ANTHRAX, HUMAN, BOVINE - KYRGYZSTAN (04): (JALAL-ABAD, OSH), UPDATE
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Date: Tue 15 Nov 2011
Source: News Agency AKI [in Russian, trans. Mod.NP, summ., edited]
http://kg.akipress.org/news:444091/
Dzhalalidin Gaybulin, the director of the National Center for
Quarantine and Especially Dangerous Diseases, reported at the 15 Nov
2011 meeting of the Supreme Council on Land and Agrarian Issues, Water
Resources, Environment and Regional Development, that despite the
measures taken the situation remains tense regarding several
infectious diseases such as anthrax, brucellosis, and rabies.
During the 1st 9 months of 2011, 13 people contracted anthrax,
including 7 cases in Jalal-Abad and 6 in Osh. The reason is the large
number of ground foci and the delayed vaccination of livestock. There
are many instances when veterinarians permit the slaughter of sick
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[This represents an increase since our last report in June 2011 of 5
more cases in Jalal-Abad Oblast [province] and 3 more in Osh Oblast. I
fear it is the same-old same-old story that we have seen for decades
in these oblasts adjoining the uncontrolled situation in the Uzbek
Ferghana valley. Any deficiencies in the Kyrgyz control programme, and
there are many, never go unrewarded. In such poverty afflicted rural
areas the temptation to slaughter and butcher morbidly sick livestock
is great in order to recover some of the cost by selling the meat and
giving it to relatives -- what you give to one today, you will get
back another day when they slaughter an animal. - Mod MHJ]
[Maps of Kyrgyzstan can be seen at
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwe ... pol_05.jpg
and http://healthmap.org/r/1rTo. - Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]
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Date: 14 Dec 2011
Source: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation [edited]
http://www.znbc.co.zm/media/news/viewne ... 1323870231
Anthrax hits Luangwa
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Anthrax has broken out in Luangwa district with the lower Zambezi
national park being the hardest hit. Many animals especially Hippos
have already died.
Luangwa acting district commissioner Musole Siachisa has appealed to
people in the district not to eat and touch carcasses found floating
in the river. Mr Siachisa also appealed to members of the public not
to buy Hippo meat from traders crossing the borders from neighbouring
countries.
He says there is need for members of the public to cooperate with
medical personnel and government to ensure that the disease is brought
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[It is hard to say whether this is a resurgence of the problems
earlier this year (see postings below) or merely an ongoing problem
abutting the Christmas holidays necessitating public health warnings.
It is probably both. In spite of the brave words spoken in November
wildlife anthrax is notoriously hard to control. On 4 Nov2011, more
than 100 affected hippo were reported in this area; see
20111117.3392.
For maps, go to:
Zambia
http://healthmap.org/r/1rvM
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/zambia_rel01.jpg
National Parks:
http://www.zawa.org.zm/national_parks.htm
Lower Zambezi National Park:
http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nat ... werzam.htm
http://www.gssafaris.com/destinations/images/zambia.jpg
Luangwa River:
http://www.africa-adventure.com/maps/so ... wa_lrg.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luangwa_River>
Luangwa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luangwa,_Zambia
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Source: Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation [edited]
http://www.znbc.co.zm/media/news/viewne ... 1323870231
Anthrax hits Luangwa
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Anthrax has broken out in Luangwa district with the lower Zambezi
national park being the hardest hit. Many animals especially Hippos
have already died.
Luangwa acting district commissioner Musole Siachisa has appealed to
people in the district not to eat and touch carcasses found floating
in the river. Mr Siachisa also appealed to members of the public not
to buy Hippo meat from traders crossing the borders from neighbouring
countries.
He says there is need for members of the public to cooperate with
medical personnel and government to ensure that the disease is brought
under control.
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[It is hard to say whether this is a resurgence of the problems
earlier this year (see postings below) or merely an ongoing problem
abutting the Christmas holidays necessitating public health warnings.
It is probably both. In spite of the brave words spoken in November
wildlife anthrax is notoriously hard to control. On 4 Nov2011, more
than 100 affected hippo were reported in this area; see
20111117.3392.
For maps, go to:
Zambia
http://healthmap.org/r/1rvM
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/zambia_rel01.jpg
National Parks:
http://www.zawa.org.zm/national_parks.htm
Lower Zambezi National Park:
http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nat ... werzam.htm
http://www.gssafaris.com/destinations/images/zambia.jpg
Luangwa River:
http://www.africa-adventure.com/maps/so ... wa_lrg.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luangwa_River>
Luangwa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luangwa,_Zambia
- Mod.MHJ]
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ANTHRAX, CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER - INDIA: (ANDRA PRADESH)
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Date: 8 Jan 2012
Source: Deccan Herald [edited]
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/217 ... laces.html
The enthusiasm of Palamur University students in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, 170 km from here, led to a chance finding of deadly anthrax [spores] in ground water of more than 26 habitations.
Dr Pawan Kumar, head of the department of microbiology, sent his students to the nearby villages to bring in water samples for a project, and they collected samples of the coloured water from open water bodies and tested them in the laboratory. Shocked by what he found, Dr Kumar sent the samples to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, which he said confirmed his worst fears.
"The water has _Bacillus anthracis_ bacteria, which causes anthrax, a zoonotic disease that is transmissible to humans through handling or consumption of contaminated animal products," he said. The etiologic agent of anthrax, _Bacillus anthracis_, is a spore-forming gram-positive bacillus.
Although anthrax can be found globally in temperate zones, it is more often a risk in countries with less standardised and less effective public health programs.
Water samples were collected from Alampur, Devarakonda, Lingala, Aamanagallu, Atmakur, Khillaghanapuram, Papireddyguda, Midjil, and Kodangal. The water has been [presumably] contaminated from raw sewerage, blood and animal products from abattoirs.
"The villagers in these places, even in a tourist spot such as Alampur, drink this water day in and day out. They are suffering from unknown diseases, many with ulcers, so we want to go further and seek protected water for our people," Venkat Reddy, a student, said.
According Dr Samuel, Superintendent of Mahbubnagar Government Hospital, humans can become infected with _B. anthracis_ by handling products or consuming undercooked meat from infected animals. Infection may also result from inhalation of _B. anthracis_ spores from contaminated animal products, such as wool, or the intentional release of spores during a bioterrorist attack.
[Byline: JBS Umanadh]
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[This is a first. Water from cattle water troughs and ponds, where vultures had been bathing after feeding on an infected carcass, have long been found to contain this organism, usually only the spores, as the vegetative cells do not survive long in water. As this account refers to "coloured" water, we might consider that the contamination is primarily from blood spilled at nearby "shade tree" slaughter sites that had been handling anthrax carcasses. The account names 9 towns or villages providing positive water samples. So we can presume that there was a livestock anthrax epidemic in the Mahbubnagar district at the time of the sampling, in plain view but with an oblivious veterinary public health oversight, probably with human cases as well, as the exposure was significant, and if any cases were seen at any medical clinic, similarly unreported to the public heath authorities.
This brings home a point: Though many are hypersensitive to the threat of this disease, because of familiarity and concurrent poor health services, it can be severely under-reported, all of which results in ineffective control and surveillance.
Anthrax is a severe problem in Andra Pradesh. Just taking recent years: 2005 (39 outbreaks involving 20 cattle cases and 135 sheep and goats); 2006 (46 outbreaks, 8 cattle cases, 251 sheep and goats); 2007 (54 outbreaks, 35 cattle cases, 216 sheep and goats); 2008 (26 outbreaks, 24 cattle cases, one buffalo, 51 sheep and goats); 2009 (7 outbreaks, 19 cattle cases, and 58 sheep); and 2010 (6 cattle outbreaks, 27 cases; 7 outbreaks just involving some 58 sheep and goats). Human cases occurred in Andra Pradesh in 2008, and there were 65 cases with 17 deaths in 2009.
