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Hemorrhagic Fever -- BrazilFor the 1st time in 20 years, Brazil health authorities are reporting a confirmed case of Brazilian hemorrhagic fever.During this 20-year period, there were 4 cases in humans, 3 cases acquired in a sylvan environment in the state of Sao Paulo, and one due to infection in a laboratory environment in Para.The disease is considered to be extremely rare and highly lethal, and treatment is according to the patient's clinical condition and symptoms.The disease incubation period is long…

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Yellow Fever -- NigeriaOf the 141 suspected yellow fever cases in Jos North, Wase, Bassa, Kanam and Riyom Local Governments of Plateau State, 25 cases have been confirmed.Following the yellow fever outbreak, the rapid response team from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja and National Primary Healthcare Development Agency was dispatched to the state for analysis and investigation.Briefing the State Commissioner of Health, Dr. Lar Ndam alongside other stakeholders, the leader of the response team,…

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African Swine Fever -- SerbiaInformation received on 17 Jan 2020 from Dr Emina Milakara, DVM, Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management, Belgrade, SerbiaSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 3 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 3 Jan 2020Report date: 17 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 17 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseCausal agent: African swine fever virusNature of diagnosis: laboratory…

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Canine distemper -- United StatesA safety reminder regarding how to handle animals infected with distemper came out of Frankfort [Thu 16 Jan 2020].The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed 3 raccoons found within city limits tested positive for distemper in December [2019].Distemper is caused by a virus and often occurs in raccoons, gray foxes, coyotes and, occasionally, skunks.Common symptoms in infected animals include respiratory distress, coughing, sneezing, watery discharge from the eyes and…

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Avian Influenza -- UkraineInformation received on [and dated] on 20 Jan 2020 from Dr Andrii Zhuk, First Deputy Head, Department for Food Safety and Veterinary Medicine, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Kiev, UkraineSummaryReport type: immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 18 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 19 Jan 2020Report date: 20 Jan 2020Date submitted to OIE: 20 Jan 2020Reason for notification: recurrence of a listed diseaseDate of previous…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaSecond case of imported new coronavirus pneumonia confirmed in Shanghai. The patient is a 35-year-old male resident in Shanghai. He went to Wuhan on the evening of [8 Jan 2020] and returned to Shanghai on [11 Jan 2020]. He developed fever, cough, and runny nose. He was admitted to the hospital for isolation and treatment after attending a fever clinic on [16 Jan 2020]. After detection by the city's disease control department, the new coronavirus nucleic acid test result was positive. Expert…

A Washington state man returning from Wuhan, the outbreak's epicenter, was hospitalized in good condition. The newly discovered virus can cause coughing, fever, breathing difficulty, and pneumonia. …

On 20 January 2020, National IHR Focal Point (NFP) for Republic of Korea reported the first case of novel coronavirus in the Republic of Korea. The case is a 35-year-old female, Chinese national, residing in Wuhan, Hubei province in China. The case-patient had developed fever, chill, and muscle pain on 18 January while in Wuhan. She visited a local hospital in Wuhan and was initially diagnosed with a cold. On 19 January , the case-patient was detected with fever (38.3 °C) upon arrival at the Incheon International Airport. The case-patient was transferred to a national designated isolation hospital for testing and treatment. She was tested positive for pancoronavirus reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay, and subsequently was confirmed positive for novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on 20 January by sequencing at the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). Upon detection, the patient had chills, runny nose, and muscle pain.

