Multiple TB strains discovered in Ethiopia

Health professionals recently discovered a wide variety of diverse strains of tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopia.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that Ethiopia has the third-highest rates for TB infections in Africa and the eighth-highest TB burden in the world. Scientists who have studied the genomes of Ethiopia’s TB report that it was present in the country before Europeans arrived. Unfortunately, Europeans have brought a fresh TB wave to the nation, which has resulted in stronger strains.

“The diversity of M. tuberculosis complex in Ethiopia confirms the African origin of the disease and contradicts early notions that TB was not present in Africa before main European contact,” Iñaki Comas, from FISABIO Public Health in Valencia, Spain, said. “However, it remains to be explained why high rates of infection among native people were observed after the contact.”

The new strains most likely created stronger TB strains that have continued to spread throughout the past century.

“The diversity of M. tuberculosis in Ethiopia is considerably higher than is recorded in most other countries; the number of genotypes present in the population is large, and some of them have clear links with other global genotypes while others are specific to East Africa,” Stefan Berg, from the Animal and Plant Health Agency in Surrey, U.K,, said. “Before this project was initiated, this high diversity was not expected.”

Paris attacker was French army reject | Reuters

DNA matching followed, and the profile of yet another radicalized young man, from yet another part of France, emerged this week, joining other home-grown French and Belgian jihadis already identified as the killers of 130 victims at the Bataclan concert hall and elsewhere in Paris.Mohamed-Aggad had set off for Syria in 2013, and while his departure was no secret in his small home town of Wissembourg in northeastern France, some who knew him were shocked to learn of his role in the Paris killings.”I can’t believe it was him,” said Yazar Mesut, a 46-year-old neighbor told Reuters in one of the town’s bars. “He was intelligent and polite, knew what respect was about and didn’t act like a big shot.”According to another neighbor, who gave his name as Youssef, the young man failed the police entrance exam by just a few marks, and was also turned down by the army.”That’s the only time I saw him disappointed. He was complaining. He reckoned it was because of his foreign origins,” said Youssef.

Source: Paris attacker was French army reject | Reuters

Indonesian MOH: Pertussis & Pneumonia Behind Papuan Deaths

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Three weeks ago, in Indonesia: `Mystery Illness’ Kills 56 Children In Papua we began to follow reports of dozens of child deaths in the remote regions of eastern Indonesia.  Although the numbers varied in the media across media reports (31, 41, 56 deaths), the Indoneisan MOH launched an investigation sending medical teams into the area.

Today, the MOH has published their findings, which indicates that an outbreak of Pertussis – complicated by pneumonia – among already malnourished, poorly housed, and vulnerable children has led to this deadly outbreak.

Results Investigation Team Nduga

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A total of 38 people died in seven villages in nduga regency, Papua during the period October to December 2015. They consisted of 35 adults and 3 babies. The results of the second investigation team which fell on November 30 – December 3, found the cause of death of 35 babies is due to the complications of pertussis disease Penumonia.

The team found that the risk factors kerjadian pertussis increased in nduga regency partly because the air temperature in the area is cooler than in previous years. As a result, residents living in the house honai that do not have ventilation. Meanwhile, to cope with the cold, the people make a fire in it. In general, these conditions trigger respiratory disorders including pertussis disease.

In conducting the investigation team down is a combination of several elements, namely from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Defense, Army, Police, Health Department Proviinsi and DHO, as well as the Task Force Bare Feet. During the investigation, the joint team of health center staff and the Task Force Bare Feet treatment, providing immunization services and supplementary food. From the results of the unknown 90% of the population suffering from respiratory infection.

To control this, the Ministry of Health has conducted rapid response prevention of pertussis in the district and sub-district Mbuwa Bulmiyalma, Kab. Nduga. Besides preparing the flying program in nduga regency health care, encourage supplementary feeding (PMT) for toddlers, pregnant women and breastfeeding PMT, and put health workers through the program Healthy archipelago. Ministry of Health is also coordinating with the relevant sectors to be able mmbangun decent housing, water supply, the independence of farming and animal husbandry, as well as education.

This information is published by Center for Public Communication Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information please contact Halo MoH via hotline 1500-567; 081281562620 SMS, facsimile: (021) 52921669 and email address kontak@kemkes.go.id.

As we’ve discussed often in the past, `Mystery’ diseases usually turn out to be far less mysterious once medical teams arrive and can begin testing.

Child mortality has always been very high in Papua (see media report Unicef: Child Mortality Papua Three Times Higher than Jakarta),exacerbated by its remote location, limited medical facilities, non-Indonesian speaking locals, and austere living conditions.

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