Archive for June, 2016
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a MERS infection in a patient whose source of his infection was “contact with camels.”
Saturday, June 11th, 2016
China: Four cases of botox-related botulism
Saturday, June 11th, 2016“…The four women, aged between 21 and 47, developed potentially fatal complications such as difficulty in swallowing and breathing, and were admitted into hospitals for further treatment…..”
WHO experts are working on a plan that would advise member states to use 1/5 of the normal YF vaccine dose per person
Friday, June 10th, 2016
From the beginning of the YF outbreak on 15 December 2015 to 8 June 2016, Angola has reported 2954 suspected cases of yellow fever including 328 deaths.
Friday, June 10th, 2016“….From the beginning of the outbreak on 22 March 2016 to 8 June 2016, the Democratic Republic of The Congo (DRC) has reported three probable cases and 57 laboratory confirmed cases…….
From the beginning of the outbreak on 9 April 2016 to 8 June 2016, the Ministry of Health of Uganda, has reported 68 suspected cases, of which three are probable and seven are laboratory confirmed. …..
Three countries have reported confirmed yellow fever cases imported from Angola: DRC (51 cases), Kenya (two cases) and People’s Republic of China (11 cases).
A further three countries have reported suspected cases of yellow fever: Ethiopia (one probable case), Ghana (four suspect cases) and Republic of Congo (one suspect case)……. ”
Baghdad: Two separate suicide car bomb attacks leave at least 22 dead and 35 wounded
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
Aleppo: Three medical facilities were hit in the space of three hours leaving at least 15 dead and dozens wounded
Thursday, June 9th, 2016
EBOV stability in human blood spotted onto Sierra Leonean banknotes and in syringe needles under hospital and environmental conditions was investigated. Under some of these conditions, EBOV remained infectious for >30 days, indicating that EBOV-contaminated items may pose a serious risk to humans.
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Ebola Virus Stability Under Hospital and Environmental Conditions J Infect Dis. jiw167 first published online June 7, 2016 doi:10.1093/infdis/jiw167
Tel-Aviv Terror Attack: Two Palestinian suspects were dressed as Hasidic Jews. 4 dead and 5 injured
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016CDC: The number of people with Legionnaires’ disease grew by nearly 4 times from 2000–2014.
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016Legionnaires’ disease is deadly for about 10% of people who get it.
9 in 10. CDC investigations show almost all outbreaks were caused by problems preventable with more effective water management.
CDC investigated the first outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a serious lung infection (pneumonia), in 1976. An increasing number of people in the US are getting this disease, which is caused by breathing in small water droplets contaminated with Legionella germs. About 5,000 people are diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease and there are at least 20 outbreaks reported each year. Most identified outbreaks are in buildings with large water systems, such as hotels, long-term care facilities, and hospitals. Legionella grows best in building water systems that are not well maintained. Building owners and managers should adopt newly published standards that promote Legionella water management programs, which are ways to reduce the risk of this germ in building water systems.
