| Cholera, diarrhea and Dysentery update (15) Afrika Asia |
In this update:
Africa
[1] Cholera - Angola (Cabinda)
[2] Cholera - Uganda (Hoima)
Asia
[3] Cholera - India (Kerala ex Karnataka) |
| Gastroenteritis – Australia: Oystrs exTasmania Request for information |
| There are fears a gastroenteritis outbreak caused by contaminated oysters in Tasmania over the Easter weekend has spread interstate. Tasmania's Director of Public Health, Dr Roscoe Taylor, confirmed on Wed 3 Apr 2013 that Victoria's health department was "investigating cases of gastro that may be related to eating Barilla Bay oysters supplied on 25 Mar 2013." |
| Hepatitis A – Belize |
| The Ministry of Health is investigating a cluster of 14 suspected cases of hepatitis A that have occurred over the last 3 weeks in Trio Village, Stann Creek District. One such case has been confirmed by laboratory testing. |
| Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (12): Haiti |
| The cholera epidemic in Haiti, which emerged in October 2010, has caused up to today [27 Mar 2013] the deaths of 8053 people, according to the Ministry of Public Health and Population. Director of Epidemiology, Laboratory and Research of the ministry, Roc Magloire, said that in nearly 2.5 years, the number of people infected has amounted to 651 250. Currently, infection levels are high in the departments of Artibonite, North, and Central, the official said to reporters. |
| Cryptosporidiosis – New Zealand Hawke's Bay |
Cryptosporidiosis – New Zealand (Hawke’s Bay) A ProMED mail post ProMED mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases Date Sat 16 Mar 2013Source Voxy Cryptosporidiosis infection cases continue to increase in Hawkes Bay with numbers now reaching |
| Cholera, diarrhea & Dysentery update (11) Afrika |
1) A Zimbabwean man found to have cholera has sparked fears of an outbreak in Limpopo. The 25-year-old man was diagnosed with the infection on Wed 13 Mar 2013, after tests conducted on him revealed he had the Vibrio cholera bacterium.
2) An influx of migrants from the countryside into the Republic of Congo's 2nd largest city, Pointe-Noire, is exacerbating a cholera outbreak that began in November 2012. The outbreak infected at least 389 and killed 10, according to the health ministry and local authorities. |
| Hepatitis E South Sudan 03_Refugee |
| Over 88 cases of hepatitis E have been reported in Doro Camp of Upper Nile State, according to a medical source. The health worker reported that in a period of 27 days the camp has reported 88 cases of hepatitis E virus infection, explaining that 5-6 cases per day are reported to various units in the camp. "We have 88 cases with 3 death cases," he said. The officer added that the 3 deceased were all women, 2 of whom were pregnant. The medical officer said that patients suffering from the disease display signs like yellow urine and eyes, joint pains, and general body weakness. |
| Hepatitis A – Mexico: Oaxaca |
| Oaxaca is on alert due to an outbreak of hepatitis. Tomas Chinas Santiago, the head of Health Jurisdiction No.5 in the Mixteca region, announced that this institute is dealing with 6 outbreaks [of hepatitis] which have been reported in its area of responsibility. It is fulfilling its responsibilities in conjunction with the population of the [affected] areas in order to avoid complications, such as have occurred in San Miguel, Monteverde, Huauapan, Santiago Tamazola, El Oro Nuxaa, Santiago Yosondua and Santa Cruz districts. |
| Cryptosporidiosis - Australia: Victoria_Outbreak linked to pools |
The Department of Health is working with public swimming pool operators in Melbourne to try to prevent a [gastroenteritis] outbreak from spreading. The department received 155 notifications of people suffering gastro last month [February 2013], which is 3 times the monthly average. The Victorian Chief Health Officer, Dr Rosemary Lester, says some of those cases have been linked to swimming pools. She says pool operators have been instructed to clean pools and increase the amount of chlorine in the water |
| Hepatitis A – Colombia: Huila |
| The Health Authorities of the Department of Huila are in a state of alert due to an outbreak of hepatitis A and of dengue fever. The Departmental Secretary of Health, Emma Constanza Sastoque, stated that outbreaks of hepatitis A and dengue have occurred in Huila and may worsen coffee worker unemployment. |
| Legionellosis – Australia: Victoria fatal, Cooling tower suspected |
| A man is dead, and 4 others have been treated in hospital after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Footscray, in Melbourne's west. |
| Legionellosis – Australia: (Victoria) Cooling Tower suspected |
Residents in Melbourne's northeast are being warned to be on high alert to flu-like symptoms after an outbreak of legionnaires' disease.
