Suggested-Tags-Testing and Evaulation
Modelling Scenario
HamSpam level 3 articles randomly drawn with some pre-filtering applied. Prefiltering rules, classified articles as local, regional or global depending on the locations tagged to the article.
If multiple countries present \(\rightarrow\) global If one country but multiple sub-level geographies (admin2) \(\rightarrow\) regional if all within one sub-level geography \(\rightarrow\) local.
Rarity of disease \(\times\) location done naively for all disease \(\times\) location combinations in an article (needs improvement). If fewer than two case reports present designted as potentially rare.
Tag subset rules applied If geoclass is local or regional, remove case imported tag If not potentially rare, remove new location for the disease and unknown diseases/syndromes
Evaluating language models on candidate tag sets
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Most Frequently Found Tags
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| Case imported / exported | 143 |
| Law enforcement involvement | 161 |
| New location for the disease | 72 |
| Unknown diseases / syndromes | 34 |
Constraining by higher probability tags - in top 25% Scores (on a per tag basis)
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Ialomita, for domestic mammal (swine) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Boldesti Adm1: Ialomita Country: Romania Region: Europe Lat/Long: 44.863979/26.554579 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9656 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Kuldigas, for wild mammal (wild boar:sus scrofa(suidae)) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Kuldigas Adm1: Kuldigas Country: Latvia Region: Europe Lat/Long: 56.808/22.114 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9656 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Lubuskie, for wild mammal (wild boar:sus scrofa(suidae)) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Pieski Adm1: Lubuskie Country: Poland Region: Europe Lat/Long: 52.416969/15.454011 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9656 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Nograd, for wild mammal (wild boar:sus scrofa(suidae)) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Nagylóc Adm1: Nograd Country: Hungary Region: Europe Lat/Long: 48.021/19.578 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9655 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Yaroslavskaya Oblast, for domestic mammal (swine) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Ivanovskoe Adm1: Yaroslavskaya Oblast Country: Russian Federation Region: Europe Lat/Long: 57.308453/38.933326 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9655 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Hajdu-bihar, for wild mammal (wild boar:sus scrofa(suidae)) Observation Date: 2022-01-22 00:00:00 Status: Confirmed Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: NyÃradony Adm1: Hajdu-bihar Country: Hungary Region: Europe Lat/Long: 47.593/21.821 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9654 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Salaj, for domestic mammal (swine) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Tihau Adm1: Salaj Country: Romania Region: Europe Lat/Long: 47.225405/23.328634 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9653 |
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Description: Confirmed Lumpy skin disease in Chachoengsao, for domestic mammal (cattle) Observation Date: No data Status: No data Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): Lumpy skin disease Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Bang Khla Adm1: Chachoengsao Country: Thailand Region: Asia Lat/Long: 13.733174/101.221579 Quality of Coordinates: Exact Name: Chachoengsao Adm1: Chachoengsao Country: Thailand Region: Asia Lat/Long: 13.733174/101.221579 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9653 |
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Description: Confirmed African swine fever in Cluj, for wild mammal (wild boar:sus scrofa(suidae)) Observation Date: 2022-01-23 00:00:00 Status: Confirmed Diseases: Disease Name (from Empres-i): African swine fever Serotype: No data Locations: Name: Bobalna Adm1: Cluj Country: Romania Region: Europe Lat/Long: 47.126138/23.616397 Quality of Coordinates: Exact Name: Cluj Adm1: Cluj Country: Romania Region: Europe Lat/Long: 47.126138/23.616397 Quality of Coordinates: Exact | Local | 0.9650 |
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Arizona residents were warned Sunday about potentially rabid foxes, at least two of which have reportedly attacked people. Flagstaff police announced in a Facebook post that a fox attacked a person in the Settlers Run and Bear Paw area. The person, according to the post, “was attacked while in the bed of a pickup truck.†Police explained the animal jumped into the bed of the truck before biting the person. The fox then ran away and was not immediately located, police said at the time. The fox was later captured nearby after it reportedly attacked a second person, FOX 10 Phoenix reported, citing local officials. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A third person was then bitten by a separate but also potentially rabid fox, which was later captured on a street near the National Guard Armory, according to the news station. None of the residents involved in the alleged attacks have been identified. “Everyone should be cautious regarding wild animals and not approach them. If you see any animals acting in an uncharacteristic manner, FPD Animal Control (928)774-1414 should be notified immediately,†authorities warned in the Facebook post. Rabies, according to the Mayo Clinic, “is a deadly virus spread to people from the saliva of infected animals,†which added the virus is “usually transmitted through a bite.†“Once a person begins showing signs and symptoms of rabies, the disease is nearly always fatal. For this reason, anyone who may have a risk of contracting rabies should receive rabies vaccines for protection,†the clinic added. SAFARI RANGER TRAMPLED TO DEATH BY SEXUALLY CHARGED ELEPHANT Symptoms of rabies include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, agitation, hyperactivity, excessive salivation, and hallucinations, among other signs. A spokesperson for the Flagstaff Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment Wednesday. |
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A foster mother is facing charges of child abuse and assault after a 4-year-old in her care suffered “grave injuries†in what an aunt of the boy describes as a case of torture and beating. Gabriela Casarez of Norwalk, who was charged with two counts of child abuse and one count of assault leading to coma or paralysis, remains in Los Angeles County Jail and is being held on $1.2 million bail after she was arrested Oct. 29 by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Victims Unit detectives following the child’s hospitalization. Casarez pleaded not guilty on Friday to the charges and is due back in court on Dec. 6. The boy remains in intensive care and is in critical condition. Maria Jacinto, the boy’s aunt, said on Monday that the birth mother’s family is struggling to get information on what occurred. “They don’t deserve this at all,†she said. “We’re are asking for justice and information.†The family was notified on Oct. 28 that the boy was hospitalized by an official with the Department of Children and Family Services. Citing confidential rules governing children and family custody matters, DCFS officials said they were prohibited from disclosing details related to the foster mother. The agency defended its examination and oversight of foster families. “Licensure of resource families involves rigorously examining the suitability of potential families to identify safe, nurturing and supportive homes for children in foster care,†the DCFS said in a statement. The agency said it “thoroughly investigates allegations of caretaker abuse and neglect and, when appropriate, works closely with law enforcement to ensure children remain safe and that substantiated allegations are swiftly addressed in a court of law.†“Like every parent, you’re just horrified beyond belief,†said attorney Michael Adler, who represents the child’s extended family. “You don’t understand, one, how this happened, two, why this happened.†|
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It was another busy weekend on New Hampshire’s Patch news and community websites. However, we know that a lot of you were enjoying the great weekend we had here in the Granite State. It was about time the weather turned nice. Here are some of the stories and posts you may have missed: A deer ran into a Can-Am Spyder on I-93 on Saturday night, injuring a motorcyclist from Vermont. A Merrimack child is a top fighter against cancer. Video of the high school fight that led to a stabbing in Concord was posted on Snapchat and Facebook. There were high tide warnings on the Seacoast this weekend. A child in New Hampshire has been diagnosed with measles. Here’s what you need to know. Timberland workers performed community service in eastern New Hampshire last week. Public works workers in Concord are collecting food for those in need. They also collected food in Merrimack this weekend. In Hampton, they’ll be collecting food through the end of the week. U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-NH, updates business leaders on happenings in D.C. Is the state of New Hampshire funding its own demise? This Patch blogger asks some questions. Fallen state troopers, honored with memorial highways, have new signs to highlight their sacrifices. What’s up with gas prices in Exeter? They are dropping in Londonderry. Here’s what you will pay at the pump in Milford. Nashua residents have been indicted on drug charges. You can connect with Social Security on social media. A meth dealer from Loudon received 10 years in prison. It’s time to think about summer … and summer camps, too. Families in Nashua that are in need will be getting a boost after $180,000 was raised at a gourmet festival and auction. Are Granite Staters concerned about skin cancer? Cop logs: A Massachusetts man was arrested on theft charges in Nashua. A Nashua man was arrested on a theft charge in Concord. Here are some of the incidents in Hampton. A kidnapping incident was investigated in Bedford. Check out this cool beach house. A fugitive of the week was captured on Friday. Check out these cool houses in nearby towns. Get ready for Memorial Day! An artist’s opioid spoon sculpture was in New Hampshire this weekend. A national teen driver education program was also in the Granite State this weekend. First-in-the-nation presidential candidates were in the state this weekend. If you missed the most read stories of the week, check them out here. Thanks for reading Patch in New Hampshire. |
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In the last 24 hours, 98 new cases of dengue were reported in Islamabad. Assistant deputy commissioner says legal action will be taken against anyone found letting water accumulate outside their homes. Assistant commissioners have so far imposed 30,000 fines, arrested seven people and registered 2 FIRs, besides sealing seven premises, as part of the measures to curb a dengue outbreak. Islamabad has launched a massive anti-dengue campaign in response to alarmingly high levels of dengue virus cases being reported in the capital. To prevent a full-blown dengue outbreak in the metropolis, the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad called upon all stakeholders to launch an anti-dengue drive in the city. Saturday (today) marked the second day of the operation. According to a statement by Additional Deputy Commissioner (East) Babar Sahib Din, over the course of the next 4-5 days, every street, in both rural and urban areas, will be fumigated, “Today, major market areas in F-6, F-7, F-8, G-6, G-7, G-8, as well as residential areas in G-10, G-14, I-8, I-10, Rawal Town and F-11, F-8, F-5 were fumigated,” he said. In rural areas, Shah Allah Ditta, Turnol, Jangi Sayeda Saidpur, Mehrabadi were among the localities targeted. The ADC said 20 teams have been constituted to lead the activity, which include people from the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Municipal Coroporation of Islamabad (MCI) and other departments. Of these, one special team is focusing on bus depots and another on mosques, where daily fumigation is ensured. “All housing societies have also been told to increase their fumigation activities,” said the ADC. “A team is also tasked with rapid response for areas where dengue cases surface,” he added. According to the ADC, the ICTA administration has also imposed Section 144. Legal action will be taken against anyone found letting water accumulate outside their homes. He said that assistant commissioners have imposed 30,000 fines, seven people were arrested, 2 FIRs were registered, and seven premises were sealed. A large number of junkyards, under construction sites, service stations, tyre shops were also inspected, Din said. In the last 24 hours, 98 new cases of dengue were reported in Islamabad, according to the district health officer, of which 73 were found in rural areas and 25 in urban areas. The new cases brought the total number of patients to 1,030. The DHO said that Islamabad’s suburbs have begun to report a rising number of cases. In rural areas, 698 people have been infected with the dengue virus, whereas in urban areas, 332 cases have been recorded. |
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ISLAMABAD: A policeman was killed in firing by unidentified gunmen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to police officials. Unknown assailants opened fire on the police constable late Sunday as he was on his way back home after performing his duty with a polio vaccination team near the Multan Road neighbourhood of Dera Ismail Khan district, Najam ul-Hasnain Liaqat, the district police officer of Dera Ismail Khan, said. The injured constable succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital, the official said, adding that the attackers fled the scene afterwards, and a search operation is underway to arrest them. The gunmen also took away the victim’s official weapon and a vehicle, according to local reports. In a similar incident in August, a police officer assigned to guard polio vaccination workers was killed in a firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan. |
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NORWALK — There will be additional security in place at all city schools on Monday after a student notified a school administrator of a possible threatening message at the Brien McMahon High School, according to officials. The student notified the administrator on Sunday evening, and the school immediately alerted police and an investigation began. |
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NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — A public official in Connecticut was charged with murder Thursday after the body of a man was found inside her home. Ellen Wink, 61, was being held on a $1 million, police said. It was not immediately clear if she has hired an attorney. Wink is the city’s deputy Republican registrar of voters and served as city clerk from 2009 to 2011. The Norwalk Hour reported t hat Wink owns the home where police said they found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds around noon. He was later pronounced dead. |
