Pest - Der schwarze Tod

[Birgitt]

Das Bakterium Yersinia pestis war tatsächlich der Erreger, der im Mittelalter den „Schwarzen Tod" über Europa gebracht hat. Die Untersuchung alter Erbsubstanz aus Massengräbern in fünf Ländern enthüllte, dass dabei jedoch zwei bisher unbekannte Varianten des Erregers verantwortlich waren. Die jetzt in „PloS Pathogens“ veröffentlichten Erkenntnisse lassen zudem auf zwei verschiedene Wege der Seuchenausbreitung schließen, einen aus Asien über Frankreich, einen weiteren aus dem Norden über die Niederlande ...

„Schwarzer Tod“ durch unbekannte Pest-Stämme ausgelöst
11.10.2010 - scinexx

Gruß
Birgitt

[DetlevC]

Die Pest ist auch heute noch nicht ausgerottet. Definitiv weiß ich das aus den Grenzgebieten Kasachstans zu Usbekistan. Dort gibt es jährlich immer noch zwischen 40 bis 100 Pestfälle, wobei die Dunkelziffer in diesen Ländern mit Sicherheit hoch ist.

Detlev

[philipp aka fipsicola]

einen fall von pest kenne ich aus syrien,
allerdings eine unterart

[Bäärti]

Hoi zäme

Letzte Woche gab es wiedermal einen Fall von Beulenpest in den USA.
In den USA werden pro Durchschnitt 10-15 Personen pro Jahr mit Pest infiziert...
Quelle: www.b-safe.ch

Gruss Bäärti

[Birgitt]

Auch im Norden Ugandas wird momentan die Beulenpest vermutet ...

Pneumonic plague has broken out in northern Uganda, killing 38 people and putting dozens in hospital, a senior health official said on Tuesday. Issa Makumbi, assistant commissioner in charge of disease surveillance, said investigations into a disease that struck the region in November were continuing but that tentative tests had confirmed it was pneumonic plague ...

Pneumonic plague outbreak in Uganda: officials
07.12.2010 - Reuters

Gruß
Birgitt

[marcush]

Hallo Birgitt,

es geht hier nicht um die Beulenpest (bubonic plague), sondern die viel gefährlichere Lungenpest. Da ist selbst bei ärztlicher Behandlung die Sterblichkeit sehr hoch.

Marcus

[Birgitt]

Hallo Marcus,

richtig, danke für deine Korrektur!
Im Norden Tansanias wird nun ebenfalls die Pest vermutet, in diesem Fall die Beulenpest, siehe hier

Gruß
Birgitt

[Birgitt]

Madagaskar - Pest
11.02.2011

Seit Anfang Januar sind bereits 21 Menschen an der bakteriellen Erkrankung gestorben. Die meisten Fälle traten in Ambilobe, Manambato und Ambarakaraka im Nordwesten auf; Straßensperren sollen helfen, eine weitere Ausbreitung zu verhindern. Die von Rattenflöhen übertragene Infektion tritt regelmäßig in der Regenzeit auf. / Quelle: crm

Gruß
Birgitt

[Birgitt]

PLAGUE, PNEUMONIC - MADAGASCAR (02): (ANTSIRANANA) INSTITUT PASTEUR REPORT
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Date: Mon 14 Feb 2011
From: Jean-Michel Heraud <jmheraud@pasteur.mg> [edited]

[We apologize for the one week delay in posting this communication.
There were technical difficulties and a number of emails were
misdirected. - Mod. DK]

[Re: Plague, pneumonic - Madagascar: (Antsiranana) RFI 20110220.0555]
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On Thu 10 Feb 2011, it was reported to Institut Pasteur from
Madagascar that 14 people had died from a very contagious disease.
According local health staff, syndromes of patients were likely to be
pneumonic plague. To our knowledge, only 2 out of 7 sputum samples
have given positive results on rapid test strips.

The initial cases appeared in a remote village located 45 km [28 mi]
from Ambilobe (administrative region of Sava [Antsiranana province],
in the north of Madagascar). Other suspected cases have been reported
in other villages closer to Ambilobe. On Fri 11 Feb 2011, bubonic
plague suspected cases have been reported in Ambaja, another city
located in the south of villages where the 1st cases were reported.

Madagascar is an endemic region for plague but cases are generally
located in the Central Highlands. The current outbreak is occurring
in a region were plague is not endemic. It is not clear for now if
the index cases was a patient who came from an endemic area
incubating the disease or in its earlier stages and developed
pneumonic symptoms on arrival. Over the last year the regions of
Ambaja and Ambilobe experienced increasing numbers of gem seekers.
Indeed, sapphires have been recently found between Ambaja and Ambilobe.

Institut Pasteur from Madagascar (IPM) sent on Sunday morning, 13 Feb
2011, staffs by plane in order to collect specimens. A joint team
including MoH (Division of Emergency and Response against Disease,
DULMN) is going on site for investigation.