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Lassa Fever -- LiberiaThe Surveillance Officer of Grand Bassa County Health team has confirmed to FrontPage Africa that there is a Lassa fever outbreak in District 4, Grand Bassa County leading to 3 deaths and 20 others confirmed infected with the virus.Gabriel B. Kassay said over 60 specimens were taken to Monrovia for testing as a result of the outbreak."Out of the 60 plus, over 20 specimens were confirmed affected with Lassa fever," he said, adding that 3 persons have died from the disease at the Liberia…

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Other Plant Disease -- AustraliaInternal rot of capsicums and chillies is a major ongoing issue for Australian growers, typically those in warm, humid growing areas. It affects both field and greenhouse grown fruit, especially if humidity is not well controlled. The disease generally affects the seed inside the fruit rather than the edible portion.Although infection is believed to occur at flowering, the disease usually does not develop until the capsicum/ chilli starts to ripen, with spread most rapid after harvest. As…

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Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicInformation received on [and dated] 20 Jan 2020 from Dr. Zbynek Semerad, Director General, State Veterinary Administration, Veterinary Administration, Prague, Czech RepublicSummaryReport type: Immediate notificationDate of start of the event: 17 Jan 2020Date of confirmation of the event: 17 Jan 2020Reason for notification: 1st occurrence of a listed diseaseManifestation of disease: clinical diseaseCausal agent: Highly pathogenic avian influenza [HPAI] virusSerotype:…

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Anthrax -- IndonesiaThe Indonesian Health Ministry had declared an anthrax outbreak status in Gunung Kidul District, Yogyakarta Province, made effective from [28 Dec 2019] to [6 Jan 2020], the ministry's top official stated on [Fri 17 Jan 2020].The status came into effect from the day the 1st anthrax case came to light in Ponjong Sub-district's area and then spread to Semanu, Sub-district, Director General for Infectious Disease Control and Prevention at the Health Ministry Anung Sugihantoro stated. However,…

The high saturated fat content of coconut oil could be driving adverse cholesterol changes, authors of a new review of published studies suggest. …

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Yellow Fever -- BrazilWith the arrival of summer when the occurrence of diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, such as yellow fever, increases, the Brazilian Ministry of Health is alerting the population to get vaccinated against the disease.The alert is mainly focused on the population that lives in the South and Southeast regions of the country due to the confirmation of 38 monkey deaths in the states of Parana (34), Sao Paulo (3), and Santa Catarina (1). In total, 1087 reports of suspected monkey deaths were…

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Undiagnosed -- DR CongoAn unknown disease has already killed 5 people at Kiri General Hospital, in the province of Mai-Ndombe, in the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the authorities.The provincial minister of public health has said that all measures are underway to detect [diagnose?] the mysterious disease."Admittedly, this was an abnormal situation; however, the situation is manageable because we have just gone into this health facility and we have tried to carry out…

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Polio -- PakistanProvince / 2019Punjab / 1Sindh / 0Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / 12Balochistan / 0Gilgit-Baltistan / 4Azad Jammu & Kashmir / 0Islamabad Capital territory (ICT) / 1Total polio cases / 18--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[Until today [19 Jan 2019], the End Polio Pakistan website was showing a total of 12 cases of cVDPV2 occurring in the country. This total has increased by 6 additional cases to 18, with dates of onset in 2019. Cases have occurred in 4 different provinces/regions:…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaAn unexplained pneumonia in China caused the Korean quarantine authorities to strengthen the quarantine, and a fever-sensing camera is installed to monitor the body temperature of Chinese tourists who entered Korea at Incheon Port 1 International Passenger Terminal. Pneumonia confirmed by the new coronavirus, which is prevalent in Wuhan, China, was confirmed for the first time on [20 Jan 2020]. According to health officials, a Chinese woman, A, who arrived at Incheon International Airport…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaOn [18 Jan 2020], 0 cases were cured, 5 cases were discharged, 59 cases were newly added, and 1 died. On [19 Jan 2020], 0-22 hours, 1 case was discharged, and 77 cases were newly added.On the basis of continuously regulating the operation of pre-screening and triage of all types of medical institutions at all levels, our city has further increased the screening of suspected cases of pneumonia due to new coronavirus in accordance with the newly revised pneumonia diagnosis and treatment plan…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaClinical samples and CoV cell culture supernatantsRespiratory samples were obtained during 2019 from patients hospitalized at Charite medical center and tested by the NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel (Luminex) or in cases of MERS-CoV by the MERS-CoV upE assay as published before (1). Cell culture super-natants from typed coronaviruses were available at our research and clinical laboratories. The typed avian influenza virus RNA (H5N1) was obtained from the German Society for Promotion of…