3 cases of the infection, which is acquired by breathing in water droplets containing bacteria [Legionella pneumophila], were detected in Bundoora in November [2012]. The Department of Health launched an investigation after it emerged all 3 people lived or worked in or around Bundoora. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (48): Haiti |
| The world's largest agency dealing with global migration is reporting cholera is again on the rise in Haiti. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says Haitian officials have confirmed 3593 cholera cases and another 837 suspected cases since Hurricane Sandy's [24 Oct 2012] passage. |
| Legionellosis – USA (07): (Pennsylvania) Nosocomial |
| Five people have now been sickened in the legionnaires' diseaseoutbreak linked to the water distribution system at VA [Veterans Administration] Pittsburgh Healthcare System's University Drive Campus in Oakland, a hospital official reported on Thursday [22 Nov 2012]. |
| Hepatitis E-South Sudan (03) |
| The UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] on Friday [9 Nov 2012] warned that its capacity to contain an outbreak of hepatitis E among the refugee population in South Sudan was increasingly stretched at a time when funding for its emergency operation was depleted. |
| ALegionellosis – USA (06): post-hurricane Sandy, Alert |
Hurricane Sandy and Legionnaires' disease
In the past several years, we have uncovered anecdotal cases of Legionnaires' disease associated with flooding in the US. Sporadic [cases] and outbreaks of both nosocomial and community-acquired Legionnaires' disease have occurred. In 2011, excessive rainfall plus flooding in Pittsburgh were followed by sporadic community-acquired Legionnaires' disease plus a dramatic outbreak in 2 neighboring nursing homes in which 15 patients contracted the disease over a period of 2 weeks. Legionella in the tap water of both nursing homes matched that of the patients. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (46): Haiti, Dominican Republic |
| The Haitian capital saw a small increase in the number of people infected by cholera after last week's destructive rains from Hurricane Sandy [22 Oct 2012], an international medical group said Friday [2 Nov 2012]. Doctors Without Borders said the group's 5 cholera treatment centers had at least 457 patients Mon 29 Oct 2012. There were 500 patients on Tue 30 Oct 2012. Spokesman Mathieu Fortoul said the number of cholera patients had since dropped, with the group's clinics having about 430 patients Friday |
| Legionellosis – Germany (Baden-Weurttemberg) |
| The energy company EnBW confirmed that on Friday [12 Oct 2012] the health department investigated the company's cooling tower in connection with the recent legionellosis outbreak and has taken samples. These samples will now be tested by the country's health department. "Also, it is assumed that the power plant may not be the source of the contamination; the health department has to check all potential sources," said the EnBW press office on Friday night [12 Oct 2012]. "The health department has to investigate all potential sources of infection to get reliable results." |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (45): Cuba |
| 4 weeks after the Cuban government announced that an outbreak of cholera in the eastern part of the island was over, there are unconfirmed reports of new cases popping up in 2 small towns. 27 cases were reported in the municipality of San Luis, in the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba, and 19 more in the Bahia Honda municipality [Artemisa province] 35 miles [56 km] west of Havana. |
| Leptospirosis – Belgium: (Luxembourg) boy scouts, muskrat |
| On Mon 20 Aug 2012, the Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre in Brussels (CODA-CERVA) was contacted by the official Health Inspectorate (Control of infectious diseases) of the Walloon region to investigate an outbreak of leptospirosis in boys attending a scout camp. |
| Seven confirmed dead in Liboi due to cholera outbreak |
| The government has dispatched medical officers to Liboi along the Kenya-Somalia border where a Cholera outbreak has killed 11 Kenyans and an estimated 20 Somalis in villages along the border in the neighboring country. |
| Cholera Outbreak Kills Three; Over 200 People Affected |
| Three people have been confirmed dead in the latest numbers released by the Health directorate of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. More than 200 cases have also been recorded in the past one month. Health officials say the soaring numbers of cholera cases calls for urgent pragmatic action. |
| Legionellosis –Spain (07): (Catalonia) More Cases |
| The Public Health Agency has already recorded 14 persons affected in the current legionellosis outbreak detected in Blanes 2 weeks ago. There are 11 male and 3 female patients between 47 and 82 years old, 4 more affected subjects compared to one week ago. |
| Legionellosis - Canada (08): (Quebec), fatal, cooling tower |
| Public health authorities say they have identified the source of Quebec City's outbreak of Legionnaires' disease: an office building in the provincial capital. They say samples taken from a cooling tower in a building on St-Joseph Street in Quebec City's lower-town area match the genetic fingerprint of the strain of _Legionella_ bacteria found in patients who've been treated. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (43): Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti |
| In this update: [1] Cholera - Cuba (Artemis Province); [2] Cholera - Dominican Republic (Santiago Province); [3] Cholera - Haiti. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (41): Cuba |
| Cuba's government declared Tue 28 Aug 2012, that health workers had eradicated a cholera outbreak that infected 417 people and killed 3, according to a statement from the country's Health Ministry. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (42): Africa |
| A fierce cholera epidemic is spreading through the coastal slums of West Africa, killing hundreds and sickening many more in one of the worst regional outbreaks in years, health experts said. Cholera, transmitted through contact with contaminated feces, was made worse in 2012 by an exceptionally rainy season that flooded the sprawling shantytowns in Freetown and Conakry, the capitals of Sierra Leone and neighboring Guinea. |
| Legionellosis – Canada (07): (Quebec) Fatal L.Pneumophila, more cases |
| Dr. Francois Desbiens, Regional Directorate of Health (PRSP) of the National Capital reported on Friday 14 Sep 2012, 3 new cases of legionellosis. The total is now 180 cases, including 13 deaths. The new cases are people whose symptoms began before or shortly after the disinfection of cooling towers. Therefore, the PRSP considers that the outbreak is still under control. The authorities continue to assert that the source of contamination is a cooling tower. |
| Gastroenteritis – New Zealand: (Canterbury) Waterborne |
| Gastroenteritis – New Zealand (Canterbury) Waterborne A ProMED mail post ProMED mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases . Date Fri 24 Aug 2012 Source New Zealand Herald edited Residents in a small rural |
| Vibrio Vulnificus – USA: (Florida) Fatal |
| Vibrio Vulnificus – USA (Florida) Fatal A ProMED mail post, http promedmail.org, ProMED mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases isid.org. Date Tue 14 Aug 2012 Source Bay News 9 Hillsborough County (FL) health officials |
| Legionellosis, Canada (05): (Quebec), Fatal, More cases, request for information |
| The death toll from the outbreak of Legionnaires' disease increased by one to a total of 9 in Quebec City on Wednesday [29 Aug 2012], as public-health authorities sought additional help in their inspection of buildings that are suspected of harbouring the deadly Legionella bacteria. |
| Legionellosis –USA (04): (Illinois) Fatal, more cases, Hotel Fountain |
