Sunday, July 11th, 2010 - 15:23
Flag of "The Seventh Day" that the Institute of Animal Health Research to reach production of a new local vaccine to combat bird flu h5n1 influenza is endemic in Egypt since he was Egypt in 2006.
Informed sources said the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation to produce the new vaccine will be within two years from now, will be in collaboration with the company, "Biological Products" where the company creates new line for production of a local vaccine against bird flu.
The sources revealed that the General Authority for Veterinary Services refused to file the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University and Harbin Institute of China, local production of a vaccine strain of Egypt after the withdrawal of samples and testing them for non-completion of his papers.
The sources for the "seventh day" that the Commission examine the files Authority requested the Working Group and the Harbin Institute report on the results of the new vaccine in the country of origin "Egypt" which is not available so far, which is also what happened with the vaccine produced by the National Center for Research.
The sources said that unidentified bodies aborted production of a vaccine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Institute of Harbin, for vaccine production Animal Health Research Institute, noted that the vaccine Faculty of Veterinary Medicine has proven its effectiveness and its consequences.
The Animal Health Research Institute of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation is to reach the third to produce a vaccine against bird flu, but after a long struggle with the body and importers halt the production of the vaccine altogether.
With a team of scientists, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University in collaboration with the Institute of "Harbin" Veterinary Research in China to prepare for a new vaccine for the prevention of bird flu.
And Dr Ahmed Abdul Ghani Elsnose Professor of Virology and one of the scientists of the research team that the new vaccine strain was isolated from Egypt in 2009 has been tested and proved a success in the treatment and prevention of disease by 100%.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Undiagnosed deaths, macaque monkeys - Japan: RFI
| Date | 09-JUL-2010 |
| Subject | PRO/AH/EDR> Undiagnosed deaths, macaque monkeys - Japan: RFI |
Date: Fri 9 Jul 2010
Source: Chunichi Shimbun {Transl from Japanese, abridged and edited]
<http://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/national/news/CK2010070902000041.html>
Monkeys die from a mysterious cause in the Inuyama primate research institute
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------A total of 44 Japanese monkeys "Snow Monkey" (_Macaca fuscata_) died
of a mysterious disease between 2001 and 2010 in the Primate Research
Institute of the Kyoto University, Inuyama city, Aichi Prefecture,
Japan. [We are told the university includes several
branches/campuses].
Tetsurou Matsuzawa, director of the Institute and professor at the
Kyoto University, said the cause of the cases would be an unknown
pathogen. Infection happened in only 3 places, and wouldn't spread to
man and other animals.
Phase 1: July 2001 to July 2002, 7 monkeys showed symptoms, of which 6 died.
Phase 2: March 2008 to April 2010, 39 monkeys showed symptoms, of
which 38 died.
Symptoms:
1 bleeding in internal organs
2 bleeding mucous membrane of nose
3 subcutaneous ecchymosis
4 dark brown muddy feces
5 especially almost no platelet in blood of most death cases
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Influenza A viruses mutate genes
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 15:46 AM Pontianak (ANTARA News) - Influenza viruses type A as A5N1 and A1N1 predicted genes have been mutated so that it can grow in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, the temperature around 30 degrees celcius.
Pontiac City Health Office Head, Multi Juto Bhatarendro, said Tuesday in Pontianak, Pontianak temperature like that any virus should be dead. If one can survive the possibility during the rainy season.
"So the bird flu virus, swine flu, or SARS could emerge during the rainy season in December until April and usually in temperate countries," he said.
Padjadjaran University alumnus was doubted if the city of Pontianak, the regions through which the Equator line with enough sunlight into the influenza A virus was developed.
"It's a bit odd, there is a gene mutation or high mobilization of where the origins of these viruses," said Multi.
Not only that, because growth is also closely associated with viral vectors would have also hooked up with neighborhood problems.
"For example, if you got the flu and did not want to wear masks and not far away from the inhalation of course healthy people in healthy people will be infected," he said.
For that purpose, Multi suggest to people to always cultivate healthy and clean life behavior.
Since the discovery of cases of chickens died suddenly three weeks ago, there were six residents who stated suspect bird flu. However, the results of last inspection states, four were negative and two more bird flu tested positive for swine flu.
Pontianak City Health Office, said the two patients who tested positive for swine flu is now recovered and is back home.
Vietnam can not control avian influenza
Wednesday, 07/07/2010, 00:00
(ANTD) - It was confirmed by Mr. Hoang Van Nam, Director of Animal Health authorities at a press conference celebrates 60 years of veterinary science in the morning Vietnam by 6-7.
Accordingly, since 2008, Vietnam has set targets by 2010 will successfully control the bird flu but now, the risk of bird flu continued, and the fact that we can not payment is completely of avian influenza in the near future, even within 50-10 years. "Some countries can do it but it is difficult for our country," he said Year.
The reason is because he was our country's long borders, the ability to control disease spread through transport of smuggled through difficulties. While the method is raising to 65% is small, the disease control loose again, veterinary systems are not perfect, people's perception of limited room service ... So veterinary science goals that put Vietnam in the coming years is to gradually reduce bird damage and to ensure human health.
(ANTD) - It was confirmed by Mr. Hoang Van Nam, Director of Animal Health authorities at a press conference celebrates 60 years of veterinary science in the morning Vietnam by 6-7.
Accordingly, since 2008, Vietnam has set targets by 2010 will successfully control the bird flu but now, the risk of bird flu continued, and the fact that we can not payment is completely of avian influenza in the near future, even within 50-10 years. "Some countries can do it but it is difficult for our country," he said Year.
The reason is because he was our country's long borders, the ability to control disease spread through transport of smuggled through difficulties. While the method is raising to 65% is small, the disease control loose again, veterinary systems are not perfect, people's perception of limited room service ... So veterinary science goals that put Vietnam in the coming years is to gradually reduce bird damage and to ensure human health.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Anti-Ebola in Congo after the "suspects" were negative
BRAZZAVILLE - A system of "retaliation" against Ebola has been deployed in the north-west of Congo after the discovery of five cases of suspected viral haemorrhagic fever but were negative, told AFP Monday Health concordant sources.
Three deaths were recorded among these "five suspected cases of acute haemorrhagic fever" identified in the village of Mokouangonda in the district Mokéko (Sangha region, north-west), according to a statement released last week by the World Health Organization (WHO) and was confirmed to AFP by the Director of Health of the Congo, Prof Alexis Elira Dokekias.
The deceased had nosebleeds, bloody diarrhea, cough and fever - symptoms of acute haemorrhagic fever - but the samples taken indicated he was not Ebola, according to Professor Elira Dokekias. The International Centre for Medical Research (CIRMF), Gabon, who examined the samples, also told AFP they had been "negative".
"There is no clinical feature of Ebola. We took all measures of response as if it is Ebola, because it happens close to the Odzala National Park" where cases Ebola have been recorded in the past but also in gorillas, in 2003, humans with death, "said Professor Elira Dokekias.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Prevent Flu Pandemic Pigs in West Kalimantan
Friday, July 2, 2010 23:10 pm
NOT subsided potential pandemic of bird flu (H5N1) in Pontianak, new threats emerge no less deadly.
Medical Response Team Coordinator for Avian Influenza and Avian Pig Dr Soedarso, Dr. Abdul Salam and Dr. Dedet Hidayah SpA, Friday (2 / 7), reveals the fact the entry of swaine flu (swine flu) in the City of Equatoria.
Two boys who initially suspected suspect bird flu, virus type A positive is infected, the virus of classical swine influenza H1N1 serotypes. Drums of death in Kalbar bertalu tub (continuous tube???). Although the case fatality rate (CFR) swine flu in Indonesia in 2005, only 2.5 percent compared to the bird flu reaches 80 percent, does not mean harmless swine flu.
Degree of swine flu fatality in fact be''executioner''harshest in the world. When rocked Spain in 1918-1920, claimed 20 million to 100 million lives. H1N1 pandemic in history. 56 Years later, Pandemic destabilize other parts of the world, including in the U.S..
Last year, it deadly virus broke out in Mexico and spread to various countries. World Health Organization (WHO) noted that as of May 2, 2009, swine flu attacked 16 countries. Among Mexico, U.S., UK, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore and Indonesia. In our country, swine flu detected since July 24, 2009.
MOH noted two positive patients swine flu. One pilot was treated at the Sulianti Saroso Infectious Disease Hospital, after returning from Australia and Hong Kong, only British citizens during a visit to Bali. Since then the country is haunted by the swine flu pandemic.
Within five days, the Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health, recorded 444 cases. Swine flu attacked seven provinces, began to DKI Jakarta, East Java, Yogyakarta, West Java, Banten, Bali, up North.
Swine flu pandemic is the greatest risk of inviting large-scale, since the outbreak of avian flu re-emerged in 2003. Swine flu fatality rate is smaller than the CFR avian influenza, but H1N1 virus can be transmitted from pigs to humans, and from human to human.
As a result of this transmission pattern, swine flu much faster and more powerful than the spread of bird flu around the world. Until now there has been no transmission of bird flu from human to human.
Bird flu is transmitted only from birds to humans, relatively limited distribution and quickly disconnected. Prevention is also focused on culling poultry. Prevention of swine flu hard to detect, due to the high mobility of people from one place to another place in the world.
Take Kalbar Diswanak Pig Blood Sample
Banjarmasinpost.co.id - Saturday, July 3, 2010 West Kalimantan
BANJARMASINPOST.CO.ID, PONTIANAK - Team "participatory Diseases and Response Survey" Department of Veterinary and Animal Health, West Kalimantan pig farmer take blood samples in the neighborhood who tested positive for H1N1 suffering.