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Chronic Wasting Disease -- Worldwide/UnknownA new study was the 1st to find in vitro evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples of deer semen, the kind typically used for breeding purposes on deer farms. The study was published in PLOS One.Tracy Nichols, PhD, an author of the study and a cervid health specialist staff officer with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), said the findings will not provoke a change in policy at this time. Instead they offer a necessary starting point in investigations concerning…

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Influenza -- Worldwide/UnknownInformation in this report is categorized by influenza transmission zones, which are geographical groups of countries, areas or territories with similar influenza transmission patternsSummary-------------In the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere, respiratory illness indicators and influenza activity continued to increase in most countries.In North America, influenza activity further increased, and although all seasonal influenza subtypes were co-circulating, there was a high…

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Avian Influenza H5N8 -- Czech RepublicThe presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in the Czech Republic 3 years after the previous event. The outbreak affects a small poultry farm in Stepanov nad Svratkou, in the Vysocina Region. The virus was introduced by wild water birds. It is a highly pathogenic subtype of H5N8 virus, fatal to birds, but transmission to humans has not yet been reported.The infected stock were 12 hens, 6 of which died within 2 days, and there were 3 ducks. Veterinary inspectors…

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Other Human Disease -- United StatesCDC is facing criticism over its response to a polio-like illness. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 10 additional cases of acute flaccid myelitis.An Ohio teen is determined to walk again despite doctors' warnings that she may not after she contracted a rare polio-like illness that's left her paralyzed from the waist down.IK, a catcher on her middle school's softball team, said it started with what felt like a cramp in her leg on Christmas. "I just thought,…

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Nipah/Hendra Virus -- BangladeshMedia sources in Bangladesh are reporting a Nipah virus infection in the city of Khulna. The reported case is a 20-year-old female who has been hospitalized since last Saturday [11 Jan 2020] at the Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH)."A medical board has confirmed her infection by Nipah virus. As her infection is a risk to other patients, she is being treated separately at the hospital's Medicine unit 1," said SM Kamal Hossain, chief of KMCH Medicine Department.According to the…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaIssuing authority: Wuhan City health committeeOn [17 Jan 2020], national and provincial experts screened some cases of unexplained pneumonia that were screened by community health service centers in the city and found and treated [these cases] in various hospitals based on their clinical manifestations, epidemiological history, and optimization. The positive results of the novel coronavirus nucleic acid detected by the subsequent detection kit were comprehensively judged, and 17 cases of…

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Mumps -- United KingdomOutbreaks of mumps have become widespread around the country, the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said. There were 132 cases of mumps reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre last week.Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection, and the most common symptom of mumps is a swelling of the parotid glands. The glands are located on both sides of the face, and the swelling gives a person a distinctive "hamster face" appearance.Speaking on RTE's Morning Ireland, Dr. Kevin…

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Food-related toxin -- BrazilSeventeen people are suspected to have been poisoned and one person has died in Brazil after drinking beer. Sixteen males and one female aged 23-76 years old are thought to have suffered diethylene glycol poisoning. Four cases have been confirmed, and the remaining 13 are under investigation as they have showed similar symptoms, according to the Minas Gerais State Department of Health.The 1st person was admitted to a hospital on 30 Dec 2019 suffering from acute renal failure and…

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Chronic Wasting Disease -- United StatesThe Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural and Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in 3 white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm. All 3 deer were 4.5 years old. The samples were submitted for routine testing as part of the state's CWD surveillance program for farmed deer.To date, CWD has not been detected in free-ranging deer in Newaygo County. As part of MDARD's disease response, an investigation will be conducted to rule out exposure of any…

