HealthMap Global Disease Alerts

23.09.2021

Tick-borne Encephalitis -- Austria
Citation: de Heus, P.; Kolodziejek, J.; Hubalek, Z.; Dimmel, K. et al. West Nile virus and tick-borne encephalitis virus are endemic in equids in Eastern Austria. Viruses 2021, 13(9), 1873; doi.org/10.3390/v13091873
Abstract
The emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) and Usutu virus (USUV) in addition to the autochthonous tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) in Europe causes rising concern for public and animal health. The first equine case of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Austria was

23.09.2021

BSE -- United Kingdom
Summary
Report type: immediate notification
Started: 1 Sep 2021
Confirmed: 16 Sep 2021
Reported: 17 Sep 2021
Reason for notification: recurrence
Last occurrence: 27 Sep 2015
Causal agent: prion
Nature of diagnosis: clinical, laboratory
This event pertains to a defined zone within the country.
New outbreaks
Summary of outbreaks
Total outbreaks (1)
Outbreak location 1: Sedgemoor, Somerset, England
Started: 1 Sep 2021
Epidemiological unit: farm
Total animals affected:
Species /

23.09.2021

West Nile Virus -- United States
The North Dakota Department of Agriculture reports 4 confirmed cases and one suspect case of West Nile virus in horses, and one infected sheep. Animals resided in Ramsey, McIntosh, Stark, Grand Forks, Barnes, and Nelson counties. Two of the animals have died.
According to the CDC, West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States. The virus typically infects birds, horses, and people, but any animal can be infected. Vaccines are available to prevent

23.09.2021

Equine Herpes Virus -- United States
Herpesvirus is highly contagious among horses and can cause a variety of ailments in equids, including rhinopneumonitis (a respiratory disease usually found in young horses), abortion in broodmares, and equine herpesvirus myeloencephalitis (EHM, the neurologic form).
In many horses, the 1st or only sign of EHV-1 infection is fever, which can go undetected. In addition to fever, other common signs of EHV-1 infection in young horses include cough, decreased appetite, depression, and a nasal

22.09.2021

Other Plant Disease -- Kenya
Kenya is on a high alert following the outbreak of a coconut disease along the Indian Ocean coast that has so far wiped out the crop in Mozambique and could threaten Kenya's palms. Kenya Plant and Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) has started a survey to establish if the deadly disease could have reached the country.
The undertaken disease monitoring and surveillance is aimed at stopping the spread if the disease is detected. Mitigation measures will include uprooting and burning