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13 Apr 2018 Scabies - Kuwait: (KU)
13 Apr 2018 African horse sickness - Swaziland: (HH) st 7, OIE
13 Apr 2018 Equine infectious anemia - Germany: (MV) OIE
13 Apr 2018 Coccidioidomycosis - USA: (AZ) increased cases
13 Apr 2018 Potato virus Y - North America: increase
12 Apr 2018 Wart disease, potato - Sweden, Germany
12 Apr 2018 Undiagnosed die-off, magpie - Australia: (WA)
12 Apr 2018 Anthrax - India (02): (AD) livestock, humans
12 Apr 2018 Root knot disease, citrus & guava - India: (TN)
12 Apr 2018 Yellow fever - Africa (07): multi-country campaign, WHO
11 Apr 2018 Drug abuse - USA (03): (IL) synthetic cannabinoids, bleeding disorder
11 Apr 2018 Botulism - USA (03): (CA) wound, injection drug-related
11 Apr 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (07): Liberia
11 Apr 2018 Avian influenza (66): China (HK) HPAI H5N6, wild bird
11 Apr 2018 White nose syndrome, bats - North America (03): (TX)
11 Apr 2018 Q fever - Spain: (PV) waste treatment facility
11 Apr 2018 Chikungunya (03): Asia (Pakistan)
11 Apr 2018 E. coli EHEC - USA (03): O157, expansion of NJ outbreak
10 Apr 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa (22): Nigeria
10 Apr 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Israel (02): (HZ) bovine, st. O, OIE
10 Apr 2018 Red tide - USA (FL): fish kill
10 Apr 2018 Trypanosomiasis (Chagas desease) - Venezuela: (TA)
10 Apr 2018 White spot syndrome, prawn - Australia: (QL)
10 Apr 2018 Varicella update (07): Mexico (YU) vaccination sequelae
10 Apr 2018 Hantavirus - Asia: Taiwan
10 Apr 2018 Listeriosis - Australia (04): fatal, cantaloupe, international distribution, WHO
10 Apr 2018 Undiagnosed respiratory illness - Canada (02): (AB) fatal, Ind.children, comment
10 Apr 2018 Rift Valley fever - South Sudan (09): (EL) human, animal, WHO
09 Apr 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - Taiwan: sg.B, ciprofloxacin-resistant, military, 2017
09 Apr 2018 Avian influenza (65): China (Hong Kong) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
09 Apr 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Zambia (02): (CE) bovine, serotype pending, OIE
09 Apr 2018 Anthrax - Uganda: (AX) bovine, human, refugee camp, RFI
09 Apr 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - Fiji (02): fatal, children
09 Apr 2018 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease - New Zealand (03): (OT) RHDV1 K5, rabbit, OIE
09 Apr 2018 Measles update (22): USA, South America, Europe, Pacific, epi update, comment
09 Apr 2018 Swollen shoot, cocoa - West Africa, Sri Lanka: new viruses
08 Apr 2018 Undiagnosed deaths, bovine - India (02): (MN) RFI
08 Apr 2018 Gonococcal disease - Sweden: increasing cases, MSM, Stockholm
08 Apr 2018 Pertussis (05): USA, China
08 Apr 2018 Black flies - USA (AR): livestock deaths
08 Apr 2018 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand (06)
08 Apr 2018 Equine herpesvirus - North America (12): USA (NJ, MI) equine
08 Apr 2018 Streptococcus group A, scarlet fever - UK (02): (England) increased cases
07 Apr 2018 Drug abuse - USA (02): (IL ) synthetic cannabinoids, bleeding disorder
07 Apr 2018 Salmonellosis, st Agona - Libya: (DA) infant formula
07 Apr 2018 Hepatitis A - Australia (03): (NS) frozen pomegranate
07 Apr 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (16): Asia (Yemen) WHO
07 Apr 2018 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Pakistan: (PB)
07 Apr 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (10): (GA), case numbers
07 Apr 2018 Peste des petits ruminants - Bhutan: (CK) goat, OIE
07 Apr 2018 Zika virus (05): Americas, Asia, research, observations
07 Apr 2018 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Namibia (03): (KH)
07 Apr 2018 Avian influenza (64): Bulgaria (YA) poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
07 Apr 2018 Influenza (13): WHO global update
06 Apr 2018 Swine acute diarrhea syndrome coronavirus - China: (GD) porcine, new-emerging
06 Apr 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (13): (UT, MI)
06 Apr 2018 Equine influenza, equine - Argentina: serotype not typed, OIE
06 Apr 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Israel: (HZ), bovine
06 Apr 2018 Salmonellosis, st I 4,[5],12:b:- - USA (04): kratom, mult. st, FDA mand. recall
06 Apr 2018 Scabies - Saudi Arabia: (MK)
06 Apr 2018 Measles update (21): WHO, South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Africa
06 Apr 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa (21): Nigeria
