2022 WORLD DISEASE OUTBREAK LIST AND DISCUSSION THREAD

Canada-outbreak of drug-resistant, lethal fungus

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alarming-"The patients who contracted the super fungus — known as Candida auris — were not infected with it, but were carriers, "

cases started two weeks ago.spreads through direct contact and is not airborne,investigation continues.

GA-8th swine flu-human case this year. has recovered
three H3N2v (West Virginia) and five H1N2v (Georgia, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Wisconsin) viruses.

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Paraguay - suspected measle case, would b 1st since 1998.

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merge vs vax damage/ assisted outbreaks

1> main thing the vax actually does is cover up symptoms. we can assume logically that it will cover up symptoms for other diseases as well.

2> ppl with vax are carrying and spreading viruses. since the vax covers up their symptoms, many do not feel sick. others do not sick until the disease is progressed and they are in severe stages.

3> hence, we have an increase in cases of odd diseases as the vax carriers are shedding them to each other and the un-vaxed. 3rd world countries have a lower % population of vaxed. therefore they will see outbreaks quicker as the vaxed have more ppl to spread them to.

4> we have outbreaks from the vaxed shedding their viruses and we have mutating merges of viruses with covid.

5>difference between outbreaks from vaxed and merges- merges are combinatons of viruses with covid. the new outbreak will have traits from both covid and the original version of the virus. some will b subtle to notice. traits from covid- defies testing, continues to mutate quickly, spreads via assymptomatic, more deadly, adds severe exhaustion, causes mental fog and zones ppl out, enhances genetic pre-disposition to other health problems including cancer, among others.

merges will carry traits from covid with them, whereas other normal outbreaks will not. in a merge, the symptoms may appear different than the original virus making them even harder to diagnose. covid is also known to hide in infected ppl and re-emerge later and cause long lasting symptoms. the way the virus transmits to others could also b changed in a merge. a merge will have 1 or several of these traits. as they also contain traits from the virus that merged, they will not have all covid traits.

by now we already have several examples.

HEP in children- this doesn't spread from 1 to another. it is shed from vaxed mothers to infants or young children. it is not showing any covid traits. even as mothers would spread this to older children or their spouses, only young children are becoming ill. if it was a merge, then we would see older ppl being infected as well. not a merge

tomato flu-re-labled as HFMD. this shows some covid traits. the spots look different which led to it being listed as a new outbreak. the HFMD outbreaks are showing high case #'s in several countries. merge

MP- mutated considerably from the original. so far is showing to b less deadly than the original. though i do believe this is a merge it is open to debate. it is possible that vaxed HIV carriers are more suceptible to the MP, which would cause the slow spreading we have seen. if it does not jump to spreading among more of the population, we can re-label it as a vax issue. merge

chicken pox was reported to re-infect ppl. were isolated reports from Europe. this would appear to b a merge. chicken pox rash looks different than MP sores. doubt the chicken pox reports were all mis-diagnosed MP.

there are many popup outbreaks that defied inital tests. many are occurring in nations where the diseases are endemic. others were isolated and contained such as the Argentina outbreak. some killed the hosts faster than they could b spread to others. other merges are benign enuf not to hit the news. without more data, it becomes dificult to differentiate between a vax assisted outbreak and a merge.

2 concerns- 1> the failures of testing will lead to more wide spreading of these outbreaks. 2> they can happen anywhere at any time. many viruses are kept in check by our immune systems. both covid and the vax have compromised the immune systems allowing for the viruses to merge with covid. a deadly merge can occur in our towns.

the original tactics to avoid covid are our best defence against these ongoing outbreaks of both vax-assisted and merges.

monitoring ongoing in TAZANIA as well.
"no Ebola case has been recorded, so far"
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Uganda- 6 medical workers test positive, case count 50-21 confirmed 19 probable ,deaths 24.
"health officials have identified 414 contacts,"

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INDIA reporting 4 humans dead of swine flu over a cpl weeks.
this is bad news.now the virus is jumping species more than before.
seems they expect more cases of Human swine flu-
"set up a special ward in the district hospital for treatment of swine flu patients "
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DRC(CONGO) declares end to latest Ebola virus outbreak <their 15th outbreak>.

" 42 days of reinforced surveillance without a new confirmed case"

case from AUG 22 "Testing showed the case was genetically linked to the 2018-2020 outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, which killed nearly 2,300 people."

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norovirus outbreak- likely cause of outbreak at the Grand Canyon that lasted 3 months.
222 cases between April 1 and June 17, 2022, but they say cases are "likely underreported."

