Disease outbreaks will increase as per ZetaTalk

Shipping wrongly stored and potentially infectious plague bacteria: it happens! Or at least, it may have happened at some of “[t]he Pentagon’s most secure laboratories.”

Nine labs run by the the Pentagon are under what USA Today describes as an “emergency ban on research on all bioterror pathogens” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noticed subpar practices during inspections they performed in August. The CDC’s concerns include bad practices around shipping samples of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that cause bubonic plague (which affects the lymph nodes) and pneumonic plague (the lungs).

The CDC was concerned because the bacteria, which are supposed to be shipped either weakened or dead, were mislabeled and may in fact have been alive.

Oops!

The ban went into place last week, on September 2, but when it was announced the Army failed to note the CDC’s concerns about plague bacteria and two potentially deadly encephalitis viruses. Instead the announcement traced the ban to news that broke in May of a decade of improper shipping and mishandling of live anthrax by an Army lab in Utah. Today, though, an army spokesperson told USA Today that the concerns about plague bacteria and the viruses “directly contributed to [Secretary of the Army John] McHugh’s ordering of the moratorium.”

Per CNN, Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said in a briefing that the CDC determined that “there is no risk to the health of workers or the public.” But they’re also still investigating. Cook also described a little bit about how the investigation is progressing:

One of the things they’re doing right now is trying to assess whether any of these substances, first of all, pose any sort of threat; second of all, whether these substances were shipped to any other laboratories

The major takeaway: Just be careful if you get any weird packages from military labs, okay?

The Ondo State Government is working to eradicate a strange disease which suddenly broke out in the Ode-Irele community of Ondo state, leading to the death of no fewer than 28 people in the past three days.
Residents say the disease broke out three days ago and spread rapidly around the community, killing its victim within 24 hours.
The cause of the disease remained unknown.
Experts say preliminary reports from victims revealed neurologic clinical symptoms: blindness, and loss of consciousness.
Ebola Alert, an evidence-driven group of volunteer professionals who helped with the Ebola Virus Disease interventions in the country, said 28 people have died from the disease.
But the State Health Commissioner, Dayo Adeyanju, put the number of dead victims at 12.
Mr. Adeyanju, while briefing newsmen in Akure, said preliminary investigations showed that the disease is not Ebola “as it does not manifest any of its symptoms, but it attacks the central nervous system of the victims”.
He said the state government, after getting information on the disease, immediately deployed officials who took samples from victims which was sent to Lagos for laboratory analysis to help understand the nature of the disease.
Mr. Adeyanju, who warned against spreading false information on social media, said the government is on top of the situation, and advised people in the council area to report any strange illness to the nearest health facility.
He assured that the government is also doing its best to contain the disease from further spreading out of the town while those infected were being quarantined at the General Hospital, Irele, with other patients moved out of the facility.
The Health Commissioner also advised people of the area to avoid handling dead bodies at this period to help contain further spread of the disease.
A journalist who visited the affected community Thursday said he was told by residents that the ailment had spiritual undertone.
“Community leaders said some people broke into a shrine, and the god became angry with them, striking all those people who have hands in the act,” the journalist said, asking not to be named.
“Our team also saw people performing rituals in the community. They believe that the ritual will appease the god and that the disease will end.”
But the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, said he was not aware of any spiritual dimension to the development.
“All I can tell you is that medical experts are on ground, attending to victims and doing all the necessary tests. Government is working hard to contain the disease, and I can tell you that it is under control,” Mr. Akinmade told PREMIUM TIMES.
Ebola Alert later posted an update on its twitter handle on Thursday night saying the disease is under control and that its cause was being investigated.
The organisation said the Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation, and the National Centre for Disease Control had been alerted of the outbreak

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on September 11, 2015 at 1:47am: Just thought this should be on the record here on the ning.

http://fusion.net/story/196136/pentagon-plague-shipped/

The Pentagon might have accidentally shipped some bubonic plague

Shipping wrongly stored and potentially infectious plague bacteria: it happens! Or at least, it may have happened at some of “[t]he Pentagon’s most secure laboratories.”