A structured proactive anthrax control and surveillance programme is overdue in Andra Pradesh. - Mod.MHJ]
A map of the region may be found at http://healthmap.org/r/007n - Mod,DK]
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Date: 8 Jan 2012
Source: Deccan Herald [edited]
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/217 ... laces.html
The enthusiasm of Palamur University students in the Mahbubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh, 170 km from here, led to a chance finding of deadly anthrax [spores] in ground water of more than 26 habitations.
Dr Pawan Kumar, head of the department of microbiology, sent his students to the nearby villages to bring in water samples for a project, and they collected samples of the coloured water from open water bodies and tested them in the laboratory. Shocked by what he found, Dr Kumar sent the samples to the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, which he said confirmed his worst fears.
"The water has _Bacillus anthracis_ bacteria, which causes anthrax, a zoonotic disease that is transmissible to humans through handling or consumption of contaminated animal products," he said. The etiologic agent of anthrax, _Bacillus anthracis_, is a spore-forming gram-positive bacillus.
Although anthrax can be found globally in temperate zones, it is more often a risk in countries with less standardised and less effective public health programs.
Water samples were collected from Alampur, Devarakonda, Lingala, Aamanagallu, Atmakur, Khillaghanapuram, Papireddyguda, Midjil, and Kodangal. The water has been [presumably] contaminated from raw sewerage, blood and animal products from abattoirs.
"The villagers in these places, even in a tourist spot such as Alampur, drink this water day in and day out. They are suffering from unknown diseases, many with ulcers, so we want to go further and seek protected water for our people," Venkat Reddy, a student, said.
According Dr Samuel, Superintendent of Mahbubnagar Government Hospital, humans can become infected with _B. anthracis_ by handling products or consuming undercooked meat from infected animals. Infection may also result from inhalation of _B. anthracis_ spores from contaminated animal products, such as wool, or the intentional release of spores during a bioterrorist attack.
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[This is a first. Water from cattle water troughs and ponds, where vultures had been bathing after feeding on an infected carcass, have long been found to contain this organism, usually only the spores, as the vegetative cells do not survive long in water. As this account refers to "coloured" water, we might consider that the contamination is primarily from blood spilled at nearby "shade tree" slaughter sites that had been handling anthrax carcasses. The account names 9 towns or villages providing positive water samples. So we can presume that there was a livestock anthrax epidemic in the Mahbubnagar district at the time of the sampling, in plain view but with an oblivious veterinary public health oversight, probably with human cases as well, as the exposure was significant, and if any cases were seen at any medical clinic, similarly unreported to the public heath authorities.
This brings home a point: Though many are hypersensitive to the threat of this disease, because of familiarity and concurrent poor health services, it can be severely under-reported, all of which results in ineffective control and surveillance.
Anthrax is a severe problem in Andra Pradesh. Just taking recent years: 2005 (39 outbreaks involving 20 cattle cases and 135 sheep and goats); 2006 (46 outbreaks, 8 cattle cases, 251 sheep and goats); 2007 (54 outbreaks, 35 cattle cases, 216 sheep and goats); 2008 (26 outbreaks, 24 cattle cases, one buffalo, 51 sheep and goats); 2009 (7 outbreaks, 19 cattle cases, and 58 sheep); and 2010 (6 cattle outbreaks, 27 cases; 7 outbreaks just involving some 58 sheep and goats). Human cases occurred in Andra Pradesh in 2008, and there were 65 cases with 17 deaths in 2009.
A structured proactive anthrax control and surveillance programme is overdue in Andra Pradesh. - Mod.MHJ]
A map of the region may be found at http://healthmap.org/r/007n - Mod,DK]
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ANTHRAX, WILDLIFE - ZIMBABWE: LOWER ZAMBEZI VALLEY
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Date: 8 Jan 2012
Source: All Africa [edited]
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201090130.html
More than 165 animals in Mana Pools National Park in the lower Zambezi Valley have died due to an anthrax outbreak over the past few weeks. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority public relations manager Ms Caroline Washaya-Moyo confirmed the deaths of elephants, hippos, buffaloes and kudus.
The most affected are the Chikwenya and Sapi areas, which are located on the shoreline, as well as islands near Mana Pools.
"Our Chinhoyi office has since confirmed the anthrax outbreak following the deaths of the animals in Mana Pools. The authority engaged the vet offices, who later collected samples from hippos for lab testing. The lab test [one test or poor reporting? - Mod.MHJ] confirmed that 88 hippopotami died of anthrax," said Ms Washaya-Moyo.
The cause of the deaths of 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants, and 2 kudus, she said, was yet to be established, but starvation or anthrax was suspected. Ms Washaya-Moyo said the situation was under control.
A veterinary officer in the Department of Veterinary Services (Wildlife), Dr Chris Foggin, also confirmed the outbreak. "A number of animals have died, but we have visited the area, and we sealed it off, and we are burning the carcasses to prevent any further spread, an action well considered now that the lab reports confirmed anthrax as the culprit," said Dr Foggin.
[Byline: Peter Matambanadzo]
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Date: 9 Jan 2012
Source: El Commercio [edited]
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At least 88 hippos have died in the Mana Pools National Park (northern Zimbabwe) from an outbreak of anthrax. "It is also feared that elephants, buffalo and antelope have died, said the national authorities.
"Laboratory tests have confirmed that all these hippos died of anthrax," said a spokeswoman for the National Parks Authority, Flora and Fauna, Caroline Washaya-Moyo.
Deaths [presumably human - Mod.MHJ] occurred after an outbreak of anthrax last month [December 2011] in the northern districts of Mbire and Mount Darwin, where 40 residents received medical care against disease-causing bacteria.
According to the spokesperson, it is suspected that in recent weeks, anthrax has also killed some 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants and 2 antelopes, although this has not yet been laboratory confirmed.
In order to prevent the spread of the outbreak, veterinarians have restricted the movement of animals in Mana Pools, a park popular with South African tourists.
"Many animals have died, but we have visited the area, cordoned off [the affected areas], and we're burning the carcasses to prevent the spread of the disease," said veterinarian Chris Foggin.
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[The Mana Pools National Park is on the southern bank of the Lower Zambezi and thus abuts the Lower Zambezi National Park. It is a region of the lower Zambezi River in Zimbabwe where the flood plain turns into a broad expanse of lakes after each rainy season. As the lakes gradually dry up and recede, the region attracts many large animals in search of water, making it one of Africa's most renowned game-viewing regions.
Mana means "4" in Shona, in reference to the 4 large permanent pools formed by the meanderings of the middle Zambezi. These 2500 square km of river frontage, islands, sandbanks and pools, flanked by forests of mahogany, wild figs, ebonies and baobabs, is one of the least developed National Parks in Southern Africa. It was saved from a hydro-electric scheme in the early 1980s, which would have seen the flooding of this subsequent World Heritage site. It has the country's largest concentration of hippopotamuses and crocodiles and large dry season mammal populations of elephants and buffaloes.
However, considering the very large numbers of elephants found dead, and remembering the information provided in the November 2011 posting [see 20111117.3392], one must wonder how many of the deaths have followed upon poachers poisoning the waters in various places. And although anthrax has been confirmed in the hippos, did they run one sample, 10 samples, 20 or 40? One should always remember the Scottish Foot Test, where one merely turns over the dead bird or rabbit with one's foot to make the diagnosis. Whatever reservations one might have, this is a significant anthrax epidemic involving both Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Zimbabwe
http://healthmap.org/r/1rvN
Mana Pools National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mana_Pools
http://www.safarimappers.com/area.aspx?lngareaid=20
Lower Zambezi National Park:
http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nat ... werzam.htm
http://www.gssafaris.com/destinations/images/zambia.jpg
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Date: 8 Jan 2012
Source: All Africa [edited]
http://allafrica.com/stories/201201090130.html
More than 165 animals in Mana Pools National Park in the lower Zambezi Valley have died due to an anthrax outbreak over the past few weeks. Parks and Wildlife Management Authority public relations manager Ms Caroline Washaya-Moyo confirmed the deaths of elephants, hippos, buffaloes and kudus.