"Incidentally location sufferers with pig blood samples taken, close together," said Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Kalbar Abdul Manaf Mustafa in Pontianak, Saturday afternoon.
He added, taking blood samples to see if the pig's bird flu or not.
According to him, the pig is one of the media of transmitting avian influenza, other than poultry.
Abdul Manaf said, the concern is if the virus H5N1 and H1N1 viruses to join and form new strains.
Dangerous H5N1 strain but its slow its spread while the H1N1 spread quickly and are not dangerous.
While on the status of bird flu-free certificates for the ordinance, Abdul Manaf said that was still under discussion at the Center.
He continued, did not rule status will be revoked.
"However, there is also the possibility that continued to receive the certificate," he said. If cases of bird flu, West Kalimantan are still given a chance.
However, the case should not be expanded, eggs and poultry transport vehicle given pesticides.
The final step, destroy all poultry in a radius of one kilometer on the recommendation of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
"But we try to do at the neighborhood level," said Abdul Manaf.
In addition, monitoring conducted 14 days after the first case found. Next 30 days, 60 days and 90 days.
Pigs blood samples were taken in the region Sentarum Pontiac Lake Road.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
A number of pigs destroyed because of flu Sick Children
Sunday, July 4, 2010 5:15 pm 0 Comments 0 0
PONTIANAK - MI: Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Pontianak City who allegedly destroyed a pig infected with hog cholera or swine plague similar owned by a citizen Gang Pak Majid, Pontianak District Municipality.
"The pig was infected with swine plague that destroyed so as not contagious to other animals and humans in the vicinity," said Chief Diswanak Aswin Dja'far Pontianak City, Saturday (3 / 7). Culling infected pigs suspected of swine plague by burning it to death and no infectious virus.
One of the residents Gang Pak Majid, Marsiyah, stated, because one of the residents keresahannya alley raises pigs. "My son, AW, currently still being treated at the Regional General Hospital (Hospital) Soedarso Pontianak, which until now still waiting for lab test results," he said.
He hopes that pet pigs was destroyed because people uneasy. "Enough of my child in the hospital," he said.
Previously, Friday (2 / 7), De, 10, and Da, 8, undergoing treatment in hospitals Soedarso since five days ago. According to laboratory test results, both positive influenza A (H1N1). Both previously reported an unexpected flu H5N1 (bird flu), but negative.
Head of Hospital Services Soedarso Pontiac Tita Selati Sundari states, influenza type A (H1N1) is not dangerous. If the patient's condition improved, Saturday (3 / 7) or Sunday (4 / 7), has been allowed to go home. "Both patients had been treated since Monday (28 / 6) is a referral from PHC Pontianak," said Tita explains.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, influenza symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, pain in the body, head, chills, lethargic and weak. Some patients experienced bowel movements and vomiting.
Two more patients of the AP, 15, and W, 9, who entered hospital on Tuesday Soedarso (29 / 6), until now the results of laboratory tests have not come out. "We're still waiting for test results of blood samples. If we had the results, we will convey to the media," said Tita.
According to him, the four patients suspect bird flu was treated by dr pediatrician Dedet. Previously, hospitals also treat De Pontianak, 4, unexpected bird flu patients. Based on the results of laboratory tests on blood samples of bird flu negative De.
Two Hospital Patients Soedarso Positive Influenza Type A H1N1
Saturday, July 3, 2010, 04:03:00
PONTIANAK. Ar and WT, the two patients who underwent treatment at hospitals Soedarso Pontianak since five days ago have detected influenza type A (H1N1) is based on test results of laboratory examination Kemenkes Institute for Research and Development. Previously, patients were
"Results of laboratory tests on blood samples from two patients in hospitals Soedarso Pontiac showed both positive influenza A. However, this type of influenza is not dangerous. If the patient's condition gets better, tomorrow (today, red) was allowed to go home, "said Dr. Abdussalam, Spp Dedet and Dr H was accompanied by Head of Service Sppa dr Tita Sulandari and publicity department of Hospital, SH Rudy told reporters at a press meet in space Soedarso Pontiac General Hospital Director, Friday (2 / 7).
According to Salam, this type of influenza symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, pain in the body, head, chills, lethargic and weak. Some patients experienced bowel movements and vomiting.
He also explained that non-fatal influenza A compared to bird flu. Even very low in the cause of death. But be dangerous if not treated quickly. Because the virus attacks the human lung tissue. Which spread through the human rather than from pigs.
Influenza type A viruses are divided into several sub-types based on two types of proteins on its surface. This protein is called as Hemaglutinin (HA) and Neuroaminidase (NA). There are 15 types of sub-types of HA and 9 NA subtypes, and various combinations of the two types of proteins can be found.
Only some type A flu virus that commonly infect humans today, namely H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2. While some sub-types commonly found in animals, such as H7N7 and H3N8 flu that causes disease in horses.
Sub-type called type A flu virus based type of HA and NA proteins, for example is the H1N2 type A influenza viruses that have a type of protein, HA protein 1dan NA2. So that the virus is H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Type A that have a 5 HA and NA proteins 1.
In the meantime, DD has come home first and the results were negative. Remaining two other patients the DN and Au, are still awaiting results of laboratory examination of Research and Development Institute Ministry of Health in Jakarta to know the symptoms of a virus that attacks.
dr Dedet, said fourth condition that they handle the current patient condition was steadily improving. Typical clinical presentation of swine flu infection in humans are similar to normal influenza. With symptoms of viral infections that attack humans if the fever more than 37.8 degrees Celsius, sore throat, cough, runny nose, headache and pain.
Precautions that can be done, said Dedet, avoid contact with people who are sick. Then cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and washing hands with soap and water. "More important whenever possible to avoid contact with others when the flu. Or remain silent in the house when they have flu symptoms, "he added.
HINI prevention could also pattern by maintaining healthy eating by putting four of five perfect. To be able to awake the condition of the body. Because adequate protein intake. Because the disease attacks the body when conditions are weak. One reason for low protein content in the body. So that the body becomes weak immune.
PONTIANAK. Ar and WT, the two patients who underwent treatment at hospitals Soedarso Pontianak since five days ago have detected influenza type A (H1N1) is based on test results of laboratory examination Kemenkes Institute for Research and Development. Previously, patients were
"Results of laboratory tests on blood samples from two patients in hospitals Soedarso Pontiac showed both positive influenza A. However, this type of influenza is not dangerous. If the patient's condition gets better, tomorrow (today, red) was allowed to go home, "said Dr. Abdussalam, Spp Dedet and Dr H was accompanied by Head of Service Sppa dr Tita Sulandari and publicity department of Hospital, SH Rudy told reporters at a press meet in space Soedarso Pontiac General Hospital Director, Friday (2 / 7).
According to Salam, this type of influenza symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat, pain in the body, head, chills, lethargic and weak. Some patients experienced bowel movements and vomiting.
He also explained that non-fatal influenza A compared to bird flu. Even very low in the cause of death. But be dangerous if not treated quickly. Because the virus attacks the human lung tissue. Which spread through the human rather than from pigs.
Influenza type A viruses are divided into several sub-types based on two types of proteins on its surface. This protein is called as Hemaglutinin (HA) and Neuroaminidase (NA). There are 15 types of sub-types of HA and 9 NA subtypes, and various combinations of the two types of proteins can be found.
Only some type A flu virus that commonly infect humans today, namely H1N1, H1N2, and H3N2. While some sub-types commonly found in animals, such as H7N7 and H3N8 flu that causes disease in horses.
Sub-type called type A flu virus based type of HA and NA proteins, for example is the H1N2 type A influenza viruses that have a type of protein, HA protein 1dan NA2. So that the virus is H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus Type A that have a 5 HA and NA proteins 1.
In the meantime, DD has come home first and the results were negative. Remaining two other patients the DN and Au, are still awaiting results of laboratory examination of Research and Development Institute Ministry of Health in Jakarta to know the symptoms of a virus that attacks.
dr Dedet, said fourth condition that they handle the current patient condition was steadily improving. Typical clinical presentation of swine flu infection in humans are similar to normal influenza. With symptoms of viral infections that attack humans if the fever more than 37.8 degrees Celsius, sore throat, cough, runny nose, headache and pain.
Precautions that can be done, said Dedet, avoid contact with people who are sick. Then cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and washing hands with soap and water. "More important whenever possible to avoid contact with others when the flu. Or remain silent in the house when they have flu symptoms, "he added.
HINI prevention could also pattern by maintaining healthy eating by putting four of five perfect. To be able to awake the condition of the body. Because adequate protein intake. Because the disease attacks the body when conditions are weak. One reason for low protein content in the body. So that the body becomes weak immune.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Negative for Bird Flu, Swine Flu Positive
birds are dying there from h5n1, the kids have h1n1...
Saturday, July 3, 2010, 08:21:00
PONTIANAK-test results of laboratory examination of Research and Development Institute Ministry of Health in Jakarta for two patients, Dany Ardian (10) and Audina (8) susfect suspected H5N1 bird flu has been accepted party Soedarso Hospital. The results conclude that two negative pasein H5N1 (bird flu) but the positive H1N1 (swine flu). Now they are still undergoing intensive care isolation room. This was revealed in a press conference Soedarso Hospital party to a number of journalists, Friday (2 / 7). Description was submitted dr.Abdussalam, S.pp and dr.Dedet H, accompanied by the Head of Service S.ppa dr.Tita Sulandari Hospital and the Hospital of the public relations department, Rudy SH.