| A third visitor to a downtown hotel earlier this summer has died after contracting Legionnaires' disease, city officials announced Friday. Media in Ireland are reporting that the man was a retired plumber who was in Chicago to celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary when he apparently contracted the disease. |
| Cholera: West Africa’s recurring nightmare |
| West Africa is facing its worst cholera outbreak in years. The water borne disease, which causes severe vomiting and diarrhea, is spreading through coastal slums with more than 20,000 cases this year. Guinea and Ghana are among the affected. |
| Legionellosis - UK (10); (England) Request for information |
| 7 people are being treated for Legionnaires' disease in an outbreak in Stoke-on-Trent. Those affected are 6 men and a woman, aged between their late 40s and 75, health officials said; 2 men in their 70s are described as "stable," and the other patients are said to be "improving." |
| Norovirus – UK (02): (Scotland), Open water swimmers, comment |
| Outbreaks of norovirus (NV) infection have been linked to recreational fresh water activities before [1, 2], and such outbreaks are likely to be more common than previously recognised. |
| Norovirus – UK: (Scotland), Open water swimmers |
| 57 sick; norovirus strikes Scottish swimmers. Over 50 people took ill after taking part in an open water swimming event at Strathclyde Loch. |
| Norovirus, oysters –Taiwan ex Korea |
| The Department of Health published the final investigation report of the large foodborne outbreak in a well known chain buffet restaurant. |
| Jaundice – India (03): (Maharashtra), Kolhapur, Hepatitis E Confirmed |
| The state has invoked the Epidemic Diseases Act in the textile town of Ichalkaranji in the wake of 12 hepatitis E deaths and over 4085 people infected in a month. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (22); Haiti |
Despite the decline, the Haitian government and health organizations must continue focusing efforts on stemming the outbreak as the height of the hurricane season nears, said Thierry Goffeau, head of mission for Doctors Without Borders in Haiti. |
| Legionellosis – USA (02): (Maryland) |
The Worcester County Health Department confirms an outbreak of Legionnaire's disease at an Ocean City condo complex. We're told 2 unrelated individuals came down with the bacterial infection. And after an investigation, health officials found both people stayed at the Sea Watch Condominiums within the past 9 months. |
| Swimmer’s itch – United states (Nebraska) |
People hoping to take a swim at the Mormon Island Recreation Area may have to wait a while, after a possible outbreak of swimmer's itch has closed the beach and swimming area indefinitely. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (19); Afrika, Asia |
| Over 4000 cases and 64 deaths have been recorded nationwide following the cholera outbreak that hit the country during the 1st quarter of 2012, according to available statistics. |
| Legionellosis – UK (07); (Scotland) |
| Inspectors investigating the Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Edinburgh have served an improvement notice on a 2nd cooling tower. |
| Legionellosis – UK (04): (Scotland) More cases, fatal |
| NHS [National Health Service] Lothian has said it could take until the weekend before the extent of the outbreak is known. Health secretary Nicola Sturgeon said the suspected source was environmental contamination. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (16): Haiti, serotype switch |
| On 20 Oct 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the 1st time in more than a century. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (18): Haiti, Dominican Republic |
| Up to 250 000 people are at risk from cholera during Haiti's hurricane season, warns children's charity Plan International. |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (17): Afrika, Asia |
| The United Nations humanitarian agency has warned of a cholera outbreak in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and south central Somalia due to unhygienic living conditions, Press TV reports. |
| Vibrio vulnificus, fatal – china: (Hong Kong) |
| An 84-year-old woman who cut herself while descaling a fish has died from water-borne Vibrio vulnificu_ bacteria [infection], the Centre for Health Protection said last night [29 May 2012]. |
| Legionellosis – New Zealand (03): (Auckland) Fatal |
| Public health officials are bracing for more cases of legionnaires' disease in Auckland. |
| CHOLERA, DIARRHEA AND DYSENTERY UPDATE 2012 (13): DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI |
| The cholera epidemic may be making a comeback in the Dominican Republic. |
| Cryptosporidiosis, waterpark – USA (Minnesota) |
| 97 people have reported cases of cryptosporidiosis since last month's outbreak at Edgewater Resort and Water Park in Duluth. |
| Legionellosis – New Zealand: (Auckland) |
| About 300 Auckland buildings may be affected by a major outbreak of the potentially fatal legionnaires' disease. More >> |
| Legionellosis – Spain (04): (Alicante), Hotel |
The Valencian health authorities have today confirmed 2 new cases of Legionnaire's disease connected to the recent outbreak in Calpe, bringing the total number of cases to 18. More >> |
| Legionellosis – Italy: (Rome) Dental Exposure |
| ( 2012-03-12) Doctors on Friday reported the first known case of legionnaires’ disease, a rare infection usually linked to faulty air conditioning and hot water systems, that was caused by a visit to the dentist. More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 |
| (2012-02-19) The Ministry of Health says that although cholera is now declared an epidemic in DRC [Democratic Republic of the Congo], Rwanda was not under threat and that imported cases were being contained. More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (02): Ethiopia ex Somalia, suspected, Request |
| (2012-01-24) The United Nations refugee agency [UNHCR] voiced its concern over reports of 2 suspected polio cases this week among Somali refugees living in camps in Ethiopia and 3 cases in the surrounding community. More >> |
| Legionellosis – Spain: (Alicante) Hotel |
| (2012-01-19) This alert advises of a possible outbreak of legionnaires’ disease associated with a hotel in Calpe, Costa Blanca, Spain. More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2012 (3) |
| (2012-02-01) On 5 Jan 2012, the Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) lit up abruptly with reports of 200 cases of cholera and 17 fatalities ..... More> |
| Cholera, Diarrhea and Dysentery update 2012 (02): Haiti (Grand’anse) |
| (2012-01-25) On 5 Jan 2012, the Haiti Epidemic Advisory System (HEAS) lit upabruptly with reports of 200 cases of cholera and 17 fatalities ..... More>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide: 2011 New Cases |
| (2012-01-17) In this report: [1] Worldwide - 2011 data as of 5 Jan 2011..... More>> |
| HEPATITIS E - INDIA (2): (GUJARAT), WATER-BORNE |
| (2012-01-17) Hepatitis E cases on rise in Mehsana town. More>> |
| Legionellosis- USA (07): (Northeast, Mid-Atlantic Regions) Increased Incidence |
| (2012-01-17) Legionnaires' disease, a [type] of pneumonia, is on the rise in New England this year [2011] ..... More>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (19): China, Pakistan, Global |
| (2012-01-17) Polio cases reach 20 in Xinjiang. More>> |
| Hepatitis A – India: (Kerala) Monsoon Related |
| (2012-01=-17) Sharp rise in waterborne diseases in Kochi district of Kerala state. More>> |
| Legionellosis – USA (08): (Virgin Islands) Hotels |
| (2012-01-17) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] has linked 5 past cases of Legionnaires' disease ..... More>> |
| Hepatitis A – Estonia (05): (Viljandi) |
| (2011-11-24) I omitted to mention [in my previous comment [Hepatitis A - Estonia (03): (VD) comment 20110915.2809] that most of the cases being diagnosed ..... More >> |
| Legionellosis – USA (04): (Maryland) Fatal, Hotel |