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SYRIA- cholera outbreak, over 250,000 cases,23 deaths
Case Fatality Rate (CFR) for Cholera in Syria is 9%.

"source of the outbreak is believed to be linked to people drinking unsafe water from the Euphrates River and using contaminated water to irrigate crops, resulting in food contamination"

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Botswana resumes beef exports from areas declared free of foot and mouth disease to some countries.exports beef and live cattle to Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa, which is also affected by sporadic outbreaks of foot and mouth disease. EU has restrictions still in place.



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dog illness continues- TENN canine flu. GA-parvo
note these outbreaks start always at shelters and can expand out. remember covid can get to pets also. will these dog outbreaks jump species?

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Sudan warn of infectious disease outbreak from unidentified bodies

will this the future outbreak?

count 1500 un-ID'd bodies at morgues.
"believed to be pro-democracy protesters, who activists say were killed by government forces in their crackdown on demonstrations"
"the bodies "could spread a plague among local residents."


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unsettling as it is in 30 med students-

Kanpur has reported an outbreak of acute necrotizing encephalitis (ANE).

patient zero is in a coma on life support. brain dead, parents notified. samples from 69 students taken.

"was possible that the spread of the disease on the campus was due to the pigs"

MRI and other tests show " there were unknown viruses in the body."

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MINN reporting a measle outbreak.12 cases of international travel-related measles in unvaccinated children since June.

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Sudan declared Polio free-

Polio outbreak, that affected 58 children in 2020,importation of Polio virus type 2 cases from neighbouring Chad.

Polio type 2 virus is the only virus that has been declared eradicated globally

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note the timing with 2020. and now govern's are looking for Polio in sewers in multiple countries. we have only eradicated 1 disease ,and that 1 is now popping back up. did they really think a vax would stop covid? history shows man has not been able to stop any virus completely.

note- once they start vaccinating for any of these outbreaks, magically they stop testing and reporting the #'s. they disappear.

Assam Reports Over 100 Tomato Flu Cases in One Month

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LASSA FEVER-AFRICA- 6660 suspected cases, 171 deaths cfr-18.6%

double the cases and deaths from 2021.

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Ebola-like symptoms in monkeys ‘poised for spillover’ to humans, report from COLORADO.

" virus has reportedly figured out how to gain access to human cells, multiply itself, and evade the parts of the immune system" wording is quite interesting.

" evoking parallels to HIV "

"There are thousands of unique viruses circulating in animals across the globe, but most cause no symptoms. Over the past few decades, however, more and more animal viruses are jumping to humans,"

"The virus targets one particular molecule"


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entomological survey into ‘mysterious fever’ INDIA

recent cases of around 13 adult deaths
whose origin of infection is unknown.

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50 dead, cfr 66.7%, 73 cases,

"No similar illness among other siblings of similar age or other household members was detected."

some have gone for treatment overseas.

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update- Legionella eradicated from hospital's water system

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update-
2 cases, 1 death of other causes. testing ongoing to find the source.

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MICHIGAN reports a case from a fair. does not state status of patient.

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deaths 29,338 confirmed cases,
"outbreak underscored “severe shortages of water”"

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UPDATED WORLDWIDE OUTBREAK LIST FOR END OF SEPT

global outbreaks
covid
POX- monkey pox showing over 68,000 cases worldwide.
HEP in children-over 1000 cases,deaths 22,

localized outbreaks
Tomato Flu- INDIA 1 district adds 100 cases in last month. total over 200 reported as tomato flu, HFMD cases in the thousands for INDIA.

EBOLA-Uganda 50 cases, 25 dead,officials have identified 414 contacts

MEASLES- Zimbabwe 700+ deaths, vaccinations ongoing,

endemic outbreaks-

HFMD- multiple countries
HEMORRHAGIC FEVER- multiple strains and countries, primarily AFRICA
CHOLERA-Syria,

have also seen a high count of dog virus illnesses. and reports of odd localized outbreaks that defied in initial testing. several of which are still ongoing investigations.

current global outbreaks 3, including localized-6 plus endemic outbreaks.

notes- testing and science are having issues making it harder to ID ,track ,and trace the sources of outbreaks. world govern's are quick to initiate vaccine protcals and stop reporting on outbreaks. they also have re-labeled some against the wishes of medical staff.

if/when viruses start to jump species and become contagious within humans, we will have an even bigger problem than we have now. remember covid is known to jump back and forth from pets and jump to wildlife.

the wold govern's are monitoring sewage for future outbreaks. they mention polio but have yet to explain what they really are looking for. what do they expect to find?

not all outbreaks are merge related. several are due to vax/covid caused damage to immune systems. IMO, several are vaxed carriers spreading the virus to non-vaxed.