The most affected are the Chikwenya and Sapi areas, which are located on the shoreline, as well as islands near Mana Pools.
"Our Chinhoyi office has since confirmed the anthrax outbreak following the deaths of the animals in Mana Pools. The authority engaged the vet offices, who later collected samples from hippos for lab testing. The lab test [one test or poor reporting? - Mod.MHJ] confirmed that 88 hippopotami died of anthrax," said Ms Washaya-Moyo.
The cause of the deaths of 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants, and 2 kudus, she said, was yet to be established, but starvation or anthrax was suspected. Ms Washaya-Moyo said the situation was under control.
A veterinary officer in the Department of Veterinary Services (Wildlife), Dr Chris Foggin, also confirmed the outbreak. "A number of animals have died, but we have visited the area, and we sealed it off, and we are burning the carcasses to prevent any further spread, an action well considered now that the lab reports confirmed anthrax as the culprit," said Dr Foggin.
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Date: 9 Jan 2012
Source: El Commercio [edited]
http://elcomercio.pe/planeta/1358616/no ... x-zimbabwe
At least 88 hippos have died in the Mana Pools National Park (northern Zimbabwe) from an outbreak of anthrax. "It is also feared that elephants, buffalo and antelope have died, said the national authorities.
"Laboratory tests have confirmed that all these hippos died of anthrax," said a spokeswoman for the National Parks Authority, Flora and Fauna, Caroline Washaya-Moyo.
Deaths [presumably human - Mod.MHJ] occurred after an outbreak of anthrax last month [December 2011] in the northern districts of Mbire and Mount Darwin, where 40 residents received medical care against disease-causing bacteria.
According to the spokesperson, it is suspected that in recent weeks, anthrax has also killed some 45 buffaloes, 30 elephants and 2 antelopes, although this has not yet been laboratory confirmed.
In order to prevent the spread of the outbreak, veterinarians have restricted the movement of animals in Mana Pools, a park popular with South African tourists.
"Many animals have died, but we have visited the area, cordoned off [the affected areas], and we're burning the carcasses to prevent the spread of the disease," said veterinarian Chris Foggin.
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[The Mana Pools National Park is on the southern bank of the Lower Zambezi and thus abuts the Lower Zambezi National Park. It is a region of the lower Zambezi River in Zimbabwe where the flood plain turns into a broad expanse of lakes after each rainy season. As the lakes gradually dry up and recede, the region attracts many large animals in search of water, making it one of Africa's most renowned game-viewing regions.
Mana means "4" in Shona, in reference to the 4 large permanent pools formed by the meanderings of the middle Zambezi. These 2500 square km of river frontage, islands, sandbanks and pools, flanked by forests of mahogany, wild figs, ebonies and baobabs, is one of the least developed National Parks in Southern Africa. It was saved from a hydro-electric scheme in the early 1980s, which would have seen the flooding of this subsequent World Heritage site. It has the country's largest concentration of hippopotamuses and crocodiles and large dry season mammal populations of elephants and buffaloes.
However, considering the very large numbers of elephants found dead, and remembering the information provided in the November 2011 posting [see 20111117.3392], one must wonder how many of the deaths have followed upon poachers poisoning the waters in various places. And although anthrax has been confirmed in the hippos, did they run one sample, 10 samples, 20 or 40? One should always remember the Scottish Foot Test, where one merely turns over the dead bird or rabbit with one's foot to make the diagnosis. Whatever reservations one might have, this is a significant anthrax epidemic involving both Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Zimbabwe
http://healthmap.org/r/1rvN
Mana Pools National Park
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mana_Pools
http://www.safarimappers.com/area.aspx?lngareaid=20
Lower Zambezi National Park:
http://www.zambiatourism.com/travel/nat ... werzam.htm
http://www.gssafaris.com/destinations/images/zambia.jpg
- Mod.MHJ]
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ANTHRAX, HUMAN, WILDLIFE - ZIMBABWE (02): MASHONALAND CENTRAL PROVINCE
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Date: 21 December 2011
Source: Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Number 141, Epidemiological week 49 (week ending 11 December 2011)
http://www.reliefweb.int/node/466459
Anthrax outbreak in Mashonaland Central Province
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Anthrax outbreak in Kanyemba area (Chapoto) in Mbire district
a. No new human cases reported this week
* 1st cases reported on 17 Nov 2011
* Total human cases= 43
* Male = 18 (41.9%)
* Females = 25 (58.1%)
* Deaths = 0
b. Animal cases: several deaths of hippo and elephant reported at the beginning of the outbreak
* Last hippo died on the 11th Dec 2011
* 7 goats and 1 donkey affected
Anthrax outbreak in Mhakayakora village in Dotito area in Mt. Darwin District
* 1st Dec 2011: 1st case presented to the health facility on 1st Dec 2011
* 6th Dec 2011: outbreak reported
* Total human case of anthrax = 33
a. Males = 17 (51.5%)
b. Females = 16 (48.5%)
c. Deaths= 0
* Animal cases: 72 cattle died in the area
Anthrax outbreak response activities
* Treatment of cases
* Provincial and District RRTs activated and composed of
o MoHCW staff
o Representatives from Veterinary Department; Civil Protection Committee; Parks and Wildlife; ZRP and IMC (NGO)
* Movement of animal stopped in the areas
* Active cases finding and search of meat and skins of dead animals in the community
Intensified health education and community awareness campaigns
* Distribution of IEC materials in vernacular/local language
* Proper disposal of carcasses
* Disinfection of contaminated areas with using chloride of lime
* Cross border collaboration activities
RRTs visited the Zambian part of the country which borders with Kanyemba to
* verify the diagnosis of the disease among wild animal in Zambia
* record Zimbabwean cases seeking treatments on the Zambian side
* assess control measures implemented on the Zambian side
* share experiences and assess collaborative activities put in place to control the diseases.
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Date: 6 January 2012
Source: Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Number 143, Epidemiological week 51 (week ending 25 December 2011)
http://reliefweb.int/node/468885
Anthrax
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Four cases of anthrax were reported from Gokwe North district and two cases from Centenary. The cumulative cases are now 132 and 0 deaths. We have now received the linelist of the Mbire Anthrax and have made the epicurve as shown below.
[Check out] Figure 2: Mbire Anthrax Epicurve: 7 Nov-9 Dec 2012 [actually 21 Dec 2011. MHJ]
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[[There are sundry other reports on the apparent cessation of this epidemic:
http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.or ... =5&nid=355
http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/page.aspx?pid=2216
It has certainly been a re-learning experience for the various medical and veterinary services in Zimbabwe.
For a map of Zimbabwe, go to:
Zimbabwe
http://healthmap.org/r/1rvN
Gokwe:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gokwe_region
http://travelingluck.com/Africa/Zimbabw ... #local_map
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Date: 21 December 2011
Source: Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Number 141, Epidemiological week 49 (week ending 11 December 2011)
http://www.reliefweb.int/node/466459
Anthrax outbreak in Mashonaland Central Province
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Anthrax outbreak in Kanyemba area (Chapoto) in Mbire district
a. No new human cases reported this week
* 1st cases reported on 17 Nov 2011
* Total human cases= 43
* Male = 18 (41.9%)
* Females = 25 (58.1%)
* Deaths = 0
b. Animal cases: several deaths of hippo and elephant reported at the beginning of the outbreak
* Last hippo died on the 11th Dec 2011
* 7 goats and 1 donkey affected
Anthrax outbreak in Mhakayakora village in Dotito area in Mt. Darwin District
* 1st Dec 2011: 1st case presented to the health facility on 1st Dec 2011
* 6th Dec 2011: outbreak reported
* Total human case of anthrax = 33
a. Males = 17 (51.5%)
b. Females = 16 (48.5%)
c. Deaths= 0
* Animal cases: 72 cattle died in the area
Anthrax outbreak response activities
* Treatment of cases
* Provincial and District RRTs activated and composed of
o MoHCW staff
o Representatives from Veterinary Department; Civil Protection Committee; Parks and Wildlife; ZRP and IMC (NGO)
* Movement of animal stopped in the areas
* Active cases finding and search of meat and skins of dead animals in the community
Intensified health education and community awareness campaigns
* Distribution of IEC materials in vernacular/local language
* Proper disposal of carcasses
* Disinfection of contaminated areas with using chloride of lime
* Cross border collaboration activities
RRTs visited the Zambian part of the country which borders with Kanyemba to
* verify the diagnosis of the disease among wild animal in Zambia
* record Zimbabwean cases seeking treatments on the Zambian side
* assess control measures implemented on the Zambian side
* share experiences and assess collaborative activities put in place to control the diseases.