06 Apr 2018 Undiagnosed respiratory illness - Canada: (AB) fatal, Indigenous children, RFI
05 Apr 2018 Paecilomyces rot, apple - USA: (NY), new disease
05 Apr 2018 Poliomyelitis update (12): global (Afghanistan, Pakistan)
05 Apr 2018 E. coli EHEC - Canada (03): (AB) O157, restaurant
05 Apr 2018 E. coli EHEC - USA (02): (NJ) poss. restaurant chain link, RFI
05 Apr 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (06): Nigeria
05 Apr 2018 Canine distemper, wildlife - USA (02): (OH) raccoon, alert, susp.
05 Apr 2018 Panama disease TR4, banana - Myanmar: 1st rep
05 Apr 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (26): Brazil (SP)
05 Apr 2018 Stemphylium blight, onion - New Zealand
04 Apr 2018 Meningitis, undiagnosed illness - Nigeria (03): fatal, schoolchildren
04 Apr 2018 Anthrax - Hungary: (CS) ovine, OIE
04 Apr 2018 White nose syndrome, bats - North America (02): (KS) 1st report
04 Apr 2018 Antibiotic resistance (02): USA, CDC coordinated containment strategy
04 Apr 2018 Listeriosis - USA: fatal, unpast soft cheese, aged 60 days
04 Apr 2018 Diphtheria - Yemen (04): fatal, more cases
03 Apr 2018 Avian influenza (63): Saudi Arabia (RI) poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
03 Apr 2018 Anthrax - India: (AD) bovine, humans
03 Apr 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (05): Central African Republic (HK)
03 Apr 2018 Alkhurma virus - Saudi Arabia (02): comment
03 Apr 2018 Anthrax island - UK: (Scotland) Gruinard Island, possible purchase, NOT, corr.
03 Apr 2018 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus - New Zealand (02): (SO) RHDV1 K5, rabbit cont.
03 Apr 2018 Cat scratch disease - Japan: utilitiy of B. henselae PCR
02 Apr 2018 MERS-CoV (12): Saudi Arabia
02 Apr 2018 African swine fever - Europe (07): Ukraine, wild boar, domestic, OIE
02 Apr 2018 Meningitis - Sudan: Darfur region
02 Apr 2018 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - India: (GJ) susp.
02 Apr 2018 Anthrax island - UK: (Scotland) Gruinard Island, possible purchase
02 Apr 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Mongolia: multiple species, st O, spread
01 Apr 2018 Yellow fever - Africa (06): Kenya
01 Apr 2018 Alkhurma virus - Saudi Arabia
01 Apr 2018 Scrub typhus - Taiwan: Tomb Sweeping Day, Qingming Festival, alert
01 Apr 2018 E. coli EHEC - Canada (02): (AB) O157, restaurant
01 Apr 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (28): Panama (LS)
01 Apr 2018 Meningitis, undiagnosed illness - Nigeria (02): fatal, schoolchildren
01 Apr 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - Nigeria (03): (KN) fatal, sgA
31 Mar 2018 Plague - USA: (NM) canine
31 Mar 2018 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand (05)
31 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (61): France (PL) poultry, LPAI H5N1, H5N5, OIE
31 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (62): Finland, Slovakia, wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
31 Mar 2018 Measles update (20): Europe, Pacific, Americas
31 Mar 2018 Undiagnosed urticaria reaction - France: (BF) students
31 Mar 2018 Varicella update (06): Australia (NS), USA (LA), South America (Venezuela)
31 Mar 2018 Palytoxin - UK: coral poisoning susp.
31 Mar 2018 Alcohol poisoning - Canada: (NT) methanol susp.
31 Mar 2018 Drug abuse - USA: (IL) synthetic cannabinoids, bleeding disorder
30 Mar 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - Nigeria (02): fatal, sgA, RFI
30 Mar 2018 Gonococcal disease - UK: antibiotic resistance, ceftriaxone/azithromycin
30 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (27): Argentina (NQ)
30 Mar 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (09): (MH)
30 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - South Africa (10): fatal, ST6, WHO response
29 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (25): Brazil
29 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis - Sweden: human, avian, feline
29 Mar 2018 Influenza (12): USA, seasonal, 2nd wave influenza B
29 Mar 2018 Core rot, apple - India: (HP)
28 Mar 2018 Foot & mouth disease - South Korea (04): (KG) swine, st. A, OIE
28 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (60): South Africa, wild bird research halted
28 Mar 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (12): (MI, UT, IN)
28 Mar 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (15): Canada (BC)
28 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (26): USA (NM)
28 Mar 2018 Borna virus - Germany: fatal
28 Mar 2018 Rabies (17): Americas (USA) bat, human exp