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Here’s the most recent top news you may have missed in Denver. Bodycam video shows Colorado police officer who kept job, dodged DUI charges drunk in patrol car A Colorado police officer kept his job and was not charged with driving under the influence after he was found drunk inside his patrol car while on duty, according to KTLA sister station KDVR in Denver. Read the full story on KTLA 5 News. Health officials warn of measles exposure at Denver airport People who traveled through Denver International Airport last Wednesday afternoon may have been exposed to measles, Colorado health officials said Monday. Three children who were in the airport that day tested positive for the highly contagious disease after traveling to a country where there was an outbreak, officials said. Read the full story on Houston Chronicle. EPA lowers Denver area’s air quality rating to ‘serious’ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has downgraded the air quality rating of Colorado’s biggest population center. The EPA finalized the move Monday, lowering the ozone status of Denver and eight other northern Colorado counties from “moderate” to “serious.” Read the full story on Houston Chronicle. Victor Arenas-Foote arrested in deadly shooting in Denver Victor Arenas-Foote, 25, has been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at 48th Avenue and Washington Street early Sunday morning. Read the full story on CBS Denver. Investigation underway after Denver police officer hits pedestrian in an alley A Denver police officer hit a pedestrian in the early morning hours Monday, according to the department’s public information office. The person hit did not have serious injuries. Read the full story on CBS Denver. This story was created automatically using data about news stories on social media from CrowdTangle, then reviewed by an editor. Click here for more about what we’re doing. Got thoughts? Go here to share your feedback. |
Regional | 0.955170 |
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AUSTIN - A rabid bat fell out of an elementary school student’s jacket after it was left out on the playground, the Hay’s County Sheriff’s Office said. HCSO officials said deputies responded around 2:45 p.m. Friday to Sycamore Springs Elementary School near Austin – 80 miles northeast of San Antonio – where the bat was found. “The bat was discovered in a student’s jacket that had been left on the playground. Once brought inside, the bat fell out of the jacket,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release. A teacher was able to isolate the bat away from students until deputies arrived at the school, HCSO officials said. The bat was later examined by the Department of State Health Services and tested positive for rabies. HCSO officials said anyone who may have come in contact with the rabid bat should call the department’s Animal Control Unit at 512-393-7896 or the Department of State Health Services Zoonosis Control at 254-778-6744. Anyone who comes in contact or sees a bat is urged to contact a local bat sanctuary to come retrieve the animal. Copyright 2018 by KSAT - All rights reserved. |
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Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS): A policeman was killed in firing by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while he was on a polio vaccination duty, according to police officials. Unknown assailants opened fire on the police constable near the Multan Road area of Dera Ismail Khan district, a local police official told Xinhua news agency. The injured constable succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital, the official said, adding that the attackers fled the scene afterwards, and a search operation is underway to arrest them. The gunmen also took away the victim’s official weapon and a vehicle, according to local reports. In a similar incident in August, a police officer assigned to guard polio vaccination workers was killed in firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan. |
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When the flu pandemic struck Bismarck in 1918, everyday life ground to a halt. Schools, churches and theaters closed. Public gatherings ended. Bismarck’s city health officer ordered waitresses and other food handlers to wear face masks. The Red Cross made and distributed masks to the public. Police had orders to arrest and jail anyone loitering or congregating on streets. The chief of police put extra officers on duty for enforcement. With school off, Bismarck children were banned from congregating. And in these dark days of the pandemic, World War One lingered in its final weeks. Every day, Bismarck Tribune readers learned of new cases and deaths. People ages 20 to 40 were most susceptible. An eccentric North Dakota Supreme Court justice touted liquor as a cure. In the first days of the outbreak, the Tribune opined that “Bismarck’s part is to remain calm, to keep cool, to watch its health, and to obey to the letter the orders of the [city] health department.†The pandemic hit at a time when North Dakota had poor public health services. There was no state Health Department. Many cities and counties had health officers, but most had little or no money for health work. There were also fewer physicians and nurses available due to many being overseas in the war. Red Cross volunteers handled many flu efforts. On this date in 1918, news came that Bismarck’s monthlong restrictions would be lifted. The city health officer and school superintendent announced plans to reopen schools. Churches would hold their first services in a month. Theaters would reopen. The Tribune observed that “Bismarck will ever look back upon this period with regret for the fine young lives which were so untimely snuffed out, but mixed with the regret there must be happier memories of the unselfishness and consecrated service rendered within their means by everyone.†But the pandemic was far from over. The flu struck the 1919 Legislature, leaving lawmakers sick – some of whom left their beds to vote on major bills. And more than a year later, the pandemic became so bad in Bismarck, the city health officer banned public dances for 16 days. By one estimate, more than 5,100 North Dakotans died in the flu pandemic, which lingered into 1920. Dakota Datebook by Jack Dura Sources: The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, October 9. Page 1 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, October. 10. Page 4 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, October 14. Page 5 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, October 15. Page 3 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, October 31. Page 8 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, November 8. Page 1 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, November 9. Page 4 The Bismarck Tribune. 1918, November 11. Page 1 The Bismarck Tribune. 1920, January 29. Page 1 The Bismarck Tribune. 1920, February 16. Page 3 health.nd.gov/media/1102/panflu-kit-final.pdf |
Regional | 0.954251 |
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Islamabad, Oct 25 (IANS) A policeman was killed in firing by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province while he was on a polio vaccination duty, according to police officials. Unknown assailants opened fire on the police constable near the Multan Road area of Dera Ismail Khan district, a local police official told Xinhua news agency. The injured constable succumbed to his injuries while being shifted to a hospital, the official said, adding that the attackers fled the scene afterwards, and a search operation is underway to arrest them. The gunmen also took away the victim’s official weapon and a vehicle, according to local reports. In a similar incident in August, a police officer assigned to guard polio vaccination workers was killed in firing incident in Dera Ismail Khan. |
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A family in Uasin Gishu has asked for thorough investigation to establish the truth surrounding the death of a Form One student at a school in Nandi County. The relatives of Beryl Jerop, 16, who died at St Teresa of Avila Secondary School in Ndalat, said more than two weeks into her death, they were yet to be told the circumstances under which she died. They said they were yet to come to terms with her death on October 24, and accused the school of negligence. A postmortem report, signed by a Dr Macharia B M, indicated the cause of death as bacterial meningitis. Yesterday, Jerop’s mother Ruth Keino, uncle Thomas Too, and brother Kevin Kiplimo, all who spoke to The Standard in Eldoret, urged the Education ministry to ensure credible investigation for justice to be served. “Jerop’s death is still disturbing, and many questions remain unanswered. As a family, we call for justice because we strongly believe our daughter died a painful death in school due to negligence,†said Too. He added: “We are yet to be told who confirmed the death of Jerop, whose body we only found in the mortuary at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital. We have not been shown any records of her sickness.†The uncle said the school did not communicate to the family about the student’s sickness and recounts that on the fateful day, he was called by a senior teacher, who told him to rush to the school as Jerop was sick. Too claimed he left church and went to the school, only to receive another call 20 minutes later, asking him to go to the MTRH mortuary. “It is devastating to be called to receive a relative in the mortuary. We want to know why an ambulance and the police were called if our daughter had not died in the school,†said Too. The uncle also claimed that despite having been called to go to the school and later to the mortuary, he had not recorded any statement with the police. “I went to Kabiyet police station to record a statement, but surprisingly, I was told if I recorded, I would be supporting the school. Our interest is to ensure justice is served for Jerop, and I should have been allowed to state what I know,†he said. Jerop’s mother said she could have saved her daughter’s life had the school notified her of her ailment. “It was painful that I learnt of her death through one of my sons, who is in college. It was so painful since I had taken my daughter to school while in good health after half-term,†said Keino. She said they had not received any communication from the school. No one from the school attended Jerop’s funeral at her home in Emgwen village, Kapkoi, in Uasin Gishu County last week. The family said the matter should be fully addressed to ensure such a tragedy does not befall other students in future. Kabiyet OCPD Jamleck Ngaruiya said a file had been opened and that investigation into the matter was ongoing. The OCPD confirmed that the school principal and nurse in charge had recorded statements. |
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Depending on where you live, spotting a friendly fox can be a rare treat. They’re cute, quirky, and as long as you don’t operate a chicken coop they’re not normally much of a nuisance. Folks in Flagstaff, Arizona, probably feel a bit differently right now, as local officials are warning that rapid foxes have been attacking people in the area. The Flagstaff Police Department sent out a warning via its social media channels to be on the lookout for foxes acting strangely. At least two people have already been bitten by foxes suspected to be rabid, and the department has also received reports of a possibly rabid skunk, which sounds even more unsettling. “A rabid fox in the area of Settlers Run and Bear Paw attacked a citizen,†the department warns in a post on Facebook. “Approximately two hours ago a citizen was attacked while in the bed of a pickup truck. The fox jumped into the bed and bit the citizen. The fox then ran off and has yet to be located.†A fox actively pursuing a person into the bed of a pickup truck definitely sounds like reason to suspect rabies. As local affiliate Fox 10 reports, a second rabid fox attack was reported in a different area, and it wasn’t thought to be the same animal involved in the pickup truck incident. “Everyone should be cautious regarding wild animals and not approach them. If you see any animals acting in an uncharacteristic manner, FPD Animal Control should be notified immediately,†Flagstaff Police notes. Rabies is an incredibly serious disease that requires immediate medical attention in order to avoid serious symptoms or even death. Obviously, if you suspect you’ve come into contact with a rabid animal and have been bitten you should contact emergency services without delay. |
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Date: Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Michael C. Monroe of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to six months of imprisonment, six months of home confinement, three years of supervised release, and 90 hours of community service, for tax evasion. According to court documents and statements made in court, Monroe operated a construction business known as Monroe Construction. From 2008 through 2013, Monroe owed substantial unpaid income taxes and penalties to the IRS. In 2014, the IRS levied the business bank account used by Monroe as the operating account for his construction company. Monroe subsequently closed his business bank account and, between approximately November 2014 and November 2017, evaded payment to the IRS of his preexisting tax obligations by using a check cashing service to cash approximately $1.5 million in customer checks paid to his business. For the 2014 and 2015 tax years, Monroe failed to report to the IRS a total of more than $700,000 that his business generated in gross revenues. In addition to evading payment to the IRS of more than $107,000, he understated the federal income taxes he owed in 2014 and 2015 by approximately $34,000. Judge Underhill ordered Monroe to pay total back taxes of $141,041, plus interest and penalties. On March 15, 2021, Monroe pleaded guilty to one count of tax evasion. Monroe is required to report to prison by December 9, 2021. This investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher W. Schmeisser. |
Regional | 0.953292 |
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ghgh Nagpur: In the sensational gangrape of a 17-year old girl at Nagpur’s TB Ward in 2015, the High Court has upheld the verdict of lower court awarding life imprisonment to four convicts. The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court has dismissed the plea of the four convicts – Nitin Bairisal (28), Ganesh Satpute (25), Karunanand Moon (27) and Rohit Tame (25), all residing in Imambada police jurisdiction. A Special Court had found the four accused guilty under Sections of IPC, POCSO Act, MCOCA and awarded them life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 23,000 each for the gangrape of the 17-year old girl at TB Ward in Nagpur. All the convicts had moved the High Court challenging the verdict of the lower court. The incident: The heinous incident had taken place on May 24, 2015. When the victim, along with her friend, was returning home on bicycle, the four convicts accosted her. They took her to a secluded place near TB Ward and raped her by the turns. The victim returned home late night and narrated the incident to her relatives. Subsequently, a complaint with the police was registered. During the trial, the Special Court, after hearing the arguments from all the sides, found the four offenders guilty and sentenced them to undergo life term. Later, the four convicts moved the High Court with a plea that they are being implicated falsely in the case. They argued that the victim had not identified them properly as the said place of incident was in dark. On the other hand, the victim claimed it was a pournima (full moon night) and hence she had seen the faces of the convicts properly. The High Court, after hearing all the sides, observed that the victim cannot ever forget the faces of the offenders indulging in such a heinous crime with her. In the entire case, no relevant reason was pointed out that the victim was implicating the four convicts falsely. Considering all evidence connected with the case and eyewitness accounts, the High Court upheld the life imprisonment of the four convicts. |