"Two patients who were treated in hospital isolation room negative Soedarso susfect bird flu, Influenza A type HINI positive. Type influenzanya than usual and not fatal bird flu, "said Dr. Abdussalam. And low in the cause of death. But be dangerous if not treated quickly. Because the virus attacks the human lung tissue. Which spread through the human rather than from pigs. While for two other patients, Ar and WN, are still awaiting results of laboratory examinations of Research and Development Institute Ministry of Health in Jakarta know the symptoms of a virus that attacks. Simultaneously Dedet, said fourth condition of the patient is now his condition continues to improve.
Go back, go dr Abdussalam, typical clinical presentation of swine flu infection in humans are similar to ordinary inluenza. With symptoms of viral infections that attack humans if the fever more than 37.8 degrees centigrade, sore throat, cough, runny nose, headache and pain. While preventive measures that can be done, said Abdussalam, avoid contact with people who are sick. Then cover the nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing and washing hands with soap and water. "More important whenever possible to avoid contact with others when the flu," he said. "Or the silence in the house when they have flu symptoms. And swine influenza virus died on the temperature of 70 degrees Celsius, "he added. Another explanation about the prevention of H1N1 dr Dedet, maintaining the pattern of healthy eating by putting four of five perfect. To be able to awake the condition of the body. Because adequate protein intake. Because the disease attacks the body when conditions are weak. One reason for low protein content in the body. So that the body becomes weak immune. "That disease can get in," he said. (STM)
KEMENKES REPORT ONE VICTIM DIED DUE TO BIRD FLU
Jakarta, 07.01.2010, (Kominfo-Newsroom) - Ministry of Health reported, throughout May and June 2010 there is one additional positive cases of bird flu (H5N1), on behalf of TFA (34 years) women, residents of Jakarta.
"Cases were reported infected with H5N1 positive based on results of laboratory examination of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Research Center of Research and Development Agency dated June 4, 2010," said Director General of Disease Control and Environmental sanitation (P2PL), Kemenkes, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, in Jakarta, Thursday (1 / 7).
He explained, that patients with onset of illness on May 25, 2010 with symptoms of fever, cough, shortness of nausea, and muscle aches. Patients treated on 27 May to private practice. A day later to go to private hospitals in Tangerang.
"During the treatment in hospital, the patient's condition continued to deteriorate with symptoms of severe pneumonia. June 1, the patient was referred to Tangerang General Hospital and died on the same day, "he said.
Further to say, the risk factors that cause patients infected with bird flu because, prior to caring for sick TFA often decorative plants beside the house. In addition TFA also often visited in-law's house in the city of Tangerang, which is endemic bird flu in poultry.
Still, he thinks, not found cases of influenza like illness (ILI) on all contacts with both the case of household contact, neighbors and medical personnel, berrdasarkan observations.
With the addition of one case, the cumulative number of bird flu in Indonesia since 2005 until June 2010 was 166 cases with 137 deaths. DG P2PL, as the focal point of the International Health Reagulation (IHR) has also reported new cases to WHO.
House: No Need to Panic By Death Chickens
Friday, July 2, 2010 03:49 AM
Pontianak (ANTARA News) - Members of the House of Representatives Commission IX-Margret Karolin Natasa asks people not to panic associated with the number of chickens that died in Pontianak and surrounding areas in the past two weeks.
"All has not been proven, people should not panic," said Natasa Karolin-Margret in Pontianak, Thursday.
According to PDI-P politicians, for the handling of bird flu had no fixed procedure that must be a related party. This applies to the handling of suspects and people with bird flu.
"Let's prove it if that's true," said Karolin from that electoral district ordinance.
On that occasion he also asked relevant agencies should provide an understanding of the causes, characteristics, prevention, and anticipation of bird flu.
Regarding whether or not Pontiac have a lab to detect bird flu virus, Karolin says it needs to be studied from various aspects, for example, the number of cases. "This laboratory is very expensive considering the value," he said.
District General Hospital (Hospital) dr. Pontiac Soedarso unexpected treat four patients referred from bird flu after a community health center (Puskesmas) because the condition of high fever and shortness of breath.
House of Representatives (DPR) RI through IX Commission continues to monitor events and positive expectations of bird flu in some parts of Indonesia.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
China: Disease study centre opens
Jun 29, 2010
SHANGHAI - AMERICAN and Shanghai health authorities opened an epidemiology centre in the Chinese city on Tuesday to train experts in sleuthing out ways to prevent chronic and epidemic diseases.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is helping with training and technical assistance at the centre that will be 'driven by what are the major public health issues in this country,' said CDC deputy director Stephen B. Thacker.
'We need more field epidemiologists in China and around the world and we need them better trained,' Mr Thacker told The Associated Press.
Outbreaks of SARS (sudden acute respiratory syndrome) and bird flu since 2003, and last year's swine flu epidemic have driven home the rising risks from new diseases or deadly mutations of epidemic ailments, especially in developing countries that may lack the infrastructure to cope with them before they get out of hand.
Earlier joint research in field epidemiology helped identify routes of infection for some of those ailments. Some of the work has been related not to epidemics but to unexplained illness and deaths. Experts traced mysterious clusters of deaths in south-west China's Yunnan province to consumption of certain wild mushrooms. Research into cases of paralysis among leukemia patients prompted the recall of unsafe medicines.
Mr Thacker said they also need more experts in the broad areas of public health, not just communicable diseases. 'We need to look at what's killing people, what's putting people in hospitals. Here in Shanghai, the leading causes of death are not infections, they're heart disease, stroke, injuries, cancer and so on,' he said. Wang Longxing, director of the Shanghai city Health Bureau, said the government is starting to invest more in prevention. -- APEgypt: Alexandria culls 1454 birds
The 1454 execution of live birds
A campaign to fight bird flu in Alexandria
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
1454 birds were culled alive, and within the framework of the efforts of the security officers of the Directorate of Alexandria in the fight against avian influenza.
It was also during the campaign, which included east and west of the city and was attended by officers of the Investigation of Supply and criminal investigators, and bodies and the environment and facilities in coordination with the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Agriculture to remove 14 of the nest of breeding birds and re-closure of 49 shops selling live birds by their owners seals were broken and open, as the awareness of citizens the seriousness of the disease.
A campaign to fight bird flu in Alexandria
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
1454 birds were culled alive, and within the framework of the efforts of the security officers of the Directorate of Alexandria in the fight against avian influenza.
It was also during the campaign, which included east and west of the city and was attended by officers of the Investigation of Supply and criminal investigators, and bodies and the environment and facilities in coordination with the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Agriculture to remove 14 of the nest of breeding birds and re-closure of 49 shops selling live birds by their owners seals were broken and open, as the awareness of citizens the seriousness of the disease.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Egypt: Cairo University to reach a new vaccine for the treatment of avian influenza
6/29/2010
A team of scientists, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, in collaboration with the Institute of "Harbin" Veterinary Research in China to prepare
A new vaccine for the prevention of avian influenza. Dr Ahmed Abdul Ghani Elsnose Professor of Virology and one of the scientists of the research team that the new vaccine strain was isolated from Egypt in 2009 was tested and proved a success in the treatment of disease and prevention
Than 100%. The SNOUSSI, that the new vaccine prevents the secretion of the virus from chickens married after he was injured, adding that the group of scientists, which included both Dr. Mustafa Bustami Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Hussein Ali Hussein, head of viruses, and Dr. Rafiq al-Suleiman, Professor AIDS provided new vaccine and reports that prove the effectiveness of the General Authority for Veterinary Services to conduct laboratory experiments to test the efficiency of it, and that
Will be recorded in the event of approval of it. The Elsnose in his remarks for the seventh day, that part of the tests were the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and with regard to isolating the virus, The bulk of these experiments have been conducted at the Institute of Harbin, China, which is part technology, genetics reverse was The result is that scientists have found the two countries to a new vaccine strain of Egypt, is quite different from the vaccine developed by scientists at the National Center for Research and lineage, which was isolated in 2006, known as Elsnose that the bird flu virus has mutated, become different from what was
In the past four years. Elsnose called for the need to adopt the new vaccine as soon as possible, and called for the General Authority for Veterinary Services, the need for the early completion of clinical trials for the vaccine, so as to eliminate the disease as soon as possible.
A team of scientists, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, in collaboration with the Institute of "Harbin" Veterinary Research in China to prepare
A new vaccine for the prevention of avian influenza. Dr Ahmed Abdul Ghani Elsnose Professor of Virology and one of the scientists of the research team that the new vaccine strain was isolated from Egypt in 2009 was tested and proved a success in the treatment of disease and prevention
Than 100%. The SNOUSSI, that the new vaccine prevents the secretion of the virus from chickens married after he was injured, adding that the group of scientists, which included both Dr. Mustafa Bustami Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Hussein Ali Hussein, head of viruses, and Dr. Rafiq al-Suleiman, Professor AIDS provided new vaccine and reports that prove the effectiveness of the General Authority for Veterinary Services to conduct laboratory experiments to test the efficiency of it, and that
Will be recorded in the event of approval of it. The Elsnose in his remarks for the seventh day, that part of the tests were the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and with regard to isolating the virus, The bulk of these experiments have been conducted at the Institute of Harbin, China, which is part technology, genetics reverse was The result is that scientists have found the two countries to a new vaccine strain of Egypt, is quite different from the vaccine developed by scientists at the National Center for Research and lineage, which was isolated in 2006, known as Elsnose that the bird flu virus has mutated, become different from what was
In the past four years. Elsnose called for the need to adopt the new vaccine as soon as possible, and called for the General Authority for Veterinary Services, the need for the early completion of clinical trials for the vaccine, so as to eliminate the disease as soon as possible.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Two New FMD Outbreaks in China
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
CHINA - The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reports that two new outbreaks of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in swine.
The Chinese veterinary authorities sent follow-up report no. 12 to the OIE yesterday, 28 June. The two outbreaks took place in Qinghai and Xinjiang.
