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News Scan for Jul 27, 2020
Ebola in the DRC; Salmonella outbreak grows; Cyclospora outbreak tops 600
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Cyclospora; Foodborne Disease; Ebola; Salmonella; VHF
Two more DRC Ebola cases confirmed, 67 total, with 31 deaths
Two more Ebola infections and two more deaths from the virus have been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
The latest cases appear to be from Mbandaka, the provincial capital. Outbreak activity there has raised concerns, partly due to its location on a river that enables travel connections to Kinshasa and neighboring countries. The outbreak total is now at 67 cases, 63 confirmed and 4 listed as probable. The fatality count has risen to 31.
The latest outbreak marks the 11th Ebola event in the DRC and is occurring in the same northwestern location as the country's 9th outbreak, which took place in 2018 and led to 54 cases, 33 of them fatal.
Jul 27 WHO African regional office tweet
CDC warns of growing Salmonella outbreak from unidentified source
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late last week there are 87 more illnesses in 8 newly affected states in an outbreak caused by Salmonella Newport from an as-yet unidentified source. The outbreak total now stands at 212 cases from 23 states, and Canada has 59 possibly related cases from 5 provinces.
"This outbreak is rapidly growing in size. A specific food item, grocery store, or restaurant chain has not been identified as the source of infections," the CDC said. The outbreak was first reported on Jul 10, with just a handful of cases in three states.
The 212 cases include 31 hospitalizations, but no deaths have been reported. The newly affected states include Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Virginia. Oregon has the most cases with 51, followed by Utah (40), and Michigan (15).
In Canada, health officials have confirmed 59 cases, including 23 in British Columbia, 31 in Alberta, 3 in Manitoba, and 1 each in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Canada is working with CDC to identify a possible common source for the outbreaks.
Jul 24 CDC update
Jul 24 Canada Public Heath notice
CDC reports 132 more bagged salad-linked Cyclospora cases
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated the status of a Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salads, noting that 132 more infections have been reported, raising the total to 641.
Sixteen of the cases are from three more states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. The sick patient from Georgia, however, bought and ate a bagged salad product while traveling in Missouri. The cases from those three states raise the number of states affected to 11.
The latest illness onset is Jul 5. So far, 37 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Investigators are still working to identify the source of the outbreak, and so far, a bagged salad mix containing iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage produced by Fresh Express has been identified as the likely source. It's not clear yet which ingredient was contaminated and whether other products are an illness source.
Canada is also investigating a similar Cyclospora outbreak, with the Fresh Express bagged salad mix as the likely source. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a Jul 8 update that 37 cases had been confirmed from three provinces: Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jul 24 CDC update
Jul 8 PHAC update
News Scan for Jul 27, 2020
Ebola in the DRC; Salmonella outbreak grows; Cyclospora outbreak tops 600
Filed Under:
Cyclospora; Foodborne Disease; Ebola; Salmonella; VHF
Two more DRC Ebola cases confirmed, 67 total, with 31 deaths
Two more Ebola infections and two more deaths from the virus have been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said on Twitter today.
The latest cases appear to be from Mbandaka, the provincial capital. Outbreak activity there has raised concerns, partly due to its location on a river that enables travel connections to Kinshasa and neighboring countries. The outbreak total is now at 67 cases, 63 confirmed and 4 listed as probable. The fatality count has risen to 31.
The latest outbreak marks the 11th Ebola event in the DRC and is occurring in the same northwestern location as the country's 9th outbreak, which took place in 2018 and led to 54 cases, 33 of them fatal.
Jul 27 WHO African regional office tweet
CDC warns of growing Salmonella outbreak from unidentified source
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said late last week there are 87 more illnesses in 8 newly affected states in an outbreak caused by Salmonella Newport from an as-yet unidentified source. The outbreak total now stands at 212 cases from 23 states, and Canada has 59 possibly related cases from 5 provinces.
"This outbreak is rapidly growing in size. A specific food item, grocery store, or restaurant chain has not been identified as the source of infections," the CDC said. The outbreak was first reported on Jul 10, with just a handful of cases in three states.
The 212 cases include 31 hospitalizations, but no deaths have been reported. The newly affected states include Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Maine, North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Virginia. Oregon has the most cases with 51, followed by Utah (40), and Michigan (15).
In Canada, health officials have confirmed 59 cases, including 23 in British Columbia, 31 in Alberta, 3 in Manitoba, and 1 each in Ontario and Prince Edward Island. Canada is working with CDC to identify a possible common source for the outbreaks.
Jul 24 CDC update
Jul 24 Canada Public Heath notice
CDC reports 132 more bagged salad-linked Cyclospora cases
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated the status of a Cyclospora outbreak linked to bagged salads, noting that 132 more infections have been reported, raising the total to 641.
Sixteen of the cases are from three more states: Georgia, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota. The sick patient from Georgia, however, bought and ate a bagged salad product while traveling in Missouri. The cases from those three states raise the number of states affected to 11.
The latest illness onset is Jul 5. So far, 37 people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Investigators are still working to identify the source of the outbreak, and so far, a bagged salad mix containing iceberg lettuce, carrots, and red cabbage produced by Fresh Express has been identified as the likely source. It's not clear yet which ingredient was contaminated and whether other products are an illness source.
Canada is also investigating a similar Cyclospora outbreak, with the Fresh Express bagged salad mix as the likely source. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said in a Jul 8 update that 37 cases had been confirmed from three provinces: Ontario, Quebec, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jul 24 CDC update
Jul 8 PHAC update