The Global Polio Laboratory Network (GPLN) has confirmed the presence of a type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in a child suffering from paralysis in Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. Analysis shows that the virus is...
Introduction As of January 30, 2022, Cameroon has recorded 1,102 cholera cases across five Regions. The outbreak has already claimed the lives of 32 persons. These figures were reported by the Cameroon Ministry of...
The Covid-19 pandemic has understandably dominated the news cycle for almost 2 years now. As we hopefully get past the Omicron variant, it’s important not to lose sight of the currently over 7 million infections with...
At least 74 children have died following an outbreak of measles in Afghanistan’s northern province of Badakhshan, a provincial official said on 6. Feb 2022. Most of the children who lost their lives were living in...
Immunization is a success story for global health and development. It is an intervention that has saved millions of lives every year. Each year, over 116 million infants – 86% of all infants born in that year – are...
A Pseudomonas aeruginosa outbreak in Northern Norway was discovered in November 2021. Three patients, admitted for COVID-19, fell seriously ill and died of blood stream infection with identical Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
A Cholera outbreak was detected in Barangay Santiago, Caraga Davao Oriental, the Philippines, on January 31, 2022, affecting 265 residents. The area’s existing water system, in need of rehabilitation, is suspected to be...
In mid-2021, The Philippines Department of Health announced a 13% increase of Leptospirosis cases compared to the same period in 2020 with a case fatality rate of 11.4%. Global estimates are around 500,000 cases a year...
In January 2022, a cluster of around 30 people were hospitalized due to typhoid fever in Manaulanan village, North Cotabato, The Philippines. The village does not have access to potable water. In response to the...
Despite the goal of becoming rabies free by 2022, 12 deaths due to rabies were reported in 2021 in the province of Iloilo, The Philippines, a 3-fold increase from 2020. Five of the 6 towns/cities from where the cases...