The first outbreak took place on 19 June at a farm in Xinjiang where 24 animals were reportedly infected and 355 showed signs of susceptibility to the disease. The second outbreak, which took place in Qinghai, occured on 22 June. Seventeen cases were identified, and 153 were found susceptible.
All in all, a total of 41 animals were infected while 508 animals were susceptible to the FMD virus. All animals were destroyed.
The investigation for the source of the outbreak is ongoing and remains inconclusive
Suspected Acute Haemorrhagic Fever in the Republic of the Congo
29 June 2010 -- WHO has received preliminary reports of five suspected cases, including three deaths, with acute haemorrhagic fever from Mokouangonda, an isolated forest village of about 100 inhabitants in Mokoke district, Region of Sangha, in northern Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville).
The three deaths were among male forest hunters from Mokouangonda who presented similar symptoms of epistaxis (nose bleeds), bloody diarrhoea, cough and fever prior to deaths after a 1-2 week long hunting expedition in the Odzala National Park.
A joint Ministry of Health (MoH) and WHO team is currently in the field to assess the situation and to collect clinical samples for diagnosis. These will be tested by the Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF) Gabon, and Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale à Kinshasa, DRC.
A Regional Coordination Committee to contain the outbreak has been established in Ouesso, Sangha Region, under the Direction Générale de la Santé, assisted by WHO and other international partners including Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Congo and Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in France. Measures to respond to the disease outbreak including epidemiological investigation, social mobilization and infection control are being implemented in the area.
The three deaths were among male forest hunters from Mokouangonda who presented similar symptoms of epistaxis (nose bleeds), bloody diarrhoea, cough and fever prior to deaths after a 1-2 week long hunting expedition in the Odzala National Park.
A joint Ministry of Health (MoH) and WHO team is currently in the field to assess the situation and to collect clinical samples for diagnosis. These will be tested by the Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville (CIRMF) Gabon, and Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale à Kinshasa, DRC.
A Regional Coordination Committee to contain the outbreak has been established in Ouesso, Sangha Region, under the Direction Générale de la Santé, assisted by WHO and other international partners including Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Congo and Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in France. Measures to respond to the disease outbreak including epidemiological investigation, social mobilization and infection control are being implemented in the area.
Foot & mouth disease - China (08): (QH,XJ) porcine, st O
| Date | 29-JUN-2010 |
| Subject | PRO/AH> Foot & mouth disease - China (08): (QH,XJ) porcine, st O |
FOOT & MOUTH DISEASE - CHINA (08): (QINGHAI, XINJIANG) PORCINE, SEROTYPE O
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Date: Tue 29 Jun 2010
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Foot and mouth disease found in north west China swine
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New cases of foot and mouth disease [FMD] were found in north west China's
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province on Tuesday [29 Jun
2010], a statement from the press office of China's Ministry of Agriculture
said.
According to the statement, 24 pigs raised by some farmers in the western
suburbs of Aksu City, Xinjiang, were suspected to have contracted a new
strain of FMD, which was identified as O-type, on 19 Jun 2010. This was
confirmed on Friday [25 Jun 2010].
Another case was also confirmed on Saturday [26 Jun 2010] in Menyuan County
of Qinghai, where 17 other swine raised on an animal farm were first
suspected of having the same virus last Tuesday [22 Jun 2010].
Altogether 508 infected swine have been slaughtered in the 2 regions so
far. The situation is under control, the statement said.
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[Official information about the 2 outbreaks above and a map showing their
respective locations are included in China's follow-up report no. 12 on
FMD, submitted to the OIE on Tue 29 Jun 2010, available at
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Monday, June 28, 2010
Hospitalized after eating dead pig hearts
TRI DUC (28/6/2010 14:32)
* There were five deaths related to suspected Streptococcus
On 27 / 6, information from the Medical Center of Quang Dien district, said the patient has to receive the Le Van Can, (53 years) residing in the town of SIA (Quang Dien district) to the hospital with clinical symptoms of Streptococcus, the status of high fever, diarrhea, bleeding under the skin ... very heavy.
The patient was promptly transferred to hospital treatment from Hue. Preventive medicine center has directed the medical establishment to conduct drug pump elementary reading, household disinfectant around the patient.
As the patient's home, said neighbors for a few days before the pig died, he Th. slaughter from the heart as bait party. After flanking each other in person with high fever and many other unusual signs are taken to emergency family.
It is known that from late April to present Hue Central Hospital received 30 patients admitted to hospital suffering suspected Streptococcus (many cases the disease by eating pork, pig died) and 5 patients had died .
Add four provinces had announced blue ear epidemic
28/06/2010
TP - Day 27-6, Department of Epidemiology (Department of Animal Health, MARD), said outside the Hai Duong, more 4 out of 16 provinces have blue ear epidemic to this point all translations published, including: Bac Giang, Thai Binh, Bac Ninh, Hoa Binh.
According to the Department of Animal Health, the province over the 21 days are not generated new outbreak, perform work of disinfection, sterilization.
TP - Day 27-6, Department of Epidemiology (Department of Animal Health, MARD), said outside the Hai Duong, more 4 out of 16 provinces have blue ear epidemic to this point all translations published, including: Bac Giang, Thai Binh, Bac Ninh, Hoa Binh.
According to the Department of Animal Health, the province over the 21 days are not generated new outbreak, perform work of disinfection, sterilization.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Helmand Congo virus outbreak prompts alert in KP, FATA
Jun 26, 2010
PESHAWAR: In the wake of breaking out of Congo virus in the border areas of neighbouring Afghanistan, Health Ministry has alerted the health departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and FATA against the fatal virus.
Sources told that the deadly virus broke out in Afghan province Helmand where the germs of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) had been confirmed in seven persons.
They said that the ministry had directed the provincial health authorities to remain vigilant and collect the data of those Afghan refugees who were under treatment in various hospitals of the province, adding that the authorities had been also directed to send the blood samples of suspected patients of the lethal disease for laboratory test in the federal capital.
Sources revealed that after receiving the alert call all the public sectors hospitals of the province have been directed to take precautionary measures for avoiding the spread of the virus.
Security officials at Torkham border have also been ordered to strictly monitor the movement of refugees at the border.
An endemic tick-borne viral disease, CCHF is transferred to humans through tick bite or through direct contact with blood or other infected tissues from livestock infected with the virus. Symptoms include fever, aching muscles, dizziness, neck pain and stiffness, backache, headache, sore eyes and sensitivity to light.
Other clinical signs that may emerge include fast heart rate, dramatic drop in platelet and white blood cell counts, bleeding from the upper bowel, blood in the urine, nosebleeds, and bleeding from the gums.
The severely ill may develop liver and kidney failure after the fifth day of illness. In patients who recover, improvement generally begins on the ninth or tenth day after the onset of illness
Quarantine imposed in south Russia over swine fever outbreak
12:5
6 27/06/2010© RIA Novosti. Denis Voroshilov
An emergency situation has been introduced in a district in Russia's southern Rostov Region where a swine fever outbreak was registered on Saturday, the regional emergencies center said on Sunday.
The swine fever virus was found in a private farm holding in the village of Duby in the Tarasovsky district where two swine died of the disease, the emergencies center said, adding that a quarantine regime had been introduced at the neighboring Mityatinskoye village where 549 pigs were kept.
The Rostov Region has been hit by large-scale swine fever outbreaks several times this year. In particular, the virus was found in February this year in a personal subsidiary plot in Gukovo, following which the entire swine stick consisting of over 350 pigs was destroyed, with the damage amounting to 2.23 million rubles ($72,000).
Swine fever outbreaks were also registered in mid-May at the Kazachiy krai pig farm in the Tatsinsky district where almost 2,000 pigs were destroyed and in late May at the Donskoye farm in the Oktyabrsky district where almost 4,000 pigs were destroyed.
African swine fever, or Montgomery's disease, was first reported in Africa in 1903. Both domestic and wild animals can become infected when they come into contact with sick animals. The virus does not affect humans.
ROSTOV-ON-DON, June 27
Saturday, June 26, 2010
The health secretary warns of the presence of a deadly virus in Asia
June 23rd, 2010
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, launched on Tuesday a warning by the presence in the Asian H5N1 virus is considered more lethal than the A-H1N1 which last year caused a worldwide epidemic.
"Anytime you can recombine with the H1N1 and become a more serious pandemic," warned the head of the agency who need the new virus is found in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam.
Cordova Villalobos said the ability of the H1N1 influenza virus to recombine it more aggressive and easily transmitted.
The Chamber of Commerce-Mexico delivered to Health Secretary Double Eagle Award
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, launched on Tuesday a warning by the presence in the Asian H5N1 virus is considered more lethal than the A-H1N1 which last year caused a worldwide epidemic.
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"Anytime you can recombine with the H1N1 and become a more serious pandemic," warned the head of the agency who need the new virus is found in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam.
Cordova Villalobos said the ability of the H1N1 influenza virus to recombine it more aggressive and easily transmitted.
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According to the secretary, the numbers of infection with H1N1 virus, known as human influenza, are on the decline, noting that despite some isolated deaths, has fully covered the application of vaccines scheduled for 27 and a half million people.The Chamber of Commerce-Mexico delivered to Health Secretary Double Eagle Award
por su acertada conducción ante la epidemia de influenza en 2009, informó la agencia Notimex.
for his wise leadership to the influenza epidemic in 2009, the agency Notimex.
