Myanmar - Reports of "explosion terror virus" - August 4, 2016 - WHO says measles

[sharon sanders]

Translation from Chinese....

Myanmar explosion terror virus! Average of two days a dead child

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Myanmar has more than one child infected by a mysterious virus death. (Image taken from the East Network)

Myanmar government announced on Thursday, the local Naga northwestern region since mid-June this year onwards, at least 30 children have been infected by a mysterious virus death every two days there is a child of death, cause of death unknown make people panic. Authorities temporarily prohibited public access to the area to prevent the spread of the virus.

Local officials Shaoyin (Kay Sai) said that the mysterious deaths of children in poor areas 1300 kilometers away from Yangon, since two months ago, they have found that children sudden death.

He said have incorporated blood samples sent to the hospital in the neighboring town of detection, but until now the Government has yet to find out the reason of the incident, they have not received any government department, including assistance Weisheng Bu or communicable disease control department.

http://photo.chinatimes.com/20160804005774-260803

 

[sharon sanders]

From a Taiwan paper....

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Myanmar government officials said, in northwestern Myanmar Naga Hill (red mark) area since mid-June, at least 30 children died of an unknown disease that can lead to breathing difficulties. (Figure taken from Google Map www.google.com.tw/maps)​

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(CNA Dow Jones reported on the 4th Yangon) Myanmar government officials said, in northwestern Myanmar Naga Hill (Naga) area, since mid-June, at least 30 children died of an unknown disease that can lead to breathing difficulties.

Naga Hill local administrative officials Cathay (Kay Sai) said that since the outbreak two months ago now, Zhongyangzhengfu does not provide any assistance. He also said that in the town of South Cloud (Nanyun) Naga Hill area and Le Blacktown (Lahe), the death toll has exceeded a new high, the majority of patients younger than 5 years old. Naga Hill area is one of the poorest areas in Myanmar.

Cathay said today that the official was unable to identify the disease, the current will be observed after contact.

He also said that local authorities have temporarily banned to local people, to avoid the spread of the epidemic. 1050804

http://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/201608040394-1.aspx


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[sharon sanders]

hat tip Michael Coston for an English link....


[FONT=&quot]"Altogether 23 children were have been killed in Lahal township and 13 killed in Nan Yon township since June because of this unknown disease," Law Yon, a regional MP from Naga self-administrative region told AFP.[/FONT]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/disease-kills-over-30/3014490.html

 

[sharon sanders]

Other news items from Myanmar:


hat tip Ronan Kelly:



Manipur

12 JE cases emerge from Manipur

By Our Correspondent / July 24, 2016 / Comments Off on 12 JE cases emerge from Manipur

IMPHAL, July 23: Manipur Health department has confirmed the detection of twelve cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the North Eastern state bordering Myanmar.

Health Minister DK Korungthang said they department have detected about 12 positive cases in the State and they are given treatment,? says. ?However all possible precautionary measures have been taken to tackle the situation. So there is no need to panic,? minister added.
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https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...524#post757524


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hat tip Gert van der Hoek


Encephalitis case reported

July 19, 2016


The Centre for Health Protection today reported the first case of Japanese encephalitis in Hong Kong this year and urged people to take preventative measures against mosquitoes.

The case involves a 22-year-old woman who fell ill after travelling to Thailand and Myanmar from June 19 to 26.

She was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital and tested positive for Japanese encephalitis. She is in stable condition.


https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/...ephalitis-2016


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hat tip Pathfinder and Shiloh

Myanmar - 1 new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in birds in Monywa, Sagaing Region (OIE, April 16, 2016) - reoccurrence of H5N1 and occurrence of new H9N2 strain are occurring in this outbreak

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Also diphtheria outbreak ongoing https://translate.googleusercontent.../71221&usg=ALkJrhjr-jLd0lJCul3MlQZuLtpBUYtSTw

Again diphtheria

By ဟေမာန် uniformly On Wed, 2016-07-27 08:43 Issue No. အတြဲ (15), No. (20)

Diphtheria occurred Supervisory quarter of the world while preparing their children for immunization. (Photo - Aung Hlaing Win Facebook)
Two commercial capital Yangon suburb three times in three months, the disease has been an ongoing child Most parents are worried about the disease. Starts who have severe cases of diphtheria.

Rakhine ethnic, Religious conflicts, Kachin and Shan fighting in Myanmar since late 2012 vaccination coverage level is less than 80 percent as the presence of diphtheria epidemics again day.

War areas, children have been vaccinated, Transportation difficult mountain area for children and children of migrant workers moved to Yangon in Yangon this year to seek refuge diphtheria cases is increasing than in other states and regions.

During January-July 2016 in Rangoon diphtheria outbreak had about 15, there were five deaths. Recently Supervisory world community (7) year old girl in the Yangon Children's Hospital July 22 treatment. The virus can travel where disease control is limited in approximately 10 days.
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[Ronan Kelly]

Infectious diseases kill 18 in Naga village

By DVB 2 August 2016 Print
More than a dozen children have died of infectious diseases in a single village in northern Burma?s Naga Self-Administered Zone since the beginning of June, according to government reports.

