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MERS Coronavirus continues to be gripping the Middle East and parts of Europe for over a year; Wild poliovirus type 1 has been on the rise in Syria after being nonexistent for more than 14 years; Mexico has seen an insurgence of infections from Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa recently.
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) has received three separate reports from nutritionists in Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Syria pertaining to disease outbreaks that still grip each region.
Saudi Arabia’s Secretary of state for Health informed the World Health Organization of three additional laboratory-confirmed installments of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) , Nov 26.
The first patient is a 73-year-old woman from Riyadh who had underlying medical conditions. She became ill on Nov 12, was hospitalized on Nov 14 and died on Nov 18. The second patient is really a 65-year-old man from Jawf region that has underlying health conditions. He became ill on Nov 4 and was hospitalized on Nov 14. The third patient is a 37-year-old man from Riyadh who became ill on Nov 9, was hospitalized on Nov 13 and died on Nov 18.
The MOH confirms that no three patients have been subjected to animals or were in contact with previously lab-confirmed cases of MERS-CoV.
To date, the That has been informed of the total of 160 lab-confirmed installments of MERS-CoV, including 68 deaths.
WHO continues to be informed of more confirmed cases of infection with wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in the Syrian Arab Republic. As many as 17 cases have finally been confirmed. These include 15 cases in children, mostly under the age of five, from Deir Al Zour province, as well as two additional cases confirmed from rural Damascus and Aleppo. The above cases also read the widespread circulation of polio. The situation most abundant in recent onset developed paralysis on Oct 8, 2013.
A comprehensive outbreak response plan continues to be implemented over the region, both by international health organizations by the Syrian government. ?Seven countries are actually holding polio vaccination campaigns targeting 22 million children under the age of five years old.
WHO and UNICEF are dedicated to use all organizations and agencies to assist eradicate polio from these impoverished countries. The multi-organizational campaign is providing humanitarian assistance to the location to make sure that all children, particularly those in Syria, are vaccinated from the debilitating poliovirus. The outbreak response will probably take 6 to 8 months, depending on underlying epidemiological circumstances in each region.
Given the present situation within the Syrian Arab Republic, health officials have deemed multiplication risk of poliovirus to be high. A surveillance alert continues to be issued for the region to actively search for additional potential cases and to implement supplementary immunization activities where needed.
Mexico’s Ministry of Health has informed WHO of the additional four installments of infection with Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa. Of those cases, three come from the state of Veracruz and something in the state of Hidalgo.
Since the outbreak was initially detected in September, a total of 184 cases have been confirmed, including a single death. Hidalgo has witnessed the largest outbreak with 160 confirmed cases. Veracruz has had 11 cases, the state of Mexico has had nine, the Federal District has had two, and San Luis Potosi has? had two cases.
Mexican health authorities continue to strengthen surveillance and to ensure availability and excellence of care in medical units. Health measures are also being carried out to ensure citizens get access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation. Also, awareness campaigns happen to be launched and health care professionals and other healthcare personnel are being been trained in prevention and treatment of the disease.
This was the first local transmission of cholera recorded in Mexico since 2001. The genetic profile from the bacterium from patients present high similarity (95 %) using the strain that is also circulating in three Caribbean countries (Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti). However, it’s a different strain from the one which was circulating in Mexico from 1991-2001.