Reject possibility of H5N1 influenza in Edomex register
| Reject possibility of H5N1 influenza in Edomex register | |
Sábado 26 de Junio, 2010 Last updated: 13:36 | |
| The State Health Secretary of Mexico, Gabriel Cuevas O'sea rejected the possibility that the entity is an outbreak of H5N1 influenza. He said that this new virus appeared in Asia, is more aggressive than the A (H1N1), "The problem with this virus, which has a high fatality. H5N1, which causes a more aggressive type of influenza and the evolution is faster. " In addition, said its incubation period is 24-36 hours, and the mortality rate is 60 percent. Cuevas O'sea ruled that the spread of the disease was recorded among humans, "has to occur from bird to human," but he said should not lower our guard. Mexico State commented that the entity is prepared to fight pandemics of any kind, "I believe that in the State of Mexico, we are prepared for any pandemic, so we left the A (H1N1), which we have everyday. He reiterated that the secretariat in charge, has anti-viral vaccines, consisting of 60 000 doses of Oseltamivir and Zanamivir 20 more | |
New Evidence Suggests Southern China as a Common Source of Multiple Clusters of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza Virus.
J Infect Dis. 2010 Jun 16;
Authors: Wu B, Wang C, Dong G, Guo Y, Nolte DL, Deliberto TJ, Xu J, Duan M, He H
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza is considered an avian disease, although there is some evidence of limited human-to-human transmission of the virus. A global effort is underway to control or eradicate the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in poultry and prevent human exposure, both of which may also reduce the risk of pandemic emergence.
Hemagglutinin gene sequences from 215 human H5N1 influenza viruses were used to trace the source and dispersal pattern of human H5N1 influenza viruses on a global scale.
A mutation network and phylogenetic analyses of the hemagglutinin gene show that human H5N1 influenza viruses can be clearly divided among 4 clusters across geographic space. On the basis of analysis of the N-glycosylation sites at positions 100 and 170 in the hemagglutinin protein, human H5N1 influenza viruses were also divided into 3 types.
When we combined these analyses with geographic information system data analyses, we found that Southern China is often a common source of multiple clusters of H5N1 influenza viruses and that each cluster has different dispersal patterns and individual evolutionary features. In summary, the genetic evidence presented here provides clear evidence for multiple clusters of human H5N1 influenza viruses that initially originated in Southern China.
Mexico: Rule out bird flu alert
National News Date :25-06-10 The Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, ruled out an imminent H5N1 bird flu epidemic, in any case, she said, the Ministry of Agriculture should monitor poultry farms, where the virus spreads. 'The fear is that they remonstrated with the H1N1 virus, which it spreads very easily, because then give us a more aggressive, but not yet, nor has increased, and there is no need for alerta\". He reported that next Monday, the meeting of the General Health Council, will remember the date for lifting the H1N1 influenza alert, but does not imply that epidemiological surveillance is completed. The Secretariat
Agriculture should develop a monitoring system on farms where chickens were raised because it is in birds where H5N1 is developed, and so "to prevent spread or has an increased risk of infection \"
Agriculture should develop a monitoring system on farms where chickens were raised because it is in birds where H5N1 is developed, and so "to prevent spread or has an increased risk of infection \"
Toll in respiratory infection touches 27
Toll in respiratory infection touches 27
Agartala, Jun 26: The death toll in the week-long respiratory infection rose to 27 in the remote tribal Kangrai locality along the Mizoram-Tripura border in North Tripura.Principal Secretary, Health, Y P Singh said here today that Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty accompanied specialist doctors to the village yesterday and camps had been arranged.
He said initial reports revealed that the causes of death were acute infection in the respiratory system and gastroenteritis. But he said only 14 deaths were recorded in the hospitals.
However, sources in the area stated that so far 57 people, including 26 children, had been admitted to several hospitals of the sub-division and the administration had sent blood samples of the affected people to Agartala for investigation.
Mr Singh, however, pointed out that there was a report of outbreak of water borne diseases in Autharamura foothills. But no deaths had been reported.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA Subal Bhowmik, who brought the matter to light, said, ''There are also incidences of spread of malaria in the villages. The health department did not take any proactive measure to contain the situation.''
Agartala, Jun 26: The death toll in the week-long respiratory infection rose to 27 in the remote tribal Kangrai locality along the Mizoram-Tripura border in North Tripura.Principal Secretary, Health, Y P Singh said here today that Health Minister Tapan Chakraborty accompanied specialist doctors to the village yesterday and camps had been arranged.
He said initial reports revealed that the causes of death were acute infection in the respiratory system and gastroenteritis. But he said only 14 deaths were recorded in the hospitals.
However, sources in the area stated that so far 57 people, including 26 children, had been admitted to several hospitals of the sub-division and the administration had sent blood samples of the affected people to Agartala for investigation.
Mr Singh, however, pointed out that there was a report of outbreak of water borne diseases in Autharamura foothills. But no deaths had been reported.
Meanwhile, Congress MLA Subal Bhowmik, who brought the matter to light, said, ''There are also incidences of spread of malaria in the villages. The health department did not take any proactive measure to contain the situation.''
Friday, June 25, 2010
Is ruled out bird flu in Colombia
00 06/25/2010
District Health Secretary, Héctor Rodríguez Zambrano, reported Friday that according to World Health Organization, WHO, Latin America there is no presence of the H5N1 virus or bird flu.
In this way, the secretary made the aclaraci Zambrano
ion to speculation that in Colombia there were cases of the outbreak, which is stronger than H1N1.
In a statement from the Secretariat
ed of Health, noted that "according to reports from the World Health Organization, at present the H5N1 virus only affects Asian countries, so has ruled out the presence of the epidemic in countries of America and the European continent. "
It explains
or that "today in the world there are 492 confirmed cases of the new virus and 291 people have died in Asia."
In both
recent years, the District Department of Health conducted two simulations in Bogotá in order to test the capability of immediate response to a suspected or confirmed cases of influenza of avian origin, in which saw the participation of authorities in Eldorado Airport Hospitals Public Network Bogotá.
Anyway, was reported
or that health authorities in Colombia are kept in constant disease monitoring and prevention activities ahead of possible pandemic of the virus or similar.
District Health Secretary, Héctor Rodríguez Zambrano, reported Friday that according to World Health Organization, WHO, Latin America there is no presence of the H5N1 virus or bird flu.
In this way, the secretary made the aclaraci Zambrano
ion to speculation that in Colombia there were cases of the outbreak, which is stronger than H1N1.
In a statement from the Secretariat
ed of Health, noted that "according to reports from the World Health Organization, at present the H5N1 virus only affects Asian countries, so has ruled out the presence of the epidemic in countries of America and the European continent. "
It explains
or that "today in the world there are 492 confirmed cases of the new virus and 291 people have died in Asia."
In both
recent years, the District Department of Health conducted two simulations in Bogotá in order to test the capability of immediate response to a suspected or confirmed cases of influenza of avian origin, in which saw the participation of authorities in Eldorado Airport Hospitals Public Network Bogotá.
Anyway, was reported
or that health authorities in Colombia are kept in constant disease monitoring and prevention activities ahead of possible pandemic of the virus or similar.
No hitches in anti-swine flu campaign
Friday, 25 June 2010
The Ministry of Health says that it has not experienced any problems so far after the launch of the AH1N1 vaccination campaign on Monday. Director of Public Health, Shenaaz El-Halabi, told the media yesterday in Gaborone that they are confident that the public has received the message though they still have to sensitise some groups about the exercise. She said some religious groups and elite are still reluctant to get the vaccination.
She emphasised that it is important that people get the vaccination to protect themselves from the AH1N1 influenza 2009 virus for at least a year. She said that even though it is midway into the winter season, it is still important that people get vaccinated since it is around the same time that the first incident of swine flu was reported in Botswana last year.
"The first case in Botswana was reported on July 10, which means we are still at risk of having the outbreak again," she said. El-Halabi said that people might be exposed to the flu as they move to other countries, or as they interact with others who come from abroad. She stated that the Botswana government has secured about 100 percent provision of the vaccine from World Health Organisation (WHO) while other countries would have to purchase most of the vaccine. "WHO has provided us with 1.6 million doses, which is almost 100 percent of what we need for our population.
Countries like South Africa have been given only 10% of what they need and they will have to purchase the vaccine for their population, and we should therefore consider ourselves very fortunate," she said.
She said that the vaccination is provided freely at all government health facilities during normal working hours. The vaccination is provided at private health facilities that the ministry has partnered with for the campaign.
The campaign started on Monday with health workers, officers at ports of entry, pregnant women, people with heart diseases, diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure and cancers aged 11 to 64 years getting the vaccine.
The second phase is targeting children aged six months to 10 years. Phase three is dedicated to persons aged 11 to 39, years while the last phase will be for all people above 39. El-Halabi said that these phases were decided after analysis of cases reported worldwide including Botswana indicated that certain age groups and health conditions make some people more vulnerable than others.
"The campaign therefore starts with the most vulnerable groups going down until the last group that needs the vaccine," said El-Halabi.
However, she said that the vaccine is taken voluntarily from health facilities, and that parents will have to give consent of whether school going children get the vaccine.
Bird flu: In the plumage the secret of virus spread success
Public release date: 25-Jun-2010
Today in PLoS ONE
International team of Italy-US scientists reports discovery of a new mechanism of avian influenza virus circulation and transmission in nature
A team of scientists, led by Mauro Delogu, virologist from the Veterinary Faculty of the Bologna University and researchers from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) have discovered a new way of avian influenza transmission. The study, which offers new insights into ecology, surveillance and prevention strategies of avian influenza viruses (AIVs), may ultimately be important in the fight against influenza. The study has been published in a recent issue (June, 25/2010) of PLoS ONE, a highly reputed international Journal.