The reports said that respiratory infections and diarrhea had claimed the lives of 18 people, including 13 children under the age of 12, in the village of Htan Khaw Lanma in Lahe Township over the past two months.

People in the village began falling ill in early June, with many complaining of sore eyes, coughing and diarrhea. The situation became worse a month later with the start of a period of heavy rain that destroyed crops and washed out local roads and bridges.
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http://www.dvb.no/news/infectious-diseases-kill-18-naga-village/68963

Mystery disease spreads to more Naga villages
A child shows symptoms of the mysterious illness that has killed dozens of people in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in northern Burma. (Photo: Thein Zaw / DVB)

By DVB 4 August 2016 Print
The number of people who have died of a mysterious infectious disease in northern Burma?s Naga Self-Administered Zone has nearly doubled since the outbreak was first reported earlier this week.

According to the latest figures, a total of 34 people, mostly children, have died in eight villages in two townships. The number previously reported was 18 in just one village.

The disease, which has not yet been identified, started affecting people in the village of Htan Khaw Lanma in Lahe Township in early June.
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http://www.dvb.no/news/mystery-disease-spreads-naga-villages/69089

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Disease Kills Over 30 Children In Remote Myanmar
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: August 04, 2016 18:30 ISTDisease Kills Over 30 Children In Remote Myanmar
World | Agence France-Presse | Updated: August 04, 2016 18:30 IST
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The illness, with measles-like symptoms, has hit the far corner of Myanmar's northern Sagaing region, a remote and mountainous area which borders eastern India and is populated by people from the Naga tribes.The illness, with measles-like symptoms, has hit the far corner of Myanmar's northern Sagaing region, a remote and mountainous area which borders eastern India and is populated by people from the Naga tribes.
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Adults and children have both been struck since the outbreak first emerged in June, a local MP said, but the illness appears to be particularly deadly to children under the age of five.

"Altogether 23 children were have been killed in Lahal township and 13 killed in Nan Yon township since June because of this unknown disease," Law Yon, a regional MP from Naga self-administrative region told AFP.

"Rashes came out on their bodies, they have a fever and difficulty breathing because of coughing. Blood also comes out while coughing," he said.

Some 200 people so far have come down with the disease, he said, adding that central authorities have been slow to react.Adults and children have both been struck since the outbreak first emerged in June, a local MP said, but the illness appears to be particularly deadly to children under the age of five.

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http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/disea...yanmar-1440260

 

[Ronan Kelly]

WHO doctors in Myanmar?s Naga areas identify ?mystery disease?

By Staff Reporter / August 6, 2016 / Comments Off on WHO doctors in Myanmar?s Naga areas identify ?mystery disease?


DIMAPUR, AUGUST 5 : The ?mystery? disease that has claimed the lives of at least 40 children in northwestern Myanmar since mid-June was identified as measles by doctors on Friday. The region where the illness has hit borders eastern India and is populated by people from the Naga tribes.

According to Athung Makury, the president of Council of Naga Affairs (in Myanmar), the assistant director general of Union Public Health, Myanmar, Dr. Than Tun Aung has diagnosed the illness as measles. ?But he could not comment on what type of measles it is exactly,? according to Makury.
He informed Eastern Mirror on Friday that a team of doctors from World Health Organization, Myanmar branch have already reached there. Six doctors from the ?Union Government and Sagaing Regional Government? have been sent to ?help the infected one?, he informed.
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http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/who-doctors-in-myanmars-naga-areas-identify-mystery-disease/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Myanmar measles outbreak claims another child
Home Page? CURRENT14.08.2016 11:33
Myanmar measles outbreak claims another childDays after authorities claim measles outbreak that has killed dozens under control, another child dies
By Kyaw Ye Lynn

YANGON, Myanmar (AA) ? Days after Myanmar authorities claimed to have brought a measles outbreak that has killed dozens in a remote and impoverished region under control, another child has died of the illness.

A health ministry official said Sunday that the child died late Saturday, bringing the death toll to 42 in nine villages in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in Sagaing region, a mountainous area populated by people from the Naga tribes on the border with India.

?The child was in his final stage [of life] when the doctors arrived at the village,? Zone Chairman Kay Sai told Anadolu Agency by phone.
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http://www.usmuslims.com/myanmar-measles-outbreak-claims-another-child-6082h.htm

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/na...on-still-grappling-with-measles-outbreak.html

Naga region still grappling with measles outbreak
By Myint Kay Thi and Pyae Thet Phyo | Tuesday, 30 August 2016

A local lawmaker in Sagaing Region said yesterday that although the measles outbreak in the Naga Self-Administered Zone is under control in Lahe township, neighbouring Nanyun township is still struggling to contain and treat a spate of illnesses, which some are now saying is not the same malady.

?The situation is stable in Lahe. Currently, Nanyun is worse off than Lahe. [According to] the latest data, two more people were killed ? one on August 23 and another one on August 25,? said regional MP U Law Yone (NLD; Lahe 1).

?We got news that 82 patients were killed in Naga,? he said, while noting that the death toll was unconfirmed. A team that includes an official from the Naga administrative office has gone into the field to confirm the situation, he added...