BULLETIN DE VEILLE DE L`OCÉAN INDIEN N°53

BULLETIN DE VEILLE DE
L’OCÉAN INDIEN N°53
10 february - 17 february 2011
The aim of this bulletin is to report new health events occuring in foreign countries and presenting a potential risk for Indian Ocean populations. It does not intend to provide
an exhaustive review of international alerts. The health events, collected from different official and non official sources are intended for the Indian Ocean. Despite our efforts
to produce exact informations, some potential errors could occur : readers have to use these data with cautious. Neither the Indian Ocean Commission, nor the ORS and the
CIRE is liable for the use that may be made of the informations contained in this bulletin.
INDEX
• Plague in Madagascar
• Nipah virus in Bangladesh
• Rabies in Madagascar
• Viral encephalitis in India
• Dengue in Australia, Philipines, Saudi Arabia
I N D I A N
O C E A N
Comments
Seychelles, Réunion, Comoros, Mauritius
- quiet epidemiological situation for week 06 without any important event
reported
Madagascar
Plague is a zoonotic disease due to Yersi-
High letality disease
Diana region :
- 1 more case
- 18 cases (14 deaths) ; attack rate 2/1000 ; letality 78%
- pathogen identification ongoing by IPM
- clinical picture evocating plague in a region supposed to be plague free
- co-investigation ongoing by Ministry of Health, WHO and IPM
nia pestis. Rodents are the reservoir of bac-
(source : DVSSE, Ministère de la santé de Madagascar)
Pneumonic plague is the form the most vi-
teria. The disease is transmitted by fleas.
From 2004 up to 2009, 3,454 cases and
374 deaths were notified in Madagascar.
Endemic areas are the Mahajanga region
and the high central plateaus.
rulent and the least common. This form of
the disease presents a high risk of interhuman contagion.
Madagascar
Rabies cases
- Atsinanana region
- 1 death
- investigation ongoing
- rabies is endemic in Madagascar, mainly canine (source IPM)
(source : DVSSE, Ministère de la santé de Madagascar)
Madagascar
Bingiza cyclone
- 5 deaths
- the cyclone is now on the south
Source : meteo france
Advice for travelers : avoid contact with
ALL wild or domestic animals.
In case of risked contact (bites or scratches), consult immediatly a vaccination
centre.
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
Comments
Australia (Northern Queensland)
Risk of imported cases
Dengue outbreak
- 15 confirmed cases since january 2011
- 10 cases serotype 2
- 5 cases serotype 4
Increased vigilance in countries where
(source : Promed 02/14/2011)
vectors (A.albopictus et A.aegypti) are
present, to avoid local transmission.
Advice for travelers about mosquitoborne disease risk (protection
against
mosquito bite).
Philippines
Dengue outbreak
- 1,340 cases since january 2011
- 3 deaths
In 2010 about 120,000 dengue cases were
reported in Philippines,
(source : Promed 02/14/2011)
Number of dengue cases per year in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia (Jeddah)
Dengue outbreak
- 6 confirmed cases since the end of january 2011
- total of 61 reported cases in 2011 (35 was confirmed)
year
2007
2008
2009
(source : Promed 02/14/2011)
case
243
811
950
2010
Bangladesh
Nipah virus outbreak
- 31 deaths since the end of january 2011
(source : Promed 02/14/2011)
2,220
Nipah virus infection (henipavirus family) is
an emerging zoonosis. It causes different
clinical pictures from influenza like syndrom
to encephalitis. It can also causes severe
disease in animals such as pigs. The natural
host
of
the
virus
are
fruit
bats
(Pteropodidae family).
Since 2001 in Bangladesh, 152 people were infected by Nipah virus, 113 died.
Source : WHO
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
Comments
India (Rajasthan)
Viral encephalitis outbreak
- 4 cases
- biological results still pending
(source : Promed 02/09/2011)
Source : www.godot.fr
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