SARS-CoV-2, Avian Flu & Influenza

November 09, 2020

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 outbreak in Germany

OIE HPAI report Nov 2020 | H5N8

Location: Heidmühlen, Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein (Backyard)
Date of start of the outbreak: Nov 08. 2020
(Follow-up report No. 1)
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?reportid=36504

Location: Oland / Langeneß, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein (Farm)
Date of start of the outbreak: Nov 04. 2020
(Immediate notification)
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Reviewreport/Review?reportid=36450

https://www.bmel.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2020/222-krisenstab-tierseuchen.html

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Vogelgrippe-erreicht-Festland-Tote-Huehner-im-Kreis-Segeberg,vogelgrippe534.html

Further Links:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bird-conservation-international

Flyways
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/foto/EMPRES_Watch_global_flyways.gif

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N8) Clade 2.3.4.4 Infection in Migratory Birds, Egypt
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443452/

The European and Japanese outbreaks of H5N8 derive from a single source population providing evidence for the dispersal along the long distance bird migratory flyways
https://peerj.com/articles/934/

Circulation, Evolution and Transmission of H5N8 virus, 2016–2018
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163445319302142

Fine-scale tracking of wild waterfowl and their impact on highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in the Republic of Korea, 2014–2015
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-75698-y

Sub-Saharan Africa and Eurasia Ancestry of Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N8) Virus, Europe, December 2019
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7323556/

October 25, 2020

OIE HPAI situation | H5N8 update Oct 2020

Oct 2020 update - HPAI situation | H5N8

Europe:
Kazakhstan and Russia reported 9 outbreaks (H5, H5N8) in poultry.
Israel:
3 new outbreaks (H5N8) in poultry and 13 new outbreaks in non-poultry (H5N8).

https://www.oie.int/fileadmin/Home/eng/Animal_Health_in_the_World/docs/pdf/OIE_AI_situation_report/HPAI_asof22102020.pdf

Update on avian influenza in animals (types H5 and H7)
Nov 1. 2019 to End Oct. 2020
https://www.oie.int/en/animal-health-in-the-world/update-on-avian-influenza/2014/

Map:
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Diseaseinformation/Diseaseoutbreakmaps?disease_type_hidden=&disease_id_hidden=&selected_disease_name_hidden=&disease_type=0&disease_id_terrestrial=15&disease_id_aquatic=-999&speciesselect%5B%5D=2&submit1=OK&selected_start_day=1&selected_start_month=10&selected_start_year=2020&selected_end_day=10&selected_end_month=11&selected_end_year=2020

Summary of Immediate notifications and Follow-ups - 2020
Highly path. avian influenza
https://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/wahid.php/Diseaseinformation/Immsummary

October 10, 2020

Top ten countries with active cases of COVID-19

Top ten countries with active cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection / Oct 2020

Oct 10. 2020 - Active cases in:
USA (2 611 530); India (883 151); France (558 566); Brazil (473 903); Russia (246 428); Argentinia (151 102); Ukraine (138 809); Mexico (138 159); Belgium (118 758); Colombia (86 259)

Aug 04. 2020

USA (2 256 448); Brazil (744 644); India (585 920); Russia (188 464); South Africa (150 286); Colombia (143 106); Peru (115 198); Argentinia (111 628); Mexico (101 906); Bangladesh (101 013)

July 08. 2020
USA (1 608 023); Brazil (489 865); India (267 204); Russia (217 614); South Africa (110 054); Peru (97 388); Pakistan (91 602); Bangladesh (89 099); Mexico (72 348); Colombia (68 274)

April 05. 2020
USA (288 355); Italy (88 274); Spain (34 219); Germany (68 248); France (66 955); UK (37 455); Iran (32 555); Turkey (22 647); Netherlands (14 726); Belgium (13 901)

March 25, 2020
USA (59 447); Italy (54 030); Spain (38 809); Germany (32 014); France (17 923); Iran (15 315); Switzerland (10 257);
UK (7 659); Netherlands (6 053); Austria (5 549)

March 21, 2020
Italy (42,681); USA (23,052); Spain (21,993); Germany (21,962); France (12,310); Iran (11,419); Switzerland (6,652); S.Korea (6,085); China (6,013); UK (4,692)

Source:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

October 03, 2020

Remdesivir - Manufacturer Gilead Inc.