27 Mar 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (04)
27 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis, st. Kentucky - Sweden: possible healthcare related, RFI
27 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (24): Germany ex Brazil (RJ)
27 Mar 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa (20): Nigeria
27 Mar 2018 Megaesophagus, canine - Australia (02): (VI) undiagnosed cause, comment
27 Mar 2018 Wart & brown rot, potato - Georgia, Russia: interceptions
26 Mar 2018 Carbon monoxide poisoning - USA: (MD)
26 Mar 2018 Megaesophagus, canine - Australia: (VI) undiagnosed cause
26 Mar 2018 Human pegivirus-2 - China: co-infection with HIV & HCV
26 Mar 2018 Equine herpesvirus - North America (11): USA (NJ, VA) equine
26 Mar 2018 Hydrogen sulfide - Russia (MS): air contamination, ill children
26 Mar 2018 Brucellosis - USA (02): (MT) elk,
26 Mar 2018 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand (04)
25 Mar 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (14): Asia (Yemen) WHO
25 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - EU (02): background
25 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (23): Brazil
25 Mar 2018 Leptospirosis - France: (Reunion)
25 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - EU: fatal, ST6, frozen corn, 2015-18, recall
25 Mar 2018 Avian influenza, human (10): human-animal interface, WHO
24 Mar 2018 Aujeszky's disease - France: (Pyrenees) swine, OIE
24 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (59): South Africa, HPAI, swan
24 Mar 2018 Guinea worm (02): South Sudan, end of transmission
24 Mar 2018 Diphtheria - Dominican Republic: (DA) alert
24 Mar 2018 Meningitis, undiagnosed illness - Nigeria: (KT) fatal, schoolchildren, RFI
24 Mar 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (13): Canada (BC) RFI
24 Mar 2018 Poliomyelitis update (11): global (Afghanistan, DR Congo)
24 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium - USA (04): dried coconut
24 Mar 2018 Anthrax - Russia: (YN) reindeer vaccination
24 Mar 2018 Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Japan: dura mater graft, 1975-2017, latency
24 Mar 2018 Measles update (19): Pacific, Americas, Europe, Asia
23 Mar 2018 Sporotrochosis - Brazil: (BA)
23 Mar 2018 Typhoid fever - Syria: (HA) refugee & IDP camp
23 Mar 2018 Botulism - USA (02): (AK)
23 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (58): Ghana (BA) poultry, HPAI H9N2 not, LPAI H9N2, OIE
23 Mar 2018 African swine fever - Europe (06): Poland, wild boar, OIE
23 Mar 2018 Mumps update (02): USA (VA,DE) resurgence
23 Mar 2018 Schmallenberg virus - Europe (06): Ireland, ovine, bovine, spread
22 Mar 2018 Norovirus - South Korea (05): (KW) Winter Olympics
22 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (57): Germany (SH) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
22 Mar 2018 Varroosis, apis - New Zealand: (CB)
22 Mar 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (03): Central African Republic (HK) comment
22 Mar 2018 Cutaneous & renal glomerular vasculopathy, canine - UK (04): (England)
22 Mar 2018 Dengue/DHF update (06): Asia, Pacific, Africa, research
22 Mar 2018 Influenza (11): Netherlands, seasonal reassortant A(H1N2) identified
22 Mar 2018 MERS-CoV (11): Saudi Arabia
22 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (25): Argentina (BA)
21 Mar 2018 Rabies (16): Africa (S Africa), Asia (Thailand, Viet Nam, Israel) human, animal
21 Mar 2018 White nose syndrome, bats - North America (01): (SC) surveillance
21 Mar 2018 Anthrax - Kazakhstan: (ZM) bovine, OIE
21 Mar 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - Fiji: fatal
21 Mar 2018 Monkeypox - Africa (02): Central African Republic (HK)
21 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (22): South America
21 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (24): Chile (AI,RM)
20 Mar 2018 Varicella update (05): USA (IL) India (OR)
20 Mar 2018 Camel pox - Israel: (HD) 2016
20 Mar 2018 Angiostrongylus cantonensis - Taiwan
20 Mar 2018 Leishmaniasis - Syria: ((ID,HL,HM)
20 Mar 2018 Stem & bulb nematode, garlic - Indonesia ex China
19 Mar 2018 Leaf curl viruses, tomato & cucurbits - Italy: (SC)
19 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (56): South Korea, HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread
19 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (55): UK (England) wild bird, HPAI H5N6
19 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (21): Brazil, Europe
19 Mar 2018 Canine distemper, wildlife - USA: (NY) raccoon, alert