Nine labs run by the the Pentagon are under what USA Today describes as an “emergency ban on research on all bioterror pathogens” after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noticed subpar practices during inspections they performed in August. The CDC’s concerns include bad practices around shipping samples of Yersinia pestis, the bacteria that cause bubonic plague (which affects the lymph nodes) and pneumonic plague (the lungs).

The CDC was concerned because the bacteria, which are supposed to be shipped either weakened or dead, were mislabeled and may in fact have been alive.

Oops!

The ban went into place last week, on September 2, but when it was announced the Army failed to note the CDC’s concerns about plague bacteria and two potentially deadly encephalitis viruses. Instead the announcement traced the ban to news that broke in May of a decade of improper shipping and mishandling of live anthrax by an Army lab in Utah. Today, though, an army spokesperson told USA Today that the concerns about plague bacteria and the viruses “directly contributed to [Secretary of the Army John] McHugh’s ordering of the moratorium.”

Per CNN, Department of Defense spokesman Peter Cook said in a briefing that the CDC determined that “there is no risk to the health of workers or the public.” But they’re also still investigating. Cook also described a little bit about how the investigation is progressing:

One of the things they’re doing right now is trying to assess whether any of these substances, first of all, pose any sort of threat; second of all, whether these substances were shipped to any other laboratories

The major takeaway: Just be careful if you get any weird packages from military labs, okay?

Comment by M. Difato on August 16, 2015 at 8:48am: A measles outbreak in a southeast province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed more than 300 people and infected at least 20,000, according to a preliminary United Nations report.

“The toll is heavy and worrying: since January 1, 2015, more than 20,000 cases of measles have been registered in Katanga province alone” and “almost 320 people have died”, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement this week.

According to the UN agency, the current outbreak is turning for the worst is “gaining ground”. These include the presence of armed groups, the isolation of some regions that makes it hard to conserve vaccines properly, and the refusal of some parents to allow their children to be vaccinated due to religious and cultural traditions. The global humanitarian aid organization, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), reported that there were 267 death from measles from the start of the year through July among the 16,500 cases. In the epidemic that began in 2010 – but peaked in 2011 – measles caused 77,241 cases in the Katanga province and 1,085 deaths, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. The roads in the region are often in poor condition, with some areas not accessible by vehicle, according to MSF.

The disease is highly contagious, with initial symptoms of high fever, diarrhea, dehydration and pneumonia, according to the WHO.

The virus is spread through having contact with droplets or fluids infected with the virus such as the sneeze and cough of a measles patient.

“Most deaths are caused by complications associated with the disease”, according to the WHO.

The World Health Organization warned last November that progress toward wiping out measles has stalled worldwide due to poor vaccine coverage. The disease can easily be countered by a vaccine.

Source: http://www.dispatchtimes.com/congo-measles-outbreak-death-toll-rise...

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on June 20, 2015 at 8:59pm: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/plague-death-reported-in-colorado-firs...

Plague death reported in Colorado, first plague case in Larimer County in 16 years
Posted by Staff on June 20, 2015

Larimer County, CO health officials are reporting a confirmed plague fatality in a Cherokee Park area male Friday. The individual died on June 8. This is the first Larimer County resident confirmed to have contracted plague since 1999.

Oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis/CDC

According to the ongoing investigation, the young man may have contracted the disease from fleas on a dead rodent or other animal on the family acreage. The Larimer County Department of Healthand Environment is coordinating the investigation, working with the experts from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the State Health Department, and the Larimer County Coroner’s office.

Because many people visited the family’s home after the young man’s death – before the cause of death was identified – the family is reaching out to those who visited their home or attended the scattering of his ashes on the property. There is a small chance that others might have been bitten by infected fleas, so anyone who was on the family’s land in the last 7 days should seek medical attention immediately if a fever occurs. The last exposure to others was likely on June 14.