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People in Ebola-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are struggling to come to terms with high-security burials that are part of a hard-pressed strategy to roll back the disease. Anyone who dies of the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever has to be buried in carefully-controlled conditions designed to minimise the risk of infection from body fluids. But that means ceremonies are carried out in sanitised conditions, with relatives and friends kept at a distance – for many, a traumatic break with traditions that demand the body of a loved-one be seen or touched. “We’re astonished she’s being buried like this,” said Denise Kahambu as she watched the specially-prepared burial in Butembo of her 50-year-old cousin, Marie-Rose. “They said she died of Ebola,” she said sceptically. First declared last August, the epidemic has now claimed nearly 1 200 lives - 200 of them in May alone. The outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic that killed more than 11 300 people in West Africa in 2014-16. The burial in Butembo followed strict precautions. A pick-up truck delivered the coffin to the burial site, where a grave had been prepared, as the family stood by at a distance. Gloved Red Cross workers handled the burial, which took place in silence and without a religious ceremony. A family member or loved one was allowed only to place a cross on the tomb, once they too had donned protective gloves. Half a dozen police officers escorted the convoy and remained on guard throughout. On Friday, two burial teams from the treatment centres were attacked by stone-throwing crowds at Butembo and Bunia, a little further north in Ituri province, according to the health ministry. One burial worker was injured. Culture shock “The custom is that the body of the deceased first returns to the home. And once people have mourned, they have the chance to touch the body for the last time,” said Seros Muyisa Kamathe, a guide and interpreter in Beni and Butembo. “Before going to the cemetery, you open the coffin so people can take one last look at the deceased.” And normally it would be the family and neighbours who would take responsibility for digging the grave – and deciding where if should be. Ebola experts say denial and resistance were familiar obstacles in the 2014-16 epidemic in the West African states of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 12-step protocol for dealing with burials so that handling of the remains is kept to a minimum, but it also emphasises the importance of respect and mourning. “The burial process is very sensitive for the family and the community and can be the source of trouble or even open conflict,” it acknowledges. No burial should begin until family agreement has been obtained, and workers should engage with the community “for prayers to dissipate tensions and provide respectful time,” it says. Armed escorts The burial process is part of the notoriously time-consuming and labour-intensive task of combatting Ebola. And in this troubled region, the challenge has been further complicated by bloody deadly attacks on Ebola treatment centres by local militias. Suspicion, political infighting in the capital Kinshasa and militia violence provide a fertile breeding ground for the virus. Sometimes local people cover the graves overnight as a sign of their opposition, the ministry said. In Butembo, health workers need an armed escort when they go looking for cases of Ebola in some neighbourhoods, an AFP photographer noted during one outing Saturday evening. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the opening of the organisation’s annual assembly on Monday, described the outbreak as “one of the most complex health emergencies any of us have ever faced.” “Unless we unite to end this outbreak we run the risk it will become more widespread and more expansive and more aggressive,” he said. “We are not just fighting a virus,” Tedros insisted. “We’re fighting insecurity. We’re fighting violence. We’re fighting misinformation… and we’re fighting the politicisation of an outbreak.” On the plus side, health officials are keen to emphasise some important gains. More than 118 000 have been vaccinated against the virus, and no cases have been recorded in neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda. |
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NORWALK — An individual suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a shooting on West Cedar Street late Wednesday, according to police. Sgt. Sofia Gulino said officers responded to the area of West Cedar Street and Price Avenue after multiple 911 calls reporting gunshots in the area. |
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Date: Fri 15 Oct 2021 Source: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) [abridged, edited] https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/white-house-lifts-covid-19-ban-air-travelers As many as half of Chicago’s police officers could be put on leave in the coming days for not meeting the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, CNN reports. The officers had a deadline of midnight Thursday [14 Oct 2021] to disclose their vaccination status or be placed on unpaid leave ( https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/us/chicago-police-vaccine/index.html ). Mayor Lori Lightfoot has mandated the vaccines. Yesterday, a new nationwide analysis showed that 62% of police deaths last year [2020] were related to COVID-19; at least 228 officers have died from the virus so far this year [2021]. In related news, the US Navy said yesterday [14 Oct 2021] that it is preparing to discharge sailors who refuse vaccination for COVID-19 as mandated by the Pentagon, according to Fox News. 14 Nov 2021 is the deadline for active-duty sailors to get vaccinated ( https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-navy-kick-out-sailors-who-refuse-covid-vax ). And finally, the Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted a San Antonio school district’s vaccine mandate for teachers and school employees yesterday [14 Oct 2021], just hours before it was set to take effect, the Texas Tribune reports ( https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/texas-supreme-court-school-vaccine-mandate/ ). All employees of San Antonio Independent School District were supposed to be vaccinated by today [15 Oct 2021] – a move that directly challenged Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on vaccine mandates. Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the school district. [Byline: Stephanie Soucheray] – Communicated by: Mary Marshall [B] Boosters Date: Fri 15 Oct 2021 Source: CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) [abridged, edited] https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/white-house-lifts-covid-19-ban-air-travelers The Johns Hopkins University tracker shows that the United States reported 83 756 new COVID-19 cases yesterday [14 Oct 2021] and 2005 deaths ( https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html ). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID Data Tracker shows that 56.8% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and 65.8% have received at least one dose of vaccine ( https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations_vacc-total-admin-rate-total ). A total of 5.2% of fully vaccinated people have received a booster dose, the CDC said. That number is expected to grow as early as the 1st week of November [2021], when Americans who received the Johnson & Johnson or Moderna vaccines will be eligible for booster shots. Global COVID-19 developments
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OKARA: Police on Friday registered cases against seven people – five in Okara and two in Bahawalpur – for attacking health workers administering typhoid vaccination to children in two parts of Punjab. In Okara city’s Allahdad area, a five-member team of vaccinators was performing duty at a school when a child Hamza’s father Imran and his accomplices came there and hit the team with shoes and pushed them out of the school. Saima Naz, Muhammad Faizan and Robina Kausar fell unconscious and were taken to the DHQ hospital. A B-Division police team led by SI Mansha visited the school but the suspects made good their escape. Police registered a case against Imran and his four accomplices. BAHAWALPUR: The Dera Nawab police registered a case against two persons who attacked a health department team administering typhoid vaccination in an area. Rana Muddasar Saleem complained that he, along with health workers Rukhsana, Farzana and Mussarat Shaheen, was administering typhoid vaccination to children at the Government Girls Primary School of Basti Sheikh Roshan when two persons identified as Muhammad Shahid and Muhammad Saleem came there and tortured them. The armed attackers also hurled threats of dire consequences for insisting on vaccinating the children, he said, adding that the suspects also broke the vaccine box and wasted the vials. They fled after some time. Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2021 |
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MANSEHRA: A Mansehra policeman died of dengue at the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital, Abbottabad, on Saturday. Mohammed Fiaz, who was posted at Shinkiari police station, was hospitalised earlier this week after he tested positive for dengue. Shinkiari police station SHO Yasir Khan and a head constable, Mohammad Sajjad, have also been infected with the vector-borne disease. A policeman from Dodial area of Mansehra, and posted at the Judbah police station in Torghar, had also died of the fever. The number of dengue patients continues to rise across the district with the people complaining about inability of the local health department to deal with the alarming situation. When contacted, deputy commissioner Dr Qasim Ali Khan said an isolation ward had been established at the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital for dengue patients. “We have gradually been increasing the number of wards at health facilities to deal with the influx of dengue patients,†he added. Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2021 |
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MANSEHRA: A Mansehra policeman died of dengue at the Ayub Medical Complex Hospital, Abbottabad, on Saturday. Mohammed Fiaz, who was posted at Shinkiari police station, was hospitalised earlier this week after he tested positive for dengue. Shinkiari police station SHO Yasir Khan and a head constable, Mohammad Sajjad, have also been infected with the vector-borne disease. A policeman from Dodial area of Mansehra, and posted at the Judbah police station in Torghar, had also died of the fever. The number of dengue patients continues to rise across the district with the people complaining about inability of the local health department to deal with the alarming situation. When contacted, deputy commissioner Dr Qasim Ali Khan said an isolation ward had been established at the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital for dengue patients. “We have gradually been increasing the number of wards at health facilities to deal with the influx of dengue patients,†he added. Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2021 |
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Lakhimpur Kheri, October 24 Union minister Ajay Kumar Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra, who is currently in jail in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, has contracted dengue, a senior police official said on Sunday. Ashish Mishra, who was taken in police remand, was sent back to the district jail on Saturday evening for treatment at its healthcare facility, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Arun Kumar Singh said. Ashish Mishra, along with three others, was taken in two-day police custody on Friday evening for further interrogation. Eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 in violence that erupted during a farmers’ protest. Thirteen people, including Mishra, have so far been arrested in connection with the incident. Three accused arrested on Saturday—Mohit Trivedi, Rinku Rana, and Dharmendra—were produced before a magistrate in the evening. The investigators moved an application for their 14-day police custody remand. The hearing on the application will take place on Monday. — PTI |
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Health workers dig the graves and bury the victims of Ebola in a bid to prevent the disease from spreading People in Ebola-hit eastern DR Congo are struggling to come to terms with high-security burials that are part of a hard-pressed strategy to roll back the disease. Anyone who dies of the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever has to be buried in carefully-controlled conditions designed to minimise the risk of infection from body fluids. But that means ceremonies are carried out in sanitised conditions, with relatives and friends kept at a distance – for many, a traumatic break with traditions that demand the body of a loved-one be seen or touched. “We’re astonished she’s being buried like this,” said Denise Kahambu as she watched the specially-prepared burial in Butembo of her 50-year-old cousin, Marie-Rose. “They said she died of Ebola,” she said sceptically. Gloved health workers conduct the burials and keep the loved ones at a safe distance First declared last August, the epidemic has now claimed nearly 1,200 lives – 200 of them in May alone. The outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic that killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa in 2014-16. The burial in Butembo followed strict precautions. A pick-up truck delivered the coffin to the burial site, where a grave had been prepared, as the family stood by at a distance. Gloved Red Cross workers handled the burial, which took place in silence and without a religious ceremony. A family member or loved one was allowed only to place a cross on the tomb, once they too had donned protective gloves. Police and soldiers have to patrol funeral and hospitals because of the risk of attacks Half a dozen police officers escorted the convoy and remained on guard throughout. On Friday, two burial teams from the treatment centres were attacked by stone-throwing crowds at Butembo and Bunia, a little further north in Ituri province, according to the health ministry. One burial worker was injured.