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Source: Zimbabwe Weekly Epidemiological Bulletin, Number 143, Epidemiological week 51 (week ending 25 December 2011)
http://reliefweb.int/node/468885
Anthrax
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Four cases of anthrax were reported from Gokwe North district and two cases from Centenary. The cumulative cases are now 132 and 0 deaths. We have now received the linelist of the Mbire Anthrax and have made the epicurve as shown below.
[Check out] Figure 2: Mbire Anthrax Epicurve: 7 Nov-9 Dec 2012 [actually 21 Dec 2011. MHJ]
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http://www.internationalmedicalcorps.or ... =5&nid=355
http://internationalmedicalcorps.org/page.aspx?pid=2216
It has certainly been a re-learning experience for the various medical and veterinary services in Zimbabwe.
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Zimbabwe
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Gokwe:
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Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), ReliefWeb, WHO Global Health Cluster report [edited]
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149 cases in new human anthrax outbreak
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An anthrax outbreak that began in November [2011] has affected 4 provinces in Zimbabwe. As of 31 Dec 2011, 149 human cases of anthrax had been reported, although there were no deaths. Affected areas are Centenary, Mbire, and Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central, Mutoko in Mashonaland East, Nkayi in Matabeleland North, and Chirumhanzu and Gokwe North in the Midlands provinces. In some places like Mbire, the outbreak was attributed to consumption of meat from infected dead animals.
In response various activities have been initiated in both Zimbabwe and neighbouring Zambia, which is also affected. In Zimbabwe, provincial and district Rapid Response Teams (RRT) have been activated and movement of animal in affected areas stopped. In addition, active case finding and search of meat and skins of dead animals in the community, intensified health education, and community awareness campaigns' distribution of IEC [information, education, and communication] materials in local languages, burning and burying of carcasses, and disinfection of contaminated areas using chloride of lime are being conducted. Members of RRTs visited neighbouring Zambia to verify the diagnosis of the disease among wild animals there; record Zimbabwean cases seeking treatment on the Zambian side; assess control measures being implemented on the Zambian side; share experiences; and assess collaborative activities put in place to control the disease.
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Mutoko district [Mashonaland East province] sent the updated line list of 19 anthrax cases reported in 2011. The cases were reported from Nyadire Hospital 10, Katsukunya clinic 7, and Mutoko Hospital 2. The outbreak was only reported to HQ level in December 2011.
The total cases reported from the recent anthrax outbreaks in Mashonaland Central are as follows: Mbire 43, Mt Darwin 35, [and] no new cases were reported from these areas during the reporting week. The 2 anthrax cases reported last week [week ending 25 Dec 2011] from Centenary district have been denotified after investigations.
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149 cases in new human anthrax outbreak
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An anthrax outbreak that began in November [2011] has affected 4 provinces in Zimbabwe. As of 31 Dec 2011, 149 human cases of anthrax had been reported, although there were no deaths. Affected areas are Centenary, Mbire, and Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central, Mutoko in Mashonaland East, Nkayi in Matabeleland North, and Chirumhanzu and Gokwe North in the Midlands provinces. In some places like Mbire, the outbreak was attributed to consumption of meat from infected dead animals.
In response various activities have been initiated in both Zimbabwe and neighbouring Zambia, which is also affected. In Zimbabwe, provincial and district Rapid Response Teams (RRT) have been activated and movement of animal in affected areas stopped. In addition, active case finding and search of meat and skins of dead animals in the community, intensified health education, and community awareness campaigns' distribution of IEC [information, education, and communication] materials in local languages, burning and burying of carcasses, and disinfection of contaminated areas using chloride of lime are being conducted. Members of RRTs visited neighbouring Zambia to verify the diagnosis of the disease among wild animals there; record Zimbabwean cases seeking treatment on the Zambian side; assess control measures being implemented on the Zambian side; share experiences; and assess collaborative activities put in place to control the disease.
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Mutoko district [Mashonaland East province] sent the updated line list of 19 anthrax cases reported in 2011. The cases were reported from Nyadire Hospital 10, Katsukunya clinic 7, and Mutoko Hospital 2. The outbreak was only reported to HQ level in December 2011.
The total cases reported from the recent anthrax outbreaks in Mashonaland Central are as follows: Mbire 43, Mt Darwin 35, [and] no new cases were reported from these areas during the reporting week. The 2 anthrax cases reported last week [week ending 25 Dec 2011] from Centenary district have been denotified after investigations.
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Source: Republic of Togo [in French, trans., edited]
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Anthrax alert
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Health services have identified cases of anthrax in the village of Koku-Tamberma (Prefecture of Keran, Kara Region). According to information gathered on site, they already deplore the death of two people and 15 cattle.
The ministers of agriculture, Messan Ewovor, and health, Charles Agba Condi, were keen to reassure the public by publishing a statement Monday [20 Feb 2012] indicating that "appropriate provisions such as vaccination of cattle around homes and immediate management of human patients have already been implemented to control the epidemic and save human lives."
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Anthrax alert
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Health services have identified cases of anthrax in the village of Koku-Tamberma (Prefecture of Keran, Kara Region). According to information gathered on site, they already deplore the death of two people and 15 cattle.
The ministers of agriculture, Messan Ewovor, and health, Charles Agba Condi, were keen to reassure the public by publishing a statement Monday [20 Feb 2012] indicating that "appropriate provisions such as vaccination of cattle around homes and immediate management of human patients have already been implemented to control the epidemic and save human lives."
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A total of 7 people from 2 villages in Berea district died last week after eating contaminated meat. It is suspected that the 7 who are from Masaleng and Ha Popa villages died after eating meat from a cow that had succumbed to anthrax. A number of people from the 2 villages have been hospitalised and are being treated for anthrax.
The director general of Veterinary Services, Malefane Moleko, said they had received reports that the 7 died after eating contaminated meat. "We received a message on Tuesday [6 Mar 2012] that a number of people and livestock died of a disease suspected to be anthrax in Berea," Moleko said. "One of our doctors went to the district to investigate after receiving a message from the Ministry of Health that some people had died," he said. The disease had also killed 18 cattle and 6 donkeys in recent weeks.
Moleko added that the Veterinary Services department was working hard to bring the disease under control. The department took samples on Wednesday [5 Mar 2012] and the results came out on Friday [8 Mar 2012] confirming that it was anthrax.
The disease has so far been restricted to Berea district but there is a real danger that if it is not controlled it might spread to other areas. The consequences of such an outbreak could be catastrophic. The department of livestock in the area is now making preparations to launch a vaccination campaign to control the disease.
Moleko said they had sent a message to World Organisation for Animal Health [OIE] in France to report the outbreak so that they will notify other countries. "As we export wool and mohair to other countries we need to notify them that there has been an outbreak that has affected a certain area and we have made sure that it's under control."
The outbreak of anthrax in Berea district has raised fears it might have a bad effect on the country's wool and mohair exports. Lesotho exports about 3500 tonnes of raw wool annually, mainly to China, while mohair is destined for the South African market. The sales of wool and live animals are also a major source of income for the rural communities. Moleko said the outbreak could affect the market as some customers might be reluctant to buy wool and mohair from Lesotho. "We started shearing goats in May so we need to assure our buyers that the disease has been controlled and that the mohair from Lesotho is free from diseases," he said. There was need to assure buyers that the disease was confined to one place and it was being treated to ensure that it does not spread to other districts.