Those who attended services in Fort Collins on June 10 or June 13 are not at any risk, nor is there any risk from past contact with the deceased, nor recent contact with his family members and friends.

Plague can spread through rodent populations in a localized area – often resulting in mass animal “die-offs.” The only animals with confirmed plague so far this year in Larimer County were in an area of Soapstone Natural area this is not open to the public.

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. It is found in animals throughout the world, most commonly rats but other rodents like ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, rabbits and voles.Fleas typically serve as the vector of plague. Human cases have been linked to the domestic cats and dogs that brought infected fleas into the house.

People can also get infected through direct contact with an infected animal, through inhalation and in the case of pneumonic plague, person to person.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on June 8, 2015 at 4:10am: http://www.kaj18.com/story/29258373/mers-outbreak-2300-plus-quarant...

MERS outbreak: 2,300-plus quarantined; 1,800 schools closed in South Korea

By Kathy Novak and Holly Yan CNN
SEOUL, South Korea (CNN) -- Fears of MERS in South Korea are growing by the day, with more than 2,300 people quarantined as the country grapples with the outbreak.

More than 1,800 schools will be closed for several days amid concerns of the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome. They include at least 1,255 schools in Gyeonggi province, the area outside Seoul where the outbreak started and where a South Korean air force member stationed at a U.S. air base has been isolated with the illness.

Other closed schools are in the Gangnam region, near the Samsung Seoul hospital -- the most affected hospital in the city.

In total, 87 people have contracted the virus, and six people have died, according to official numbers.

Potential exposure through doctor

South Korea's capital has asked more than 1,500 people to self-quarantine because they unknowingly attended a symposium with a doctor who was infected with MERS, Seoul's mayor said.

Mayor Park Won-soon said all 1,565 people who attended the symposium should stay at home as a precaution to avoid spreading MERS in the unlikely event they contracted it at the meeting.

The mayor said the city is considering measures that would force these people to stay at home, and that officials are trying to determine where else the doctor traveled while he had symptoms.

Kang Shin-myun, Seoul chief of police, said it will enforce quarantine orders for those suspected of having MERS.

"We will deal strongly with anyone who escalates unnecessary sense of public uneasiness," he said.

Air force member infected

A South Korean air force member stationed at a U.S. air base tested positive for MERS last week and remains in isolation at a military hospital on the base, a South Korean Ministry of National Defense official said.

The sergeant had received treatment for an Achilles' heel at the same hospital that had the first MERS patient in South Korea, who became sick after visiting four Middle Eastern countries.

There are no other diagnosed cases of MERS on base, according to Osan Air Base. The United States built the base, south of Seoul, during the Korean War.

MERS doesn't transmit easily

MERS, which surfaced three years ago, is not well-understood. Because the virus is still fairly new, doctors and scientists do not know the exact source or mode of its transmission.

MERS spreads from close contact with an ill person, such as living with or caring for them, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The South Korean outbreak had its first case on May 20. The vast majority of the cases are hospital clusters, and the deaths were among people with pre-existing health conditions.

Experts from the World Health Organization who have dealt with MERS are coming to South Korea to assess the pattern of the virus spread and to look at public health response efforts.

The outbreak in South Korea has been the largest outside Saudi Arabia -- where the virus was discovered.

But South Korea is far from alone in the battle. As of Wednesday, 1,179 cases of MERS have been confirmed in 25 countries, WHO said. Two of those cases were in the United States -- both were health workers who lived in Saudi Arabia.

Comment by Yvonne Lawson on May 24, 2015 at 10:39am: 94 pupils at the same Devon secondary school test positive for tuberculosis after mass test following three confirmed cases since March

Ninety-four pupils at the same secondary school have tested positive for tuberculosis.

It follows three confirmed cases of infectious TB at the same school - Teign School in South Devon - in March this year.