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Around 48m birds have been culled across the UK and the EU in the last year as a result of the largest outbreak of avian flu on record.

In the UK, 161 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) were detected in poultry and captive birds, leading to the culling of 3.2m birds.

That compared to the previous record of 26 cases in 2020/21.

The UK government said the culled birds were a "small proportion" of total production - about 20m birds a week.

PARA, there has been a lot of farm animals culled worldwide. pigs, vows, and chickens. but we keep shipping the animals all over, thus increasing the chance of more outbreaks.

lot more swine flu jumping to humans in INDIA as well. if it mutates to go H2H, we'll have another pandemic with a very high death rate.

since covid can jump species already, it is very concerning. so far, i see no reports of covid jumping to birds or reptiles.

this adds to the inflation and cost of food. could turn even worse quickly. without mammals, we won't have much meat left. gators,snakes, and fish. bird flu is already spreading from wild bird droppings to backyard flocks.

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus is infecting patients in hospitals and nursing homes around the world. The germ, a fungus called _Candida auris_, preys on people with weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe. Over the last 5 years, it has hit a neonatal unit in Venezuela, swept through a hospital in Spain, forced a prestigious British medical center to shut down its intensive care unit, and taken root in India, Pakistan and South Africa. Recently _C. auris_ reached New York, New Jersey and Illinois, leading the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to add it to a list of germs deemed "urgent threats." _C. auris_ is so tenacious, in part, because it is impervious to major antifungal medications, making it a new example of one of the world's most intractable health threats: the rise of drug-resistant infections.
For decades, public health experts have warned that the overuse of antibiotics was reducing the effectiveness of drugs that have lengthened life spans by curing bacterial infections once commonly fatal. But lately, there has been an explosion of resistant fungi as well, adding a new and frightening dimension to a phenomenon that is undermining a pillar of modern medicine. "It's an enormous problem," said Matthew Fisher, a professor of fungal epidemiology at Imperial College London, who was a co-author of a recent scientific review on the rise of resistant fungi. "We depend on being able to treat those patients with antifungals." Simply put, fungi, just like bacteria, are evolving defenses to survive modern medicines. Yet even as world health leaders have pleaded for more restraint in prescribing antimicrobial drugs to combat bacteria and fungi -- convening the United Nations General Assembly in 2016 to manage an emerging crisis -- gluttonous overuse of them in hospitals, clinics and farming has continued.
Resistant germs are often called "superbugs," but this is simplistic because they don't typically kill everyone. Instead, they are most lethal to people with immature or compromised immune systems, including newborns and the elderly, smokers, diabetics and people with autoimmune disorders who take steroids that suppress the body's defenses. Scientists say that unless more effective new medicines are developed and unnecessary use of antimicrobial drugs is sharply curbed, risk will spread to healthier populations. A study that the British government funded projects that if policies are not put in place to slow the rise of drug resistance, 10 million people could die worldwide of all such infections in 2050, eclipsing the 8 million expected to die that year from cancer. But In the United States, 2 million people contract resistant infections annually, and 23 000 die from them, according to the official CDC estimate. That number was based on 2010 figures; more recent estimates from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine put the death toll at 162 000. Worldwide fatalities from resistant infections are estimated at 700 000.
Antibiotics and antifungals are both essential to combat infections in people, but antibiotics are also used widely to prevent disease in farm animals, and antifungals are also applied to prevent agricultural plants from rotting. Some scientists cite evidence that rampant use of fungicides on crops is contributing to the surge in drug-resistant fungi infecting humans.
Yet as the problem grows, it is little understood by the public, in part because the very existence of resistant infections is often cloaked in secrecy. With bacteria and fungi alike, hospitals and local governments are reluctant to disclose outbreaks for fear of being seen as infection hubs. Even the CDC, under its agreement with states, is allowed tomake public the location or name of hospitals involved in outbreaks. State governments have in many cases declined to publicly share information beyond acknowledging that they have had cases. All the while, the germs are easily spread, carried on hands and equipment inside hospitals; ferried on meat and manure-fertilized vegetables from farms; transported across borders by travelers and onexports and imports; and transferred by patients from nursing home to hospital and back. Other prominent strains of the fungus _Candida_ -- one of the most common causes of bloodstream infections in hospitals -- have not developed significant resistance to drugs, but more than 90 percent of _C. auris_ infections are resistant to at least one drug, and 30 percent are resistant to 2 or more drugs, the CDC said. Dr. Lynn Sosa, Connecticut's deputy state epidemiologist, said she now saw _C. auris_ as "the top" threat among resistant infections. "It's pretty much unbeatable and difficult to identity," she said. Nearly half of patients who contract _C. auris_ die within 90 days,according to the CDC. Yet the world's experts have not nailed down where it came from in the 1st place. "It is a creature from the black lagoon," said Dr. Tom Chiller, who heads the fungal branch at the CDC, which is spearheading a global detective effort to find treatments and stop the spread. "It bubbled up, and now it is everywhere."
