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Travel Health News Digest (19 February 2006)
Maldives: Dengue Fever In Maldives, the number of people infected with Dengue Fever was greatly increasing in the capital Male and the administrative divisions. Two children and one man had died of the disease so far in 2006 and 10-12 new cases were reported daily.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 February 2006) Australia: Dengue Fever In Australia, the Queensland health authority confirmed 7 cases of Dengue Fever in the suburb, with the latest onsets of the illness reported on 28 January and 2 February 2006. The cases were found in Cranbrook.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 February 2006) Vietnam: Dengue Fever In Vietnam¡¦s southern Mekong Delta, about 2 000 people were infected with Dengue Fever up to early February this year. Most of the cases were from the provinces of Hau Giang, An Giang and Dong Thap. One of them died.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 February 2006) Singapore: Dengue Fever Singapore's Dengue Fever outbreak appeared to be under control. The number of people infected weekly fell from 99 cases in December 2005 to 61 in January 2006. During 2005, more than 13 000 people were infected and 19 died from the disease.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 February 2006) Kenya: Meningococcal Meningitis The Ministry of Health had reported 55 cases and 13 deaths of Meningococcal Meningitis in the west Pokot district of Kenya.
(Source: ProMED-mail 15 February 2006) India: Meningococcal Meningitis An outbreak of Meningococcal Meningitis affecting 105 people was reported in New Delhi, the capital of India. In the summer of 2005, the disease had killed more than 50 people and affected another 400.
(Source: ProMED-mail 15 February 2006) Bolivia: Yellow Fever In Bolivia, 14 cases of Yellow Fever were notified up to the first 5 weeks in 2006, of which 5 were confirmed.
(Source: ProMED-mail 18 February 2006) Iraq: Avian Influenza, human The Ministry of Health in Iraq had confirmed the country¡¦s second case of human infection with the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. The case, which was fatal, occurred in a 39-year-old man from the northern province of Sulaimaniyah. He developed symptoms on 18 January and died on 27 January. He was the uncle of the country¡¦s first case and had provided care for her during her illness. He also had a documented history of exposure to infected domestic birds.
(Source: World Health Organization 17 February 2006) Egypt: Avian Influenza, bird In Egypt, authorities closed Cairo zoo and 7 other state-run zoos around the country for 2 weeks after 83 dead birds were discovered. Six birds had tested positive for Avian Influenza. Avian Influenza among poultry had been reported in at least 7 provinces, from Dakahlia in the northeast of the Nile Delta to Qena in the far south. No human cases have been diagnosed.
(Source: ProMED-mail 19 February 2006) Germany: Avian Influenza, bird In Germany, it was confirmed that wild birds found dead on a northern island of Ruegen had the deadly H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza virus. No human or poultry cases were identified so far.
(Source: ProMED-mail 18 and 19 February 2006) Slovenia: Avian Influenza, bird A dead swan found in Slovenia, near the city of Maribor, last week had been confirmed to have died of the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. This was the first confirmed case of bird flu in Slovenia.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 February 2006) Hungary: Avian Influenza, bird The authorities had confirmed H5 Avian Influenza virus in 3 dead wild swans found in the county of Bacs-Kiskun, in southern Hungary. Further tests were pending to determine whether this was the H5N1 strain.
(Source: ProMED-mail 16 and 17 February 2006) France: Avian Influenza, poultry In eastern France, tests on a dead duck found showed it had the H5 strain of Avian Influenza.
(Source: ProMED-mail 17 February 2006) Austria: Avian Influenza, bird In Austria, health ministry confirmed 2 more cases of deadly H5N1 Avian Influenza virus near Vienna on Saturday, raising the total number of cases there to 7.
(Source: ProMED-mail 18 February 2006) India: Avian Influenza, poultry In India's western Maharashtra state, dead poultry had been tested positive for the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus. About 50 000 birds had died in the past few days in Nandurbar district. This was the first case of the virus in India. About 700 000 chickens would be culled to prevent the spread of Avian Influenza.
(Source: ProMED-mail 18 and 19 February 2006) Indonesia: Avian Influenza, human There were 25 cases of human infection with the H5N1 Avian Influenza virus in Indonesia. Of these, 18 had died.
(Source: ProMED-mail 15 February 2006)
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