Since then, 300 people of the 1,400 staff and pupils at the school have been screened. The 94 have tested positive for the 'latent' - or inactive - form of the disease.

The rest of the school and former pupils are now being tested and those who have had a positive result are being reviewed by a specialist team at Torbay Hospital.

TB is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs. It is passed on through coughs and sneezes among people who have been in close contact.

Health officials have confirmed the number of positive tests are higher than expected, but Public Health England said a positive test does not usually result in infectious TB.

Dr Sarah Harrison, deputy director of health protection for the Devon, Cornwall and Somerset Public Health England Centre, said: 'Most people with latent TB will never develop an active infection, especially if they receive antibiotics, but it is important that people with latent TB are aware of their status if they do develop an active infection.

'People who do develop TB disease are not infectious in the early stages of illness. TB is normally a curable infection which can be treated effectively with antibiotics, particularly if found early.'

The school confirmed screening will continue from June 22 for three weeks to complete the testing of the rest of the pupils and staff.

Teign School are also calling back students and staff who have left the school since last summer as a precautionary measure.

Mark Woodlock, headmaster of Teign School said: 'We continue to work very closely with the Public Health Service to ensure the health and well-being of our students.

'Our concerns remain first and foremost with the health of our pupils, and every precaution is being taken.'

NHS England said in 2013 there were 7,290 cases of TB reported across England - about 13.5 cases per 100,000 of the population.

The UK has the second highest rate of TB among western European countries and rates are nearly five times higher than in the US.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3094237/94-pupils-Devon-sec...

More info about Latent TB : http://www.thetruthabouttb.org/what-is-tb/latent-tb/

Comment by lonne rey on May 3, 2015 at 1:19pm: Pit Bull Spreads Plague to Four People

http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/pit-bull-spreads-plague-f...

An outbreak of plague that affected four people and a dog in Colorado might be the first instance of person-to-person transmission of plague in the United States in 90 years, officials said Thursday.

It started with a sick pit bull, and its owner, two vet techs and a close personal contact of the dog's owner all ended up infected. The dog died but all four people were treated with antibiotics and are okay.

And while the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes plague is usually passed along in flea bites, the pneumonic form that infects the lungs can be transmitted by little droplets in a cough or through other close contact.

The last documented case of human-to-human transmission of plague in the U.S. was during an outbreak in Los Angeles in 1924.

Either way, the case is unusual and serves as a warning to doctors and vets alike to be on the lookout for plague when animals or people have unusual respiratory symptoms and have been in possible contact with rodents such as prairie dogs or squirrels

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 28, 2015 at 5:37am: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/norovirus-strikes-the-coral-princess-6...

Norovirus strikes the ‘Coral Princess’, 6th cruise ship outbreak of 2015
April 27, 2015

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Vessel Sanitation Program personnel go aboard the Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess when it docks in Los Angeles today, they will be facing an norovirus outbreak investigation which has sickened 111 passengers and crew, according to the most up-to-date data.

Image/CDC

The 99 passengers and 12 crew members that were taken ill were testing on board the ship for norovirus using a rapid test kit.

This will be the sixth cruise ship outbreak investigated by CDC officials this year, five of the outbreaks have been confirmed as being caused by norovirus.

In response to the outbreak, Princess Cruises’ and the crew aboardthe ship are taking the following actions: Increasing cleaning and disinfectionprocedures according to their outbreak prevention and response plan, making announcements to notify onboard passengers of the outbreak, encourage case reporting, and encourage hand hygiene and collected stool specimens from ill passengers and crew.

Norovirus is a very contagious virus. You can get norovirus from an infected person, contaminated food or water, or by touching contaminated surfaces. The virus causes your stomach or intestines or both to get inflamed (acute gastroenteritis). This leads you to have stomach pain, nausea, anddiarrhea and to throw up.

Anyone can be infected with norovirus and get sick. Also, you can have norovirus illness many times in your life. Norovirus illness can be serious, especially for young children and older adults.