| (2011-11-24) Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) Laboratories Administration testing confirmed the presence of ..... More >> |
| Legionellosis – USA (7) |
| (2011-11-22) Pasco County public health authorities are trying to determine what may have caused 3 cases of Legionnaires' disease. More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (36) |
| (2011-11-22) An aid official in Haiti says clinics in the capital are seeing a worrisome jump in the number of cholera patients. More >> |
| Legionellosis – UK ex Greece (02): Travelers. Request for information |
| (2011-11-22) Another 3 cases of Legionnaires' disease have been confirmed in UK residents who have visited Corfu ..... More >> |
| Legionellosis – Canada: (Ontario) Increased Incidence |
| (2011-11-22) The number of cases of Legionnaires' disease reported in Ontario is higher than usual this year [2011] ..... More >> |
| Legionellosis – USA (06): (Florida) Fatal |
| (2011-11-22) Pasco County public health authorities are trying to determine what may have caused 3 cases of Legionnaires' disease. More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (35): Haiti |
| (2011-11-22) An aid official in Haiti says clinics in the capital are seeing a worrisome jump in the number of cholera patients.An aid official in Haiti says clinics in the capital are seeing a worrisome jump in the number of cholera patients. More >> |
| Vibrio Vulnificus, Fatal – Taiwan: (Taichung), Raw Oysters |
(2011-09-09) A Taichung hospital warned the public Friday [9 Sep 2011] to make sure to fully cook seafood at barbecues after a man recently died 48 hours upon swallowing a single raw oyster. Read More >>
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| Legionellosis – Italy: (Verona) Travelers |
(2011-09-08) According to the European CDC, 11 confirmed cases of legionellosis have been reported in travelers returning from the northern town of Lazise, Verona Province (Veneto Region) since July 2011. More >> |
| Legionellosis – Australia (03): ex Indonesia (Bali) Alert |
(2011-07-07) A warning has been issued for people who
have recently returned from holidays in Bali after a 2nd person was
diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease within a week. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (14); Haiti, Dominican Republic |
(2011-07-07) The situation in Port-au-Prince continues
to deteriorate. Most of the contacted cholera treatment centers
(CTCs) report that they are at full capacity ..... More
>> |
| Cholera 075 – USA: (Florida) Raw Oysters, warning |
(2011-07-07) As many as 11 people have reported getting
sick from eating raw oysters contaminated with cholera bacteria in
northern Florida, officials said on Tuesday, 10 May 2011. More
>> |
| Schistosomiasis – Philippines: (Leyte) |
(2011-07-06) Schistosomiasis grips villages in Leyte
town ..... More
>> |
| Hepatitis E Virus – Uganda: Karamoja |
(2011-07-06) With the [ebolavirus] issue appearing to
be over, health authorities are battling at least one, maybe 2
different outbreaks [of hepatitis E] in Karamoja. More
>> |
| Schistosomiasis - Philippines (02): Background |
(2011-07-06) The following background data on
schistosomiasis in the Philippines are abstracted from the Gideon
e-book series. [1,2] (Primary references available on request). More
>> |
| Legionellosis, Fatal UK (02): (Scotland) |
(2011-07-06) Wishaw Sports Centre closed its doors last
week after the bug, which can cause the potentially fatal
Legionnaires' disease ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis; fatal – UK (Scotland) |
(2011-07-06) Health officials have issued a warning for
the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area and begun an "urgent
investigation" after uncovering a 5th case of Legionella pneumonia.
More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (08): Chad |
(2011-07-06) The WPV3 outbreak has been ongoing since
November 2007, and Chad is therefore considered to have
re-established WPV3 transmission. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (07): update |
(2011-07-06) The Global Polio Eradication Initiative
(GPEI) was launched in 1988. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (11) Haiti, UN report |
(2011-06-16) 10 months after the devastating earthquake
of 12 Jan 2010, cholera appeared in Haiti for the 1st time in
nearly a century. More
>> |
| Acanthamoeba encephalitis – Taiwan: 2008, first report |
(2011-06-16) The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
[Taiwan] under the Department of Health [Taiwan] yesterday [26 Apr
2011] confirmed the 1st case of encephalitis caused by Acanthamoeba
spp in Taiwan. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (05): Cote d’ivorire, Pakistan |
(2011-06-16) Cote d'Ivoire is experiencing an outbreak
of wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3) with 3 new cases reported with
onset of paralysis on 27 Jan, 24 Feb and 27 Feb this year [2011].
More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (05): Cote D’ivoire, Pakistan |
(2011-06-09) Genetic sequencing of the isolated viruses
show that they are linked to WPV3 last detected in mid-2008 in
northern Nigeria. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (08): Americas, Asia |
(2011-05-19) As of 28 Mar 2011, cholera outbreak
numbers at a glance ..... More
>> |
| NDM-1 Carrying enterobacteriaceae – India: (New Delhi) Water Supply |
(2011-05-19) A gene that makes bugs highly resistant to
almost all known antibiotics has been found in bacteria in water
supplies in New Delhi ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (04): {Pakistan), Nigeria, world |
(2011-05-19) The World Health Organization (WHO) said
on [30 Mar 2011], 4 new cases of wild poliovirus type 1 have been
reported in Pakistan, bringing the total for 2011 to 24. More
>> |
| Legionellosis, hotel UK (03): (Scotland) |
(2011-04-13) The [Landmark] hotel's leisure club and
spa have been off limits since [17 Mar 2011] after staff and guests
reported feeling unwell with flu-like symptoms ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (06): Americas, Asia |
(2011-04-13) The [death] toll due to cholera in Haiti
has reached 4672, since the 1st case was detected in October 2010,
an official report said. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (05): Africa |
(2011-04-13) About 5614 cholera cases with 69 deaths
have been recorded nationwide by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). More
>> |
| Legionellosis, hotel – UK (Scotland) |
(2011-04-13) A man is in hospital with the potentially
fatal Legionnaires' disease after using the leisure centre at a
4-star hotel in Dundee. More
>> |
| Legionellosis, Nosocomial – USA (OHIO) |
(2011-03-30) Miami Valley Hospital [MVH] has discovered
bacteria in its water system, according to hospital officials. More
>> |
| Legionellosis – USA (02): (California) Conference |
(2011-03-30) Los Angeles County health officials said
Tuesday [15 Feb 2011] that the number of people who have fallen ill
after a 4-day conference that culminated ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis, Nosocomial – USA (02) (OHIO) |
(2011-03-30) A 9th Miami Valley Hospital patient has
tested positive for legionnaires' disease, and one more possible
case is pending test results ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyletiis – Worldwide (03): Republic of congo Pakistan, Afrika |
(2011-03-30) On [4 Nov 2010], a case of wild poliovirus
type 1 (WPV1) was confirmed in a resident of the port city ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis, Nosocomial – USA (03): (Ohio) |
(2011-03-29) Test results made public Monday [14 Mar
2011] show the hot water system in Miami Valley Hospital's new
12-story addition harbored Legionella bacteria ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Venezuela (04): ex Domincan Republic Banquet |
(2011-03-01) The government of Venezuela has said that
it had contained a cholera outbreak that at its peak sickened .....
