Diseases ( incl Covid19 ) 02 (Oct 12 - May 20)

[winston]

Malaysia on HFMD alert

PETALING JAYA: The country is on alert level following an outbreak of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) nationwide.

From June 5 to 11, the number of HFMD cases reported was 1,379, an increase of 83 (6.4%) compared with the week before, the Health Ministry said.

Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the increasing HFMD trend began from the week of April 24 to 30, which was 794 cases, after it crossed the warning level or “Alert Level,” surpassing the highest level of 644 cases a week last year.

“Following that, the Ministry had issued warning letters on the increasing number of HFMD cases on May 9 to all state health departments so that they step up monitoring efforts and prevent it from spreading,” he said in a statement Thursday.

On Wednesday, it was reported that Negri Sembilan was on HFMD alert as health authorities cautioned nurseries and preschools to observe greater hygiene following a sharp increase in cases.

Dr Hisham said that so far, Selangor reported the highest number of HFMD cases with 4,441 (32.6%), followed by Johor, 1,393 (10.2%), Kuala Lumpur, 1,317 (9.7%), Sabah, 1,299 (9.5%) and Sarawak 1,108 (8.1%).

Perak had 892 cases (6.5%), Malacca, 727 (5.3%), Penang, 713 (5.2%), Negri Sembilan, 522 (3.8%), Pahang, 345 (2.5%) and Kedah, 265 (1.9%) while other states had less than 200 cases.

Dr Hisham said majority of the HFMD cases were caused by the Coxsackie Virus A16 and Enterovirus 71 (EV 71).

Source: The Star

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DNA confirms cause of 1665 London's Great Plague
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37287715

[winston]

'Superbug' scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-u ... h%20Report

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2016.09.04文茜的世界周報／東南亞拉警報　馬來西亞爆茲卡首例
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CH1lGLxv8o

[winston]

China’s Guangzhou has third of live poultry markets contaminated with bird flu, survey finds

Municipal officials have warned residents to avoid contact with live poultry

Source: SCMP

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/ ... d-bird-flu

[winston]

China bird flu deaths surge in what could be the worst season ever

As many as 79 people have died from H7N9 bird flu in China last month, the government said, stoking worries that the spread of the virus this season could be the worst on record.

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... h%20Report

[winston]

By Stephanie Nebehay and Dominique Patton

So far the variant strain has only been detected in Guangdong province, but given the wide circulation of livestock and poultry in the country, it would be difficult to prevent its spread to other areas

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... h%20Report

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Malaysia reports highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu: OIE

Malaysia has reported an outbreak of a highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in the northern part of the country, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Wednesday, citing a report from the Malaysian agriculture ministry.

The strain was confirmed among chickens at a backyard farm in Kelantan, according to the report posted by the Paris-based OIE.

All 26 birds were killed or destroyed, the ministry said.

The H5N1 strain has been detected in Cambodia in recent weeks. It is different to the H7N9 virus that has caused the death of more than 110 people in China.

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... h%20Report

[winston]

Three mutations could make bird flu a potential pandemic: study

Source: Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt ... h%20Report

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The killer disease with no vaccine

Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa fever is one of a number of illnesses which can cause dangerous epidemics, but for which no vaccine currently exists.

It has since been seen in many West African countries including Ghana, Mali and Sierra Leone.

It can also pass from person to person through bodily fluids, meaning healthcare workers and people taking care of sick relatives without protective equipment are particularly at risk.

Source: BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43211086