Moleko urged people not to eat meat from dead animals as that could be dangerous to their health. He also advised the public to report the death of their livestock if they suspect diseases such as anthrax so that they can be controlled before they spread. Other animal diseases common in Lesotho include rabies and tuberculosis.
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Anthrax in the country is sporadic but the losses are excessive through inadequate control and surveillance. As can be seen from this report the veterinary response appears to have been initiated only after human deaths had occurred and not in respect of the earlier cattle and donkey deaths. A quick response then might have limited if not prevented the human deaths reported here.
Berea district can be located on the map of Lesotho at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/lesotho.gif. The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of the country can be seen at http://healthmap.org/r/1ZIX. - Mod.MHJ]
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A total of 7 people from 2 villages in Berea district died last week after eating contaminated meat. It is suspected that the 7 who are from Masaleng and Ha Popa villages died after eating meat from a cow that had succumbed to anthrax. A number of people from the 2 villages have been hospitalised and are being treated for anthrax.
The director general of Veterinary Services, Malefane Moleko, said they had received reports that the 7 died after eating contaminated meat. "We received a message on Tuesday [6 Mar 2012] that a number of people and livestock died of a disease suspected to be anthrax in Berea," Moleko said. "One of our doctors went to the district to investigate after receiving a message from the Ministry of Health that some people had died," he said. The disease had also killed 18 cattle and 6 donkeys in recent weeks.
Moleko added that the Veterinary Services department was working hard to bring the disease under control. The department took samples on Wednesday [5 Mar 2012] and the results came out on Friday [8 Mar 2012] confirming that it was anthrax.
The disease has so far been restricted to Berea district but there is a real danger that if it is not controlled it might spread to other areas. The consequences of such an outbreak could be catastrophic. The department of livestock in the area is now making preparations to launch a vaccination campaign to control the disease.
Moleko said they had sent a message to World Organisation for Animal Health [OIE] in France to report the outbreak so that they will notify other countries. "As we export wool and mohair to other countries we need to notify them that there has been an outbreak that has affected a certain area and we have made sure that it's under control."
The outbreak of anthrax in Berea district has raised fears it might have a bad effect on the country's wool and mohair exports. Lesotho exports about 3500 tonnes of raw wool annually, mainly to China, while mohair is destined for the South African market. The sales of wool and live animals are also a major source of income for the rural communities. Moleko said the outbreak could affect the market as some customers might be reluctant to buy wool and mohair from Lesotho. "We started shearing goats in May so we need to assure our buyers that the disease has been controlled and that the mohair from Lesotho is free from diseases," he said. There was need to assure buyers that the disease was confined to one place and it was being treated to ensure that it does not spread to other districts.
Moleko urged people not to eat meat from dead animals as that could be dangerous to their health. He also advised the public to report the death of their livestock if they suspect diseases such as anthrax so that they can be controlled before they spread. Other animal diseases common in Lesotho include rabies and tuberculosis.
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Anthrax in the country is sporadic but the losses are excessive through inadequate control and surveillance. As can be seen from this report the veterinary response appears to have been initiated only after human deaths had occurred and not in respect of the earlier cattle and donkey deaths. A quick response then might have limited if not prevented the human deaths reported here.
Berea district can be located on the map of Lesotho at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/lesotho.gif. The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of the country can be seen at http://healthmap.org/r/1ZIX. - Mod.MHJ]
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In zwei Dörfern des Distriktes Berea (NW) sind 7 Menschen an Milzbrand gestorben, nachdem sie Fleisch einer infizierten Kuh gegessen hatten. In den letzten Wochen gab es wiederholt Ausbrüche bei Rindern sowie Affen. Für Reisende ist das Risiko einer Infektion gering. Menschliche Erkrankungen treten auf nach direktem Kontakt mit dem Erreger Bacillus anthracis entweder über die Haut, über das Einatmen der Sporen oder über die Aufnahme von infektiösen Tierprodukten über die Nahrung. Eine Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch kommt praktisch nicht vor. Für Reisende gilt: Kontakt zu toten oder erkrankten Tieren sollte unbedingt vermieden werden, auf gute Nahrungsmittelhygiene ist zu achten. / Quelle: crm
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In zwei Dörfern des Distriktes Berea (NW) sind 7 Menschen an Milzbrand gestorben, nachdem sie Fleisch einer infizierten Kuh gegessen hatten. In den letzten Wochen gab es wiederholt Ausbrüche bei Rindern sowie Affen. Für Reisende ist das Risiko einer Infektion gering. Menschliche Erkrankungen treten auf nach direktem Kontakt mit dem Erreger Bacillus anthracis entweder über die Haut, über das Einatmen der Sporen oder über die Aufnahme von infektiösen Tierprodukten über die Nahrung. Eine Übertragung von Mensch zu Mensch kommt praktisch nicht vor. Für Reisende gilt: Kontakt zu toten oder erkrankten Tieren sollte unbedingt vermieden werden, auf gute Nahrungsmittelhygiene ist zu achten. / Quelle: crm
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ANTHRAX, HUMAN, BOVINE - NAMIBIA: (OMAHEKE)
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Source: New Era, Windhoek, Namibia [edited]
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Anthrax kills 3 farm-workers
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A total of 3 workers from Farm Kroonster 448 in the Omaheke Region died in the Gobabis State Hospital last week from an illness related to anthrax. It is suspected that 5 farm workers of Farm Kroonster contracted anthrax after they ate meat of a cow that died on its own at that farm. Two out of the 5 are still being treated at the Gobabis State Hospital for an illness related to anthrax, said a nurse on duty at the hospital on condition of anonymity on Monday [26 Mar 2012]. The registered nurse said the 2 farm workers who are still admitted are in a critical condition and all movements from that ward are restricted. "You can confirm this with the hospital matron. Even the remains of the deceased 3 farm workers are still being kept here in our mortuary for further laboratory investigations," she explained.
Approached for comment this morning, Omaheke Regional Health Director Puumue Katjiuanjo refused to talk to this reporter. He simply commanded his 2 secretaries to close his office doors, and said he did not want to see or talk "to this Nampa journalist."
Meanwhile, Omaheke Chief Animal Health Technician George Ruhumba of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry's Veterinary Services' Directorate, told Nampa [New Era reporter] today that business at Farm Kroonster is under restrictions for 21 days. Ruhumba said the Omaheke Veterinary Services had acted upon a request of the Ministry of Health and Social Services here to ban all livestock products entering or exiting that farm. He said there is a suspected case of anthrax at Farm Kroonster, a commercial farm, situated close to 100 kilometres east of Gobabis in the Omaheke Region [which puts it close to the Botswana border. - Mod.MHJ]. Ruhumba said although Omaheke's Veterinary Services had conducted its own tests on 19 livestock and all tested negative, restriction orders were still active [Presumably these 19 animals were the unaffected animals in the herd. - Mod.MHJ].
Ruhumba, who was at the farm to investigate the case, said some farm workers there started to complain of stomach pains after they ate the meat of a cow that died early this month. "3 died after 2 days, and 2 more were admitted into the Gobabis State Hospital," he told Nampa [the news reporter] in an interview this morning at his office.
The acting Chief Veterinarian for Omaheke, Hardap and Karas Regions, Dr Emmanuel Hikufe, on 19 Mar 2012 wrote a letter to the owner of the farm. The letter from Hikufe, that is in possession of this reporter, states, "according to the Gobabis State Hospital, the samples which were taken from the 4 people at your farm, (show) the 4 were exposed to anthrax." Hikufe further writes that anthrax is a disease transmissible from animals to humans, and in most cases is fatal. "Therefore, according to the Disease and Parasite Act, Act 13 of 1995, should such a life-threatening disease be suspected, strict precautionary measures will be put in place until it is deemed safe."
