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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/07/news-scan-jul-19-2016
News Scan for Jul 19, 2016
287 new Salmonella cases; More chikungunya infections
Filed Under:
Salmonella; Chikungunya
[h=3]Infections nearly double in 8 poultry-linked Salmonella outbreaks[/h] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported another outbreak of Salmonella linked to live poultry in backyard flocks, with 287 new cases and 10 previously unaffected states reporting infections. Those cases nearly double the 324 that the CDC reported on Jun 2.
To date 45 states have reported Salmonella illness, with a total of 611 people infected, making 2016 the biggest year for infections linked to backyard birds.
The CDC said illnesses have been reported from Jan 4 to Jun 25, and they expect more throughout the summer. Roughly 22% of people (138) have been hospitalized, with one death reported. Most cases have been traced to contact with live poultry, including chicks and ducks, from multiple hatcheries.
States with the highest number of cases are New York (67), Ohio (56), Michigan (44), North Carolina (36), and Kentucky (35).
Thirty-two percent of infections (195 cases) have been seen in children aged 5 years or younger. In its press release on the outbreaks, the CDC reminded all pet and live-poultry owners that children under the age of 5 years should not be handling poultry. Even if birds look clean, they can still carry the harmful Salmonella bacteria on their bodies, the agency said.
Jul 19 CDC press release
Jun 3 CIDRAP news story
[h=3]PAHO reports almost 1,500 new chikungunya cases[/h] New chikungunya cases continue to be reported in the Americas, according to a Jul 18 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) update. From Jul 8 to Jul 15, PAHO reported only 1,479 new suspected or confirmed cases, bringing the total in the Americas this year to 195,628.
The previous two weekly PAHO updates noted 950 and 903 cases, respectively.
Brazil, which has the most cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year, reported no new infections, leaving its 2016 total at 122,762 suspected and confirmed cases. Colombia, which had also seen rising rates of infection in the last several weeks reported only 179 new cases, bringing that country?s total to 17, 446. Colombia did, however, report 9 new deaths. There have been 27 deaths from chikungunya this year in the Americas.
Central America had the most activity during the week, with Honduras reporting 451 new cases, raising its total to 12,504 cases. Guatemala reported 247 new cases, bringing its total for 2016 to 2,433 cases.
The current chikungunya outbreak began in December 2013 on St. Martin in the Caribbean with the first recorded cases of the disease in the Americas.
Jul 18 PAHO report
News Scan for Jul 19, 2016
287 new Salmonella cases; More chikungunya infections
Filed Under:
Salmonella; Chikungunya
[h=3]Infections nearly double in 8 poultry-linked Salmonella outbreaks[/h] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported another outbreak of Salmonella linked to live poultry in backyard flocks, with 287 new cases and 10 previously unaffected states reporting infections. Those cases nearly double the 324 that the CDC reported on Jun 2.
To date 45 states have reported Salmonella illness, with a total of 611 people infected, making 2016 the biggest year for infections linked to backyard birds.
The CDC said illnesses have been reported from Jan 4 to Jun 25, and they expect more throughout the summer. Roughly 22% of people (138) have been hospitalized, with one death reported. Most cases have been traced to contact with live poultry, including chicks and ducks, from multiple hatcheries.
States with the highest number of cases are New York (67), Ohio (56), Michigan (44), North Carolina (36), and Kentucky (35).
Thirty-two percent of infections (195 cases) have been seen in children aged 5 years or younger. In its press release on the outbreaks, the CDC reminded all pet and live-poultry owners that children under the age of 5 years should not be handling poultry. Even if birds look clean, they can still carry the harmful Salmonella bacteria on their bodies, the agency said.
Jul 19 CDC press release
Jun 3 CIDRAP news story
[h=3]PAHO reports almost 1,500 new chikungunya cases[/h] New chikungunya cases continue to be reported in the Americas, according to a Jul 18 Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) update. From Jul 8 to Jul 15, PAHO reported only 1,479 new suspected or confirmed cases, bringing the total in the Americas this year to 195,628.
The previous two weekly PAHO updates noted 950 and 903 cases, respectively.
Brazil, which has the most cases of the mosquito-borne disease this year, reported no new infections, leaving its 2016 total at 122,762 suspected and confirmed cases. Colombia, which had also seen rising rates of infection in the last several weeks reported only 179 new cases, bringing that country?s total to 17, 446. Colombia did, however, report 9 new deaths. There have been 27 deaths from chikungunya this year in the Americas.
Central America had the most activity during the week, with Honduras reporting 451 new cases, raising its total to 12,504 cases. Guatemala reported 247 new cases, bringing its total for 2016 to 2,433 cases.
The current chikungunya outbreak began in December 2013 on St. Martin in the Caribbean with the first recorded cases of the disease in the Americas.
Jul 18 PAHO report