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Equine Herpes Virus -- CanadaOn 6 Jan 2020, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was notified of 2 cases of equine abortion in Simcoe County. Both cases were confirmed to be caused by equine herpesvirus type 1 (EHV-1). Both mares aborted during their 10th month of pregnancy, and both mares arrived from an out-of-province location in December [2019].A 3rd mare was exposed to the infected mares, but she has remained unaffected.The farm manager kept the new mares separate from the…

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Monkeypox -- CameroonOriginal public tweetLocal authority orders strict health monitoring after minor dies from monkeypox virus in Ayos, Cameroon: #AlerteSante [health alert] of a case of monkeypox in the town of Ayos, Center region. [There is] a deceased infant. This note indicates how the virus is contracted, not how to prevent it or what to do after the symptoms. I think it is urgent to communicate on it.--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[This very brief report provides little information about…

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African Swine Fever -- PolandThe African swine fever (ASF) epizootic in the west of the country does not slow down. In the past 7 days, another 20 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the wild boar population of Poland's Wielkopolska and Lubuskie regions, as can be seen on the map published by the Chief Veterinary Inspectorate.Most cases of the disease occurred in the Lubuskie Voivodeship, most of them in the Sława commune belonging to the Wschowa poviat. In addition, the disease occurred in the Nowosolski…

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Coronavirus -- ChinaMinistry of Public Health screening for travelers from Wuhan City, People's Republic of China found confirmed coronavirus pneumonia of the 2019 strain from a 2nd individual, which is currently under medical supervision at Bamrasnaradura Institute waiting for the results of repeated lab tests. There has been no outbreak of the new strain of the coronavirus in Thailand.Today ([17 Jan 2020]) at the Department of Disease Control of the Ministry of Public Health in Nonthaburi Province, Dr.

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Anthrax -- ZimbabweAt least 177 cattle have died from anthrax while 87 people were treated for the disease in various clinics and hospitals after eating meat from cattle that died from the infection during this season. Anthrax is a bacterial disease that affects a wide range of animals and human beings.Livestock, particularly cattle, take up anthrax bacteria during grazing, while people get infected when they handle or eat anthrax-infected meat. Anthrax disease occurs throughout the year, but in Zimbabwe,…

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Avian Influenza H5N6 -- ChinaChina's agriculture ministry said on [Thu 16 Jan 2020] it had found a new case of highly pathogenic H5N6 avian flu in a flock of about 150 wild swans in the western Xinjiang region.One had died and another was sick, it said in a statement on its website.The ministry reported a case of the same strain of bird flu in swans in the region last week [week of 6 Jan 2020].--Communicated by:ProMED-mail[A highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N6 was detected in wild…

Vitamin E acetate, which has been detected in tetrahydrocannabinol -containing e-cigarette, or vaping, products, is strongly linked to the e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury outbreak; however, evidence is not sufficient to rule out the contribution of other chemicals of concern, including chemicals in either THC- or non-THC-containing products, in some reported EVALI cases.

CDC updates demographic characteristics, self-reported substance use, and hospitalization dates for e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury patients reported to CDC, as well as the distribution of emergency department visits related to e-cigarette, or vaping, products.

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Polio -- PhilippinesNew wild poliovirus isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 7Environment: 5Others: 0New cVDPV isolates reported this week:AFP cases: 10Environment: 8Others: 5Headlines- Pakistan intensifies cVDPV2 response efforts, focusing on comprehensive outbreak response, strengthened routine immunization, communication, and enhanced surveillance.Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples):- Pakistan: 7 WPV1 cases and 5 WPV1-positive environmental…

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Anthrax -- ZimbabweMasvingo has been hit by an anthrax outbreak, with official figures indicating that more than 40 cattle have succumbed to the disease, while at least 60 people have been affected. Masvingo department of veterinary services provincial officer Dr Ernest Dzimwasha confirmed the anthrax outbreak, saying 46 cattle have been lost while 37 people in Bikita and 27 from Gutu have been diagnosed with the disease after consuming infected beef. "I can confirm that Gutu and Bikita districts have been…