[The owner of the farm] has in the meantime engaged his Gobabis-based private lawyer to look for proof of the tests conducted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services. [The lawyer], for his part, wrote on 22 Mar 2012 to the ministry, instructing them to give his office all the results of samples taken from the farm workers who tested positive for anthrax. [He] stated in the letter that his client, continues to suffer losses at the farm as business activities there have stopped.
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The disease is only sporadically reported in livestock but sometimes the impact is significant; e.g., 44 cattle died in an outbreaks in 2005 but in general the agricultural reporting leaves much to be desired. On the other hand wildlife outbreaks in the Etosha National Park and in the Caprivi Strip are reported in detail. In the period 2000 to 2010 human cases have varied from 0 to 10; data for 2011 are not yet available.
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Anthrax kills 3 farm-workers
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A total of 3 workers from Farm Kroonster 448 in the Omaheke Region died in the Gobabis State Hospital last week from an illness related to anthrax. It is suspected that 5 farm workers of Farm Kroonster contracted anthrax after they ate meat of a cow that died on its own at that farm. Two out of the 5 are still being treated at the Gobabis State Hospital for an illness related to anthrax, said a nurse on duty at the hospital on condition of anonymity on Monday [26 Mar 2012]. The registered nurse said the 2 farm workers who are still admitted are in a critical condition and all movements from that ward are restricted. "You can confirm this with the hospital matron. Even the remains of the deceased 3 farm workers are still being kept here in our mortuary for further laboratory investigations," she explained.
Approached for comment this morning, Omaheke Regional Health Director Puumue Katjiuanjo refused to talk to this reporter. He simply commanded his 2 secretaries to close his office doors, and said he did not want to see or talk "to this Nampa journalist."
Meanwhile, Omaheke Chief Animal Health Technician George Ruhumba of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry's Veterinary Services' Directorate, told Nampa [New Era reporter] today that business at Farm Kroonster is under restrictions for 21 days. Ruhumba said the Omaheke Veterinary Services had acted upon a request of the Ministry of Health and Social Services here to ban all livestock products entering or exiting that farm. He said there is a suspected case of anthrax at Farm Kroonster, a commercial farm, situated close to 100 kilometres east of Gobabis in the Omaheke Region [which puts it close to the Botswana border. - Mod.MHJ]. Ruhumba said although Omaheke's Veterinary Services had conducted its own tests on 19 livestock and all tested negative, restriction orders were still active [Presumably these 19 animals were the unaffected animals in the herd. - Mod.MHJ].
Ruhumba, who was at the farm to investigate the case, said some farm workers there started to complain of stomach pains after they ate the meat of a cow that died early this month. "3 died after 2 days, and 2 more were admitted into the Gobabis State Hospital," he told Nampa [the news reporter] in an interview this morning at his office.
The acting Chief Veterinarian for Omaheke, Hardap and Karas Regions, Dr Emmanuel Hikufe, on 19 Mar 2012 wrote a letter to the owner of the farm. The letter from Hikufe, that is in possession of this reporter, states, "according to the Gobabis State Hospital, the samples which were taken from the 4 people at your farm, (show) the 4 were exposed to anthrax." Hikufe further writes that anthrax is a disease transmissible from animals to humans, and in most cases is fatal. "Therefore, according to the Disease and Parasite Act, Act 13 of 1995, should such a life-threatening disease be suspected, strict precautionary measures will be put in place until it is deemed safe."
[The owner of the farm] has in the meantime engaged his Gobabis-based private lawyer to look for proof of the tests conducted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services. [The lawyer], for his part, wrote on 22 Mar 2012 to the ministry, instructing them to give his office all the results of samples taken from the farm workers who tested positive for anthrax. [He] stated in the letter that his client, continues to suffer losses at the farm as business activities there have stopped.
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The disease is only sporadically reported in livestock but sometimes the impact is significant; e.g., 44 cattle died in an outbreaks in 2005 but in general the agricultural reporting leaves much to be desired. On the other hand wildlife outbreaks in the Etosha National Park and in the Caprivi Strip are reported in detail. In the period 2000 to 2010 human cases have varied from 0 to 10; data for 2011 are not yet available.
For a map of Namibia, see: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/namibia.gif
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ANTHRAX, HUMAN, BOVINE - NAMIBIA (02): (OMAHEKE)
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Date: April 13, 2012
Source: AllAfrica.com [edited]
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Namibia: Anthrax Not Ruled Out in Omaheke
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Only one of the five recent 'mysterious' deaths in the Omaheke Region appears to have been related to anthrax. However, by yesterday - about two months after a young woman died - no conclusive results were available.
Dr Jack Vries, chairperson of the national health emergency management committee in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, yesterday said: "One person's blood showed that the person had recently been exposed to anthrax."
This woman was one of two from the farm Kroonster who died in February. Her autopsy report showed liver failure. It still needs to be determined what caused this condition and to what extent it relates to the anthrax exposure. Vries emphasised that no animal deaths on the farm could be linked to anthrax.
The three people who died at Wonderboom in February probably died as a result of poisoning. "There is a history of tombo (home brew) ingestion," Dr Vries said. [Too often it involves methyl alcohol. MHJ]
The Directorate of Veterinary Services initially placed Kroonster - a dairy farm - under quarantine but that has been lifted in the meantime. Earlier, it was reported that the Kroonster people died after eating a cow that had died. Kroonster owner Japie Engelbrecht said his business suffered because of the quarantine.
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Date: April 13, 2012
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http://allafrica.com/stories/201204140253.html
Namibia: Anthrax Not Ruled Out in Omaheke
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Only one of the five recent 'mysterious' deaths in the Omaheke Region appears to have been related to anthrax. However, by yesterday - about two months after a young woman died - no conclusive results were available.
Dr Jack Vries, chairperson of the national health emergency management committee in the Ministry of Health and Social Services, yesterday said: "One person's blood showed that the person had recently been exposed to anthrax."
This woman was one of two from the farm Kroonster who died in February. Her autopsy report showed liver failure. It still needs to be determined what caused this condition and to what extent it relates to the anthrax exposure. Vries emphasised that no animal deaths on the farm could be linked to anthrax.
The three people who died at Wonderboom in February probably died as a result of poisoning. "There is a history of tombo (home brew) ingestion," Dr Vries said. [Too often it involves methyl alcohol. MHJ]
The Directorate of Veterinary Services initially placed Kroonster - a dairy farm - under quarantine but that has been lifted in the meantime. Earlier, it was reported that the Kroonster people died after eating a cow that had died. Kroonster owner Japie Engelbrecht said his business suffered because of the quarantine.
(DENVER KISTING)
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[So far we have one probable human anthrax case, seemingly based on a positive blood culture. But this is a good example that not every death in such an event has to be "anthrax."
For a map of Namibia, see: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/namibia.gif
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Milzbrand - Anthrax in Ghana
ANTHRAX, HUMAN, LIVESTOCK - GHANA: (UPPER EAST)
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Date: 24 Apr 2012
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Outbreak of anthrax kills 2 people
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A total of 2 people are reported dead as a result of an outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East Region. The deaths occurred at Googo after consuming a dead animal believed to have been infected with the disease.
The regional veterinary officer, Dr Thomas Anyarikeya, who disclosed this to GBC's Radio Ghana said anthrax is a life threatening infectious disease that affect animals especially ruminants and could be transmitted to humans as well.
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[The true livestock incidence in Ghana is nearer sporadic but vaccination compliance is not as strong as the government veterinary strives for, and folk insist on eating their dead animals. So these 2 human cases are unfortunately very typical. Bovine outbreaks occurred in the Upper East Province in 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2008 (2), and 2009 (1, plus 2 outbreaks involving sheep and goats); none were reported in this province in 2011. In 2006 there were human cases in Upper East Province with 4 deaths; in 2008 there were 3 deaths but the number of cases was not specified; in 2009 there were 9 cases with 2 deaths.
