From CIDRAP :
" New Mexico confirms 2nd human plague case
78-year-old man from Santa Fe County has contracted New Mexico's second case of bubonic plague in less than a month, according to the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDH). The man is recovering in a hospital, according to a department news release. The first case was confirmed May 6 in a 58-year-old man from the same county who also was hospitalized but is now recovering at home. "We are seeing plague activity in both humans and animals from many different locations of north-central New Mexico," said NMDH Secretary Dr. Catherine Torres. "Everyone needs to be aware of the situation and take precautions to avoid rodents and their fleas." Plague, a bacterial disease, is generally transmitted to humans through the bites of infected fleas but can also be transmitted by direct contact with infected animals, including rodents, other wildlife, and pets, according to the NMDH.
Cholera stalks Haiti, Dominican Republic, Somalia
Cholera cases are on the rise again in Haiti and the neighboring Dominican Republic, and Somalia is also fighting an epidemic, according to press reports. The disease is increasing in Haiti's West department, and health agencies are responding quickly in an effort to keep the pathogen from spreading to Port-au-Prince, said World Health Organization (WHO) spokeswoman Fadela Chaib, according to a May 27 United Nations press release. More than 300,000 Haitians have had cholera and more than 5,000 have died in the epidemic that began there in 2010.
Toddler in Washington state contracts measles
A 2-year-old boy from Port Orchard, Wash., who had no history of travel has contracted measles, the first case in Kitsap County since 1999, according to county health officials. The boy had received his first measles shot but was not yet due to receive a second dose, which would have afforded more complete protection, according to the Kitsap Sun. The CDC confirmed the case on May 27. His is the third measles case in the state this year."
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
CIDRAP - NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Vietnam, tainted-food penalty bill, Haiti cholera decline, Tajik polio drive, dengue-favorable weather
News Scan from CIDRAP, these are only excerpts, please go to the actual site for the links :
" Vietnam reports 7 avian flu outbreaks
Seven H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks occurred in poultry flocks in villages scattered among five provinces of Vietnam in late March and early April, the Vietnamese agriculture ministry reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) yesterday.
Senate passes bill to raise penalties for selling contaminated food
The Senate last week passed a bill that would increase penalties for those who knowingly distribute contaminated or misbranded food. Written by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the bill would upgrade such offenses from a misdemeanor to a felony and authorize prosecutors to seek prison terms of up to 10 years.
Cholera cases continue to decline in Haiti
Cholera cases continue to decline in Haiti except in a couple of areas, and activity in cholera treatment centers is slowing, according to an update released yesterday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Only Nippes department and the Leogane-Gressier region of West department reported an increased rate of cases in the update, which included data as of Apr 4.
Tajikistan launches polio vaccination campaign
Health workers in Tajikistan yesterday launched a 5-day polio vaccination campaign with the goal of immunizing nearly 1.1 million children under age 5, according to Asia-Plus, a news organization based in the capital, Dushanbe, reported today.
Size of daily temperature range may affect dengue risk
An international team of researchers is reporting experimental evidence that one factor affecting dengue virus transmission is the extent of daily temperature fluctuations. The researchers found that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are less likely to transmit the virus when the daily temperature range is large (20ºC) than when it is small (10ºC)."
" Vietnam reports 7 avian flu outbreaks
Seven H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks occurred in poultry flocks in villages scattered among five provinces of Vietnam in late March and early April, the Vietnamese agriculture ministry reported to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) yesterday.
Senate passes bill to raise penalties for selling contaminated food
The Senate last week passed a bill that would increase penalties for those who knowingly distribute contaminated or misbranded food. Written by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chairman of the Judiciary Committee, the bill would upgrade such offenses from a misdemeanor to a felony and authorize prosecutors to seek prison terms of up to 10 years.
Cholera cases continue to decline in Haiti
Cholera cases continue to decline in Haiti except in a couple of areas, and activity in cholera treatment centers is slowing, according to an update released yesterday by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Only Nippes department and the Leogane-Gressier region of West department reported an increased rate of cases in the update, which included data as of Apr 4.
Tajikistan launches polio vaccination campaign
Health workers in Tajikistan yesterday launched a 5-day polio vaccination campaign with the goal of immunizing nearly 1.1 million children under age 5, according to Asia-Plus, a news organization based in the capital, Dushanbe, reported today.
Size of daily temperature range may affect dengue risk
An international team of researchers is reporting experimental evidence that one factor affecting dengue virus transmission is the extent of daily temperature fluctuations. The researchers found that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are less likely to transmit the virus when the daily temperature range is large (20ºC) than when it is small (10ºC)."
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