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Source: http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2016/06/flu-scan-jun-14-2016
Flu Scan for Jun 14, 2016
Southern Hemisphere flu rise; H5N1 outbreak in Lebanon
Filed Under:
Influenza, General; Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
[h=3]Flu season hits stride in some Southern Hemisphere countries[/h] The Southern Hemisphere flu season has begun to see increases in some temperate countries of South America and in South Africa, but activity is fairly low in such countries in the Oceana region as Australia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in a global flu update.
In parts of South America, including Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay, where flu has risen above seasonal thresholds, the 2009 H1N1 virus is the predominant strain. However, South Africa's flu season began with influenza B as the main strain.
Few increases were noted in other parts of the world, except for a handful of countries, including El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, and some islands in the Pacific region such as Fiji and Micronesia.
The Northern Hemisphere's flu season continued its decline, with influenza B responsible for most of the detections.
At the global level, almost 30% of viruses tested in late May were influenza A and 70% were influenza B. Of the subtyped influenza A viruses, 71% were the 2009 H1N1 strain.
Jun 14 WHO global flu update
[h=3]OIE final report: First H5N1 outbreak in Lebanon over[/h] The first reported outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in Lebanon, resulting in the loss of 126,000 birds, is officially resolved, according to a final report today from the country to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
The outbreak began in April on a layer farm in Al-Biqa, which lies in a valley in central Lebanon in Beqaa governorate. All 20,000 infected chickens out of a flock of 126,000 died, for an apparent case-fatality rate of 100% and an apparent morbidity rate of 15.9%. The remainder of the flock was destroyed, with "official disposal" of carcasses, byproducts and waste, and quarantine of the premises.
The source of the outbreak is listed as "illegal movement of animals."
Jun 14 OIE report
Flu Scan for Jun 14, 2016
Southern Hemisphere flu rise; H5N1 outbreak in Lebanon
Filed Under:
Influenza, General; Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
[h=3]Flu season hits stride in some Southern Hemisphere countries[/h] The Southern Hemisphere flu season has begun to see increases in some temperate countries of South America and in South Africa, but activity is fairly low in such countries in the Oceana region as Australia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in a global flu update.
In parts of South America, including Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay, where flu has risen above seasonal thresholds, the 2009 H1N1 virus is the predominant strain. However, South Africa's flu season began with influenza B as the main strain.
Few increases were noted in other parts of the world, except for a handful of countries, including El Salvador, Panama, Bolivia, and some islands in the Pacific region such as Fiji and Micronesia.
The Northern Hemisphere's flu season continued its decline, with influenza B responsible for most of the detections.
At the global level, almost 30% of viruses tested in late May were influenza A and 70% were influenza B. Of the subtyped influenza A viruses, 71% were the 2009 H1N1 strain.
Jun 14 WHO global flu update
[h=3]OIE final report: First H5N1 outbreak in Lebanon over[/h] The first reported outbreak of H5N1 avian flu in Lebanon, resulting in the loss of 126,000 birds, is officially resolved, according to a final report today from the country to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
The outbreak began in April on a layer farm in Al-Biqa, which lies in a valley in central Lebanon in Beqaa governorate. All 20,000 infected chickens out of a flock of 126,000 died, for an apparent case-fatality rate of 100% and an apparent morbidity rate of 15.9%. The remainder of the flock was destroyed, with "official disposal" of carcasses, byproducts and waste, and quarantine of the premises.
The source of the outbreak is listed as "illegal movement of animals."
Jun 14 OIE report