar)
Date: Tue 8 Aug 2017
Source: Dawn [edited]
https://www.dawn.com/news/1350212/fears-of-chikungunya-outbreak-loom-over-thar-in-wake-of-rains
A special team of doctors rushed to Tharparkar [Sindh] on [Mon 7 Aug 2017] amid reports of an outbreak of chikungunya in the arid region although Sindh health authorities sought to downplay the threat from the viral disease.
A total of 78 positive cases of chikungunya had been reported in Tharparkar so far since January to August [2017]. Director of malaria control programme Dr Nahid Jamali and dengue control programme manager Dr Rasheed Shaikh, who were part of the team, said they had arrived in Thar to assess the situation. "There is no outbreak of chikungunya but yes, there are 516 suspected cases of the viral disease reported in Tharparkar district since January to [6 Aug 2017]," said Dr Shaikh. He said that out of the 516 cases, 78 were confirmed as positive cases of chikungunya following their laboratory tests carried out at Islamabad-based National Institute of Health (NIH).
Sources said that 42 and 62 suspected cases were reported in July and August this year [2017] respectively, and of them 12 were tested as positive for chikungunya. Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne virus transmitted to humans by infected mosquitoes. What worries provincial health authorities is the fact that there is confirmed presence of larvae in water inside Thar villages; the region has been receiving moderate to heavy rainfall over the past month.
Rainfall is considered a blessing for the rain-dependent Tharparkar district, which has turned green after years of dry spell. Villagers stored water in their tanks for drinking purposes and for their livestock. Considering the presence of larvae in stagnant water, health authorities feel that it is essential to exterminate larvae growth but it could not be done right now as livestock is their main source of livelihood and wasting rainwater could jeopardise their economic assets.
The 1st case of chikungunya in Tharparkar was confirmed in a patient who was a resident of Chhachhro but was working in a factory in Saudabad, Karachi, according to a health officer. His travelling history showed he was infected in Karachi but the case was reported in Tharparkar district on [4 Apr 2017]. Dr Jamali told Dawn that since the community was storing water in their tanks for humans as well as for animals, it seemed difficult to start larvicidal (extermination of larvae) activity.
"The community needs health education in view of the fact that they are themselves contributing to breeding this vector due to their socio-economic compulsions," she said. "For the community this water is to be used until next year's [2018] rainfall. There is flare-up in cases between July and August alone, otherwise, the situation remained normal before that period," she added.
Therefore, she said, the community was advised how to cover the water meant for human consumption so that infection could be avoided that could otherwise cause transmission of this illness. Health authorities believed that while vector of dengue could lead to death, chikungunya caused severe joint pain. Unlike dengue, it was in no way fatal but it needed to be controlled.
According to Dr Shaikh, 3400 suspected chikungunya cases have been reported from across Sindh so far. The affected areas include the provincial capital [Karachi].
Tharparkar's health facilities are mostly managed by People's Primary Healthcare Initiative and general practitioners also serve in large numbers. The area's doctors in government facilities are treating every high-grade fever as chikungunya, which has caused panic in the area. To a question, Dr Shaikh said that the blood samples were being preserved at government facilities and its cold chain was being maintained till it reached NIH Islamabad. He denied that the samples could be contaminated during transportation from an area like Thar to Islamabad and said that evaluation of cases continued in a normal manner and cases were being reported through normal channel of focal persons for chikungunya. Our Mithi [capital of Tharparkar district] correspondent adds: Sindh Minister for Health Dr Sikandar Ali Mandhro was scheduled to arrive in Thar today [Tue 8 Aug 2017] amid reports of chikungunya outbreak.
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[2] Khyber Paktunkhwa (Hazara)
Date: Sat 5 Aug 2017
Source: The Express Tribune [edited]
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1474269/two-children-succumb-chikungunya-week/
Chikungunya virus has claimed the lives of 2 siblings in the span of a week, spreading fear of an epidemic in Haripur city [Hazara, Khyber Paktunkhwa].
The virus has so far mostly been reported in the coastal belt of the country; however, recently, some infected people travelling from Karachi brought the virus with them to the hilly areas.
Recently, 3 busloads of people came to attend a wedding in the Abbasia Mohalla [Bahawalpur district, Punjab]. Some of the guests were carrying, apart from their luggage, the chikungunya virus, said Tehsil [sub-district] Headquarters (THQ) Hospital in-charge Dr Faisal Khan, while sharing details of his investigations.
"Until recently, there were no cases of chikungunya in Haripur. However, some people coming from Karachi to attend a wedding have spread the virus," he claimed.
As a result, 2 children were infected by the virus and subsequently died, he said. The family of the deceased children were devastated, while the community is gripped by panic that the virus may spread.
Over the last fortnight, a large number of people, mostly elderly and children, have been brought to district and tehsil hospitals while displaying symptoms of chikungunya, doctors confirmed.
Officials stated that almost 70 percent of the population of Khoi Meera Village of Khanpur [Bahawalpur] had been affected by the virus, while there were widespread complaints of people suffering from high temperatures and severe body pain and headaches.
Doctors at THQ Hospital were trying to convince the people, in vain, that the life span of the virus was between 5 to 7 days and that the only medication was complete bed rest, consuming lots of fresh juices, and adopting a healthy diet with painkillers.
There is no commercial chikungunya vaccine, health officials said. However, residents of Khoi Meera Village and Abbasia Mohalla were running from one hospital to another seeking relief.
Meanwhile, Haripur's District Health Officer Dr Mushtaq Khan Tanoli said the doctors and paramedics were trying to convince the people that the virus was not fatal.
"We have also distributed as much mosquito repellent as we could from our own resources," the top doctor of Haripur said, adding that the town administration too has handed out some mosquito nets while urging the public to use them.
"We have dispatched medical teams to investigate the intensity of the chikungunya outbreak in the areas surrounding Haripur. They will collect blood samples and also inform the people about the symptoms and prevention of the disease," Dr Tanoli said.
He said that the civil administration has been urged to carry out anti-mosquito spraying and to try to drain out stagnant water to avoid spawning.
[Byline: Yawar Hayat]
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[Since the 1st cases of chikungunya were reported from Sindh in December 2016, other parts of the country including Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have also reported positive cases. To date, 32 out of 72 suspected cases from the KP province have tested positive for chikungunya infections (personal communication). - Mod.UBA
Maps of Pakistan can be seen at http://pakistanmap.facts.co/pakistanmapof/PakistanAdministrativeMap.jpg and http://healthmap.org/promed/p/140. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
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