Somalia: Cholera
The number of cholera cases reported by the Ministry of Health in Somalia has reached a cumulative 17 211 cases and 388 deaths with a case fatality rate of 2.25%, which is nearly 4 times as many as were recorded for the same period in 2016.
China - Foot and Mouth Disease
China's Ministry of Agriculture reported on Thursday 37 pigs on a farm in the southern Guangdong province had been killed after contracting the O-type strain of foot-and-mouth disease. The ministry said that all pigs on the farm have been killed and the outbreak is under control.
New Zealand - Typhoid
Ten people are in hospital in Auckland after contracting typhoid and public health officials are investigating whether anyone else has been infected.
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service (ARPHS) has confirmed the outbreak and says it is tracing people who have been in contact with those who have been diagnosed with the disease and "following usual protocols" to stop it spreading further.
Shellfish sourced from sea beds contaminated by sewage have caused earlier outbreaks in New Zealand.
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