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Other Plant Disease -- United StatesA severe outbreak of red node disease caused by tobacco streak virus (TSV) in snap beans has occurred in a number of fields, which resulted in significant yield losses. Some growers have to completely destroy their crops without harvesting at all. The efficient control and management of such fatal disease is very challenging. Thrips [are] a vector for the disease. However, [there is] a lack of efficacy in chemical control or IPM [integrated pest management] because of insect…

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Anthrax -- IndonesiaAnthrax threatens Ponjong and Semanu subdistricts in Gunung Kidul district, Yogyakarta province, after 27 residents were infected from consuming the meat of a dead cow, a local health official said on Wednesday [15 Jan 2020].On 4 Jan 2020, health workers found that 600 residents of the 2 subdistricts could have been affected by anthrax, and 78 of them were observed to have the clinical features of this disease, Sumitro, head of the Disease Prevention and Control Unit at the Gunung Kidul…

Michael L Beeton, Xu-Sheng Zhang, Søren A Uldum, Cécile Bébéar, Roger Dumke, Karolina Gullsby, Margareta Ieven, Katherine Loens, Ran Nir-Paz, Sabine Pereyre, O Brad Spiller, Victoria J Chalker and the ESCMID Study Group for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Infections (ESGMAC) Mycoplasma pneumoniae subgroup

Background Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia, with large epidemics previously described to occur every 4 to 7 years. Aim To better understand the diagnostic methods used to detect M. pneumoniae; to better understand M. pneumoniae testing and surveillance in use; to identify epidemics; to determine detection number per age group, age demographics for positive detections, concurrence of epidemics and annual peaks across geographical areas; and to determine the effect of geographical location on the timing of epidemics. Methods A questionnaire was sent in May 2016 to Mycoplasma experts with national or regional responsibility within the ESCMID Study Group for Mycoplasma and Chlamydia Infections in 17 countries across Europe and Israel, retrospectively requesting details on M. pneumoniae-positive samples from January 2011 to April 2016. The Moving Epidemic Method was used to determine epidemic periods and effect of country latitude across the countries for the five periods under investigation. Results Representatives from 12 countries provided data on M. pneumoniae infections, accounting for 95,666 positive samples. Two laboratories initiated routine macrolide resistance testing since 2013. Between 2011 and 2016, three epidemics were identified: 2011/12, 2014/15 and 2015/16. The distribution of patient ages for M. pneumoniae-positive samples showed three patterns. During epidemic years, an association between country latitude and calendar week when epidemic periods began was noted. Conclusions An association between epidemics and latitude was observed. Differences were noted in the age distribution of positive cases and detection methods used and practice. A lack of macrolide resistance monitoring was noted.…

H Roel A Streefkerk, Roel PAJ Verkooijen, Wichor M Bramer and Henri A Verbrugh

Background Surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) is the basis of each infection control programme and, in case of acute care hospitals, should ideally include all hospital wards, medical specialties as well as all types of HAI. Traditional surveillance is labour intensive and electronically assisted surveillance systems (EASS) hold the promise to increase efficiency. Objectives To give insight in the performance characteristics of different approaches to EASS and the quality of the studies designed to evaluate them. Methods In this systematic review, online databases were searched and studies that compared an EASS with a traditional surveillance method were included. Two different indicators were extracted from each study, one regarding the quality of design (including reporting efficiency) and one based on the performance (e.g. specificity and sensitivity) of the EASS presented. Results A total of 78 studies were included. The majority of EASS (n = 72) consisted of an algorithm-based selection step followed by confirmatory assessment. The algorithms used different sets of variables. Only a minority (n = 7) of EASS were hospital-wide and designed to detect all types of HAI. Sensitivity of EASS was generally high (> 0.8), but specificity varied (0.37–1). Less than 20% (n = 14) of the studies presented data on the efficiency gains achieved. Conclusions Electronically assisted surveillance of HAI has yet to reach a mature stage and to be used routinely in healthcare settings. We recommend that future studies on the development and implementation of EASS of HAI focus on thorough validation, reproducibility, standardised datasets and detailed information on efficiency.…