In spite of its small size this province has more than its share of livestock and human cases. This probably reflects a lack of success in getting the owners to vaccinate their stock, which is always a problem wherever you are in the world, when the incidence is sporadic. Unfortunately it carries a high human cost.
For a map of Ghana showing the administrative areas, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/g ... n_2007.jpg. The Upper East Province is tucked up next to the north east border with Burkina Faso. - Mod.MHJ
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Date: 24 Apr 2012
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Outbreak of anthrax kills 2 people
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A total of 2 people are reported dead as a result of an outbreak of anthrax in the Upper East Region. The deaths occurred at Googo after consuming a dead animal believed to have been infected with the disease.
The regional veterinary officer, Dr Thomas Anyarikeya, who disclosed this to GBC's Radio Ghana said anthrax is a life threatening infectious disease that affect animals especially ruminants and could be transmitted to humans as well.
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[The true livestock incidence in Ghana is nearer sporadic but vaccination compliance is not as strong as the government veterinary strives for, and folk insist on eating their dead animals. So these 2 human cases are unfortunately very typical. Bovine outbreaks occurred in the Upper East Province in 2005 (1), 2006 (2), 2008 (2), and 2009 (1, plus 2 outbreaks involving sheep and goats); none were reported in this province in 2011. In 2006 there were human cases in Upper East Province with 4 deaths; in 2008 there were 3 deaths but the number of cases was not specified; in 2009 there were 9 cases with 2 deaths.
In spite of its small size this province has more than its share of livestock and human cases. This probably reflects a lack of success in getting the owners to vaccinate their stock, which is always a problem wherever you are in the world, when the incidence is sporadic. Unfortunately it carries a high human cost.
For a map of Ghana showing the administrative areas, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/g ... n_2007.jpg. The Upper East Province is tucked up next to the north east border with Burkina Faso. - Mod.MHJ
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I.]
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Date: 25 Apr 2012
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The vaccination of cattle infected with anthrax in the Bawku West district of the Upper East region has been suspended. Health officials say the infected cattle have gone grazing and are yet to be brought back for the exercise to start.
The vaccination is supposed to help prevent the spread of the disease, which has claimed 2 lives in the Googo community of the Bawku West district.
The district chief executive for Bawku West, Anaba Adam Moro, in an interview with XYZ News, said the ban on the movement of cattle is still in place, which he said will help to quell the spread.
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[The ban on cattle movement will have no effect on the disease as it is not contagious. Of course, that is assuming that none are incubating disease. Reading between lines of this report, the owners are unable to herd the cattle together sufficiently to catch and vaccinate them. Pens are available only in the village, and there is a movement ban. If the veterinary officers and the village seniors are not coordinating, one can see why routine vaccination presents such problems.
Checking on Google Earth, Gogo village (assuming it is the same as "Googo") is 20 km due west of Bawku, which can be found at: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Gogo is at 11o 01'35.65" N, 0o 25'00.22" W. - Mod.MHJ
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Date: 25 Apr 2012
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The vaccination of cattle infected with anthrax in the Bawku West district of the Upper East region has been suspended. Health officials say the infected cattle have gone grazing and are yet to be brought back for the exercise to start.
The vaccination is supposed to help prevent the spread of the disease, which has claimed 2 lives in the Googo community of the Bawku West district.
The district chief executive for Bawku West, Anaba Adam Moro, in an interview with XYZ News, said the ban on the movement of cattle is still in place, which he said will help to quell the spread.
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[The ban on cattle movement will have no effect on the disease as it is not contagious. Of course, that is assuming that none are incubating disease. Reading between lines of this report, the owners are unable to herd the cattle together sufficiently to catch and vaccinate them. Pens are available only in the village, and there is a movement ban. If the veterinary officers and the village seniors are not coordinating, one can see why routine vaccination presents such problems.
Checking on Google Earth, Gogo village (assuming it is the same as "Googo") is 20 km due west of Bawku, which can be found at: http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Gogo is at 11o 01'35.65" N, 0o 25'00.22" W. - Mod.MHJ
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I.]
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Date: Wed 25 Apr 2012
Source: Joy News/Ghana, myjoyonline [edited]
http://edition.myjoyonline.com/pages/ne ... /85499.php
Anthrax kills 2 persons and 20 cows in Bawku
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An outbreak of anthrax, a deadly infectious disease has killed 2 persons and 20 cows in Gogo, a farming community in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. The victims, both males, are said to have handled the carcasses of affected cattle, according to veterinary officials in the area. Another 2 people have been admitted at the hospital for suspected anthrax symptoms.
In an interview with Myjoyonline, the DCE [district chief executive] for Bawku West, Hon. Moro Adam Anabah said the situation is under control adding that veterinary officials have moved to quarantine and vaccinate the animals in the area. He said the 20 dead cows have been buried and affected ones are vaccinated to prevent a major outbreak in the area.
The Bawku West district chief executive hinted that, there is a temporary ban on slaughtering and movement of animals in the area. He further hinted that several measures have been put in place to ensure that there is no outbreak of anthrax in the district.
He however suspected that the infectious disease might have infiltrated from Burkina Faso since the affected area shares a boundary with that country. The DCE said there will be security patrols on the borders to prevent movement of animals [into] the country. He therefore advised the people in the area to report any suspected symptoms of anthrax to the nearest clinic or the district assembly.
[byline: Hamza Lansah Lolly]
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[While this repeats some of what we have read before it provides information on the total numbers of humans (4 sick, 2 died) and cattle (20 dead) affected, and confirms that the outbreak was at Gogo, not Googo.
The DCE may well be correct. Gogo is a mere 2 km (1.25 mi) from the border with Burkina Faso. From the pictures embedded in Google Earth it is an area of extensive cropland and open bush. [You can get a good oversight by clicking on the view from the Bawku Hills.] The countryside is open enough for tabanid flies to see cattle at a distance without any problems, and therefore to fly with contaminated mouthparts from an outbreak in Burkina Faso to the grazing stock at Gogo. While Burkina Faso has enzootic anthrax and plenty of reported outbreaks in cattle -- sheep and goats seem to be ignored -- with 15 outbreaks in 2005, (21) 2006, (11) 2007, (10) 2008, (6) 2009, (19) 2010, (3) 2011, and all with significant numbers of affected livestock, such as 369 in 2007, the 2 districts nearest the Ghanaian border -- Boulgou and Zoundweogo -- only reported single outbreaks in 2005 and Boulgou had a single outbreak in April 2011; events in the latter half of 2011 have yet to be reported to OIE in Paris. Of course much can go on that never reaches the authorities' ears in Ouagadougou.
Checking on Google Earth, Gogo village is 20 km (12.5 mi) due west of Bawku, which can be found at http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Gogo is at 11 deg 01'35.65" N, 0 deg 25'00.22" W. For a map of Burkina Faso, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/burkina_pol96.jpg.
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of the area can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I. - Mod.MHJ]
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Date: Wed 25 Apr 2012
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Anthrax kills 2 persons and 20 cows in Bawku
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An outbreak of anthrax, a deadly infectious disease has killed 2 persons and 20 cows in Gogo, a farming community in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region. The victims, both males, are said to have handled the carcasses of affected cattle, according to veterinary officials in the area. Another 2 people have been admitted at the hospital for suspected anthrax symptoms.
In an interview with Myjoyonline, the DCE [district chief executive] for Bawku West, Hon. Moro Adam Anabah said the situation is under control adding that veterinary officials have moved to quarantine and vaccinate the animals in the area. He said the 20 dead cows have been buried and affected ones are vaccinated to prevent a major outbreak in the area.
The Bawku West district chief executive hinted that, there is a temporary ban on slaughtering and movement of animals in the area. He further hinted that several measures have been put in place to ensure that there is no outbreak of anthrax in the district.
He however suspected that the infectious disease might have infiltrated from Burkina Faso since the affected area shares a boundary with that country. The DCE said there will be security patrols on the borders to prevent movement of animals [into] the country. He therefore advised the people in the area to report any suspected symptoms of anthrax to the nearest clinic or the district assembly.
