eWEB n° 258 - EpisouthNetwork.org

EpiSouth Weekly Epi Bulletin – N°258
20 February 2013 – 26 February 2013
Département
International &
Tropical
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INDEX e-WEB n°258
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A(H5N1) Human influenza – Cambodia
A(H5N1) Avian influenza – Cambodia
“INSIDE” events: none
“OUTSIDE” events: Novel Coronavirus – Saudi Arabia
Location:
Cambodia
Event: A(H5N1) – Human
Comments
On 21 and 27 February 2013, the Cambodian Ministry
of Health reported to WHO two new human cases of
A(H5N1) influenza in Kampot and Kampong Cham
provinces respectively (cf. map 1).
The case reported in Kampot province was:
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A 20 months old boy
With onset of symptoms on 6 February 2013
The case was hospitalized on 18 February
2013
The case died on 19 February 2013
Exposure to sick or dead poultry was
documented
A(H5N1) avian influenza outbreaks are regularly
reported in the country.
On 22 February 2013, avian influenza outbreaks were
reported in Kampong Cham and Kampot provinces (cf.
below).
Map 1. Kampot and Kampong Cham provinces,
Cambodia.
The case reported in Kampong Cham province was:
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A 35 years old man
With onset of symptoms on 8 February 2013
The case was hospitalized on 13 February
2013
The case died on 25 February 2013
Exposure to sick or dead poultry was
documented
These two cases are the eighth and ninth cases
reported in Cambodia since the beginning of 2013.
There is no epidemiological link between these two
cases.
Since 2003 a total of 30 cases has been confirmed in
Cambodia, including 27 deaths.
The last reported case in Cambodia dated 13
February 2013 in Kampot province (cf. eWEB n° 256).
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Location:
Cambodia
Event: A(H5N1) – epizootic
On 22 February 2013, the Cambodian Ministry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries reported to OIE 3 outbreaks of A(H5N1) in
domestic poultry in Kampong Cham (2 outbreaks), Kampot (1
outbreak, cf. map 1).
In these two provinces, A(H5N1) human cases were reported at the
same period (cf. above).
Comments
Epizootics are regularly reported in
Cambodia. The last outbreak of A(H5N1)
avian influenza was reported in January
2013 in Takeo and Kampong Speu
provinces (cf. eWEB n°254).
REPORT OF NEW HEALTH EVENTS OCCURRING OUTSIDE THE EPISOUTH AREA
Location:
Saudi Arabia
Event:
Novel
Coronavirus
Comments
On 21 February 2013, the Ministry of Health from Saudi Arabia
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reported to WHO the 13 case of novel coronavirus infection in the
world.
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The case was a woman hospitalized on 29 January 2013 in
Riyadh with respiratory infection symptoms.
The case died on 10 February 2013.
Laboratory tests confirmed the novel coronavirus on 18
February 2013.
Further investigation is ongoing.
This last case brings the total number of confirmed and documented
cases in the world to 13, including 7 deaths.
So far, this additional case does not
modify the epidemiological situation of
novel coronavirus in the world.
Human to human transmission remains
limited to very close contacts which
suggests that infectivity remains low.
For EpiSouth populations, even if there
is no major risk of high cross-border
transmission between countries, the
situation will be followed carefully.
The last case due to novel coronavirus was reported in the United
Kingdom on 15 February 2013 (cf. eWEB n°257).
Map 2. Saudi Arabia
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