“The custom is that the body of the deceased first returns to the home. And once people have mourned, they have the chance to touch the body for the last time,” said Seros Muyisa Kamathe, a guide and interpreter in Beni and Butembo. “Before going to the cemetery, you open the coffin so people can take one last look at the deceased.” The strict safety precautions surrounding Ebola funerals may be necessary but many local people are dismayed. They are used to more intimate, traditional mourning rituals And normally it would be the family and neighbours who would take responsibility for digging the grave – and deciding where if should be. Ebola experts say denial and resistance were familiar obstacles in the 2014-16 epidemic in the West African states of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The World Health Organization (WHO) has a 12-step protocol for dealing with burials so that handling of the remains is kept to a minimum, but it also emphasises the importance of respect and mourning. “The burial process is very sensitive for the family and the community and can be the source of trouble or even open conflict,” it acknowledges. No burial should begin until family agreement has been obtained, and workers should engage with the community “for prayers to dissipate tensions and provide respectful time,” it says.
The burial process is part of the notoriously time-consuming and labour-intensive task of combatting Ebola. And in this troubled region, the challenge has been further complicated by bloody deadly attacks on Ebola treatment centres by local militias. Soldiers have to escort health workers when they visit parts of Butembo, such is local suspicion over their efforts to fight Ebola Suspicion, political infighting in the capital Kinshasa and militia violence provide a fertile breeding ground for the virus. Sometimes local people cover the graves overnight as a sign of their opposition, the ministry said. In Butembo, health workers need an armed escort when they go looking for cases of Ebola in some neighbourhoods, an AFP photographer noted during one outing Saturday evening. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the opening of the organisation’s annual assembly on Monday, described the outbreak as “one of the most complex health emergencies any of us have ever faced.” Factfile on Ebola “Unless we unite to end this outbreak we run the risk it will become more widespread and more expansive and more aggressive,” he said. “We are not just fighting a virus,” Tedros insisted. “We’re fighting insecurity. We’re fighting violence. We’re fighting misinformation… and we’re fighting the politicisation of an outbreak.” On the plus side, health officials are keen to emphasise some important gains. More than 118,000 have been vaccinated against the virus, and no cases have been recorded in neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda. |
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Rawalpindi : As many as 1,869 confirmed dengue cases had been brought to the allied hospitals of the city, out of which 1,791 were discharged after recovery, while 56 more cases were surfaced in the last 24 hours. District Coordinator Epidemics Prevention and Control (DCEPC) Dr Sajjad Mehmood informed Thursday that presently 98 dengue patients were under treatment in Holy Family Hospital (HFH), out of which 42 were tested positive, eight positive out of 12 in Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and 28 confirmed cases out of the total 49 admitted in District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ),” he added. Dr Sajjad informed that HFH had registered 1,153 positive cases of dengue fever, DHQ registered 237, while 479 had been registered with BBH. He added that out of the total confirmed cases reported so far, 1,134 belonged to the Rawalpindi district while the remaining of the other districts included the Federal capital area. He informed that among the 56 new cases reported during the last 24 hours with 23 belonged to the Rawalpindi Cantonment area, six from Potohar Town, eight from Metropolitan Rawalpindi, three from Chaklala Cantt and one each case arrived from Taxila Cantonment, Gujjar Khan and Murree while the addresses of the remaining cases were not confirmed yet, he added. Dr Sajjad that during indoor surveillance from October 13 to 21 in all tehsils of the district and cantonment areas, 263,443 houses were checked and larvae were found at 38,37 homes while 408 teams during outdoor surveillance checked 84,487 sites and larvae was located at 121 points. He urged the residents to keep their water tanks clean and not leave any place wet with stagnant water. Currently, he said prevention of the disease was the government’s priority, and the district health administration was working day and night to control the outbreak of the infection. |
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Nagpur: The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has upheld the life sentence and other punishment of the four accused who were involved in gangrape of a minor girl in the TB ward premises of GMCH. Justice Vinay Deshpande and Amit Borkar gave the verdict on Thursday. The accused are Nitin Pritam Barisal (33), Ganesh Ramdas Satpute (30), Karunanand Ramesh Moon (32) and Rohit Sanjay Tambe (30). On December 27, 2017, the special sessions court sentenced all the four accused to life imprisonment. Following which, the accused had filed an appeal in the High Court against the order of special sessions court. The court considering the concrete evidence on record, dismissed the appeal of the accused. As per available details, the government had examined 18 witnesses in the sessions court. The incident had taken place on May 24, 2015 and the victim was a 17-year-old girl then. She was returning home from work with a friend around 7.30. The accused stopped her in the TB ward area. Then they beat up her and friend. After that her friend ran away After she was left alone there, the accused gangraped her and threatened to kill her if she would have tell anyone about it. After reaching home at around 11.30 pm, the girl informed her mother about the ordeal. A complaint was lodged at Imamwada Police Station. |
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw no let-up in the steady pace of Ebola cases today, with the health ministry reporting six more cases. In other developments, Oxfam, one of the nongovernmental agencies working in the region, weighed in on ongoing challenges in the outbreak, and the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office provided a snapshot of events in its weekly update. Latest cases in 3 hot spots The six new cases are from three different locations. Katwa, the main epicenter, reported two, as did two smaller hot spots—Mandima and Vuhovi. The developments lift the overall outbreak total to 1,022 cases, which includes 957 confirmed and 65 probable infections. Health officials are still investigating at least 161 suspected cases, but that total may be higher, because the ministry said health zones covered by the Butembo office couldn’t report because of an internet connection problem. Five more people died from their infections, four of them in community settings in Katwa and Mandima and one at Butembo’s Ebola treatment center. In other developments, the ministry said community dialogues in the wake of attacks on Ebola treatment centers resulted in several recommendations, and that the outbreak response has targeted two of them: infection prevention and control and risk communication/community engagement. It said infection prevention teams will be taking steps to curb transmission in health facilities and in the community, such as disinfection, installing handwashing points, and providing personal protective equipment. A workshop on infection prevention was recently held in Goma, and a similar one on risk communication and communication is wrapping up in the city, with recommendations due soon. Oxfam airs concerns over local elections Along with other groups that have marked the DRC’s eclipsing of the 1,000-case mark, Oxfam yesterday warned that humanitarian access to the outbreak region has deteriorated in the wake of the most recent attacks on Ebola treatment centers and community trust is almost nonexistent. Oxfam’s work in the region involves public health promotion, supporting community-led efforts to break transmission chains, providing clean water, and improving health center infrastructure. In a news release, Tamba Emmanuel Danmbi-saa, Oxfam’s DRC humanitarian program manager, said the growing presence of police and military is fanning the flames and making people even more frightened. “While there is an imperative to protect staff in the field, using security forces during the Ebola response should be done with extreme caution,” Danmbi-saa said. “If communities feel that they are being coerced into vaccination or decontamination they lose trust in the response. Building that trust is vital to stopping the spread of the disease.” Other groups have raised concerns about the role of police and military in the outbreak, and earlier this month the DRC’s health ministry said there were misunderstandings about its involvement in response activities, though he acknowledged that police escorts of response teams in less secure areas had been perceived with suspicion. Focusing only on the medical issues isn’t enough to contain the epidemic, Danmbi-saa said, adding that health workers need to prioritize the affected people, not just the disease. “There needs to be a real change in the response to end the epidemic as soon as possible.” Also, the group said that upcoming local elections, scheduled for Mar 30, may trigger more violence. Voting in the national general election was postponed for the outbreak region, which raised suspicions that Ebola was being used as a political ploy. The rest of the country voted on Dec 30 to elect a new president and members of the National Assembly. Results were announced on Jan 10, and one of the opposition candidates, Felix Tshisekedi—amid allegations of vote rigging from the other opposition candidate—was sworn in as president on Jan 24, with the outgoing president’s party winning the majority of National Assembly seats. WHO notes reversal of declining trends In a weekly diseases and health emergencies update from its African regional office today, the WHO said moderate-intensity transmission continues in the DRC, with a slight reversal in declining activity over the past several weeks. It added that more health zones reported at least one confirmed case over the past 3 weeks. Katwa is still the main hot spot, but several recent cases have also been reported in Masereka, Mandima, and Butembo, the WHO said. The agency added that pockets of mistrust and insecurity are still challenging for contact follow-up and other measures, but it notes that transmission has stopped in many areas. See also: Mar 26 DRC update Mar 25 Oxfam press release Mar 26 WHO African regional office weekly report |
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The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) grew by 24 cases today and over the weekend, including several case-contacts who refused or delayed vaccination after family members fell ill. Since Saturday, 8 new cases were reported in Katwa, 6 in Vuhovi, and 5 in Masereka. Butembo, Kyondo, and Kalunguta also reported cases. Twelve new deaths were reported, including eight community deaths. The new cases bring the outbreak total to 960 cases, including 603 deaths. A total of 172 suspected cases are still under investigation. As of today, 89,173 people have been vaccinated with Merck’s VSV-EBOV, including 22,470 in Katwa, 20,956 in Beni, and 10,972 in Butembo. Family cluster in Vuhovi refused vaccination On Saturday, health officials in the DRC said the cases in Vuhovi likely came from a single family who refused follow-up care and vaccination after a family member contracted the virus. “Following the last community death in this family, several neighbors and other villagers moved and asked to be vaccinated,” health officials said, also noting that eventually the family members were treated at an Ebola treatment center. The cases from Masereka are also family members of a confirmed patient who died on Mar 4. More violence reported against response Also late last week brought the fourth violent attack on response workers in the last month, this time in Biena. According to media reports, the attack took place after health workers tried to take a blood samples from a deceased man who they suspected had Ebola. A group of young people attacked the workers, and police had to shoot at a crowd, killing one person. Last week, in a press conference concerning the outbreak–now in its eighth month–World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said local violence is the most detrimental factor to response efforts. See also: Mar 16 DRC report Mar 17 DRC report Mar 18 DRC report Mar 16 Express story |
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The rising cases of dengue fever in the district in Mohali brought district epidemiologist, Dr Vikrant Nagra, and his team to Balongi village on Monday, which has so far reported as many as 211 cases of the vector-borne disease. Dr Nagra said that the purpose of the visit of the health department team was to find out why the number of cases had spiraled in Balongi village alone. He said that during the visit, the team noticed that there was a lot of plastic waste, especially empty bottles, disposable glasses, scattered at many places in the village. He said that plastic waste was the most suitable breeding site for mosquitoes because discarded empty bottles, glasses and other items collect rainwater in which mosquitoes breed naturally. Similarly, many people, Dr Nagra said, had stored large quantities of water in their homes where mosquito larvae were breeding. Apart from this, a large number of discarded vehicles were found parked in front of the police station in which water kept accumulating, and these in turn had become fertile ground for the breeding grounds for mosquitoes. Some condemned vehicles were also found parked inside the police station. The same situation was observed at Apni Mandi. Dr Nagra appealed, in turn, appealed to the village panchayat and concerned departments to dispose of the plastic waste immediately and also asked the people not to collect excess water in their houses, especially in coolers, old tires, fridge trays, and pots. He also urged the people to get tested in government health institutions preferably where testing and treatment was free. He also appealed to the people to not let water stagnate anywhere in and around their homes and to wear full-body covering clothes. If for some reason dengue fever occurs, people should not panic, the health team said. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Dengue is spread by several species of female mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, principally Aedes aegypti. Dr Nagra said, ‘It is important to understand that many simple fevers can be treated at home only. Usually, the platelet count goes down with most viral fevers, but all viral fevers should not be mistaken for dengue. In case of dengue fever, a healthy intake of fluids, consumption of healthy homemade food, and complete bed rest were required.†The health officer asked people not to fall for rumours and reiterated that goat milk, kiwi fruit, or coconut water only in no way help in increasing the platelet count. “The patient should consume a maximum amount of fluids like water, juice, lemon water, coconut water when their platelet count starts to dipâ€, he said. |
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With a rise in cases of dengue being reported in the city, Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC) and district health department teams conducted inspections to check mosquito breeding on Malhar Road on Friday. Additional MC commissioner Aaditya Dachalwal also accompanied the teams during the exercise. Forty-three buildings were checked on Malhar Road and challans were issued to the owners of two buildings after the teams found mosquito larvae on their premises. The teams inspected the rooftops of these buildings and other points which are susceptible to mosquito breeding. The owners and tenants were also asked to avoid water accumulation on their respective premises. As per officials, joint teams of district health department and MC have been conducting inspections to check mosquito breeding and 18 such teams are working in the city. Senior MC officials accompanied the teams on Friday to supervise their working. MC health officer Dr Vipal Malhotra said that two challans were issued after mosquito larvae were found in buildings. Continuous inspections will be conducted in different parts of the city to keep a check on mosquito breeding., he added. |
