Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Gabon, Cameroon step up health measures following EG deaths
(Africa Times) n Equatorial Guinea, there’s not yet a confirmed diagnosis of the suspected hemorrhagic fever illness that has claimed up to 20 lives and forced a lockdown in the Nsok Nsomo and Kie Ntem districts near the border with Gabon and Cameroon. Health officials on Sunday were still waiting for laboratory test results on […]
Feb 13, 2023
Unidentified illness kills at least 8 people in Equatorial Guinea
(BNO News) Equatorial Guinea is investigating an outbreak of an unidentified illness causing hemorrhagic fever which has killed at least eight people, local officials say. Two affected villages have been put on lockdown. The health ministry in the central African country said the outbreak was first detected on Tuesday, affecting people who attended a funeral […]
Feb 10, 2023
As Bird Flu Spreads to Mammals, Health Officials Urge Caution
(Smithsonian Magazine) Amid a global bird die-off from avian flu, officials have also noticed the deadly virus strain, called H5N1, infecting a growing number of mammals. This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged authorities to remain vigilant—but not panic—about the virus’s potential risk to humans. “The recent spillover to mammals needs to be monitored […]
Feb 10, 2023
First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus
PREPRINT Universidad Nacional del Comahue – San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. (Machine Translated) 1 First Mass Mortality of Marine Mammals Caused by Highly Pathogenic Influenza Virus2 (H5N1) in South AmericaVíctor Gamarra-Toledo1,2, Pablo I. Plaza1*, Giancarlo Inga3,4, Roberto Gutiérrez2,3 3 ,Oscar García-Tello3, Leonela Valdivia-Ramírez3, Deyvis Huamán-Mendoza3 4 , José C.Nieto-Navarrete3, Sandra Ventura3, Sergio A. Lambertucci1 567 […]
Feb 10, 2023
Equatorial Guinea quarantines 200 after unknown hemorrhagic fever deaths
(Reuters) Equatorial Guinea has quarantined more than 200 people and restricted movement after an unknown illness causing hemorrhagic fever killed at least eight people, Health Minister Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba said on Friday as the government races to test samples. The outbreak was reported on Feb. 7, and from preliminary investigations, the deaths were linked to […]
Feb 10, 2023
Taiwan: H5N1 Outbreak
(Kimo News)Machine translated H5N1 high altitude sickness bird flu broke out at a native chicken farm in Chaozhou, Pingtung, culling 18,000 black-feathered native chickens The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau stated that the Animal Health Laboratory notified that a native chicken farm in Chaozhou Township, Pingtung County (voluntary notification) was diagnosed with […]
Feb 10, 2023
UK: Poultry to be culled after bird flu confirmed at Appleby
(News and Star) Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza H5N1 has been found at a site near Appleby-in-Westmorland. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the premises. . The zones restrict access to locations where birds are kept and impose restrictions on the movement of birds. They do not limit access […]
Feb 10, 2023
Four dead seals test positive for bird flu in Scotland
(Guardian) Experts warn of ‘step-change’ in avian flu spread as number of cases in mammals continues to grow globally. Four dead seals have tested positive for bird flu in Scotland, as the number of cases of highly pathogenic avian flu in mammals continues to grow globally with experts warning of “a step-change” in its spread. The […]
Feb 10, 2023
Bird flu infects Colorado mountain lion, black bear and skunk, all now dead
(Denver Post) The highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed thousands of wild birds and has now infected more Colorado wildlife. Three animals in Colorado, each of them now dead, tested positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza that’s sweeping across the country, state wildlife officials said in a release. The H5N1 variant of the bird […]
Feb 10, 2023
Cameroon restricts Eq Guinea border activity over fever deaths
(Al Jazeera) Cameroonian authorities said the border movement restrictions were imposed in view of ‘the high risk of importation’ of the unidentified illness. Cameroon has restricted movement along its border with Equatorial Guinea following “several unexplained deaths” from an unknown illness that causes hemorrhagic fever, Minister of Public Health Malachie Manaouda said on Friday. The […]
Feb 10, 2023
