December 20-26 epidemic information
One case of cholera cases occurred in Hong Kong
Center for Health Protection today (December 20) are investigating a case of cholera has been confirmed, and to remind the public whether in Hong Kong or traveling abroad, we must take preventive measures, pay attention to good personal, food and environmental hygiene.
The case involved a 11-year-old boy who suffered from diarrhea in the December 9 symptoms, laboratory results showed that his stool samples for Vibrio cholerae Ogawa positive. He is treated in isolation at Princess Margaret Hospital in stable condition. A few days ago the boy's mother was found to be infected with cholera, admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital for isolation and treatment, but recovered and were discharged yesterday.
CHP's investigations revealed that the boy in the November 27-December 8 and their families to visit India. CHP still under investigation. This is the seventh this year, cholera cases were reported in 2007 a total of three cholera cases in 2006 have one, in 2005 5, 2004 and five in 2003 7.
Second, the Chinese mainland: Birds bird flu
Jiangsu Province, there are two poultry farms in the outbreak of animal influenza epidemic. The local government slaughtered nearly 380,000 birds.
(Source: World Organization for Animal Health December 19, 2008)
(more)Third, Indonesia: human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza
Indonesia's Tangerang Banten province recorded a human infection of bird flu in the death of suspected cases.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 17, 2008)
Fourth, Bangladesh: The avian flu, birds
Dhaka, Bangladesh rajshahi area and the outbreak of bird farms area have bird flu.
(Source: World Organization for Animal Health December 17, 2008)
5, India: The avian flu, birds
India's West Bengal outbreak of avian bird flu.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 17, 2008)
6, Ireland: Mumps
Ireland so far this year there are 1166 mumps cases in the same period last year only 132. Most patients are aged between 15-24 years old.
(Source: Irish Health Protection Surveillance center 2008 years 12 16)
7, Africa: Cholera
1. Democratic Republic of the Congo outbreak of cholera epidemic has infected 25,503 people, of which 515 people died. Including the affected provinces of Maniema, Katanga, North Kivu and South Kivu.
2. Chuo-ku Malawi cholera epidemic broke out, 88 people were infected, of which 5 people were killed.
3. Nigerian state of Niger said Delia cholera epidemic broke out, 11 people were killed.
4. Uganda outbreak of a cholera epidemic in Arua district, 38 people were infected, of which 3 people were killed.
5. Zimbabwe cholera outbreak continued to be affected. From August until December 17 across the country recorded a total of 20,581 cholera cases, of which 1111 people died.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 18, 2008)
Eight Democratic Republic of the Congo: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
Democratic Republic of the Congo health authorities reported in remote Kasai province 23 Viral hemorrhagic fever suspected cases, of which 9 people were killed. In 2007, the local outbreak of the same region had Ebola haemorrhagic fever outbreak, a total of 167 people died of the disease.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 22, 2008)
9, Egypt: human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza
Egypt announced a new human infections of H5N1 avian influenza virus of deaths, the victim was a 16-year-old from asyut women, the deceased have had contact with sick and dead poultry. Egypt has so far confirmed 51 bird flu cases, of which 23 people died.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 16, 2008)
10, Europe: imported malaria
European countries report returned from the Gambia found in imported malaria cases. According to Berlin, Germany Travel and Tropical Medical Center, Denmark Aarhus University Hospital, Department of infections and other medical institutions in Europe confirmed that in September this year, since the number of EU countries of passengers returning from the Gambia seized 56 malaria patients.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 22, 2008)
11, Sierra Leone: yellow fever
Sierra Leone's total physicians, Kisito S. Daoh Dr. Abi will be in Dakar, two laboratory-confirmed cases of yellow fever expressed great concern. In August 2003, the country's northern province of the Ministry of Health reported a Tonkolili region confirmed cases of yellow fever and 45 suspected cases. In the following month, a total of eight regions reported 90 cases of yellow fever, of which four cases of laboratory confirmed cases, all occurred in the Tonkolili district, and resulted in 10 deaths.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 22, 2008)
12, Malaysia: Chikungunya fever
Malaysian Ministry of Health in the country this year found a total of about 4,000 suspected Chikungunya cases, Health Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai Wednesday (December 17) said: Johor areas identified in the first case of an epidemic will spread to the Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Perak, Selangor and Kedah latest areas.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 22, 2008)
13, Cambodia: human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza
December 21, 2008, the Ministry of Health officials said a 19-year-old Cambodian highly pathogenic avian influenza infection in juvenile rehabilitation [in 2005 and 2007 between the highly pathogenic avian influenza has resulted in 7 deaths in the country ]. The boy died due to consumption of poultry disease, in Phnom Penh hospital for a 10-day treatment after December 20 discharged
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 21, 2008)
14, West Nile Fever Update
Canada human cases: From October 18, 2008 years, no new cases reported. In 2008 the total incidence of the total number of 36 and 2 cases of asymptomatic infection, of which four cases of travel-related.
(Source: World epidemic intelligence network December 20, 2008)
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