On 24 Jun 2016, the CDC blasted a nationwide warning to hospitals and medical groups and set up an email address, <[email protected]>, to field queries. Dr. Snigdha Vallabhaneni, a key member of the fungal team, expected to get a trickle, "maybe a message every month." Instead, within weeks, her inbox exploded. In the United States, 587cases of people having contracted _C. auris_ have been reported, concentrated with 309 in New York, 104 in New Jersey and 144 in Illinois, according to the CDC. Most cases in the United States have been in nursing homes in New York City, Chicago and New Jersey.
As the CDC works to limit the spread of drug-resistant _C. auris_, its investigators have been trying to answer the vexing question: Where in good the world did it come from? The 1st time doctors encountered _C. auris_ was in the ear of a woman in Japan in 2009 (auris is Latin for ear). It seemed innocuous at the time, a cousin of common, easily treated fungal infections. Three years later, it appeared in an unusual test result in the lab of Dr. Jacques Meis, a microbiologist in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, who was analyzing a bloodstream infection in 18 patients from 2 hospitals in India. Soon, new clusters of _C. auris_ seemed to emerge with each passing month in different parts of the world. The CDC investigators theorized that _C. auris_ started in Asia and spread across the globe.
But when the agency compared the entire genome of _auris_ samples from India and Pakistan, Venezuela, South Africa and Japan, it found that its origin was not a single place, and there was not a single _auris_ strain. The genome sequencing showed that there were 4 distinctive versions of the fungus, with differences so profound that they space suggested that these strains had diverged thousands of years ago and emerged as resistant pathogens from harmless environmental strains in 4 different places at the same time. "Somehow, it made a jump almost seemingly simultaneously, and seemed to spread, and it is drug resistant, which is really mind-boggling," Dr. Vallabhaneni said.
There are different theories as to what happened with _C. auris_. Dr. Meis, the Dutch researcher, said he believed that drug-resistant fungi were developing thanks to heavy use of fungicides on crops. Dr. Meis became intrigued by resistant fungi when he heard about the case of a 63-year-old patient in the Netherlands who died in 2005 from a fungus called _Aspergillus_. It proved resistant to a front-line antifungal treatment called itraconazole. That drug is a virtual copy of the azole pesticides that are used to dust crops the world over and account for more than 1/3rd of all fungicide sales.A 2013 paper in Plos Pathogens said that it appeared to be no coincidence that drug-resistant _Aspergillus_ was showing up in the environment where the azole fungicides were used [1]. The fungus appeared in 12 percent of Dutch soil samples, for example, but also in "flower beds, compost, leaves, plant seeds, soil samples of tea gardens, paddy fields, hospital surroundings, and aerial samples of hospitals." Dr. Meis visited the CDC last summer [2018] to share research and theorize that the same thing is happening with _C. auris_, which is also found in the soil: Azoles have created an environment so hostile that the fungi are evolving, with resistant strains surviving. This is similar to concerns that resistant bacteria are growing because of excessive use of antibiotics in livestock for health andgrowth promotion. As with antibiotics in farm animals, azoles are used widely on crops. "On everything, potatoes, beans, wheat, anything you can think of, tomatoes, onions," said Dr. Rhodes, the infectious disease specialist who worked on the London outbreak. "We are driving this with the use of antifungicides on crops." Dr. Chiller theorizes that _C. auris_ may have benefited from the heavy use of fungicides. His idea is that _C. auris_ actually has existed for thousands of years, hidden in the world's crevices, a not particularly aggressive bug. But as azoles began destroying more prevalent fungi, an opportunity arrived for _C. auris_ to enter the breach, a germ that had the ability to readily resist fungicides now suitable for a world in which fungi less able to resist are under attack. The mystery of _C. auris_'s emergence remains unsolved, and its origin seems, for the moment, to be less important than stopping its spread.
For now, the uncertainty around _C. auris_ has led to a climate of fear, and sometimes denial.
[Byline: Matt Richtel, Andrew Jacobs]
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Mystery dog illness in N.H. shows how bad we are at spotting disease outbreaks

these continue hitting.

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