In Myanmar, an outbreak of H5N1 Avian Influenza was confirmed in a poultry farm in Bago on 31 July, about 3 800 birds were culled.

A 22-year-old pregnant woman who lived in Ha Tay province died of Avian Influenza, bringing the death toll in Vietnam to 3 this year. Ten people who came into contact with the woman have been put under medical surveillance.

Another suspected human case of Avian Influenza was a student from Thanh Hoa province who was now having treatment at a hospital in Hanoi. Initial inquiries suggested he had had no contact with poultry.

Authorities of USA have been investigating an outbreak of Tularemia that occurred in a campground around the shores of Utah Lake recently. So far, 4 have tested positive for the disease amongst 18 symptomatic persons.

An outbreak of Measles was confirmed in South Yorkshire of United Kingdom affecting 21 children. All the cases were aged between 3 months and 12 years without Mumps-Measles-Rubella vaccination.

(Source: ProMED-mail 3 August 2007)

Two ducks found dead near Munich in southern Germany were tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza virus and a third one was found to be infected with a milder strain.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease on board Black Watch Cruise Ship was suspected when 6 passengers developed pneumonia-like symptoms after a 17-day cruise in Europe.

In South Australia, a 76-year-old woman died after contracting Q Fever in Waikerie of the Riverland. The outbreak affected 5 people who lived nearby a goat abattoir. As the abattoir has stopped operations since June this year, medical authorities said that the 60-day incubation period of the disease had passed and that they did not expect further new case.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom has recently reviewed the travel advice to Afghanistan. In view of the ongoing military activity and lawlessness, the Office strongly advised against all travel to the following provinces: Balkh in northern Afghanistan; Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Lowgar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Panjsher and Paktya in eastern Afghanistan; Helmand, Kandahar, Nimroz, Uruzgan, and Zabul in southern Afghanistan; and Farah in western Afghanistan. In view of the ongoing terrorist activity and the continuing high threat of kidnap, the Office strongly advised against all but essential travel to Kabul.

In the village of Gardashoba of Khachmaz region, 4 children and an old man contracted Rabies after being attacked by jackals. Recently, animals being attacked by jackals also contracted the disease. One child from Neftchala region died of the disease a few days ago.

Four new cases of Poliomyelitis were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, bringing the total number of cases in the country this year to 27. In the neighbouring Angola, two new cases of poliomyelitis were reported, which brought the total number of cases in the country this year to 8. Supplementary immunisation activities were launched in both countries to reach more than 8 million children under the age of five years.

The Ministry of Health of Uganda confirmed an outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in Kamwenge District affecting 2 gold miners aged 29 and 21 years respectively. One of them died while another case recovered after receiving treatment from hospital. Both of them had involved in skinning a Colobus monkey one week prior to falling ill. The authority has been monitoring over 140 people who had contact history with the 2 cases.