Norovirus is the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in the United States. Each year, it causes 19-21 million illnesses and contributes to 56,000-71,000 hospitalizations and 570-800 deaths.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on April 17, 2015 at 1:23am: http://megamodemedia.blogspot.com/2015/04/ondo-battles-strange-dise...

Thursday, 16 April 2015

Ondo battles strange disease outbreak, 28 killed already (Premium Times)

The Ondo State Government is working to eradicate a strange disease which suddenly broke out in the Ode-Irele community of Ondo state, leading to the death of no fewer than 28 people in the past three days.
Residents say the disease broke out three days ago and spread rapidly around the community, killing its victim within 24 hours.
The cause of the disease remained unknown.
Experts say preliminary reports from victims revealed neurologic clinical symptoms: blindness, and loss of consciousness.
Ebola Alert, an evidence-driven group of volunteer professionals who helped with the Ebola Virus Disease interventions in the country, said 28 people have died from the disease.
But the State Health Commissioner, Dayo Adeyanju, put the number of dead victims at 12.
Mr. Adeyanju, while briefing newsmen in Akure, said preliminary investigations showed that the disease is not Ebola “as it does not manifest any of its symptoms, but it attacks the central nervous system of the victims”.
He said the state government, after getting information on the disease, immediately deployed officials who took samples from victims which was sent to Lagos for laboratory analysis to help understand the nature of the disease.
Mr. Adeyanju, who warned against spreading false information on social media, said the government is on top of the situation, and advised people in the council area to report any strange illness to the nearest health facility.
He assured that the government is also doing its best to contain the disease from further spreading out of the town while those infected were being quarantined at the General Hospital, Irele, with other patients moved out of the facility.
The Health Commissioner also advised people of the area to avoid handling dead bodies at this period to help contain further spread of the disease.
A journalist who visited the affected community Thursday said he was told by residents that the ailment had spiritual undertone.
“Community leaders said some people broke into a shrine, and the god became angry with them, striking all those people who have hands in the act,” the journalist said, asking not to be named.
“Our team also saw people performing rituals in the community. They believe that the ritual will appease the god and that the disease will end.”
But the state’s Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, said he was not aware of any spiritual dimension to the development.
“All I can tell you is that medical experts are on ground, attending to victims and doing all the necessary tests. Government is working hard to contain the disease, and I can tell you that it is under control,” Mr. Akinmade told PREMIUM TIMES.
Ebola Alert later posted an update on its twitter handle on Thursday night saying the disease is under control and that its cause was being investigated.
The organisation said the Federal Ministry of Health, the World Health Organisation, and the National Centre for Disease Control had been alerted of the outbreak

Posted by Modupe Ogunbayo at 21:39

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 15, 2015 at 4:45am: http://www.hngn.com/articles/67612/20150214/new-hiv-strain-that-bec...

New HIV Strain that Becomes AIDS in 3 Years Discovered in Cuba

Feb 14, 2015 08:31 PM EST

A new HIV strain that is so aggressive that it can become full-blown AIDS in just three years was discovered by a team of international researchers in Cuba.

Researchers at KU Leuven's Laboratory for Clinical and Epidemiological Virology described how the HIV strain spreads in the body of the host. In common HIV infection, the virus enters the human cells through anchor points called CCR5 before it switches to the anchor point CXCR4. This process usually takes 10 years until the virus switches to full-blown AIDS.

But based on the observation in infected patients in Cuba, the HIV strain was found to switch in just three years, much faster than the usual progression because it directly attacks the CXCR4 upon initial contact.

The international researchers led by professor Anne-Mieke Vandamme examined the blood samples of 73 newly infected patients; 73 percent of them were already AIDS-positive. They compared these samples to those collected from 22 patients diagnosed with AIDS who underwent regular progression.

