France: 8 women hospitalised after preparing poultry - Psittacosis

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47): eight cases monitored in hospital

31/05/2013

Eight women of fifty years were hospitalized with the same symptoms after preparing poultry.

Since last week, eight women of fifty years are admitted and monitored at Saint-Cyr hospital with symptoms of fever and cough . Working for a caterer they all prepared poultry for two weddings , last weekend.

"In a time of emerging viruses, it is probably best to learn," explains Patrick Rolland, the regional branch of the Institute of Health Surveillance (IVS). IVS continues his research, although none of the patients show conclusive evidence of coronavirus, H5N1 or H7N9 . Further results are expected before making different assumptions.

Sud Ouest

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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machinetranslation, with some more details.

Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Investigation around 8 suspicious hospitalizations

At Villeneuve, doctors look for causes of fever and pneumonia. Hospitalized manipulated together poultry. Analyzes are ongoing.

It came in the first time six women, "older than fifty years," hospitalized for several days in Villeneuve-sur-Lot. Since yesterday, two others belonging to the same group of origin, in turn, was admitted to the hospital. "They showed clinical signs but none suffered acute respiratory syndrome," Patrick Rolland said yesterday, the head of the regional branch of the Institute of Health Surveillance (IVS) in Bordeaux. The IVS which however stated yesterday that "traces of pneumonia without gravity" were visible on the radios of some of those hospitalized.

Under surveillance
"They are always under surveillance Villeneuve Hospital and medical investigations are ongoing." In these times of corona virus and other H1N1 viruses, Patrick Rolland said: "None of these patients are recently returned from a trip to abroad in an area at risk. "

The first clinical signs, high fever and vomiting for one of them, would have appeared around 24 and 26. Symptoms that do not officially inspired anxiety but who still need admission to hospital service. These eight patients were part of a group of fifteen people who worked during the last two weeks in the culinary preparation of two marriages in the department. In particular, they had to empty poultry slaughtered and plucked. At this point, health officials do not want to favor one hypothesis over another. The food-borne illness, it seems, however, excluded. The Departmental population survey on its side on the poultry farm where the animals come handled.

Eight hospitalized to live side by side in the workplace and outside: one of them may have contracted a virus or bacteria and transmit it to others. Medical investigations in progress to find out more in the days to come.

La Depeche

thanks to Mariet Feltkamp

 

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Would we be able to determine the genotypic heritage of the patients?

 

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The poultry may very well be a red herring, which raised the fear of H5N1 or H7N9.

This could easily be some seasonal pathogen that has nothing to do with the poultry.

 

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The poultry may very well be a red herring, which raised the fear of H5N1 or H7N9.

This could easily be some seasonal pathogen that has nothing to do with the poultry.

Investigate even the obvious.

Occupation is correct.

Age range is right.

Fever and nausea are clinical indications. Several H7N9 were sent home from medical facilities on first attempt due to low intensity of initial presentation. Many only showed pyrexia, malaise. Fatality followed some of those. Same with emergent pH1N1 in 2009.

Host transition is a difficult time where tests and traditional clinical signals are not reliable.

Bordeaux is Northern Hemisphere. What is seasonal at this time in Bordeaux?

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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June 1, 2013

Villeneuve-sur-Lot. 8 patients still hospitalized


Corona virus and avian flu excluded, the medical profession favors infection by bacteria present in the intestines of chickens. Explanations with the following infectious disease patients.

Eight women, who know each other and work together, all aged about fifty years, are still hospitalized at Hospital Saint-Cyr of Villeneuve-sur-Lot, having been admitted several times, between 26 and 30 May "They are all grouped in the same pulmonology department, one in each" room "with nurses who take care of them that, to avoid contamination," stated Dr. Isabelle Chossat yesterday, infectious diseases, responsible for monitoring medical these 8 patients. "Their condition is correct and they are generally much better," stated Dr. Chossat yet.