More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (04) |
(2011-03-01) Haiti's cholera outbreak appears to be
diminishing nationwide but the death rate in rural areas remains
alarmingly high ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – USA (03) (New York) ex Dominican Republic Banquet |
(2011-03-01) City officials confirmed on Sat 5 Feb
2011, the 1st known cases of cholera in New York since the outbreak
of the disease in Haiti in 2010. More
>> |
| Legionellosis – USA: (California) Conference, |
(2011-03-01) Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion has come
under the scanner after more than 80 guests at a party there became
sick ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (32): India (West Bengal |
(2011-03-01) New polio case forces fresh drive in 5
districts. More
>>
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| Cholera – Venezuele (03): ex Dominican Republic Banquet, Lobster |
(2011-02-17) Venezuelan health minister Eugenia Sader
said Fri 28 Jan 2011 that 111 people went to the hospital to be
checked for cholera ..... More
>> |
| Rift Valley Fever Ovine – South Africa (02) Vaccination Policy, request for information |
(2011-02-01) The Western Cape Provincial Veterinary
Services has reported a case of Rift Valley fever [RVF] in the
Great Brak River area. More
>> |
| Cute Flaccid Paralysis – Haiti (02): ? Post Cholera, request for |
(2011-02-01) The report highlights additional
cases beyond the 5 cases the HEAS (Haiti Epidemic Advisory System)
brought to their initial attention. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2011 (02) |
(2011-02-01) Haiti's cholera death toll has risen to
3759, government figures showed Thu 13 Jan 2011, but daily
fatalities linked to the persistent..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis – Australia (02) ex Indonesia (Bali) Alert |
(2011-02-01) The Department of Health has been notified
of a 4th Western Australian diagnosed with legionnaires' disease
following travel..... More
>> |
| Undiagnosed disease Fatal – Papua New Guinea; Northern, Request for information |
(2011-02-01) Ten people have died reportedly from an
unknown disease in remote villages along the Owen Stanley Range in
Northern..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis – new Zealand: (Canterbury) Potting Soil, alert |
(2011-01-17) A record spike in the number of people
with legionnaires' disease has prompted the Canterbury District
Health Board ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis-Australia: (Western Australia, Victoria) ex Indonesia (Bali)) |
(2011-01-17) There have now been 10
laboratory-confirmed cases of legionnaires' disease due to
Legionella pneumophila ..... More
>> |
| 16 new hepatitis A cases registered in Haskovo, Southern Bulgaria |
(2011-01-17) Haskovo: 16 new cases of hepatitis A have
been registered in the hospital in the southern town of Haskovo. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (30) |
(2011-01-10) There has been a rise in the number of
cholera cases in President Robert Mugabe's home district in Zvimba
in northern Zimbabwe. More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (32): Haiti, Dominican Republic |
(2011-01-06) Haiti's cholera death toll has soared in
recent days with 3333 people dead, official figures show. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (31): Democratic Republik of the Congo |
(2011-01-05) In a mail dated [9 Dec 2010], Dr Matthieu
Bikoko, a local [physician], working for a Belgian NGO, Memisa,
reported: *"Yesterday, I participated in an epidemiological
surveillance meeting ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (29): update and Dominican Republic |
(2011-01-06) Haiti's cholera toll has passed 2500,
official figures showed Sunday [19 Dec 2010], dashing hopes the
fatality ...... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (28): update & Dominican Republic |
(2011-01-04) A total of 2323 people have died and 104
614 have been sickened so far in the cholera epidemic besieging
Haiti since mid-October 2010, authorities said Mon 13 Dec 2010. More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (27): Update(1) |
(2011-01-03) Since the beginning of the epidemic (19
Nov 2010), 93 222 people were infected with cholera and treated
..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (27): Update |
(2011-01-03) Since the beginning of the epidemic (19
Nov 2010), 93 222 people were infected with cholera and treated
..... More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (29): India (Delhi) |
(2011-01-03) Poliovirus has been detected in Delhi's
sewage triggering fears that the disease might spread. More
>> |
| Hepatitis A – Pakistan: (Azad Kashmir |
(2011-01-03) As a result of poor hygiene standards and
the lack of awareness campaigns, hepatitis A is fast spreading in
Azad Jammu and Kashmir ..... More
>> |
| Cryptosporidiosis – Sweden (02): (Jamtland) |
(2011-01-03) 2 percent of adult patients with diarrhea
(2000 publication), 24 percent of untreated surface water supplies
in 1996 ..... More
>> |
| Cryptosporidiosis – Sweden: (JAMTLAND) |
(2011-01-03) The Swedish Institute for Infectious
Disease Control, SMI, has Monday [29 Nov 2010] analyzed drinking
water and samples from the water ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (26): update |
(2011-01-03) The number of deaths from the cholera
epidemic afflicting Haiti since mid-October 2010 has risen to 1721
..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (25): update |
(2011-01-03) The death toll from Haiti's cholera
epidemic rose to 1603 on Thu 25 Nov 2010, up from 1415 just 2 days
previously ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (28) republic of congo, Asia, Russia |
(2011-01-03) Type 1 wild poliovirus and putative
enterovirus 109 in an outbreak of acute flaccid paralysis in Congo,
Oct-Nov 2010. More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (23): update |
(2011-01-03) The epidemic in Haiti could easily get
worse despite efforts to control it, say the US Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (20) update, Dominican Republic confirmed Alert |
(2011-01-03) The cholera outbreak in Haiti has spread
across the border to the Dominican Republic and ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (21) uSA (Florida) |
(2011-01-03) A woman who recently returned to Florida
from Haiti has been diagnosed with cholera ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis Spain (05) Madrid |
(2011-01-03) According to reports from the Madrid
Health Council, last 1 Nov 2010, a person died in Madrid as a
result of legionellosis ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (18) update |
(2011-01-03) The death toll in Haiti's cholera epidemic
has reached more than 900, the government reported Sun 14 Nov 2010
..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (28) |
(2010-12-21) The Ministry of Health, on Tuesday [9 Nov
2010], confirmed that a 41 year old African woman had become the