--
Dr. Jean-Michel Heraud
Chief, Virology Unit
Institut Pasteur de Madagascar
Antananarivo, Madagascar
<jmheraud@pasteur.mg>

[ProMED-mail thanks Dr. Heraud for this report. It may never be
clearly determined how _Yersinia pestis_ was introduced into this
area of northern Madagascar where plague has not been endemic. - Mod. LL]

[A map showing the regions of Madagascar can be seen at
<http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/m ... l_2003.jpg>. -
Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]

[Birgitt]

Madagaskar - Pest
01.03.2011

Seit Anfang Januar sind bereits 45 Menschen an der bakteriellen Infektion erkrankt und 23 gestorben. Die meisten Fälle traten in Ambilobe, Manambato und Ambarakaraka im Nordwesten auf; Straßensperren sollen helfen, eine weitere Ausbreitung zu verhindern. Die von Rattenflöhen übertragene Infektion tritt regelmäßig in der Regenzeit auf. / Quelle: crm

Gruß
Birgitt

[Birgitt]

PLAGUE, PNEUMONIC - MADAGASCAR (03)
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In this posting:
[1] Antananarivo
[2] Diana, Atsinanana

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[1] Antananarivo
Date: Tue 15 Mar 2011
Source: L'Express de Madagascar [in French, trans. Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ,
summ. & edited]
<http://www.lexpressmada.com/ambohimanga ... peste.html>


As of today [15 Mar 2011], 3 people have been killed by plague in
Ambohimangakely [Antananarivo]. Yesterday [14 Mar 2011], at about 5 in
the morning, an 8-year-old girl died from pneumonic plague. Her family
refuses to admit [the diagnosis] but the medical inspector of
Antananarivo-Avaradrano, Minoso Saholy Razafindravao, stated that the
2 tests performed confirmed it.

"My daughter told me she had a stomach ache. But she was able to play
as usual. In our home, when we are sick, the doctors quickly conclude
that every case is the plague," comments the mother of the victim. On
the other hand, the medical inspector reaffirms his case. "We sent the
results to the Institut Pasteur of Madagascar. We will know in 10 days
if it is indeed the plague," she said.

Chemoprophylaxis (preventive treatment) was given to all persons who
had direct contact with the victim. Area family homes have been
sanitized and disinfected.

[Byline: Michella Raharisoa]

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[2] Diana, Atsinanana
Date: Wed 23 Feb 2011
Source: Madagascar-Tribune [in French, trans. Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ, summ. &
edited]
<http://www.madagascar-tribune.com/La-pe ... 15525.html>


Plague has hit where it was least expected. 15 people have died from
this disease in parts of the enclave district of Ambilobe [Diana
region]. Other deaths occurred in the area of Brickaville [Atsinanana
region]. The populations of the villages concerned, hardly familiar
with the symptoms of the disease, have been slow to reach out to
medical centers and the appropriate means to fight against this
epidemic have been slow to reach them.

In total, 45 cases of plague have been detected in Madagascar since
the beginning of the year [2011], and 23 people have died.

Plague occurs in Madagascar almost every year, with outbreaks taking
place between October and April, when the combined effects of the
rainy season and drought period affect the food: hygienic conditions
deteriorate and rats begin to enter the villages.

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[It is not clear from this report whether the cases are pneumonic or
bubonic plague. A high mortality rate suggests many are pneumonic
plague, which is the form that can transmit from person-to-person. -
Mod.LL]

[An article from L'Express de Madagascar
(<http://www.lexpressmada.com/epidemie-ma ... maine.html>
in French), dated 22 Feb 2011, reports 14 deaths from pneumonic plague
in a village located 65 km [40 mi] from the district of Ambilobe
(Diana region) and 3 deaths also from pneumonic plague in the district
of Brickaville (Atsinanana region). It further reports the death from
bubonic plague of a 10-year-old girl in Ambohimangakely, near the
Capital city (Antananarivo).

The HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Madagascar can be seen
at <http://healthmap.org/r/0BeG>. The regions mentioned in the
articles above can be seen on the map at
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Madagascar>.- Sr.Tech.Ed.MJ]

[Birgitt]

In Madagaskar steigen die Opferzahlen durch die grassierende Pest. Offiziellen Angaben zufolge starben seit Jahresbeginn bereits 60 Menschen an der hochgradig ansteckenden Infektionskrankheit. Etwa 200 Menschen seien zudem mit der Pest infiziert, teilte die Gesundheitsbehörde in Antananarivo. "Wir sind sehr besorgt", sagte Bruno Maes vom UN-Kinderhilfswerk UNICEF in der Hauptstadt Madagaskars über die rasche Ausbreitung der Pest. "Vielfach kommen die infizierten Menschen zu spät zum Arzt - aus Furcht, die - grundsätzlich kostenlosen - Medikamente nicht zahlen zu können", erklärten Ärzte ...

Seuche grassiert in Inselstaat - Pest tötet in Madagaskar 60 Menschen
31.03.2011 - tagesschau

Gruß
Birgitt

[Birgitt]

Madagaskar - Pest
01.04.2011

Seit Anfang Januar sind bereits mehr als 250 Menschen an der bakteriellen Infektion erkrankt; es gab 60 Todesfälle. Begonnen hat der Ausbruch im Nordwesten, inzwischen sind fast alle Regionen betroffen. Die von Rattenflöhen übertragene Infektion tritt regelmäßig in der Regenzeit auf. / Quelle: crm

Gruß
Birgitt

[Klaus]

USA auch hier herrscht große Gefahr
http://www.welt.de/print/die_welt/wisse ... -Pest.html
Schlimmer geht immer

[Walter]

Die Grenzen sind weiter zu ziehen als allgemein angenommen:

Auch im Westen der Mongolei gibt's immer wieder Pest-Ausbrüche.

Gruß
Walter