The scientists actually discovered that the preen oil gland secretions, by which all aquatic birds make their feathers waterproof, support a natural mechanism that concentrates AIVs from water onto birds' bodies. They found that a progressive virus "sticking" on feathers occurs because AIV-contaminated waters interact with the preen oil gland secretion. Since waterbirds use to spread preen oil over their own (self-preening) or other birds' (allo-preening) plumage, it is easily understandable how these preening activities could facilitate the diffusion of the viruses in nature.
The discovery, adds Delogu, has also important implications in the surveillance of avian influenza viruses.
In fact, virus on feathers could escape detection by the current surveillance strategies which assay the virus secreted in the cloacal and tracheal samples only. Lack of detection of these viruses may greatly complicate surveillance and rapid responses to new virus emergence and spread. For this reason, Delogu said, in routine surveillance programs, additional sampling methods could be necessary to detect AIVs on birds' bodies. Our results also suggest that a preened body surface could be the common denominator that explains how AIV infection occurs in different taxonomic groups of aquatic birds and future studies are needed to determine the common uropygial component that could promote interaction with AIVs in all aquatic bird species. Studies to reproduce the preening-mediated AIV infection mechanism in the animal model are in progress.
Finally, Delogu concludes, our discovery really opens a door to explain the highly pathogenic H5N1 circulation and persistence in Eurasia, as well as the only recorded human case of fatal infection passed from wild birds in February 2006. All infected humans were involved in defeathering of dead wild swans after a massive die-off of these aquatic birds occurred in Azerbaijan.
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These data are the results of a collaboration study between Institutions as specified below:
1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy; 2Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, 3Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, 4Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Lugo (RA), Italy, 5Division of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Mauro Delogu1, Maria A. De Marco2, Livia Di Trani3, Elisabetta Raffini4, Claudia Cotti1, Simona Puzelli2, Fabio Ostanello1, Robert G. Webster5, Antonio Cassone2, Isabella Donatelli2
Today in PLoS ONE
International team of Italy-US scientists reports discovery of a new mechanism of avian influenza virus circulation and transmission in nature
A team of scientists, led by Mauro Delogu, virologist from the Veterinary Faculty of the Bologna University and researchers from the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tennessee) have discovered a new way of avian influenza transmission. The study, which offers new insights into ecology, surveillance and prevention strategies of avian influenza viruses (AIVs), may ultimately be important in the fight against influenza. The study has been published in a recent issue (June, 25/2010) of PLoS ONE, a highly reputed international Journal.
The scientists actually discovered that the preen oil gland secretions, by which all aquatic birds make their feathers waterproof, support a natural mechanism that concentrates AIVs from water onto birds' bodies. They found that a progressive virus "sticking" on feathers occurs because AIV-contaminated waters interact with the preen oil gland secretion. Since waterbirds use to spread preen oil over their own (self-preening) or other birds' (allo-preening) plumage, it is easily understandable how these preening activities could facilitate the diffusion of the viruses in nature.
The discovery, adds Delogu, has also important implications in the surveillance of avian influenza viruses.
In fact, virus on feathers could escape detection by the current surveillance strategies which assay the virus secreted in the cloacal and tracheal samples only. Lack of detection of these viruses may greatly complicate surveillance and rapid responses to new virus emergence and spread. For this reason, Delogu said, in routine surveillance programs, additional sampling methods could be necessary to detect AIVs on birds' bodies. Our results also suggest that a preened body surface could be the common denominator that explains how AIV infection occurs in different taxonomic groups of aquatic birds and future studies are needed to determine the common uropygial component that could promote interaction with AIVs in all aquatic bird species. Studies to reproduce the preening-mediated AIV infection mechanism in the animal model are in progress.
Finally, Delogu concludes, our discovery really opens a door to explain the highly pathogenic H5N1 circulation and persistence in Eurasia, as well as the only recorded human case of fatal infection passed from wild birds in February 2006. All infected humans were involved in defeathering of dead wild swans after a massive die-off of these aquatic birds occurred in Azerbaijan.
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These data are the results of a collaboration study between Institutions as specified below:
1Department of Veterinary Public Health and Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bologna, Italy; 2Department of Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, 3Department of Food Safety and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy, 4Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia-Romagna, Lugo (RA), Italy, 5Division of Virology, Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Mauro Delogu1, Maria A. De Marco2, Livia Di Trani3, Elisabetta Raffini4, Claudia Cotti1, Simona Puzelli2, Fabio Ostanello1, Robert G. Webster5, Antonio Cassone2, Isabella Donatelli2
Thursday, June 24, 2010
More die of H5N1 in poultry
Work No. 143 Date 24/06/2010 Last Updated: 9:46 AM, 24/06/2010
(Labor) - On 23/06, the provincial Animal Health Department said samples of household poultry Nguyen Duc Hoan (Trung Thanh Nguyen TP.Thai) positive for H5N1 virus.
Before that, the veterinary agency has conducted 533 full destruction of household poultry as signs of his complete dead birds scattered, and sent samples to be tested at the Veterinary Diagnostic Center T. U.
This is a hard bird flu Monday in Thai Nguyen province since early 2010.
On 10.5, a drive poultry were positive for H5N1 virus outbreak in Dong Congenital, TP.Thai Highlands.
While blue ear epidemic is showing signs of slowdown, 24/32 of communes, wards have been over 21 days without a new outbreak arise.
(Labor) - On 23/06, the provincial Animal Health Department said samples of household poultry Nguyen Duc Hoan (Trung Thanh Nguyen TP.Thai) positive for H5N1 virus.
Before that, the veterinary agency has conducted 533 full destruction of household poultry as signs of his complete dead birds scattered, and sent samples to be tested at the Veterinary Diagnostic Center T. U.
This is a hard bird flu Monday in Thai Nguyen province since early 2010.
On 10.5, a drive poultry were positive for H5N1 virus outbreak in Dong Congenital, TP.Thai Highlands.
While blue ear epidemic is showing signs of slowdown, 24/32 of communes, wards have been over 21 days without a new outbreak arise.
ANTHRAX, HIPPOPOTAMUS - UGANDA (03): (QENP) CONFIRMED PLUS ELEPHANTS
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Date: 22 Jun 2010
Source: New Vision [edited]
<http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/18/723490>
Anthrax killed hippos - experts
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Tests done at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Entebbe have
confirmed that anthrax killed the 30 hippos in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Dr. Nicholas Kauta, a commissioner in the agriculture ministry, on
Friday [18 Jun 2010] said the disease affects all warm blooded
animals except birds. He said animals that feast on carcasses of
infected hippos can catch the disease. The agriculture state
minister, Col. Bright Rwamirama, with a team of doctors from the
ministry, on Friday found a dead hippo in the middle of Lake George.
The minister called for quick intervention, saying this was the 3rd
time hippos were dying of anthrax in the national park. Since the
national park lost about 300 hippos about 6 years ago, the population
of hippos had multiplied to 5500.
Rwamirama observed that if necessary, the hippos should be moved
elsewhere to enable spraying of the affected areas. He observed that
the excavators used to bury the animals are expensive and that the
method used was risky.
The minister explained that an excavator is hired at sh. 1m [451 USD]
to bury one hippo. Rwamirama advised cattle-keepers in the
neighbouring areas not to graze their animals in the park to avoid
catching the disease.
[Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo]
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Date: 23 Jun 2010
Source: EFE [edited]
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Thirty hippos die in outbreak of Anthrax
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At least 30 hippos have died from anthrax in Queen Elizabeth National
Park, a wildlife reserve in western Uganda, but local authorities say
they have managed to contain the outbreak.
According to Lillian Nsubuga, communications officer of the Uganda
Wildlife Authority, which oversees all activities in nature reserves,
all the hippos dead were buried in the park after being examined by
veterinary and medical public health sector.
The virulent outbreak of anthrax has killed between 10 and 15 elephants.
"This is the 2nd outbreak of anthrax that is recorded in Queen
Elizabeth National Park, where a similar outbreak in 2004 left a
balance of 300 hippos dead. This time we have not had many problems
because we knew that the disease was, in contrast to the outbreak 6
years ago, when we had no idea of what we faced," Nsubuga said.
The operators of the Ugandan tourism industry have expressed fears
that the outbreak of anthrax could negatively affect their business
to keep out visitors from home because the bacteria that causes it
can also infect humans. Nsubuga made clear, however, that the remains
of all dead animals from anthrax has already been buried and that the
tourism industry has nothing to fear.
This is high season for tourists who come to Uganda from Europe, USA
and other world regions. "This is high season for all our
destinations and, so far, we have not had any negative effects," said
Nsubuga, who stressed that the National Park Queen Elizabeth,
Murchison Falls and the Bwindi Impenetrable (famous for its mountain
gorillas) and Kibale Forest "have already received many visitors."
Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its variety of wildlife
and the easy access of tourists to its natural habitat.
The reserve, called by that name in honor of Queen Elizabeth II of
England, was one of the awards to Prince Charles in November 2007,
when he accompanied his mother to the Summit of Heads of State and
Government of the Commonwealth meeting in Kampala.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[As elephants are very large animals and hard to miss the Ugandan
wildlife authorities should know how many have died. Unfortunately
elephant meat is very popular so we can assume that we may shortly
see some human cases in Western Europe, if not in Kampala. Note the
recent post on 'bushmeat' sales outside of Africa; 20100621.2079,
20040905.2484, and 20000411.0514] - Mod.MHJ]
[Information on Queen Elizabeth National Park is available from
<http://greatlakessafaris.com/uganda/queenelizabeth.php>. Maps of the
park and the Kazinga Channel are available from
<http://www.strollingguides.co.uk/workshop/library/maps/menuMap.php?Map=qenpMap>.