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Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Islamabad Babar Sahib Din on Wednesday said that 84 dengue cases have been reported in the Federal capital during last 24 hours. ICT Administration has launched a joint campaign involving Assistant Commissioners, DHO Office, MCI Health, CDA and various other departments focusing on surveillance, fumigation, sprays, larvicidal activities and awareness. ADC said that Section 144 has also been imposed by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Islamabad against any action leading to dengue spread such as storage of water in open spaces etc, said a press release. He said 5 persons have been arrested and multiple dengue hotspots have been sealed by ACs and magistrates in the Islamabad Capital Territory. Babar said that as many as 3 dengue magistrates have been notified separately to take strict action. |
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Lucknow, Oct 20 (IANS): With 26 more dengue cases reported in the past 24 hours in Lucknow, there seems to be no let-up in the situation. The new cases have taken the tally of dengue cases to 592. While cases were reported from the hotspot areas – Sarojini Nagar, Aishbagh, Alambagh, Kaiserbagh, Aliganj, Indira Nagar and NK Road, three came from Mohanlalganj and Kakori in the outskirts of the state capital. Chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Manoj Agrawal said, “All the patients are stable and recuperating at home.” He said that hospitals have been told to screen all fever patients for dengue. The female Aedes Aegypti is the carrier of dengue virus and lays eggs in fresh water accumulated in and around houses. Experts have advised people to take due precautions as dengue cases may surge further due to waterlogging after the post monsoon rains. Meanwhile, the health department officials found the larvae of the Aedes aegypti mosquito in seven houses in Hussainabad and Indira Nagar areas. |
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The prime accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case, Ashish Misra, is reportedly suffering from dengue and has been hospitalised. According to sources, Ashish’s health deteriorated and he had to be admitted to the jail hospital. Ashish Misra, son of Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra, is in police custody. A court had sent Ashish to police custody in connection with the violence that was triggered after he allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers in Tikonia in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. Four farmers were mowed down by an SUV in Lakhimpur Kheri when a group agitating against the Centre’s three new farm laws was staging a demonstration against the visit of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on October 3. Two BJP workers, a driver in the employ of Ajay Misra, and a journalist were killed in the violence that followed. |
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Animal was processed at Alberta facility last month but didn’t enter food chain Canada’s cattle industry is again anxiously awaiting the results after another case of bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed. This time it was cow slaughtered in a federal facility on Oct. 26 in Alberta, but traced back to a farm in the southern B.C. interior. No specific location was provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency or the B.C. government, which are conducting a joint investigation. A lab test confirmed the disease in a mature cow on Nov. 9, with the CFIA noting no portion of the animal entered the food chain. “This finding has not impacted Canada’s TB-free status,†noted a release on the CFIA website. There are no exact numbers of herds and animals that may have been exposed yet. To date, only the one cow with bovine tuberculosis has been confirmed, though testing of the herd where the animal originated continues. However, on their website, the agency says six herds in both B.C. and Alberta have been placed under restricted movement controls for testing purposes. This case does not appear to be connected to the six positive cases from a ranch near Lethbridge in 2016 that resulted in the destruction of more than 12,000 cattle with producers compensated with $16.7 million. Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter |
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Jammu and Kashmir has reported over 1,000 cases of dengue with the majority of 659 cases recorded in Jammu district, prompting authorities to intensify preventive measures to contain the menace, officials said. Ten sentinel surveillance hospitals with diagnostic facilities are functional in the division, they said. A total of 1,078 cases of dengue have been reported in the Union Territory with the majority of cases in districts of Jammu (659), Kathua (194) and Samba (94), the officials said. The malariologist office and civic bodies have intensified the preventive measures to control the rising cases of dengue in the Jammu division, they said. They have intensified the ongoing vector-control activities. In collaboration with the Jammu Municipal Corporation, thermal fogging has been conducted to kill mosquitoes in a phased manner covering 75 wards of Jammu urban areas. Similar activities are being carried out in other districts like Samba, Kathua and Udhampur. Keeping in view the upsurge of cases, 155 beds have been dedicated for patients at GMC Jammu and all district hospitals, the officials said. |
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Ace Entertainment Films is launching AFM sales on the Mischa Barton crime mystery Invitation to a Murder, reports ScreenDaily. In Invitation to a Murder, Barton stars as a 28-year-old florist and aspiring detective who is invited to a reclusive billionaire’s island estate where one of the guests is found dead. It takes place in 1934, south of England. “For no apparent reason and like five other unrelated people, Miranda (Barton), a 28-year-old florist, is invited for the weekend in the mansion of billionaire Lewis Findley. What she does not know is that a murder was committed a few day ago and that billionaire pursues a goal as mysterious as malicious.†The film is currently in production with Stephen Shimek directing. Grindstone Entertainment already owns U.S. distribution rights and usually see its films released in partnership with Lionsgate Home Entertainment. |
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Health workers have been attacked as they tackle ther DR Congo Ebola outbreak ADVERTISING Read more Kinshasa (AFP) Scores of attacks on health teams tackling an Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo have killed four people and wounded dozens in the last ten months, the government said on The UN has reported teams helping fight the second deadliest Ebola outbreak on record after the epidemic in West Africa in 2014-2016 have come under attack and even been killed. The outbreak declared in eastern DR Congo last August has killed more than 1,200 people in two provinces – Ituri and North Kivu – and new cases have surged in recent weeks. But efforts to tackle the crisis have been hampered by militia fighting in affected regions and assaults on teams as well as by locals who view the international prevention effort with suspicion. “Between August 2018 and May 20, 2019, there were 132 attacks against health teams since the state of the epidemic in the east,” the health ministry said in a report. “They include health workers and patients.” Health teams and nurses have reported death threats and destruction of medical centres because of their role in fighting the outbreak, it said. Local medical teams on Thursday threatened to strike if the government did not take measures to better protect them from violence. “Because of the violence, a number of doctors and nurses in the Beni and Lubero areas have had to move or temporarily quit, forcing some health centres to close their doors,” the ministry said. WHO has accused political leaders in the affected region of manipulating the Ebola issue to turn people against health workers. The UN on Thursday named a pointman to coordinate the global response to the Ebola epidemic in the DR Congo, as it ramps up efforts to contain the outbreak. David Gressly, currently serving as the UN’s deputy special representative in DRC, will take charge of the anti-Ebola effort, the World Health Organization said. ? 2019 AFP |
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| Mohali/Panchkula: On Saturday, Mohali registered 85 dengue cases, taking the total to 1,981 while Panchkula received 26 new dengue cases, taking the total to 422. No death was reported in both districts. In Mohali, 21 suspected dengue death cases have been reported so far. Officials took 150 samples of suspected dengue cases and the report will be released on Sunday. Chief medical officer, Mohali Dr Adarshpal Kaur announced that Friday or any day in the week would be celebrated as Dry Day. She said various localities, including all containers, coolers, refrigerators, pots and tyres at houses and lawns will be checked for at least two months. In Panchkula, authorities took 226 Elisa Test samples of suspected dengue cases taking the total to 4,438. At present, 147 dengue patients are admitted in private hospitals and 140 in civil hospital of sectors 6 and 9 patients who tested positive are from outside the district. | Regional | 0.935059 |
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The Erie County Health Department has confirmed with 2 On Your Side that they are investigating a possible measles exposure that may have occurred at Williamsville South High School on Friday, December 14. The Erie County Health Department reiterates that this is not a confirmed case. There will be two letters sent out to Williamsville South High School parents/students and employees as a health notice. The district released the following statement Monday evening: The Williamsville Central School District was notified by the Erie County Department of Health today, December 17, 2018, that it is investigating a possible measles exposure that may have occurred at Williamsville South High School on Friday, December 14, 2018. It is important to know that there is not a confirmed case of measles at Williamsville South. Following the recommendation from the health department, as a precautionary measure, the district has notified the parents and guardians of South students, and employees about the ECDOH investigation regarding possible exposure. We will update this story when more information becomes available. |
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Vegetables sold in British supermarkets have been found tpo contain the potentially deadly norovirus bug food safety experts have found. The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) researchers discovered that one lettuce in every 20 contained the vomiting virus. Norovirus, which is spread by human waste - was also detected in one in every 27 bags of frozen raspberries. SEE ALSO: Man in court for making indecent images of children at Hastings. Experts warn that many more fresh foods may be harbouring the norovirus, which has become Britain’s most common food poisoning bug. Around three million people are infected by the virus every year, many of whom are children. It can be deadly in very young and elderly people, as well as those with weakened immune systems, claiming up to 300 victims a year. Researchers tested 568 lettuces - mostly grown in Britain - and found norovirus in 30 of them. Seven out of 310 batches of fresh raspberries and 10 out of 274 samples of frozen raspberries also tested positive for the bug. See also: Hastings man who assaulted police had conviction for having a knife in a public place. See also: Flytippers dump rubbish at local beauty spot, |
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| JAIPUR: The state health department has kicked-off several anti-larval activities as dengue cases are on the rise. In the last one month, over 3,000 dengue cases have been reported in the state. In Bikaner, the health department and district collectorate have launched the dengue-free Bikana drive, under which health department teams along with NCC cadets will visit houses and encourage people to clean the water stored to prevent breeding of mosquitoes. Bikaner’s district collector Namit Soni constituted 80 teams, that conducted anti-larval activities. The district administration identified 50 government schools, wherein health department’s teams gathered and started off their campaign. Bikaner additional district magistrate Baldev Ram Dhojak flagged off a march of NCC cadets for creating awareness against dengue. Dhojak said people have to be careful and should not let water to get stagnant for long time in and around the houses. In Sikar too, the health department officials have intensified their campaign against dengue. As many as 954 teams surveyed 32,854 houses. In other districts, including Jaipur, the health department teams along with the district collectorates have intensified their efforts to prevent spread of dengue and other vector-borne diseases. In Jaipur, the hospitals are witnessing increasing number of patients with vector-borne diseases and other seasonal diseases at their out-patient departments. | Local | 0.929753 |
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A health inspection center is seen on a busy street in Mbandaka where the launch of an experimental Ebola vaccine started, in northwest Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 21, 2018. EPA-EFE FILE/STR The health ministry of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday raised the number of deaths confirmed to have been caused by the Ebola virus in an ongoing outbreak in the northwest of the country to 14. A total of 66 cases have been reported, of which 38 have been confirmed, 14 are probable and 14 suspected in the rural regions of Bikoro and Iboko and the city of Mbandaka - the three areas worst affected by the outbreak, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday night. |
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PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has continued to report a spike in dengue fever cases as 100 new cases of mosquito-borne fever cases were reported during the last 24 hours, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to a report issued by KP Directorate General Health Services, the death toll due to dengue fever in the province stands at six. The province has so far reported 5,107 dengue cases, whereas, the number of active cases stood at 1,683. Moreover, the federal capital has conceded fresh 146 dengue cases in the past 24-hour period on Sunday while one man died. The fresh cases today have taken the infection tally of the federal capital to 2,867 since the outbreak of its virality this season, the health department report on the breakbone virus said. So far the mosquito-borne virus has killed 11 people infected with it, the report said. Of the new cases having emerged today, at least 48 come from the rural region of Islamabad while 98 of them were reported in the urban areas. |
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LAHORE : PML-N Punjab spokesperson Azma Bukhari has expressed serious concern over the rapid spread of dengue virus in Punjab. In a statement issued here on Saturday, she said that three people have died due to dengue in Lahore. “Thousands of dengue cases are being reported in Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi,†she said adding the incompetent government has not taken counter measures timely. Azma said that the federal and Punjab government was not taking any significant steps to eradicate dengue. “Those who die from corona, dengue or from bullets today do not care about change,†she maintained. The incompetent rulers will come to their senses only after the water has gone through their heads, she said and claimed that the main reason for the increase in dengue cases was the lack of interest of the government. She said government was claiming that dengue was under control but the media was saying that dengue was getting out of control. She said there were fewer beds for new dengue patients in major hospitals in Lahore. |