No more contamination
"When the former was admitted last Friday, the antibiotic treatment prescribed by their doctor since the first symptoms appeared on the 24th, did not work. They had a high fever over 40 ° C, which did not fall, chills, dry cough. They were then placed under intravenous antibiotic therapy and improves their condition since. "

Specialist in infectious diseases, Dr. Chossat now departs for these eight women H7N9-type flu, H5N1 virus and corona: "Nothing comes back from abroad. Moreover, no one else in their family or family has the same symptoms. This would be the case for the highly contagious virus. "

The question therefore remains: what suffer? "Their condition is probably caused by a bacteria found in the intestines of poultry," suggests Dr. Chossat. "The common feature of these eight patients is to have participated in the preparation of two important marriages, 16 and 24, where they gutted 150 chickens. And as it took 14 days between first marriage and the last hospitalization, without contamination of the environment close to these people, we favor the bacteriological track. "

First negative
Samples have been performed on patients on Monday, with cultivation and sending test tubes in two laboratories. The first results came back to 17 o'clock yesterday: "The serology is negative, nothing was found." An expected result by the medical team, "it does not mean that there is nothing but the samples were taken too soon. We must wait for the following, perhaps, detect antibodies and thus find what bacteria it is. But mycoplasma and chlamydia are known among people who raise or are in contact with birds infections. It should now be able to identify them. "

In the meantime, Dr. Chossat intends to keep its eight patients under surveillance Villeneuve Hospital, as a precaution, "Only two still have a slight fever, 38 ° C, but I want to let them out with a diagnosis . "

Livestock harmless
Alerted, the Departmental protection populations recovered farming where chickens come from: "Nothing to report from that side," we stated yesterday at the service of the prefecture.

La Depeche

Antibiotic resistant bacteria?

 

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Positive response to antibiotics suggests a bacterial cause. What about psittacosis? Exposure, timing, and symptoms are consistent.

 

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Villeneuve. Eight hospitalized women are better

Published on 04/06/2013 03:48, updated on 04/06/2013 at 07:35

8 women admitted to a cinqutaine years at Saint-Cyr hospital in Villeneuve-sur-Lot between 26 and 30 May for high fever, slight penumopathies and for one of them, because of vomiting, are "much better". "The fever subsided, evidence that intravenous antibiotic therapy has had its effect," said Dr. Chossat yesterday, infectious disease specialist at the hospital and support for 8 patients. "Bacteriological analyzes we are still not back, so you do not have yet to identify the pathogen responsible for their condition. This is the only thing we lack, even if we are not worried now. "

Still hospitalized in the villeneuvois institution, 8 women who had gutted all 150 chickens for the preparation of two important marriages, could be allowed to leave soon. "Apart pending the final diagnosis, as the days go by and they get better, there is no real reason to keep them in the hospital." The outcome is imminent.

J.Sch.

http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2013/06/04/1641143-les-8-femmes-hospitalisees-vont-mieux.html

 

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Published on 05/06/2013 at 06:00 | Updated: 05/06/2013 at 9:44
By Gregory Morizet

Mysterious fever eight women out of hospital observation of Villeneuve-sur-Lot

They had been admitted two weeks ago with a high fever after handling poultry. They will leave the hospital, but the analysis is ongoing.

The eight patients who were selected for observation at the Centre Hospitalier de Villeneuve-sur-Lot for two weeks going out. Several of them have already left the hospital and "the other will do the same the next day," advised Patrick Rolland, the regional branch of the Institute of Health Surveillance (VS). The results of a first series of analyzes have fallen, and are negative. "But we expect more," said Patrick Rolland. For now, caution is called for.

These women were admitted because they had common symptoms (fever, cough ...), knew and worked at the same place, in a deli. It is prepared after two marriages, among other poultry, they were presented to the hospital. In these times of emerging viruses, the first tests had ruled out the possibility of a coronavirus, H5N1 and H7N9. Can food poisoning was also excluded. For its part, the county Department of Social cohesion and protection of the population was considered the origin of the poultry prepared by the women. No link had been established according to the prefecture.

Investigations continue to determine precisely the pathology suffered by these people.

http://www.sudouest.fr/2013/06/05/sortie-des-premieres-patientes-1075086-3.php

 

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Positive response to antibiotics suggests a bacterial cause. What about psittacosis? Exposure, timing, and symptoms are consistent.

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Thursday, June 13

Villeneuve-sur-Lot (47): Patients had psittacosis

Out of danger, the women came out of the hospital.

The epidemiological investigation and laboratory tests were used to determine the origin of the infection suffered by eight patients hospitalized in late May.

According to the Regional Health Agency (ARS), it is a common infection called psittacosis . It is related to the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci can be transmitted from birds to humans by inhalation of dust contaminated with droppings.

In humans, the infection may take the form of pneumonia.

Patients, after receiving antibiotic treatment are all out of the hospital last week .

Protection Branch of populations has taken protective measures and biosecurity in poultry farming offending.

These eight women who had worked together all presented like symptoms after handling poultry and had gone to the hospital.

The first analysis had excluded the presence of an emerging coronavirus virus type H5N1 or H7N9. Second hypothesis rejected: food poisoning.

Sud Ouest