[byline: Hamza Lansah Lolly]
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[While this repeats some of what we have read before it provides information on the total numbers of humans (4 sick, 2 died) and cattle (20 dead) affected, and confirms that the outbreak was at Gogo, not Googo.
The DCE may well be correct. Gogo is a mere 2 km (1.25 mi) from the border with Burkina Faso. From the pictures embedded in Google Earth it is an area of extensive cropland and open bush. [You can get a good oversight by clicking on the view from the Bawku Hills.] The countryside is open enough for tabanid flies to see cattle at a distance without any problems, and therefore to fly with contaminated mouthparts from an outbreak in Burkina Faso to the grazing stock at Gogo. While Burkina Faso has enzootic anthrax and plenty of reported outbreaks in cattle -- sheep and goats seem to be ignored -- with 15 outbreaks in 2005, (21) 2006, (11) 2007, (10) 2008, (6) 2009, (19) 2010, (3) 2011, and all with significant numbers of affected livestock, such as 369 in 2007, the 2 districts nearest the Ghanaian border -- Boulgou and Zoundweogo -- only reported single outbreaks in 2005 and Boulgou had a single outbreak in April 2011; events in the latter half of 2011 have yet to be reported to OIE in Paris. Of course much can go on that never reaches the authorities' ears in Ouagadougou.
Checking on Google Earth, Gogo village is 20 km (12.5 mi) due west of Bawku, which can be found at http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Gogo is at 11 deg 01'35.65" N, 0 deg 25'00.22" W. For a map of Burkina Faso, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/burkina_pol96.jpg.
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of the area can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I. - Mod.MHJ]
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Date: 27 Apr 2012
Source: Modern Ghana [edited]
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Googo chief alarmed over sale of anthrax infected meat
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The chief of Googo in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, Naaba Akpaam Abugri, is alarmed that some farmers in the community whose animals died of anthrax sold such infected dead animals to a chop bar operator in the area.
Veterinary officers in the region, on Wednesday [25 Apr 2012], started the vaccination of cattle and other domestic animals except birds against anthrax, following the outbreak of the disease in that community which has claimed 2 human lives.
Although veterinary officers say 9 cows have died of the disease, Naaba Akpaam, who briefed this reporter at Googo on Wednesday on the havoc caused by the disease, said about 30 cows and several donkeys, goats, sheep, and dogs had also died. According to him, one of the farmers, who lost 8 cows, revealed that he had sold 6 of them to a chop bar operator.
Naaba Akpaam, who could not readily name the chop bar operator, and neither the specific location of the chop bar, said he had started making inquiries to know the owner and location of the bar, so that the remaining meat could be retrieved and destroyed to prevent the further spread of the disease. He said some of the people who were infected with the disease had refused to be taken to the hospital, because they claimed if they went to the hospital and given injections, they would lose their lives.
The Upper East regional veterinary officer, Dr Thomas Anyorikeya, who is leading a team of veterinary personnel to carry out the vaccination exercise, disclosed that on Tuesday -- day one of the exercise -- 497 animals were vaccinated. They included 384 cattle, 86 sheep, 17 donkeys, 8 goats, and 5 dogs.
On Thursday [26 Apr 2012], the 2nd day of the vaccination, 104 cattle were vaccinated by about 10:30 am. The number of the personnel on Thursday increased from 5 to 10, and they intended to vaccinate all the animals in the Googo community and adjoining ones such as Bazua and Sapelga.
Dr Anyorikeya was worried that for about 10 years now, no animals' census had been conducted. The annual animal census, which was being conducted by the Veterinary Service, provided a database of animals in the regions, districts, and communities, and helped in the operations of the service, including vaccinations.
Some of the personnel lamented that they did not have protective wear, such as gloves, wellington boots and overalls. This, they said, exposed them to risk in their line of operation.
The vaccination is expected to avert the further spread of the disease. Meanwhile, a ban on the movement of cattle has been imposed on the area.
[byline: William N-lanjerborr Jalulah]
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[A more coherent report than what we have seen previously. They are clearly getting organised. 6 carcasses sold to a chop bar but only 2 dead patrons! Over the years I have noted that the risk of enteric anthrax is inversely proportional to the quality of the cooking. Overcooked beef carries a lower risk than dishes produced by a trained chef.
Checking on Google Earth, Googo village is 20 km (12.5 mi) due west of Bawku, which can be found at http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Googo is at 11 deg 01'35.65" N, 0 deg 25'00.22" W. For a map of Burkina Faso, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/burkina_pol96.jpg.
Bazua is on the Bawku-Zebilla Road, some 14 Kms SW of Bawku; Sapelga/Sapelinga is some 17 Kms WNW of Bawku.
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of the area can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I. - Mod.MHJ]
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Date: 27 Apr 2012
Source: Modern Ghana [edited]
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Googo chief alarmed over sale of anthrax infected meat
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The chief of Googo in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, Naaba Akpaam Abugri, is alarmed that some farmers in the community whose animals died of anthrax sold such infected dead animals to a chop bar operator in the area.
Veterinary officers in the region, on Wednesday [25 Apr 2012], started the vaccination of cattle and other domestic animals except birds against anthrax, following the outbreak of the disease in that community which has claimed 2 human lives.
Although veterinary officers say 9 cows have died of the disease, Naaba Akpaam, who briefed this reporter at Googo on Wednesday on the havoc caused by the disease, said about 30 cows and several donkeys, goats, sheep, and dogs had also died. According to him, one of the farmers, who lost 8 cows, revealed that he had sold 6 of them to a chop bar operator.
Naaba Akpaam, who could not readily name the chop bar operator, and neither the specific location of the chop bar, said he had started making inquiries to know the owner and location of the bar, so that the remaining meat could be retrieved and destroyed to prevent the further spread of the disease. He said some of the people who were infected with the disease had refused to be taken to the hospital, because they claimed if they went to the hospital and given injections, they would lose their lives.
The Upper East regional veterinary officer, Dr Thomas Anyorikeya, who is leading a team of veterinary personnel to carry out the vaccination exercise, disclosed that on Tuesday -- day one of the exercise -- 497 animals were vaccinated. They included 384 cattle, 86 sheep, 17 donkeys, 8 goats, and 5 dogs.
On Thursday [26 Apr 2012], the 2nd day of the vaccination, 104 cattle were vaccinated by about 10:30 am. The number of the personnel on Thursday increased from 5 to 10, and they intended to vaccinate all the animals in the Googo community and adjoining ones such as Bazua and Sapelga.
Dr Anyorikeya was worried that for about 10 years now, no animals' census had been conducted. The annual animal census, which was being conducted by the Veterinary Service, provided a database of animals in the regions, districts, and communities, and helped in the operations of the service, including vaccinations.
Some of the personnel lamented that they did not have protective wear, such as gloves, wellington boots and overalls. This, they said, exposed them to risk in their line of operation.
The vaccination is expected to avert the further spread of the disease. Meanwhile, a ban on the movement of cattle has been imposed on the area.
[byline: William N-lanjerborr Jalulah]
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[A more coherent report than what we have seen previously. They are clearly getting organised. 6 carcasses sold to a chop bar but only 2 dead patrons! Over the years I have noted that the risk of enteric anthrax is inversely proportional to the quality of the cooking. Overcooked beef carries a lower risk than dishes produced by a trained chef.
Checking on Google Earth, Googo village is 20 km (12.5 mi) due west of Bawku, which can be found at http://www.fallingrain.com/world/GH/10/Bawku.html. Googo is at 11 deg 01'35.65" N, 0 deg 25'00.22" W. For a map of Burkina Faso, see http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/burkina_pol96.jpg.
Bazua is on the Bawku-Zebilla Road, some 14 Kms SW of Bawku; Sapelga/Sapelinga is some 17 Kms WNW of Bawku.
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map of the area can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/2h3I. - Mod.MHJ]
