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Report date : 2017-03-14 15:20:05 Country : South Africa Disease: : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 21:21:55 Country : Nigeria Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Zika risk went beyond Florida's Miami-Dade County: U.S. officials A map showing the active Zika zone is on display at the Borinquen Health Care Center in Miami, Florida, U.S. on August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Keane/File Photo Local transmission of the Zika virus in Florida may have occurred as early as June 15 of last year and likely infected people who lived not only in Miami-Dade County, but in two nearby counties, U.S. health officials said on Monday. The warning means that some men who donated semen to sperm banks in the area may not have been aware that they were at risk of infection, and may have donated sperm infected with the Zika virus, officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration told reporters in a telephone briefing. The information is concerning because Zika has been shown to cause birth defects in women who become infected while pregnant. Previously, the CDC had warned of the risk of Zika in Miami-Dade County, beginning on July 29. But the new warning dials that risk back to June 15, and adds in both Broward and Palm Beach Counties. (Reporting by Julie Steenhuysen in Chicago; Editing by Sandra Maler) http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-zika-florida-idUSKBN16K2K3

CDC identifies potential risk of Zika virus transmission since June 15, 2016, in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties Recommend on FacebookTweet Media Statement For Immediate Release: Monday, March 13, 2017 Contact: Media Relations, (404) 639-3286 CDC has identified a potential risk of Zika virus transmission starting on June, 15, 2016, to present in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that also could affect risk for residents of Broward and Palm Beach counties. CDC recently collaborated with the Florida Department of Health to conduct additional analysis of locally acquired Zika cases, including analysis of resident travel patterns between Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. This analysis has led to CDC identifying that since June 15, 2016, there has been a potential increased Zika risk for residents in Broward and Palm Beach counties because of local travel to areas of active transmission in Florida and challenges associated with defining sources of exposure. This increased risk is particularly relevant for semen because of evidence regarding the persistence of Zika virus in this reproductive tissue. This update aligns the identification of risk related to blood and tissue in the tri-county area with the time period identified in CDC travel guidance for Miami-Dade County as stated in the Health Alert Network (HAN) of August 1, 2016. This potential increased risk of Zika virus exposure associated with semen may be attributed to: Local transmission of Zika virus in Miami-Dade County Evidence confirming that Zika virus can persist in semen longer than in other body fluids The ongoing concern about Zika virus infections that go undiagnosed because people have mild or no symptoms Challenges defining the source and location of Zika virus exposure The regular movement of people between and within the three counties Blood donations throughout the United States are tested for Zika with laboratory testing, resulting in the removal of Zika virus positive collections in multiple states and Puerto Rico. Testing for tissue donors, including semen donors, is not currently available; however, tissue donors are asked travel history questions, and if they have traveled to or live in an area of active Zika virus transmission they would be determined ineligible under current FDA guidance. CDC encourages women and their partners, in consultation with their healthcare providers, to consider this potential risk when trying to conceive. Additionally, healthcare providers should counsel their pregnant patients who might have been exposed to semen from men potentially infected with Zika virus about this risk. Zika virus infection during pregnancy can cause brain abnormalities, microcephaly, and congenital Zika syndrome, a pattern of conditions in the baby that includes brain abnormalities, eye defects, hearing loss, and limb defects. In collaboration with the Florida Department of Health, CDC has issued guidance to prevent Zika transmission for residents and visitors to the tri-county area. ### https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/s0313-risk-of-zika-transmission-florida.html

CDC Telebriefing: Zika update Recommend on FacebookTweet Media Advisory For Immediate Release: Monday, March 13, 2017 Contact: CDC Media Relations 404-639-3286 What CDC and FDA provide an update on potential increased risk of Zika virus in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Who Denise J. Jamieson, M.D. Incident Commander, CDC Zika Emergency Response Chief, Women's Health and Fertility Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, CDC Peter W. Marks, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Food and Drug Administration Matthew J. Kuehnert, M.D. Blood Safety Task Force Lead, CDC Zika Emergency Response Director, Office of Blood, Organ, and Other Tissue Safety, CDC When Monday, March 13, at 3 p.m. ET Dial In Media: 800-857-1778 Non-Media: 888-606-8410 International: 1-630-395-0284 PASSCODE: CDC Media Important Instructions If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending. Transcript A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media. ### U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2017/a0313-zika-update.html

Report date : 2017-03-13 14:51:23 Country : Niger Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 14:59:11 Country : Hungary Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 15:02:49 Country : France Disease: : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 15:26:09 Country : France Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 14:11:22 Country : Cambodia Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-13 00:10:07 Country : Cameroon Disease: : Highly pathogenic influenza A viruses (infection with) (non-poultry including wild birds) View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-12 00:00:00 Country : Czech Republic Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-12 00:00:00 Country : Vietnam Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-12 02:04:13 Country : Vietnam Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 00:00:00 Country : Germany Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 00:00:00 Country : Chile Disease: : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 00:00:00 Country : France Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 00:00:00 Country : Nepal Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 18:35:12 Country : United States of America Disease: : Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry) View the full article

Between 6 and 21 February 2017 the National International Health Regulations (IHR) Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported twelve (12) additional cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) including three (3) fatal cases. Four (4) deaths among previously reported MERS cases were also reported (case numbers 1, 2, 4 and 6 in the Disease Outbreak News published on 10 February 2017). View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 15:59:14 Country : Poland Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

On 20 February 2017, the Ministry of Health of Benin notified WHO of a Lassa fever case in Tchaourou district, Borgou Department, Benin, close to the border with Nigeria. The case was a pregnant woman who was living in Nigeria (close to the border with Benin). View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 15:30:51 Country : Slovakia Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-10 12:51:24 Country : Romania Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article

Report date : 2017-03-09 18:03:19 Country : United Kingdom Disease: : Highly path. avian influenza View the full article