The researchers observed that the blood samples of those infected with the aggressive form of HIV strain had unusually high doses of the virus and the molecule RANTES that binds the CCR5 to protect the cell from the virus. The high concentration of RANTES implied that the CCR5 was no longer available and that the strain had started targeting the CXCR4.

Based on the speed of the progression, infected patients would be AIDS-positive in three years without even realizing that they are critically ill.

The HIV strain in Cuba is considered unique at this point although scientists are aware that the virus can mutate.

"The only thing now is that in Cuba, it is associated with rapid progression [of the disease]. It's something that hasn't been seen before that clearly," Hector Bolivar, a physician and infectious disease specialist at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, told the Miami Herald. He wasn't part of the study.

The study was published in the journal EBioMedicine.

Comment by Starr DiGiacomo on February 15, 2015 at 4:42am: http://www.egcitizen.com/articles/2015/02/03/news/doc54d16132015f91...

Florin High student tests positive for tuberculosis

Classmates to undergo testing

By Cameron Macdonald - Citizen News Editor

Published: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:49 PM PST

Sacramento County health officials announced on Feb. 6 that 16 students at Florin High School tested positive for tuberculosis. County and Elk Grove school district staff tested more than 155 people for the disease at the school on Feb. 3.

These skin tests were performed after one student was diagnosed last month with an infectious form of the airborne disease that can cause severe bacterial infections in the lungs. That patient was removed from school and placed in home care during the week before the school-wide tests were done.

In the Feb. 3 tests, the infected students reportedly have a “latent” version of the disease that is not infectious and does not show symptoms. County spokesperson Laura McCasland said on Feb. 9 they are permitted to remain at school.

The patients who tested positive will undergo chest X-rays and preventative treatment that includes weekly doses of medicine and therapy, officials said.

“With these results, we don’t see a lot of evidence of transmission,” Sacramento County Public Health Officer Dr. Olivia Kasirye said in a press statement. “Those who tested positive will be further evaluated.”

She added that her staff is scheduling new tests in 8-10 weeks for students or school employees who tested negative since the disease could arise during that time.

An information night for Florin parents was held on Feb. 2 where they learned about the disease and the screening process, district spokesperson Xanthi Pinkerton said. Another meeting is being planned for the future.

Readers with questions about tuberculosis can call (916) 875-5881. Concerned parents can call Florin High School at (916) 689-8600

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The Department of Health and Family Welfare has informed that it had received a message through telephone on 12th September 2011 of an outbreak of fever of unknown cause leading to three deaths at Poilwa village, Peren District. Immediately the State Rapid Response Team (RRT) of Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP), Nagaland, comprising of Dr. John Kemp (State Surveillance Officer), Dr. Sao Tunyi (Epidemiologist), Dr. Kevisevolie Sekhose (Epidemiologist), and Venezo Vasa (Entomologist) conducted an outbreak investigation at Poilwa village. The team collected three samples from suspected cases out of which all the three were tested positive for Scrub Typhus. Till date, there are 9 cases with 3 deaths. This was stated in a official press note issued by Dr. Imtimeren Jamir, the Principal Director, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima. Scrub Typhus is Rickettsial disease caused Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by the bite of mite called Leptotrombidium deliense. In Nagaland, it was formerly detected by IDSP with Central Surveillance Team at Longsa village Mokokchung in 2006, and in Porba village of Phek District in 2007. The State RRT team carried out the outbreak investigation along with doing and entomological survey. The patients were treated with appropriate medicines and awareness and preventive measures were communicated with the villagers. The concerned local health authorities and programs are informed for further necessary action. The mop-up operation is being carried out by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program.
Biohazard name:	Typhus (Scrub)
Biohazard level:	3/4 Hight
Biohazard desc.:	Bacteria and viruses that can cause severe to fatal disease in humans, but for which vaccines or other treatments exist, such as anthrax, West Nile virus, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, SARS virus, variola virus (smallpox), tuberculosis, typhus, Rift Valley fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, yellow fever, and malaria. Among parasites Plasmodium falciparum, which causes Malaria, and Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes trypanosomiasis, also come under this level.
Symptoms:	- After bite by infected mite larvae called chiggers, papule develops at the biting site which ulcerates and eventually heals with the development of a black eschar. - Patients develop sudden fever with headache, weakness, myalgia, generalized enlargement of lymph nodes, photophobia, and dry cough. - A week later, rash appears on the trunk, then on the extremities, and turns pale within a few days. - Symptoms generally disappear after two weeks even without treatment. - However, in severe cases with Pneumonia and Myocarditis, mortality may reach 30% Diagnosis - The most commonly used test for diagnosis is Wel-Felix Test, which is available at State IDSP laboratory, Kohima. - More specific serological tests like detection of IgM can also be done for diagnosis.
Status:	confirmed