Thibaut Jombart, Christopher I Jarvis, Samuel Mesfin, Nabil Tabal, Mathias Mossoko, Luigino Minikulu Mpia, Aaron Aruna Abedi, Sonia Chene, Ekokobe Elias Forbin, Marie Roseline D Belizaire, Xavier de Radiguès, Richy Ngombo, Yannick Tutu, Flavio Finger, Madeleine Crowe, W John Edmunds, Justus Nsio, Abdoulaye Yam, Boubacar Diallo, Abdou Salam Gueye, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Michel Yao and Ibrahima Socé Fall

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing unprecedented levels of insecurity and violence. We evaluate the likely impact in terms of added transmissibility and cases of major security incidents in the Butembo coordination hub. We also show that despite this additional burden, an adapted response strategy involving enlarged ring vaccination around clusters of cases and enhanced community engagement managed to bring this main hotspot under control.…

Sofie Elisabeth Midgley, Kimberley Benschop, Robert Dyrdak, Audrey Mirand, Jean-Luc Bailly, Sibylle Bierbaum, Stefan Buderus, Sindy Böttcher, Anna-Maria Eis-Hübinger, Mario Hönemann, Veronika Vorobieva Jensen, Ulla Birgitte Hartling, Cécile Henquell, Marcus Panning, Marianne Kragh Thomsen, Emma B Hodcroft and Adam Meijer

Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) was detected in 93 patients from five European countries between 1 January 2019 and 15 January 2020, a season with expected low circulation. Patients were primarily children (n = 67, median age: 4 years), 59 patients required hospitalisation and five had severe neurologic manifestations. Phylogenetic analysis revealed two clusters in the B3 subclade and subclade A2/D. This circulation of EV-D68 associated with neurological manifestations stresses the importance of surveillance and diagnostics beyond expected peak years.…

E. Voulgari, S.D. Kotsakis, P. Giannopoulou, E. Perivolioti, L.S. Tzouvelekis and V. Miriagou

Two ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI)-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-positive K. pneumoniae strains, including one pandrug resistant, were isolated in 2019 from two Greek hospitals. The strains were sequence types (ST)s 258 and 147 and both harboured similar self-transmissible IncA/C2 plasmids encoding a novel Lys234Arg variant of the Vietnamese extended-spectrum β-lactamase (VEB)-1, not inhibited by AVI (VEB-25). Conjugal transfer of VEB-25-encoding plasmids to Escherichia coli yielded CAZ-AVI-resistant clones, supporting that VEB-25 is directly linked to the derived phenotype.…

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, today informed the World Health Organization (WHO) of a confirmed case of a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a person who travelled to Wuhan, China. This is the second confirmed case of 2019-nCoV that has been detected outside of China, following confirmation of a case in Thailand on 13 January. Considering global travel patterns, additional cases in other countries are likely. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. 2019-nCoV is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans.

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Coronavirus -- ChinaAt 04:00 on [15 Jan 2020], there were no new cases of pneumonitis infected with new coronavirus in our city. A total of 5 patients were discharged from the hospital and 1 new death was reported. The deceased, a male, 69 years old, became ill on [31 Dec 2019], became worse on [4 Jan 2020] and was transferred to Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment. He was admitted with severe myocarditis (myocardial enzymes reached 20 times normal, electrocardiographic abnormalities); abnormal renal function;…

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Anthrax -- ArgentinaAn outbreak of anthrax occurred during the last week of December of 2019 in the partido (county) of Pehuajo, Buenos Aires province.The affected herd -- 550 animals in a feedlot -- had been vaccinated 6 months previously with Sterne with vaccine from 2 different sources. A total of 16 animals died, all with similar signs of sudden death and blood extravasation from their natural openings (mouth, anus, urethra, vagina). A metatarsal bone was submitted for medulla examination and cultivation,…