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Uganda is available at
<http://healthmap.org/r/00W*>. - Mod.SH]
Date: 22 Jun 2010
Source: New Vision [edited]
<http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/18/723490>
Anthrax killed hippos - experts
-------------------------------
Tests done at the Central Veterinary Laboratory in Entebbe have
confirmed that anthrax killed the 30 hippos in Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Dr. Nicholas Kauta, a commissioner in the agriculture ministry, on
Friday [18 Jun 2010] said the disease affects all warm blooded
animals except birds. He said animals that feast on carcasses of
infected hippos can catch the disease. The agriculture state
minister, Col. Bright Rwamirama, with a team of doctors from the
ministry, on Friday found a dead hippo in the middle of Lake George.
The minister called for quick intervention, saying this was the 3rd
time hippos were dying of anthrax in the national park. Since the
national park lost about 300 hippos about 6 years ago, the population
of hippos had multiplied to 5500.
Rwamirama observed that if necessary, the hippos should be moved
elsewhere to enable spraying of the affected areas. He observed that
the excavators used to bury the animals are expensive and that the
method used was risky.
The minister explained that an excavator is hired at sh. 1m [451 USD]
to bury one hippo. Rwamirama advised cattle-keepers in the
neighbouring areas not to graze their animals in the park to avoid
catching the disease.
[Byline: Abdulkarim Ssengendo]
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[This report is both a confirmation and a report on additional
deaths; the total is higher than previously. A very similar report
can be seen at:
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g6dbALzsp4_uvLl__SVo8_X9mYew>
- Mod.MHJ]
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[2]
Date: 23 Jun 2010
Source: EFE [edited]
<http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnews%2Furl%3Ffd%3DR%26sa%3DT%26url%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.terra.cl%252Fnoticias%252Fterraverde%252Findex.cfm%253Fid_cat%253D1001%2526idpost%253D18116%2526idblog%253D62%2526titulo_url%253DTreinta_hipopotamos_mueren_en_brote_de_antrax%26usg%3DAFQjCNFBw_AtiQ25hjCAiXf9QJUASKcYxA&tl=en&sl=es>
Thirty hippos die in outbreak of Anthrax
----------------------------------------
At least 30 hippos have died from anthrax in Queen Elizabeth National
Park, a wildlife reserve in western Uganda, but local authorities say
they have managed to contain the outbreak.
According to Lillian Nsubuga, communications officer of the Uganda
Wildlife Authority, which oversees all activities in nature reserves,
all the hippos dead were buried in the park after being examined by
veterinary and medical public health sector.
The virulent outbreak of anthrax has killed between 10 and 15 elephants.
"This is the 2nd outbreak of anthrax that is recorded in Queen
Elizabeth National Park, where a similar outbreak in 2004 left a
balance of 300 hippos dead. This time we have not had many problems
because we knew that the disease was, in contrast to the outbreak 6
years ago, when we had no idea of what we faced," Nsubuga said.
The operators of the Ugandan tourism industry have expressed fears
that the outbreak of anthrax could negatively affect their business
to keep out visitors from home because the bacteria that causes it
can also infect humans. Nsubuga made clear, however, that the remains
of all dead animals from anthrax has already been buried and that the
tourism industry has nothing to fear.
This is high season for tourists who come to Uganda from Europe, USA
and other world regions. "This is high season for all our
destinations and, so far, we have not had any negative effects," said
Nsubuga, who stressed that the National Park Queen Elizabeth,
Murchison Falls and the Bwindi Impenetrable (famous for its mountain
gorillas) and Kibale Forest "have already received many visitors."
Queen Elizabeth National Park is famous for its variety of wildlife
and the easy access of tourists to its natural habitat.
The reserve, called by that name in honor of Queen Elizabeth II of
England, was one of the awards to Prince Charles in November 2007,
when he accompanied his mother to the Summit of Heads of State and
Government of the Commonwealth meeting in Kampala.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[As elephants are very large animals and hard to miss the Ugandan
wildlife authorities should know how many have died. Unfortunately
elephant meat is very popular so we can assume that we may shortly
see some human cases in Western Europe, if not in Kampala. Note the
recent post on 'bushmeat' sales outside of Africa; 20100621.2079,
20040905.2484, and 20000411.0514] - Mod.MHJ]
[Information on Queen Elizabeth National Park is available from
<http://greatlakessafaris.com/uganda/queenelizabeth.php>. Maps of the
park and the Kazinga Channel are available from
<http://www.strollingguides.co.uk/workshop/library/maps/menuMap.php?Map=qenpMap>.
The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Uganda is available at
<http://healthmap.org/r/00W*>. - Mod.SH]
China reports 537 deaths from hand-foot-mouth disease this year
2010-06-24 19:00:54
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Almost 1 million people in China had been infected with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) this year by Tuesday, and 537 had died while 15,501 were in critical condition, China's Health Ministry announced Thursday.
With HFMD in its peak season, May to July, the work of HFMD control and prevention was arduous and the ministry would continue to intensify monitoring of and precautions against the disease, said a statement from the ministry.
The ministry would also strengthen the treatment of patients and the training of grassroots medical staff in rural areas, it said.
Wang Zijun, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said HFDM was a common infectious disease, and was particularly infectious to children.
People infected with HFMD usually had minor symptoms, but in serious cases the disease could lead to complications such as encephalitis and pneumonia, he said.
People could be infected through close contact with excreta and respiratory secretions, among other ways, he said.
hattip shiloh
BEIJING, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Almost 1 million people in China had been infected with hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) this year by Tuesday, and 537 had died while 15,501 were in critical condition, China's Health Ministry announced Thursday.
With HFMD in its peak season, May to July, the work of HFMD control and prevention was arduous and the ministry would continue to intensify monitoring of and precautions against the disease, said a statement from the ministry.
The ministry would also strengthen the treatment of patients and the training of grassroots medical staff in rural areas, it said.
Wang Zijun, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said HFDM was a common infectious disease, and was particularly infectious to children.
People infected with HFMD usually had minor symptoms, but in serious cases the disease could lead to complications such as encephalitis and pneumonia, he said.
People could be infected through close contact with excreta and respiratory secretions, among other ways, he said.
hattip shiloh
Health officials declare whooping cough epidemic in California
Whooping cough cases soar in Sonoma County
By KERRY BENEFIELD
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
Published: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:50 p.m.Health officials declared a whooping cough epidemic in California on Wednesday at the same time Sonoma County officials are reporting 48 confirmed cases locally — up from four at the same time last year.
California had 910 recorded cases of whooping cough as of June 15, five of which resulted in deaths. All five deaths were Latino children under 3 months of age.
Infants are particularly at risk from whooping cough because even with a full vaccination schedule that begins at six weeks of age, full protection does not occur until a baby reaches six months, said Mary Maddux-Gonzalez, Sonoma County’s public health officer.
“They are more likely to get it, and they are more vulnerable to the complications,” she saidWednesday. “You really want to make sure that everyone who comes in contact with that child has been appropriately immunized.”
“It’s often transmitted from parents,” she said. “We are really encouraging parents to get immunized.”
Lack of information and inoculations in agricultural regions in the state’s Central Valley — home to many Latino farm workers — might be the reason for the high current incidence in that community, said Dr. Gilberto Chavez, the deputy director of the California Department of Public Health’s Center for Infectious Disease.
Locally, health officials said they have reached out to primary care physicians, day care providers and prenatal support personnel, using a communication system last employed to disseminate information about swine flu.
California is on pace to break a 50-year-old record for annual infections of whooping cough, also known as pertussis...
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Tajikistan polio outbreak raises risk to other regions
Wednesday Jun. 23, 2010 7:08 PM ET
TORONTO — The Canadian Medical Association Journal is warning that a large outbreak of polio in Tajikistan is threatening to reignite spread of the dangerous virus in other regions of the world.
An editorial in the journal warns that places where polio vaccination rates have sagged are at risk of having renewed spread of the disease if the outbreak isn't brought under control.
The journal's top editors say Canada needs to ramp up polio vaccination rates here, because there are communities where immunization rates aren't high enough to keep polio from spreading if it is introduced.
The World Health Organization says that as of Wednesday there have been 275 confirmed cases of polio in Tajikistan and test results are still pending on another 300 possible cases.
Dr. Bruce Aylward, who heads of the WHO's polio eradication program, says the outbreak there appears to be coming under control, but it is too soon to say for sure.
The WHO and several partner organizations have been trying to eradicate polio for the past 22 years but the goal keeps evading them.
TORONTO — The Canadian Medical Association Journal is warning that a large outbreak of polio in Tajikistan is threatening to reignite spread of the dangerous virus in other regions of the world.
An editorial in the journal warns that places where polio vaccination rates have sagged are at risk of having renewed spread of the disease if the outbreak isn't brought under control.
The journal's top editors say Canada needs to ramp up polio vaccination rates here, because there are communities where immunization rates aren't high enough to keep polio from spreading if it is introduced.
The World Health Organization says that as of Wednesday there have been 275 confirmed cases of polio in Tajikistan and test results are still pending on another 300 possible cases.
Dr. Bruce Aylward, who heads of the WHO's polio eradication program, says the outbreak there appears to be coming under control, but it is too soon to say for sure.
The WHO and several partner organizations have been trying to eradicate polio for the past 22 years but the goal keeps evading them.
H5N1 -Thai Nguyen province -Birds
On 23-6, Thai Nguyen Department of Animal Health has officially announced a positive result for influenza A virus (H5N1) for birds of the family said Nguyen Duc Hoan, residing in the 30 wards Trung Thanh, Thai Nguyen City, Thai Nguyen province.
Leaders of Thai Nguyen Department of Animal Health said: Immediately after receiving reports of his family complete with dead poultry, veterinary forces were sent to take test samples at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center Central and conducting destroy all poultry, including 533 children of the family complete.