19 Mar 2018 Anthrax - Italy (02): (LZ) bovine, history
19 Mar 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (08): (KA)
19 Mar 2018 Newcastle disease - Cyprus: (LA) backyard poultry, OIE
18 Mar 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (11): (KY, IN)
18 Mar 2018 Measles update (18): USA, Asia, Europe, South America, WHO, PAHO
18 Mar 2018 Pentavalent vaccine - India: DTP-Hib-hepatitis B vac., sudden unexplained deaths
18 Mar 2018 Emergomycosis - North America
18 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (54): Sweden (UP) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
18 Mar 2018 Equine herpesvirus - North America (10): USA
18 Mar 2018 Contaminated package - USA: (DC) fentanyl susp.
17 Mar 2018 Gastroenteritis - India: (AP) waterborne, fatal, RFI
17 Mar 2018 Infections in the homeless - USA: (WA) bartonellosis and others
17 Mar 2018 Anthrax - Italy: (LZ) bovine, OIE
17 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (23): Chile (VS) susp.
17 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (53): Sweden (UP) poultry, HPAI H5N6
17 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis, st Enteritidis - Canada: frozen chicken products, alert
17 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis, st I 4,[5],12:b:- - USA (03): kratom, multiple serotypes
17 Mar 2018 Diphtheria - Yemen (03): fatal, WHO, vaccination campaign, medical supplies
16 Mar 2018 Poliomyelitis update (10): Congo DR, cVDPV
16 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - Australia (03): fatal, cantaloupe, more cases
16 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - South Africa (10): fatal, more cases
16 Mar 2018 Pneumonia ovine - USA: (AK) wild ungulates, alert
16 Mar 2018 Trichinellosis - USA: (CA) domesticated wild boar, 2017
16 Mar 2018 Antibiotic resistance (01): China, colistin, mcr-4, mcr-5, pigs, poultry
16 Mar 2018 Stewart's wilt, maize - Italy: (FV)
15 Mar 2018 MERS-CoV (10): Oman, Saudi Arabia, WHO
15 Mar 2018 Silver scurf, potato - USA: increase
15 Mar 2018 Poliomyelitis update (09): Afghanistan (WPV), Congo DR (cVDPV)
15 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (22): Panama (LS)
15 Mar 2018 Syphilis - USA (04): (AK) Anchorage, MSM, HIV, smartphone apps
15 Mar 2018 Acute flaccid myelitis - North America: USA (CO)
15 Mar 2018 Anthrax - Australia (02): (QL) bovine recurrence
15 Mar 2018 Syphilis - USA (03): (WI) HIV, cluster, mostly young men, MSM
15 Mar 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa (19): Nigeria
15 Mar 2018 Yellow fever - Africa (05): Nigeria
15 Mar 2018 Die-off, seal - Chile: disease and climate change susp.
15 Mar 2018 HIV, gonococcal disease - USA: (PA) cluster susp
15 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (52): Sweden (BL) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
15 Mar 2018 Listeriosis - Namibia: (OT) Vienna sausage, susp ex South Africa
15 Mar 2018 Varicella update (04): South Asia (Sri Lanka) university closure
14 Mar 2018 Rabies (15): Asia (Lebanon) canine, OIE
14 Mar 2018 Elephantiasis, banana - Colombia: phytoplasma
14 Mar 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (21): Chile (LL)
14 Mar 2018 Panleukopenia, feline - Australia (02): (VI)
14 Mar 2018 Undiagnosed toxic agent - UK (02): (England) nerve agent
14 Mar 2018 Botulism - Kyrgyzstan
14 Mar 2018 Salmonellosis, st Agbeni - USA: pet turtles
14 Mar 2018 Zebra chip liberibacter, potato psyllid - Canada
14 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (51): Pakistan (PB) captive bird zoo, HPAI H5N8, OIE
14 Mar 2018 Botulism - Austria: (Vienna) outdated pork spread
14 Mar 2018 Measles update (17): Asia, Pacific, Africa, Europe
14 Mar 2018 Rabies (14): Asia (Kazakhstan) feline, OIE
14 Mar 2018 Avian influenza (50): Bhutan (SJ) backyard poultry, HPAI H5N1, OIE
13 Mar 2018 Rift Valley fever - South Sudan (08): (EL) animal, human, WHO, FAO
13 Mar 2018 Legionellosis - USA (05): (FL) spa, pool, hot water heater
13 Mar 2018 Eastern equine encephalitis - USA (02): (FL) equine, avian
13 Mar 2018 Chronic wasting disease, cervid - Finland: 1st case, moose
13 Mar 2018 Poliomyelitis update (08): Somalia, cVDPV environmental samples
13 Mar 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (12): Africa
13 Mar 2018 Anthrax, bovine - Argentina (02): (BS) alternative disposal of carcasses
13 Mar 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa (18): Nigeria (BA)
13 Mar 2018 Leishmaniasis, cutaneous - Austria: ex Malta
13 Mar 2018 Rabies (13): Africa (Zimbabwe) wild dog