1st cholera case in Saudi Arabia. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis worldwide (27); Republic of congo Who |
(2010-12-21) As of 9 Nov 2010, 184 cases of acute
flaccid paralysis and 85 deaths have been reported from the site
..... More
>> |
| Cholera outbreak kills five as 103 are infected in northeastern Uganda, October 27, 2010 |
(2010-12-21) A Cholera out break in the northeastern
Ugandan district of Nakapiripirit has killed five people ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (15): (Artibonite) HOLERA – |
(2010-12-21) A 3 week old cholera epidemic that has
killed more than 640 people in Haiti is spreading quickly ..... More
>> |
| Cholera –Haiti (16): update |
(2010-12-21) Haiti's cholera outbreak has spread to the
country's capital, where 10 deaths raised the number ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (17): update |
(2010-12-21) Medical workers in Haiti on Friday [12 Nov
2010] called the upward trend in deaths and illnesses in the
cholera ..... More
>> |
| Contaminated water sickens CHC patients, staff |
(2010-12-21) A number of employees and patients at the
Commonwealth Health Center were stricken with diarrhea last week
..... More
>> |
| Measles, leptospirosis cases in Philippines rising |
(2010-12-21) MANILA, Philippines - The Department of
Health (DOH) is alarmed over the rising number of measles and .....
More
>> |
| Chad: Cholera epidemic still far from over |
(2010-12-21) As cholera continues in Chad, cross-border
movements and basic conditions aid the spread of the disease. More
>> |
| Haitian hospitals overrun as cholera toll climbs, experts fear illness will spread abroad |
(2010-12-21) The death toll in Haiti's cholera epidemic
climbed yesterday, reaching 800, according to a United States .....
More
>> |
| Congo polio outbreak kills 97 |
(2010-12-21) BRENDAN TREMBATH: The World Health
Organization is about to start a mass vaccination drive in three
central African countries ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (12): Further Spread |
(2010-11-24) A doctor in Haiti's capital,
Port-au-Prince, says she has seen cases of suspected cholera,
sparking fears that the epidemic has spread to the city. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (27) |
(2010-11-24) At least 16 people have died and hundreds
more are ill after a fresh cholera outbreak in eastern Zimbabwe
..... More
>> |
| Cholera, Haiti (13): Port-au-Prince, confirmed |
(2010-11-24) A cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti's
capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in
Port-au-Prince ..... More
>> |
| Cholera –Haiti (14): update, suspected dominican Republic Spread |
(2010-11-24) Officials with the United Nations (UN)
confirmed that the cholera epidemic in Haiti has spread from the
countryside ..... More
>> |
| Cholera outbreak kills five as 103 are infected in northeastern Uganda |
(2010-11-24) A Cholera out break in the northeastern
Ugandan district of Nakapiripirit has killed five people and .....
More
>> |
| 39 now affected by Legionnaires' disease in Madrid outbreak |
(2010-11-19) Five new cases of Legionnaires'
disease (legionella) have been diagnosed in Madrid in the last 24
hours ..... More
>> |
| Jamaica's 1851 cholera outbreak |
(2010-11-19) In the digital collection of the United
States National Library of Medicine, I found an interesting .....
More
>> |
| Scientists warn of new polio virus strain |
(2010-11-19) MRI image of the brainstem of a paralysed
child, showing brainstem encephalitis ..... More
>> |
| Cameroon continues battling cholera outbreaks |
(2010-11-19) The Public Health Ministry reported 10
days ago that the outbreaks since May in the extreme northern part
..... More
>> |
| U.N. Troops Suspected of Carrying Cholera to Haiti |
(2010-11-19) Two public health experts, including an
U.N. official, said, on Wednesday, researchers have yet to
determine ..... More
>> |
| Polio in Congo |
(2010-11-19) 4 November 2010 An acute outbreak of
poliomyelitis is occurring in the Republic of Congo, with 120 cases
of acute flaccid paralysis and 58 deaths. More
>> |
| Sachet producers condemn attempts to sabotage business in Ghana |
(2010-11-19) SACHET water producers in the Western
Region are up in arms against what they see as an attempt by the
government to sabotage their business. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – wordwide (26): Republic of Congo |
(2010-11-18) An acute outbreak of poliomyelitis is
occurring in the Republic of Congo, with 120 cases of acute flaccid
paralysis and 58 deaths. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (25): importation related |
(2010-11-18) Outbreaks Following Wild Poliovirus
Importations --- Europe, Africa, and Asia, January 2009-September
2010. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (26) Republic of Congo |
(2010-11-16) An acute outbreak of poliomyelitis is
occurring in the Republic of Congo, with 120 cases of acute flaccid
paralysis and 58 deaths. More
>> |
| Leptospirosis, fatal UK (Lincolnshire), Rower |
(2010-11-16) Safety reassurances have been offered to
people who enjoy water sports on the River Witham following the
death ..... More
>> |
| Undiagnosed Paralytic illness – Republic of Congo: (Pointe-Noire), Request for information |
(2010-11-16) An epidemic similar to poliomyelitis has
been raging in Pointe-Noire, the principal economic and industrial
center of the Congo ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (09) Paho |
(2010-11-15) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) -
situation report 9: cholera outbreak in Haiti. More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (08) South Asia Origin |
(2010-11-15) Medical detectives working in Haiti
believe the original source of the bacterium that caused the recent
cholera epidemic was someplace in south Asia. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (26) |
(2010-11-15) Confirming the deaths of 2 children from
suspected cholera in Monze, district medical officer Dr Kenneth
Chibwe ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (10) Increased Cases |
(2010-11-15) The death toll from Haiti's cholera
epidemic spiked to 442 on Wednesday, 3 Nov 2010, with 105 more
deaths since ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (11): Update Pre Tropical Storm |
(2010-11-15) Earthquake-hit Haiti escaped a fresh
disaster threatened by Hurricane Tomas, but the storm caused
flooding that killed ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (24): Afrika |
(2010-11-15) Fresh polio fear hits Kano, Sokoto,
Katsina. More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (07): Strain analysis |
(2010-11-15) Scientists with the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC) have Haitian cholera bacteria ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (06): WHO |
(2010-11-15) As of 27 Oct 2010, the Ministry of Health
in Haiti (MSPP) reported 4722 cholera cases including 303 deaths.