Immediately after the outbreak, the sterilization, disinfection was implemented in all wards. In addition, Trung Thanh also enhance the control of movement of poultry and poultry products into the area. The Ward family has signed a commitment to service is not hidden, not trade, movement of poultry, not slaughtering poultry are translated; not eat dead poultry, poultry not properly dispose of indiscriminately. ..
This is a bird flu outbreak was discovered Monday in Thai Nguyen province in 2010.
Leaders of Thai Nguyen Department of Animal Health said: Immediately after receiving reports of his family complete with dead poultry, veterinary forces were sent to take test samples at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center Central and conducting destroy all poultry, including 533 children of the family complete.
Immediately after the outbreak, the sterilization, disinfection was implemented in all wards. In addition, Trung Thanh also enhance the control of movement of poultry and poultry products into the area. The Ward family has signed a commitment to service is not hidden, not trade, movement of poultry, not slaughtering poultry are translated; not eat dead poultry, poultry not properly dispose of indiscriminately. ..
This is a bird flu outbreak was discovered Monday in Thai Nguyen province in 2010.
Mexico Ready reasonably to any H5N1 epidemic
Health - Wednesday, June 23 (16:20 hrs.)
They report that the virus is transmitted in stage three
The country has learned the lesson of how to deal with a threat of this magnitude: Alejandro Macias
The online Financial
Mexico, June 23 .- Mexico is reasonably prepared for an influenza pandemic H5N1 or another that came to be developed or presented in the world, as we have learned the lesson of how to deal with a threat of this magnitude, said Alejandro Macias.
In an exclusive interview, the special commissioner for the Care of the Health Sector Human Influenza stressed that "Mexico is undoubtedly one of the countries best prepared to receive a subsequent influenza epidemic."
He said the flu "has no word of honor" and although it is prepared the impact of an epidemic is important, as happened with the virus A (H1N1).
But he cautioned that if from the epidemic H5N1, also known as avian influenza, although it is a preparation in epidemiological surveillance of how to act and has reserves of medicines and equipment "will most likely have a major impact that the epidemic H1N1" .
The infectious disease specialist at the National Institute of Nutrition and Medical Sciences Salvador Zubirán "the SSA said the H5N1 virus, the initial cases occurred in 2005 in Asia, is very different and has no known history.
That's why, he said, that cases in the world, about 500, have been substantially more harmful pathogens and the H1N1 virus, so constant vigilance is maintained not only in Mexico but throughout the world, to act immediately and prevent it from becoming an epidemic.
Alejandro Macias explained that so far there have been cases in countries such as Indonesia, Vietnam and Egypt, and even have seen that with early treatment reduces mortality by 10 per cent, although the level of lethality of the virus is 50 percent , compared with less than one percent of the A (H1N1).
"It does not mean that tomorrow will start the epidemic, which has been indicated that the virus exists in the world and when combined with the current H1N1 virus can exit a result which is a virus that inherits the pathogenic potential of H5N1 and H1N1 its great potential on the transfer, "he said.
That would, he said, an epidemic that would be more serious of which was held in Mexico.
The specialist of the Ministry of Health (SSA) says the country has learned its lesson, and plan efficiently applied to deal with influenza, also went to report the value of time where the new virus to which act and alert the world.
Now, he insisted, "we are reasonably prepared because we have the diagnostic tools have been trained first-level services care and have adjusted intensive care services and work on having more and better beds in that area."
Also has antiviral medications in stock and intensive care. "All that we have, that is preparation for influenza. An additional part of the preparation is to have a vaccine available to mitigate the epidemic, if there was H5N1, but that still does not have anybody," he said.
What is not desirable nor feasible, he said, is that in case of an epidemic be contained in airports and terminals, because the flu has a range of events ranging from those with no discomfort to those who have all the symptoms , so it is difficult to detect.
"The influenza preparedness is not trying to stop things at the border or at airports, is in any case at borders and airports have health information and convenient as far as some level of detection," he said.
He reported that currently there are at airports and borders of Mexico some level of health screening for the H5N1 virus, because it is where we say that it is transmitted and sustained human to human, but it could be in a country of East, Africa or Asia, and will be there when you need to refine the plan preparation.
Hernández Macías added that to establish whether this constitutes an epidemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified six levels or stages, and the influenza H5N1 is found in the three, which means that the virus is pathogenic and has powers transmitted from animals to humans.
"This is not theoretical, there, there are already 500 reported cases of H5N1 transmission from animals to humans, in this case birds, but that should not cause undue alarm, it does not mean that it is transmitted efficiently from person to person as happened with the H1N1 "he said.
Abounded that "there is a sporadic transmission from animals to humans, not from human to human, and that is what most likely happen in the future, we do not know is when that's the difference."
WHO notes that when a transmission from human to human in a sustained manner is passed to stage four, and that seen in April 2009 in Mexico with the virus A (H1N1).
Finally he said that the risk of this epidemic of H5N1 is present, and Mexico is ready, although he acknowledged that if it were to affect millions of people no country has that level of preparation, because it would be almost impossible to handle that size.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Russia Reports Two New Outbreaks of ASF
Monday, June 21, 2010
RUSSIA - The Russian veterinary authorities have reported two new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in the country.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received follow-up report no. 3 on Friday, 18 June.
Both outbreaks took place in Rostovskaya. The first outbreak, which occured on 16 June, reveals that four swine were infected, while 277 were found susceptible to the disease. The second outbreak also took place on the same date, but in this case, wild boar were affected. Two cases were detected while 1000 showed signs of susceptibility. All affected animals, in both outbreaks, were destroyed.
The source of the outbreak is still under investigation.
On 16 June, direct immunofluorescence (DIF) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests were carried out at the Rostov Regional Veterinary Laboratory. Both tests confirmed the presence of the ASF virus.
Monday, June 21, 2010
More than 360 carcasses of sick birds disposed of in Tuva
Today, 05:09
367 carcasses of patients with wild waterfowl is disposed on the lake Uvs Nuur in the border with Mongolia region of Tuva, the press service of the Government of the Republic.
Anti-epizootic measures in the Ovyurskogo area began June 16 - after, we recall, June 11 analysis of biological samples taken from birds killed in the Uvs-Nour, identified the bird flu virus.
"Specialists vetnadzora examined all the monastery in nearby Soumont. Traces of influenza were detected. Works agreed to complete ", - says the official report.
Add that the outbreak of the disease have been observed in Tuva at the lake Uvs Nuur in 2006 (died about 4000 birds) and 2009 (more than 500 carcasses).
367 carcasses of patients with wild waterfowl is disposed on the lake Uvs Nuur in the border with Mongolia region of Tuva, the press service of the Government of the Republic.
Anti-epizootic measures in the Ovyurskogo area began June 16 - after, we recall, June 11 analysis of biological samples taken from birds killed in the Uvs-Nour, identified the bird flu virus.
"Specialists vetnadzora examined all the monastery in nearby Soumont. Traces of influenza were detected. Works agreed to complete ", - says the official report.
Add that the outbreak of the disease have been observed in Tuva at the lake Uvs Nuur in 2006 (died about 4000 birds) and 2009 (more than 500 carcasses).
Japan - The FMD disaster
22 Jun 2010
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture has spread further from its origin and could expand to the entire prefecture.
New infections have been confirmed in cities including Miyakonojo, which is located about 50 kilometers from the epidemic's locus in the eastern part of the prefecture. The epidemic now has reached a crucial juncture--whether the disease will spread outside the prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the prefecture Saturday and pledged the government would take all possible steps to support affected livestock farmers. The central and prefectural governments must strengthen epidemic prevention measures and do all they can to contain the disease.
The central and prefectural governments have been trying to prevent further infection by slaughtering and burying cows and pigs on disease-affected livestock farms, as well as by restricting movement and transfer of the livestock in the vicinity.
At farms within a 10-kilometer radius of major outbreak locations, livestock that have not been infected with the disease are being vaccinated to prevent the virus from spreading and then culled.
However, infections have been confirmed on farms far from the locations of the disease's initial outbreak about 50 days ago. It must be asked whether there has been any lapse in preventative measures against the disease's spread since then.
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Minimize infections' impact
What is now necessary is to minimize damage to areas where new infections have been detected.
The city of Ebino in the prefecture successfully contained the disease by slaughtering livestock immediately after infections were confirmed. Learning from its example, the Miyakonojo city government began culling livestock after informing the central government of certain animals' symptoms through photos, without waiting for results of genetic tests conducted by the central government. Such swift responses are necessary to deal with the disease from now on.
One of the reasons for the spread of infections seems to be the fact that the cull of cows and pigs has not been conducted smoothly because it is difficult to find people to slaughter the livestock and places to bury the animals. It is possible the virus might have spread from these livestock. Slaughter of the remaining 30,000 cows must be sped up.
A special law on foot-and-mouth disease that took effect June 4 allows the central government to slaughter healthy livestock without farmers' consent if necessary. The legislation aims to prevent new infections by creating a livestock-free "blank area" where animals are culled.
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry does not plan to apply this law in areas where new infections have been confirmed. However, if infections do expand, it is inevitable that this measure would be taken.
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Find out how disease spread
Also, it is an urgent task to find out why foot-and-mouth disease has spread. One theory holds that people and vehicles that visit livestock farms have slipped through designated sterilization points. Others noted the possibility soil with the virus was carried by the wind. The government should strengthen field studies by epidemic prevention experts.
Miyakonojo produces some of the best livestock in the country. Neighboring Kagoshima Prefecture is well known for its Berkshire pigs and black cattle. The spread of the disease to Kagoshima Prefecture would immensely impact the country's livestock industry as well as adversely affect people's diets.
We hope the Kan Cabinet will place top priority on tackling foot-and-mouth disease.
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