Description
Umatilla County health officials today confirmed a case of plague in an adult male county resident. He may have been infected while hunting in Lake County, noted Sharon Waldern, clinic supervisor for the county’s public health department. “Lake County had two cases of human plague last year.” The man has been hospitalized and is receiving treatment, Waldern noted. “People need to realize he was never considered contagious and he started treatment fairly quickly.” Plague is spread to humans through a bite from an infected flea. The disease is serious but treatable with antibiotics if caught early, officials said. Plague can be passed from fleas feeding on infected rodents and then transmitted to humans. Direct contact with infected tissues or fluids from handling sick or dead animals can pass the disease, as well as through respiratory droplets from cats and humans with pneumonic plague, officials said in a press release. Some types are spread from person to person, but that is not the case here, Waldern said. Symptoms typically develop within one to four days and up to seven days after exposure and include fever, chills, headache, weakness and a bloody or watery cough due to pneumonia, enlarged, tender lymph nodes, abdominal pain and bleeding into the skin or other organs. Plague is rare in Oregon. Only three human cases have been diagnosed since 1995 and they all recovered. Last year two human cases of plague were diagnosed in Lake County. As far as she knows, this is the first ever incident in Umatilla County. “In this recent case it is important to stay away from flea-infested areas and to recognize the symptoms. People can protect themselves, their family members and their pets,” said Genni Lehnert-Beers, administrator for Umatilla County Health Department. “Using flea treatment on your pets is very important, because your pets can bring fleas into your home.” People should contact their health care provider or veterinarian if plague is suspected. Early treatment for people and pets with appropriate antibiotics is essential to curing plague infections. Untreated plague can be fatal for animals and people. Antibiotics to prevent or treat plague should be used only under the direction of a health care provider. Additional steps to prevent flea bites include wearing insect repellent, tucking pant cuffs into socks when in areas heavily occupied by rodents, and avoiding contact with wildlife including rodents.
Biohazard name:	Plague (Bubonic)
Biohazard level:	4/4 Hazardous
Biohazard desc.:	Viruses and bacteria that cause severe to fatal disease in humans, and for which vaccines or other treatments are not available, such as Bolivian and Argentine hemorrhagic fevers, H5N1(bird flu), Dengue hemorrhagic fever, Marburg virus, Ebola virus, hantaviruses, Lassa fever, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and other hemorrhagic or unidentified diseases. When dealing with biological hazards at this level the use of a Hazmat suit and a self-contained oxygen supply is mandatory. The entrance and exit of a Level Four biolab will contain multiple showers, a vacuum room, an ultraviolet light room, autonomous detection system, and other safety precautions designed to destroy all traces of the biohazard. Multiple airlocks are employed and are electronically secured to prevent both doors opening at the same time. All air and water service going to and coming from a Biosafety Level 4 (P4) lab will undergo similar decontamination procedures to eliminate the possibility of an accidental release.
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Thursday, 16 April 2015

Ondo battles strange disease outbreak, 28 killed already (Premium Times)

New HIV Strain that Becomes AIDS in 3 Years Discovered in Cuba

Florin High student tests positive for tuberculosis

Classmates to undergo testing

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