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Travel Health News Digest (7 May 2006)
Mainland: Avian Influenza, bird The Ministry of Agriculture of the Mainland confirmed another case of Avian Influenza outbreak among wild birds in a remote area of Qinghai Province. The bar-headed geese found dead on a wetland in Yushu County were confirmed to have the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza virus. (Source: Ministry of Agriculture, China 5 May 2006) Pakistan: Avian Influenza, poultry In Pakistan, new Avian Influenza outbreak was confirmed at 2 poultry farms in Murree and Sialkot. (Source: ProMED-mail 6 May 2006) Egypt: Avian Influenza, human The World Health Organization confirmed the 5th human death cases of Avian Influenza in Egypt. The patient was hospitalised on 1 May and died on 4 May. Her infection had been linked to exposure to diseased poultry during a recent visit to the Minufiyah governorate. Of the 13 Avian Influenza cases, 5 were fatal. (Source: World Health Organization 4 and 5 May 2006) Cote d'Ivoire: Avian Influenza, poultry Laboratory tests had confirmed that dead ducks and a sparrowhawk found in Abidjan of Cote d'Ivoire had contracted H5N1 Avian Influenza. Poultry sales would be banned within a radius of 3 km of the sites where H5N1 had been confirmed.
(Source: ProMED-mail 5 May 2006) India and Indonesia: Cholera In India, 35 cases of Cholera were reported in the week ending 28 April 2006. In West Java Province of Indonesia, an outbreak of diarrhoea caused by Cholera and E. coli bacteria had resulted in 3 deaths and 385 persons hospitalised.
(Source: ProMED-mail 5 May 2006) Angola: Cholera The death toll from the Cholera outbreak in Angola had hit 1 109 and more than 27 700 people had been sickened by the disease in 11 of the country's 18 provinces. (Source: ProMED-mail 5 May 2006) Ethiopia: Cholera At least 10 people had died in the past 2 weeks in the western Gambella region, Ethiopia, following a diarrhoea outbreak suspected to be due to Cholera. (Source: ProMED-mail 5 May 2006) Tanzania: Cholera Since April 2006, 17 people had died and 68 others had been hospitalised in Zanzibar, Tanzania due to an outbreak of Cholera. (Source: ProMED-mail 5 May 2006) Nepal: Hepatitis More than 3 000 people had fallen ill with jaundice in Birgunj, Nepal and surrounding areas over the past 3 months. More than 60 percent of jaundice patients were from urban areas. Doctors had urged people to drink boiled water in order to be safe from jaundice. Nepal has long had a reputation for jaundice due to the endemicity of acute liver disease in the Kathmandu Valley. Hepatitis E virus is considered to be the predominant cause of jaundice in Kathmandu. An increase in the number of jaundice cases admitted to Nepalese hospitals often occurs during the rainy season from mid-May through mid-October.
(Source: ProMED-mail 3 May 2006) Indonesia: Hong Kong Traveller Contracted Dengue Fever The Department of Health confirmed an imported case of Dengue Fever, bringing to 10 cases so far this year. The 65-year-old male complained of fever, fatigue and muscle pain since 15 April. He had travelled to Indonesia prior to onset of symptoms. (Source: Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR 4 May 2006) India: Chikungunya Fever In India, besides Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharahstra, Chikungunya Fever had now affected Pune, with 138 cases detected from 3 villages in Indapur taluka. About 1 241 cases of Chikungunya Fever had been detected in Karnataka. (Source: ProMED-mail 1 May 2006) India: Malaria In Assam state of India, the Malaria situation was worsening. There were 200 deaths in Lakhimpur, and a total of 500 deaths in the whole state. (Source: ProMED-mail 7 May 2006)
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