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Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-23 12:13:31|Editor: Liangyu Video Player Close NEW DELHI, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) – The number of Zika virus outbreak cases has reached 120 in western Indian state of Rajasthan, with more people been diagnosed with the infection over the past 48 hours, the state’s health chief has said. “Till now, 120 people have been tested positive for Zika virus in the state, 105 of them have been treated,” Rajasthan’s Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf told the media here on Monday evening. The Indian Health Ministry has already sent a special team to the state and set up a control room at National Centre for Disease Control to undertake regular monitoring of the situation in Rajasthan and take necessary measures. Zika virus disease is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes. Its symptoms include fever, skin rashes, conjunctivitis, muscle and joint pain, and headache. This is the third Zika virus outbreak in India since January 2017. The first outbreak of Zika was reported in India in January 2017 in western state of Gujarat, while the second outbreak was reported in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in July 2017. Both outbreaks were contained. |
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New Delhi: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Monday admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, sources said. He has been diagnosed with malaria and admitted to old private ward at the main AIIMS. “The governor was admitted at 3 pm. He has been admitted under the supervision of Dr Neeraj Nischal, additional professor in the Department of Medicine,” a source said. |
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Monitoring Desk KABUL: Three new polio cases were detected in southern and eastern Afghanistan, the health ministry announced on Tuesday. According to a press release issued by the public health ministry, the first fresh polio case was confirmed in a five-month girl in Paroon district, capital of Nuristan province. The second case was confirmed in a two-year girl while the third fresh polio victim was a 14-year girl in Maiwand district in Kandahar. It raised the number of fresh polio cases to 13 in the southern zone and six in the eastern zone. A total of 19 cases were registered in the entire country. According to health ministry, nine cases were confirmed in Kandahar, three in Helmand, one in Uruzgan, three in Kunar, two in Nangarhar and one was registered in Nuristan. Health Minister Dr. Ferozuddin Feroz expressed concern over the rising cases of polio in the country this year. Currently, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria are facing the challenge of polio in the world. Advertisements |
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The Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Malawi on Friday said preliminary test results show that anthrax likely caused the deaths of hippos at one of its national parks. Late November the department told the media that 22 hippos had died in the Shire River in Liwonde National Park and that samples had been collected from the dead hippos and sent to both local and international labs to ascertain the cause of the deaths. Brighton Kumchedwa, director of the department, disclosed that the number of dead hippos had reached 28 from 22 and warned people to take extra care, saying although anthrax mainly affects animals, the disease could be transmitted to humans by infected wild and domestic animals. “Anthrax is a serious disease. As a preventive measure, we have also banned people from consuming bush meat in the southern region of the country as other animals may have also been affected,” said Kumchedwa. Liwonde National Park, in southern Malawi, has a population of about 1,900 hippopotamuses and this is the first time hippos have died in large numbers due to infection. |
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Record numbers of new cases reported two weeks running – 57 followed by 72 The number of cases now reached 1,100 More than 100 children killed by Ebola Conflict and escalating tensions set back fight against the disease More than half of the Ebola deaths last week occurred outside treatment centres significantly increasing the chance of the disease being passed on The spike in cases comes shortly after reports of four attacks on Ebola treatment or transit facilities in just two weeks Save the Children is helping to overcome misinformation and hostility by training nearly 1,200 health workers and 1,000 community leaders. More than one million people reached by Save the Children with information about Ebola. This work includes: |
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At least 146 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8:00am today, of whom 22 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the new cases, a total of 5,604 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 23,801 infected this year. Of the total infected, 3,436 are from outside Dhaka. At least 7,841 were diagnosed with dengue in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and the rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS. According to DGHS, 91 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year – all in July, August, September and October. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August, 23 in September and 22 in October so far. Of them, 84 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Barishal divisions. Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 756 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 150 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows. |
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At least 123 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday. Of them, seven are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the new cases, a total of 3,933 were diagnosed during the current month, out of a total 22,130 infected this year. Of the total, 3,121 are from outside Dhaka. At least 7,841 patients were diagnosed in September, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients were hospitalised in July, 272 in June, while 43 were infected in May. The rest are from January to April, according to the DGHS. Meanwhile, 84 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year, all of whom died in July, August, September, and October. Twelve people died in July, 34 have died in August, 23 in September, and 15 have died in October so far. Among the deaths, 78 have died in Dhaka division, two each in Chattogram and Khulna, and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh division. Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 780 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 155 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows. |
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| LAHORE (Dunya News) – Dengue has claimed two more lives in Punjab today (Thursday), taking death toll to 83 across the province. According to details, 48 citizens have been diagnosed with the dengue fever in 24 hours in Lahore while Rawalpindi has reported 54 new cases. | Local | 0.50429 |
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At least two more dengue patients died and 211 were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which 162 are outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the new cases, a total of 2,532 patients were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 20,729 infected. Of the total infected, 2,813 are from outside Dhaka. At least 7,841 were diagnosed in September, 7,698 in August, 2,286 in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and rest are from January to April. According to the DGHS, 82 people have died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July, 34 in August, 23 in September and 13 in October so far. Among the deaths, 76 people have died in Dhaka division, two in Chattogram and Khulna and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions. Though most of the patients who were hospitalised have so far been released, 928 are still undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka, and 48 outside the capital, the DGHS data shows. |
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Since the outbreak was confirmed, an army of health workers has been deployed to provide vaccines, which consist of three rounds of droplets. Picture: RNZ The number of confirmed polio cases in Papua New Guinea has risen to 25. The Polio Eradication Organisation said three new cases were reported last week in East Sepik and Enga provinces. Since the outbreak was first discovered in Morobe in June, one child has died. A nationwide vaccination campaign supported by the World Health Organisation is underway. |
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November 27 - 2018 ED DAEIN / NYALA Cattle owners in East Darfur have made complaints about the emergence of a smallpox-like virus among their cattle. The state’s veterinary departments have not yet been able to verify the complaints. A number of cattle owners complained about what they called smallpox infections among livestock, sheep in particular, and pointed to the lack of medicine in the veterinary pharmacies in the state. However, the East Darfur minister of animal resources, El Fadil Khalfiya, has denied the outbreak of such a disease among livestock. On Monday he told Radio Dabanga that his ministry had not received any reports so far from the directors of veterinary departments or vets in the nine localities of the state. “There is a talk about the disease on social media, but there are no [official] reports so far,†according to Khalfiya. Vaccinations In South Darfur, the Ministry of Livestock has announced the establishment of pastoral camps for vaccinating more than 100,000 heads of livestock. The first phase starts at Sargila area of Tullus locality and will last for a week. The aim of the temporary pastoral camps is to provide veterinary extension services to livestock owners and cattle herders. The veterinaries will conduct rangeland surveys, transfer veterinary technologies, and work to classify the quality of diseases prevalent in the pastoral areas. |
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| DR Congo records Ebola case five months after last outbreak Kinshasa, Oct 8, 2021 (AFP) - One Ebola case has been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo, five months after the latest epidemic of the disease in the country was declared over, the government said on Friday. “The case concerns a three-year-old boy who was hospitalised and died on October 6,” the health ministry said in a statement, adding that the case was in Beni, in North Kivu province. A sample taken from the child wa … | Regional | 0.49161 |
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Mohali, November 1 As many as 77 fresh cases of dengue surfaced in the district during the past 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,260. However, no death due to dengue was reported from across the district. In Mohali, 2,260 dengue cases have been reported in the past two months with 344 cases and two deaths being reported in September and 2,160 cases and 29 deaths till October 30. A total of 188 samples of suspected dengue patients were collected of which 77 tested positive. — TNS |
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| On Saturday, 16 October, officials at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been diagnosed with dengue. They added that his health condition is improving, news agency PTI reported. | Local | 0.48237 |
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Butembo: People in Ebola-hit eastern DR Congo are struggling to come to terms with high-security burials that are part of a hard-pressed strategy to roll back the disease. Anyone who dies of the highly infectious haemorrhagic fever has to be buried in carefully-controlled conditions designed to minimise the risk of infection from body fluids. But that means ceremonies are carried out in sanitised conditions, with relatives and friends kept at a distance – for many, a traumatic break with traditions that demand the body of a loved-one be seen or touched. “We’re astonished she’s being buried like this,†said Denise Kahambu as she watched the specially-prepared burial in Butembo of her 50-year-old cousin, Marie-Rose. “They said she died of Ebola,†she said sceptically. First declared last August, the epidemic has now claimed nearly 1,200 lives – 200 of them in May alone. The outbreak is the second deadliest on record, after an epidemic that killed more than 11,300 people in West Africa in 2014-16. (AFP) |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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U.S. measles cases in 2019 passed the 1,000 mark on Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced. There are now 1,001 measles cases in the U.S., the HHS statement said, citing CDC data. This is an increase of 20 cases from the CDC’s last official update of 981 confirmed cases in 26 states on Monday, June 3. “The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar in a statement. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, alongside others across HHS, will continue our efforts to support local health departments and healthcare providers in responding to this situation, with the ultimate goal of stopping the outbreak and the spread of misinformation about vaccines, and increasing the public’s confidence in vaccines.” It’s unclear whether the 2019 outbreak will reach the mark set in 1992, when there were 2,126 cases of measles reported in the U.S., according to historical CDC data. The World Health Organization notes that, in temperate regions, measles cases tend to peak in the winter and early spring, which would suggest that the accumulation of new cases will now fall off from the levels seen earlier this year. The HHS statement enumerated several steps the CDC has taken to respond to the current situation, including implementing Incident Management Structure (IMS) within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, reinforced guidelines for the recognition and prevention of measles to healthcare providers, and developing strategies to address vaccine hesitancy. “Measles is an incredibly contagious and dangerous disease,” Azar said. “We cannot say this enough: Vaccines are a safe and highly effective public health tool that can prevent this disease and end the current outbreak.” 2019-06-05T17:15:00-04 |
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Two more people died of dengue and 207 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning. The two deceased were from Dhaka metropolis, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year increased to 78, reports UNB. Among them, 73 people died in the Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 162 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 45 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 935 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday morning. Of them, 758 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 177 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 20,336 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 19,323 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In September the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. |
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Three more people died of Dengue and 211 new patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the latest deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year stood at 76, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 71 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi, says a report on UNB agency. Among the new patients, 164 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 47 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 967 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Sunday morning. Of them, 795 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 172 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January some 20,129 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 19,086 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalised in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In September the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths |
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@bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports a 50% decrease in the number of new suspected cases in the ending Oct. 10 (535) compared with the week ending Oct. 3 (1063). As at 10th October 2021, a total of 90,890 suspected cases including 3,208 deaths (CFR 3.5%) have been reported from 31 states and FCT in 2021. Thirty-one states and FCT have reported suspected cholera cases in 2021. These are Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Rivers and Zamfara. Three states – Bauchi (19,452 cases), Kano (12,116 cases), Jigawa (10,763 cases) and Zamfara (10,148 cases) account for 58% of all cumulative cases. |
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With no new deaths reported during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 83, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 99 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 13 cases were reported from outside the division. Of the deceased, 77 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh division. Some 768 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday morning. Of them, 593 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 175 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 21,837 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 20,986 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. |
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Bangladesh reported 151 new patients being hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hours till Monday morning. With no fresh death during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 95, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them 87 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, 103 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 48 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 662 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday. Of them, 523 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 139 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 24,795 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 24,039 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 23 deaths. Correlation with climate change A World Bank (WB) report released last week has found a wider link between the shifting climate conditions and the increase in dengue and some other diseases in Bangladesh. It says with falling humidity levels, rising temperatures and increasing rainfall caused by climate change, the risk of dengue spread can be higher in the country, mainly in Dhaka and Chttogram cities, in the future. Bangladesh has experienced a 0.5° Celsius increase in average temperature between 1976 and 2019 and is slowly losing the variations between seasons, the report added. Summers are becoming hotter and longer while winters are warmer, and the monsoon seasons are being extended from February to October. |
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Bangladesh reported hospitalization of 150 new dengue patients across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning. The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 73 as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 68 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 137 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 13 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 886 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday morning. Of them, 729 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 157 were listed outside Dhaka. Some 19,694 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January. So far, 18,735 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. |
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Bangladesh reported hospitalization of 150 new dengue patients across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning. The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 73 as no fresh death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 68 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 137 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 13 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 886 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday morning. Of them, 729 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 157 were listed outside Dhaka. Some 19,694 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January. So far, 18,735 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. |
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Bangladesh reported hospitalisation of 146 new patients with dengue fever in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With no fresh death reported, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained at 91, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them 84 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions. Among the new patients, 104 were undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 42 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 762 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Sunday. Of them, 611 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 151 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 23,655 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 22,802 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. . |
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The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 71 Dengue fever claimed three more lives in Bangladesh with 192 more patients hospitalized across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning. With this, the death toll from the mosquito-borne disease rose to 71 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them, 66 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chittagong and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 162 were undergoing hospital treatment in Dhaka while the remaining 30 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 922 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday morning. Of them, 743 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 179 are listed outside Dhaka. Some 18,936 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January. So far 17,943 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In September the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths In August 7,698 people were diagnosed with dengue while the highest 34 people died from it, said the DGHS. |
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The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year increased to 78 Two more people died of dengue and 207 new patients were hospitalized across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning. The two deceased were from Dhaka city, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year increased to 78. Among them, 73 people died in the Dhaka division alone, two each in Chittagong and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 162 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 45 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 935 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday morning. Of them, 758 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 177 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 20,336 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 19,323 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day was the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. In August 7,698 people were diagnosed with dengue while the highest 34 people died from it, said DGHS. |
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Bangladesh reported hospitalization of 173 new patients with Dengue fever in 24 hours till Thursday morning. With no fresh death reported, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year rose to 89, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, 82 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions. Among the new patients, 139 were undergoing treatment at hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 34 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 851 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Thursday. Of them, 688 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining163 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 23,227 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 22,287 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. Correlation with climate change A World Bank (WB) report released recently has found a wider link between the shifting climate conditions and the increase in dengue cases and some other diseases in Bangladesh. It says with falling humidity levels, rising temperatures and increasing rainfall caused by climate change, the risk of dengue spread can be higher in the country, mainly in Dhaka and Chittagong cities, in the future. Bangladesh has experienced a 0.5° Celsius increase in average temperature between 1976 and 2019 and is slowly losing the variations between seasons, the report added. Summers are becoming hotter and longer while winters are warmer, and the monsoon seasons are being extended from February to October. The report also predicted that average temperatures across Bangladesh will rise by 1.4° Celsius by 2050 while annual rainfall is likely to increase by 74 millimetres by 2040-2059. MH . |
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| NEW DELHI: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday deputed central teams of experts in nine states and Union Territories to assist them in providing technical guidance, including public health measures, for managing dengue outbreak. The move came amid Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir recording a considerable number of dengue cases. Expert teams include officials from the National Centre for Disease Control and National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme. “It has been decided by the competent authority to depute central teams to the identified states to assist the state governments by providing technical guidance, including public health measures, for managing the ongoing outbreak of dengue,” an office memorandum sent to principal secretaries (Health) and directors general of health services of the nine states and Union Territories. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday had directed the Union Health Secretary to identify and send teams of experts to states with a high active caseload of dengue as he reviewed the dengue situation in Delhi for control and management of the disease. Over 1,530 cases of dengue have been reported in Delhi this year so far, of which nearly 1,200 were recorded in October alone, the highest count for the month in the last four years. | Global | 0.6897183 |
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South Africa recorded about 12,000 cases of malaria with 63 deaths from January to October 2019, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said on Monday. NICD released their communicable diseases communique which showed that this year the country recorded reduction in malaria infection and deaths. NICD said the country recorded around 17,000 cases with 114 deaths during the same period last year. “During the holiday season, many people will be exposed because of their travel to higher transmission areas, both internally and outside the country borders, particularly in Mozambique. People who are planning to travel are urged to take adequate measures to protect themselves from malaria,†said NICD in the statement. The NICD stated that malaria cases in the country are expected to increase during the summer months, with higher temperatures and rainfall in transmission areas. People should take prevention medication before visiting malaria risk areas, limit outdoor activity after dark, cover up bare skin and using mosquito repellents. “All travellers returning from malaria transmission areas, including very low risk ones, should report flu-like illness (headache, fever, chills, fatigue, muscle and joint pain) that occurs up to three weeks after first potential exposure, in case it is malaria,†it said. |
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Bangladesh reported 190 new patients being hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hours till Monday morning. With no new deaths reported, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained static at 87, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, 80 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh division. Among the new patients, 154 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 36 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 861 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Monday. Of them,703 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 158 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 22,688 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 21,740 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. |
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| Brazzaville, Nov 6 Eleven cases of Ebola virus disease have so far been confirmed by Health officials in the northeastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), more than five months after the end of a previous Ebola outbreak in the same province, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.As of November 3, 11 Ebola cases have been reported, including six deaths, since the first confirmed case of a two-year-old boy who died on October 6, the WHO’s regional office for Africa said late Friday evening on its Twitter account, adding that 604 people exposed to the virus have been identified, Xinhua news agency reported.On Thursday afternoon, the first two patients cured of Ebola virus disease were discharged from the local Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) since the resurgence of the virus was declared by DRC’s Heath Ministry on October 8 in North Kivu province.According to the Chief Medical Officer of North Kivu’s Beni area, Michel Tosalisana, the patients are a couple admitted in the ETC soon after the virus reappeared in the region.In early May 2021, the DRC officially declared the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in North Kivu province.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor | Global | 0.6617853 |
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Dengue claimed one more life in Bangladesh while 184 new patients were hospitalized with the fever in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the fresh deaths, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year rose to 89, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, 82 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, Barishal and Mymensingh division. Among the new patients, 151 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 33 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 864 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday. Of them, 711 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining153 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 23,054 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 22,101 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 22 deaths. |
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ebola flyer Contact ebola outbreak map .com ***@ebolaoutbreakmap.com WASHINGTON - May 18, 2019 -PRLog– Ebola Outbreak MapThe health ministry reported five more deaths, three of which occurred in the community—two in Katwa and one in Butembo. The other two people died in Ebola treatment centers, one in Katwa and one in Butembo. So far, 536 fatalities have been reported in the DRC’s outbreak.”It is important to note that this move to Goma in no way means that the Ebola outbreak has reached the city, although it remains exposed,” the ministry said, noting that placing the coordinating office in an area not affected by the outbreak allows it to focus on supervision, monitoring, and planning.The current Ebola virus outbreak in africa has infected thousands of people, and migrants from africa are being monitored for ebola virus symptoms in several states. Kentucky and Texas have a high population of migrants under ebola virus monitoring.Ebola Outbreak Map is tracking the current Ebola virus outbreak and will update our readers with ebola virus news as we receive it.http://www.ebolaoutbreakmap.com/ |