More
>> |
| Hepatitis E, Foodborne – United Kingdom (03): England |
(2010-11-15) There are several genotypes of hepatitis E
virus [HEV]. Genotype 1 and 2 infect humans ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (23): Uganda |
(2010-11-08) Polio is back in Uganda barely a year
after the World Health Organization (WHO) ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (05): (Artibonite) |
(2010-11-02) Haiti reported 25 more cholera deaths as
UN health officials warned the epidemic was not ..... More
>> |
| Malaria – Pakistan (03) Post Flooding Risk |
(2010-11-01) Nearly 300 000 suspected malaria cases,
including some confirmed cases of a severe form of the disease
..... More
>> |
| Hepatitis E Foodborne – UK (02) (England) Background |
(2010-11-01) The recent reports from Cornwall remind us
that autochthonous cases of hepatitis E ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis – Spain (04): (Valencia) Car Wash |
(2010-11-01) The Local Health Council (Conselleria de
Sanidad) agreed that 2 car washing ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (04) (Artibonite) |
(2010-11-01) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) -
situation report 4: cholera outbreak in Haiti More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (25) |
(2010-11-01) UN officials say Nigeria has seen more
than 1500 deaths from cholera in 2010 More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (03): (L'artiboite) Port-au-Prince, 01 |
(2010-11-01) An outbreak of cholera has spread from a
rural valley in central Haiti to the nation's capital More
>> |
| Hepatitis E, foodborne – United Kingdom (England) |
(2010-11-01) Britons warned not to eat undercooked pork
More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (22): Pakistan |
(2010-10-28) The number of detected cases of polio
among children in Pakistan rose ..... More
>> |
| Cholera – Haiti (02): (Artibonite) confirmed |
(2010-10-26) Laboratory tests in Haiti have confirmed
cholera as the cause of an outbreak of severe diarrhea ...... More
>> |
| Poliomyeletis – worldwide (19): Democratic Republic of Congo |
(2010-10-26) New cases of wild polio detected in
Kasai-Occidental. More
>> |
| Oyster recall – Canada (02): (British Columbia) Norovirus confirmed |
(2010-10-26) Norovirus confirmed in BC oysters. More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis Worldwide (20): Afghanistan, Angola |
(2010-10-26) Afghanistan: polio risk from 2 directions.
More
>>
|
| Legionellosis, Fatal –UK (03): Wales |
(2010-10-26) An outbreak of legionnaires' disease,
which saw 2 deaths and 22 people infected, has been officially
declared over. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010(24) |
(2010-10-02) In face of a cholera pandemic in
resource-constrained settings ..... More
>> |
| Oyster recall - Canada: (British - Columbia), Norovirus suspected |
(2010-10-02) Oyster illness outbreak under
investigation ..... More
>> |
| Food poisoning, mussels - Italy: (Turin) request for information |
(2010-10-02) Increasing numbers of cases of people
poisoned by spoiled or contaminated mussels are occurring ..... More
>> |
| Legionellosis, fatal - UK (02): (Wales) |
(2010-10-02) It seems to me, if [the Legionnaires'
disease outbreak occurring in South Wales ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (23) |
(2010-09-16) A cholera outbreak in northern Cameroon
has killed 387 people, the Ministry of Public Health said ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (22) |
(2010-09-08) The fast-spreading cholera outbreak has
claimed 2 lives in the Federal Capital Territory ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (21): Asia |
(2010-09-03) Afghanistan's Ministry of Public Health
and the World Health Organization (WHO).... More
>> |
| Undiagnose illness Venezuela: (Aragua) Red Tide suspected |
(2010-09-03) Venezuela investigates mass poisoning More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (20) |
(2010-09-03) At least 1370 cases of cholera have been
reported in recent days in Hangu..... More
>> |
| Undiagnosed die-off, freshwater species-Bolivia: weather |
(2010-09-03) Cold empties Bolivian rivers of fish.
Antarctic cold snap kills millions of aquatic animals in the
Amazon. More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (19) |
(2010-08-30) At least 12 more people including 8
children lost their lives on Tuesday [24 Aug 2010] due.... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (18) |
(2010-08-20) At least 8 people including 2 children
died during a breakout of cholera and diarrhea after deadly.... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (17) |
(2010-008-30) The Disasters Emergency Committee has
expressed grave concern following reports of cholera.... More>> |
| Melioidosis Thailand |
(2010-08-30) An outbreak of the water-borne disease
melioidosis has infected 1307 people.... More>> |
| Cholera, Diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (15) Pakistan |
(2010-08-26) Cholera, Diarrhea and dysentery update
2010 (15) Pakistan ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, Diarrhea and Dysentery update 2010 (16) |
(2010-08-26) Unfortunately, cholera has returned to
Puerto Real (Cadiz, Andalusia). Yesterday [16 Aug 2010] ..... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (14) |
(2010-08-23) According to the head of the Community
Health Office, Dhirjung Shah, a 35 year old man, local resident of
..... More
>> |
| Poliomyelitis - worldwide (16): Tajikistan, Russia, WHO |
(2010-08-19) The Ministry of Health of the Republic of
Tajikistan has since [1 Jan 2010] reported 430 cases of polio
following ..... More
>> |
| Campylobacteriosis - USA (02): (Montana) Summer Resort |
(2010-08-19) County and state health officials on
Friday [30 Jul 2010] said several people have become ill after
consuming water ..... More
>> |
| Cyanobacteria, Canine, Human - USA: (Ohio) |
(2010-08-19) Ohio health officials are investigating
whether 9 people who reported suffering from stomachaches ..... More
>> |
| Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, Oysers USA : (WASHINGTON) |
(2010-08-19) Several cases of illness from eating raw
oysters and lab detection of bacteria that can ..... More
>> |
| Poliomyletis - Worldwide (17): Angola, Request for information |
(2010-08-19) Minister says there isn't an outbreak of
polio. More
>> |
| Cholera, Diarrhea and Dysentery update 2010 (13): Afrika |
(2010-08-19) Since May 2010, the Far North Region of
Cameroon has experienced a severe cholera outbreak, the country's
biggest outbreak in the last 10 years. More
>> |
| Cluster of Legionnaires |
(2010-07-08) Cluster of Legionnaires 'disease
associated with a public whirlpool Spa, France, April - May 2010.
