Disease

Dengue Fever in Sri Lanka

The number of dengue fever cases in the capital city region of Colombo, Sri Lanka has eclipsed 13,000 cases through Sep.22, according to the Epidemiology Unit of the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health. The 13,059 dengue cases in Colombo accounts for more than 30 percent of the 41,173 cases reported nationwide.

Cholera in Lagos, Nigeria

Another outbreak of cholera has claimed six lives in the Lagos, Nigeria community of Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), according to a local media report. The Health Ministry’s Epidemiology Unit reports forty-five cholera cases in the current outbreak.

Monkeypox outbreak reported in Mingala, Central African Republic

During the past month, fourteen monkeypox cases, including one fatality have been reported in four villages in the Sub-prefecture of Mingala in the Central African Republic (CAR), according to Reliefweb. This is the first outbreak of monkeypox in CAR since late 2015 in the Prefecture of Mbomou. In addition, there are reports of 10 fatalities due to an unknown cause in the same villages.