Disease

Monkeypox – Nigeria

From 4 September through 9 December, 172 suspected and 61 confirmed cases have been reported in different parts of the country. The majority of cases are male (75%) and aged 21–40 years old (median age = 30 years old). One death has been reported in an immune-compromised patient not receiving anti-retroviral therapy.

Cholera - Nigeria

Four persons have been killed following the outbreak of cholera disease in Shege ward of Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. Thirty-eight cases of the disease were confirmed in the area and four of the patients died on their way to the primary healthcare facility in the ward.

Cholera - Yemen - Update

It had already become the world's biggest cholera outbreak in recent history, but now the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen since April has hit 1 million, and at an incredibly fast speed. While the rate of cholera contraction is beginning to slow in Yemen, doctors are concerned the reprieve will be short, and fear the onset of diphtheria, another disease that can be deadly, especially for children. A rapid response by nongovernmental organizations has meant that, although 2,227 people so far have died, according to the WHO, the survival rate has been relatively high.