More
>> |
| Causes of Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water in the United States from 1971 to 2006 (article CMR) |
(2010-07-19) Interesting article. You can find more
information about this article... More
>> |
| Legionellosis – Spain (03): Barcelona |
(2010-08-16) A total of 43 Vallgorguina residents have
been affected by an outbreak of Pontiac fever, stated the mayor,
Joan Mora. More
>> |
| Legionellosis – Spain (02): (Alicante) |
(2010-07-19) The Public Health Council has identified
the source of the most recent Legionella outbreak occurring in
Alcoy, which has already affected 9 persons... More
>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (11): |
(2010-07-08) Papua New Guineans have been sternly urged to forego all burial rituals when handling... More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (13): Tajikistan, Russia |
(2010-07-08) Polio outbreak in Tajikistan raises risk of reigniting spread elsewhere... More >> |
| Hepatitis E Virus – USA (02): Background |
(2010-07-08) Although less recognized than other forms of viral hepatitis, several studies have suggested that hepatitis E virus infection... More >> |
| Hepatitis E Virus – USA (Texas) Fatal |
(2010-07-08) Health officials say 2 cases of hepatitis E, thought rare in the United States, have been reported in Texas and blamed for one death. More >> |
| Giardiasis – New Zealand |
(2010-07-08) Giardia cases have risen almost 50 per cent nationwide in the past 3 months, with concerns about an outbreak in the Wellington [capital] region. More >> |
| Cholera outbreaks in Africa & Asia - news from The Travel Clinic |
(2010-01-07) Countries in Africa and Asia are reporting several outbreaks of Cholera disease, diarrhoea and dysentery, warns The Travel Clinic. More >> |
| Legionellosis – Spain (Alicante) |
(2010-15-06) There is a new outbreak of Legionnaires Disease in Alcoy, where 4 cases have already been confirmed. More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – Worldwide (12): Russia, Tajikistan |
(2010-06-15) Laboratory tests have proved polio diagnosis in 2 Tajik children in Russia's Urals Chelyabinsk region More >> |
| Poliomyelitis –worldwide (11): Russia ex Uzbekistan, request for information |
(2010-06-14) The Sverdlovsk Rospotrebnadzor [Russian Federal Agency for Protection of Consumer Rights and Human Welfare] confirmed More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (10): Africa |
(2010-06-02) 4 persons lost their lives following an outbreak of cholera at Ibwa community in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory. More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010(09): Americas |
(2010-05-31) A possible epidemic that causes fever, vomiting and diarrhea in young children has been reported More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (08): Asia |
(2010-05-26) Papua New Guinea's Minister of Health has declared a public health emergency in Central Province More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (10): Tajikistan, Russia ex Tajikistan |
(2010-05-26) According to Shamsidin Jabirov, the head of the National Immunization Centre More >> |
| E. Colivtec Non -0157 – USA (03): O145, Lettuce, Recall |
(2010-05-06) Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling products containing romaine lettuce with a use by date of 12 May 2010 or earlier More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (06): Tajikistan, Who |
(29-04-2010) 171 cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been reported by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tajikistan from January (2010) to present. More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (05): Tajikistan, request for information |
(29-04-2010) On 23 Apr 2010, the World Health Organisation announced the confirmation of wild poliovirus serotype 1 (WPV1) in 7 samples from children with More >> |
| Hepatitis A – Russia: Moscow |
(28-04-2010) The incidence of hepatitis [A] virus infection has increased markedly in Moscow. An increasing number of cases of hepatitis A and acute intestinal More >> |
| Poliomyelitis – worldwide (04): Tajikistan, Uzbekistan suspected |
(24-04-2010) The following information has been sent by our health specialists fromTajikistan: More >> |
| Poliomyelitis - worldwide (03): Taijkistan, request for information |
(22-04-2010) Russia is ready to help Tajikistan in the fight against the polio outbreak in response to an outbreak of polio reported in Tajikistan More >> |
| Norovirus, oysters – united states of Amerika (02): Louisiana |
(15-04-2010) A new report by the CDC [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] confirmed a new strain of norovirus, which, in Louisiana, "has sickened More >> |
| Hepatitis A – Mexico: (Guanajuato) |
(08-04-2010) Compared with 2009, this year the [number of] cases of hepatitis in the city have increased by over 50 percent, according to More >> |
| Hepatitis A, Dental College - India: (Mumbai) |
(06-04-2010) Around 17 students staying at the Government Dental College Hostel at CST [Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus have been suffering from hepatitis A [virus infection] in the last few days, due More>> |
| Norovirus, Oysters – United States of America: (Lousiana) |
(04-04-2010) After at least 38 people became sick after eating raw oysters during the past month [March 2010], Louisiana's seafood More>> |
| Norovirus, oysters Europe: (United Kingdom, Norway, France, Sweden, Denmark) |
(25-03-2010) This paper describes several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in More>> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (07) Asia, |
(18-03-2010) A 28-year-old woman in Tay Ho district was hospitalized at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases on 12 Mar 2010 in serious condition, but More >> |
| Cholera, diarrhea and dysentery update 2010 (05): Asia, Africa |
According to Yonhap News, Korean health authorities on Friday [19 Feb 2010] confirmed the country's 1st cholera patient of 2010 More >> |
| Hepatitis E Virus - India: (Himachal Pradesh) |
More than 160 people in the Himachal Pradesh state capital [Shimla] have tested positive for hepatitis E [virus infection] More >> |