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Number of fatalities rises to 68 Dengue claimed one more life in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the death toll to 68, said a report of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday. During this time, 165 patients were hospitalized with dengue caused by the Aedes mosquito, said the report. The lone death was reported in Dhaka, said the DGHS. Among the deceased, 63 were in Dhaka city alone, two in Chittagong and Khulna divisions and one in Rajshahi. Among the new patients, 141 were admitted to government and private hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 24 cases were reported from outside the division, according to DGHS. Some 975 patients diagnosed with dengue fever are receiving treatment in the country as of Friday morning, according to DGHS. Of them, 766 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 209 were listed outside the capital. Some 18,362 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue since January across the country. So far, 17,319 dengue patients have been released from hospitals after recovery, said the DGHS. The number of dengue patients hospitalized in a single day recorded the highest with 343 patients on September 7. In August the country recorded the highest number of 7,698 dengue cases of the current year. In July, 2,286 people were diagnosed with dengue and 12 died while in June 272 cases were recorded with no deaths. |
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Of the new cases, 319 were reported alone in Lahore which has become a dengue hotspot in Punjab, taking the city’s tally to 4,539 so far. According to the health department, the government has expanded the bed capacity of hospitals in Lahore to provide treatment facilities to a maximum number of dengue patients. Presently 3,286 beds have been allocated for dengue patients in Punjab’s government-run hospitals, including 1,110 in Lahore. Meanwhile, as per official data, the Covid cases are continuously on the decline in Punjab as it reported 256 new infections and 12 deaths during the last 24 hours. The positivity rate of the virus was reported 1.4pc in Punjab, while it was 3.7pc in Lahore, 1.2pc each in Rawalpindi and Faisalabad and 1.3pc in Multan. Published in Dawn, October 17th, 2021 |
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Another 112 patients were hospitalised with dengue fever across the country in 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With no new deaths reported during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 83, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 99 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 13 cases were reported from outside the division, reports UNB. Of the deceased, 77 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Mymensingh division. Some 768 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Wednesday morning. Of them, 593 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 175 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 21,837 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 20,986 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. |
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Another 151 patients were hospitalised with dengue fever across the country in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. With no deaths reported during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 83, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new patients, 105 were undergoing treatment in Dhaka hospitals while the remaining 46 cases were reported from outside the division, reports UNB. Of the deceased, 77 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi, and Mymensingh divisions. Some 798 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Tuesday morning. Of them, 609 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 189 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 21,725 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 20,844 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. |
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In Delhi, the dengue outbreak is significantly worse than it has been in the previous two or three years, and mortality is also on the rise. From November 1 to 6, Delhi recorded 1,171 dengue cases, up from 1,196 in October and 217 in September (the highest for that month in three years). Delhi had no dengue fever cases in January. In February, there were two, five in March, ten in April, twelve in May, seven in June, sixteen in July, and seven in August. So far, there have been 2,708 cases reported, the most since 2018. There were 612 cases reported between January 1 and October 30 in 2020, 1,069 in 2019, and 1,595 in 2018. On Monday, Delhi reported three more dengue deaths, bringing the total to nine, the most in a season since 2017, when ten people died. Dengue fever is on the rise in Delhi, possibly due to a spike in cases in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the national capital region. Dengue fever struck Delhi in 2015, with over 10,000 cases reported in October alone, making it the largest outbreak in the national capital since 1996. |
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Bangladesh reported 127 new patients being hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours till Sunday morning. With no fresh death during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 95, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them 87 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, 95 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 32 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 692 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Sunday. Of them, 552 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 140 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 24,645 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 23,858 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 23 deaths. In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded. Correlation with climate change A World Bank (WB) report released last week has found a wider link between the shifting climate conditions and the increase in dengue cases and some other diseases in Bangladesh. It says with falling humidity levels, rising temperatures and increasing rainfall caused by climate change, the risk of dengue spread can be higher in the country, mainly in Dhaka and Chittagong cities, in the future. Bangladesh has experienced a 0.5° Celsius increase in average temperature between 1976 and 2019 and is slowly losing the variations between seasons, the report added. Summers are becoming hotter and longer while winters are warmer, and the monsoon seasons are being extended from February to October. The report also predicted that average temperatures across Bangladesh will rise by 1.4° Celsius by 2050 while annual rainfall is likely to increase by 74 millimetres by 2040-2059. |
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@bactiman63 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 403 confirmed Lassa fever cases in 2021 through October 31. This includes two confirmed cases reported the last week of October. Of the 400+ confirmed cases, 79 resulted in death accounting for a fatality rate of 19.6 per cent. Both the confirmed cases and deaths in 2021 are lower than what was seen in 2020 with 1119 and 232, respectively. In total for 2021, 15 States have recorded at least one confirmed case across 61 Local Government Areas. Of all confirmed cases, 84% are from Edo (44%), Ondo (35%) and Taraba (5%) States. Lassa fever remains a major public health challenge in West Africa with Nigeria bearing the highest burden. Lassa fever occurs throughout the year but more cases are recorded during the dry season i.e. November through May. |
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Source: Medair Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo 24 March 2019 – Goma, DR Congo. The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared on 1 August 2018, has reached 1,000 cases. This is the second worst outbreak of Ebola in recorded history, after the 2014 outbreak in West Africa, which killed 11,000 people. “Sadly, DR Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which started in Nord Kivu and has spread to Ituri Province, has marked 1,000 cases, making it the most disastrous Ebola outbreak in the country’s history,†says Thomas Simon, Country Director at Medair, an international NGO that has worked in DR Congo for 22 years. “If transmission of the disease does not end soon, it could spark the collapse of an already very fragile health system.†Despite seven months of actively responding, and ongoing vaccination, the efforts of the Ministry of Health, NGOs, and health partners alike are being hampered by violence, mass displacement due to conflicts, community misinformation, and fear. “The virus, which is transmitted through bodily fluids once a person starts to have symptoms, is often mistaken for malaria or cholera because of similar symptoms,[…] [Published in AidNews - Read the original article] |
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At least two more dengue patients died and 197 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of whom 46 were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Meanwhile, the number of patients diagnosed with dengue in the country this year has crossed the 19,000-mark. With the new cases, at least 936 people were diagnosed during this month out of 19,133 infected this year. Of the total infected, 2494 were from outside Dhaka. In September 7841 were diagnosed, 7,698 were diagnosed in August, 2,286 patients diagnosed in July, 272 in June while 43 were infected in May and the rest were infected from January to April, according to DGHS. According to the DGHS, 73 people died of dengue infection in the country this year. Twelve people died in July while 34 have died in August, 23 in September and four in October so far. |
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,825 new suspected cases of cholera, bringing the country’s current total to 81,413. The development was disclosed in NCDC’s latest epidemiological report, published on Friday. According to the agency, 55 new deaths were reported between September 13 and September 19, while Bauchi, Kano and Jigawa currently account for 51 percent of the total number of infections recorded across the country since January 2021. With suspected cases now reported in 28 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), a total of 2,791 deaths have also been recorded. The NCDC also said Rivers, which is the latest addition to the list, had a backlog of suspected cases which were reflected in the current report. “Twenty-eight states and FCT have reported suspected cholera cases in 2021. These are Abia, Adamawa, Bauchi, Bayelsa, Benue, Borno, Cross River, Delta, Ekiti, Enugu, FCT, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba, Yobe, Rivers and Zamfara,†the report reads. “In the reporting week, 15 states reported 1,825 suspected cases – Zamfara (524), Bauchi (347), Yobe (302), Katsina (282), Borno (139), Adamawa (76), Kano (46), Jigawa (22), Kebbi (22), Gombe (22), Sokoto (13), Kaduna (12), Abia (12), Kwara (5) and Taraba (1). “There was a 38% decrease in the number of new suspected cases in week 37 (1,825) compared with week 36 (2,955). Zamfara (524), Bauchi (347), Yobe (302), Katsina (282) and Borno (139) account for 87.3% of 1,825 suspected cases reported in week 37. “During the reporting week, 36 Cholera Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDT) were conducted. RDT conducted were from Adamawa (18), Kaduna (11), Zamfara (2), Yobe (2), Abia (2) and Kwara (1). Of this, a total of 21 (58%) were positive by RDT. “A total of 10 culture tests were conducted in Katsina (6), Adamawa (3) and Kaduna (1). Of this, two (20%) were positive. Of the cases reported, there were 55 deaths from Zamfara (19), Adamawa (7), Yobe (7), Jigawa (6), Katsina (5), Borno (5), Kebbi (2), Bauchi (2), and Kwara (2) states with a weekly case fatality ratio (CFR) of 3.0%. “No new state reported cases in week 37 and Rivers was added to reflect the backlog in early reporting.†|
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Bangladesh reported 138 new patients being hospitalized with dengue fever in 24 hours until Saturday morning. With no fresh death during the period, the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease this year remained unchanged at 95, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them 87 people died in Dhaka division alone, two each in Chattogram, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions and one each in Rajshahi and Barishal divisions. Among the new patients, 104 were undergoing treatment in hospitals in Dhaka while the remaining 34 cases were reported from outside the division. Some 720 patients diagnosed with dengue are receiving treatment in the country as of Saturday. Of them, 560 patients are receiving treatment at different hospitals in the capital while the remaining 160 were listed outside Dhaka. Since January, some 24,518 patients have been admitted to different hospitals with dengue in the country. So far, 23,703 dengue patients have left hospitals after recovery, said DGHS. In September, the country recorded the highest number of 7,841 dengue cases of the current year with 23 deaths. In October, the number of dengue cases came down to 5,604 with 22 deaths recorded. Correlation with climate change A World Bank (WB) report released last week has found a wider link between the shifting climate conditions and the increase in dengue cases and some other diseases in Bangladesh. It says with falling humidity levels, rising temperatures and increasing rainfall caused by climate change, the risk of dengue spread can be higher in the country, mainly in Dhaka and Chittagong cities, in the future. Bangladesh has experienced a 0.5° Celsius increase in average temperature between 1976 and 2019 and is slowly losing the variations between seasons, the report added. Summers are becoming hotter and longer while winters are warmer, and the monsoon seasons are being extended from February to October. The report also predicted that average temperatures across Bangladesh will rise by 1.4° Celsius by 2050 while annual rainfall is likely to increase by 74 millimetres by 2040-2059. |
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Influenza cases have risen by 23% this season when compared to 2020, with Nevada experiencing the highest recent numbers, according to a flu activity index kept by Walgreens. The newly released index “shows higher flu activity to date than what we saw last year during this same time, when we saw unprecedented low levels of flu due to people sheltering in place, wearing masks and record flu shots administered,†Kevin Ban, chief medical officer, said in a statement. But flu activity continues to remain low when compared to pre-pandemic flu seasons, he added. The interactive index uses retail prescription data for antiviral medications across Walgreen’s locations. The most recent data for Oct. 3 showed Las Vegas and Nevada at the top of states and markets for flu activity. This may be because Las Vegas is a top U.S. tourist destination in the United States. But increased face-to-face interaction and reduced preventive measures in certain regions may also have contributed to the upticks, the pharmacy retailer said. Several Texas communities topped the list, for example. “Many Southern regions showing incidences of flu also have large Black and Hispanic populations,†the company stated. “The Walgreens Flu Index underscores that some of the communities hardest hit by flu are also the most vulnerable.†|
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Beijing has reported 2,874 HIV/AIDS cases between January and October this year, of which almost 97 percent were transmitted though sex, according to the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control on Sunday. Only 0.94 percent were transmitted through sharing needles while injecting illegal drugs, and 0.14 percent from mother-infant transmission, the center said. The mode of transmission for the rest 2.05 percent cases was unclear. Beijing reported China’s first HIV case in 1985. By the end of October, Beijing had reported a total of 29,063 HIV carriers, of which almost 80 percent do not hold Beijing hukou, or registered permanent residence, the center said. Sex-related transmission accounts for 91.86 percent of the total reported cases, and about four percent are related to sharing needles for drugs, it said. The statistics were released ahead of a debate competition held at People’s Public Security University of China. The competition, which features HIV/AIDS related topics, aims to mark the 31st World AIDS Day, which falls on Dec 1. |
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