Published Date: 2018-04-13 14:38:49
Subject: PRO/EDR> Scabies - Kuwait: (KU)
Archive Number: 20180413.5745215

SCABIES - KUWAIT: (KUWAIT CITY)
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Date: Thu 12 Apr 2018
Source: Arab Times Kuwait English Daily [edited]
https://www.zawya.com/uae/en/story/Almost_270_cases_of_scabies_recorded_in_Kuwait-SNG_114054587/

Almost 270 cases of scabies disease have been recorded lately in the country. Among them, 200 cases were recorded in Adan Hospital and the remaining 70 were recorded in Jahra Hospital.

The recorded cases are within Ahmadi and Jahra governorates, while it is widespread in Khafji and Hafr Al-Baten areas along Saudi border. This revelation coincided with a series of cases recorded in several regions of Saudi Arabia, especially along the border of Kuwait.

There are growing concerns that the disease could spread massively across the country if not handled properly in accordance with the rules and regulations. This includes providing necessary treatment to the affected people and raising awareness among citizens and expatriates.

According to spokesperson of Ministry of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Shatti, individual cases within the country cannot be regarded as an epidemic.

He [Dr. Ahmad Al-Shatti] assured that the authority will take necessary steps to wipe out the disease, raise the level of awareness and instruct doctors to treat affected people with authorized medications. Dr Al-Shatti did not rule out the possibility that several cases could be recorded without reaching the level of epidemic, especially since the ministry has enough medicines to deal with the disease.

[Byline: Stephanie McGehee]

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[Just a week ago [week of Sun 1 Apr 2018] ProMED reported a widespread outbreak of Scabies in schools in Mecca, which was not related to the Umrah. This report suggests that at least some cases have links to Saudi Arabia. Further epidemiological mapping is needed. As discussed in our posting the [Fri 6 Apr 2018], scabies is highly contagious and outbreaks are usually seen in cramped conditions with poor hygiene. It is important to treat both patients and close contacts for instance the entire household. Classical treatment with for instance a whole body cream containing a pyrethroid has been replaced by treatment with oral ivermectin.

A map of Kuwait: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/129. - Mod.EP]