PoE Vector Identification Platform

Dear Colleagues,

WHO EMRO office sent me a link to this vector borne disease which I have to confess I hadn't heard of before. Whilst mainly affecting horses, it is capable of being transmitted to humans via infected mosquitoes. Whilst currently rare, it is seeing an increase in Florida as the attached news report explains:

https://nypost.com/2019/07/28/deadly-mosquito-borne-virus-that-causes-brain-swelling-detected-in-florida/

Dear colleagues,

At the South Sudanese land borders shared with the DRC and Uganda, IOM staff screened on Ebola exposure and symptoms 24,424 inbound travelers during the week 17-23 June 2019. Here is the link:

https://southsudan.iom.int/media-and-reports/other-reports/ebola-virus-disease-preparedness-update-25-17-%E2%80%93-23-june-2019

Best regards

Dr Mohamed Moussif

Dear colleagues,

The first Ebola case has been detected today in Uganda coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.The confirmed case is a five-year-old boy who entered Uganda through a ground crossing between the two countries named Bwera post. The members of the IHR Emergency Committee have been contacted by WHO few hours ago and asked to be on standby.

As you know, the number of total cases in the DRC reached 2062 to date including 1968 confirmed cases and 94 probable cases.

Here is the link:

Dear colleagues,

Due to the high prevalence of influenza this year in Australia, airlines would deny access onboard to passengers displaying flu signs unless a medical clearance is provided. Here is the link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7051723/Australians-warned-not-able-FLY-flu-symptoms.html

Dr Mohamed Moussif

Chief Medical Officer at Casablanca International Airport

Morocco

Dear colleagues,

After being under quarantine since Tuesday over a case of measles onboard, the cruise liner "Freewinds" has left, today, the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.

In fact, The international makeup of the population aboard cruise ships combined with their semi‐enclosed environment has the potential to facilitate introduction and spread of vaccine preventable diseases such as measles, rubella, and varicella onboard and into communities. 

Dear colleagues,

WHO, the Ministry of Health of the DRC and the Uganda Red Cross Society have agreed to conduct joint travelers screening at 25 high risk ground crossings shared by the DRC and Uganda:

https://www.afro.who.int/news/who-and-uganda-red-cross-society-sign-agreement-strengthen-ebola-screening-points-entry

A live webinar titled “Issues on disinfection and disinsection on aircrafts” will be organised within the framework of EU HEALTHY GATEWAYS joint action. Please find below the registration information below, your participation is welcomed.

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