Remdesivir - Gelbe Liste, Aug 7. 2020
https://www.gelbe-liste.de/wirkstoffe/Remdesivir_56071

Remdesivir and COVID-19
Published: October 03, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32021-3
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)32021-3/fulltext

About Remdesivir - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
https://www.gilead.com/purpose/advancing-global-health/covid-19/about-remdesivir

Remdesivir Clinical Trials - Gilead Sciences, Inc.
https://www.gilead.com/purpose/advancing-global-health/covid-19/remdesivir-clinical-trials

Zugang zu Remdesivir gestoppt - Gelbe Liste - Mar 30. 2020
https://www.gelbe-liste.de/nachrichten/remdesivir-zugang-gestoppt

August 10, 2020

COVID 19: Situation in Vietnam - Aug 2020

Da Nang: - Strict border control -
http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Govt-chief-orders-largescale-Covid19-testing-in-Da-Nang-strict-border-control/20207/40891.vgp

Daily New Cases in Vietnam - Aug 2020

Sources:

BỘ Y TẾ - Ministry of Health Vietnam

https://ncov.moh.gov.vn/dong-thoi-gian

and

Worldometers

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/viet-nam/

July 26, 2020

Turkmenistan - COVID-19 situation

Turkmenistan - SARS-CoV-2 situation / Aug. 04. 2020
The government of Turkmenistan still denies the existence of COVID-19 in the country. (Aug. 04. 2020)

The presence of of SARS-CoV-2 virus is not officially acknowledged by government and health offices but the wearing of face masks is compulsory from July 13. 2020.

Ashgabat:
Berkarar (shopping / entertainment mall) and Tolkuchka market have been closed for quarantine.

WHO mission in Turkmenistan 2020:
A WHO mission arrived in Turkmenistan on July 6. 2020 in order to assess the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) situation.
Neither the mission nor the WHO’s European center has made any statement yet about the presence of coronavirus infections in Turkmenistan.

COVID-19 pandemic map by WHO as of July 26. 2020
Turkmenistan - 0 confirmed cases; 0 deaths; 0 new cases
Afghanistan - 36 157 confirmed cases; 1 259 deaths; 121 new cases
Uzbekistan - 20 226 confirmed cases; 112 deaths; 573 new cases
Kazakhstan - 81 720 confirmed cases; 585 deaths; 1 494 new cases
Kyrgyzstan - 32 813 confirmed cases; 1 277 deaths; 1 566 new cases
Republic of Iran - 288 839 confirmed cases; 15 484 deaths; 2 316 new cases

Source: World Health Organization - Global Map
https://covid19.who.int/region/euro/country/tm

Tests and monitoring:
COVID-19 tests which come back positive are not officially recorded or sent to WHO. People who are thought to have died from SARS-CoV-2 virus were diagnosed with pneumonia or other lung diseases.

Humanitarian Aid:
A humanitarian aid from WHO was delivered to Turkmenistan on 16 July 2020 in preventive measures like masks, respirators, face shields, glasses and gowns.

Öýe baryp gözegçilik we sorag-jogap etmek üçin Soragnama
Öý hojalygyn salgysy ......................
Öý hojalykda ýasaýan adam sany ..............................

1. Öýe barlanda maşgala agzalarynyň öýkenlerinin auskultasiýa barlagyny geçirmeli (öýkenini diňläp görmeli). Maşgla agzasyna auskultatiw barlag edilende näçe adamda üýtgeşme ýüze çykaryldy?
2. Öýe baryp görmegiň netijesinde maşgala agzalaniynyn näçesi rentgen barlagyna we lukmanyn gözegçiligine ugradyldy?
3. Öýde ýaramaýan barmy?

13) Agyz-burun örtükleri barmy, ony dogry ulanýarlarmy?
14) Elini dogry ýuwýarlarmy, eli dogry ýuwmagyn düzgünlerini bilýärlemi?

Turkmenistan: "Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise" ( German Federal Foreign Office as of July 27. 2020)
https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/aussenpolitik/laender/turkmenistan-node/turkmenistansicherheit/206774

Sources:
https://turkmen.news/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Turkmenistan

lukmançylyk - Medizin
öý hojalygy - Haushalt
salgysy - Adresse
hassahana - Krankenhaus
bu dogry - das stimmt
maşgala agzalary - Familienmitglieder
maşgala - Familie

May 10, 2020

No pandemic plans or plan not publicly available in following countries;

COVID 19 - - SARS-CoV-2 -- Asia and Middle East:
As of May 10. 2020 there is no pandemic plan existing or publicly availabe in following countries:
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Afghanistan, Ukraine, Georgia, Turkey, Moldova (Republic of), Belarus, Russian Federation, Nepal
Source:
https://extranet.who.int/sph/influenza-plan