Disease

Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak, USA - Update

In an update on the Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak, the Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) has now reported 761 outbreak cases, including 467 hospitalizations as of June 2. In addition, 6 hepatitis A related deaths have been reported.

Rabies - Malawi - Cholera

The Malawian government says 22 people have died of rabies since the confirmation an outbreak in the Mount Mulanje province since July last year. 1 600 cases of infectious dog bites have been reported in the same period. The disease has killed 74 dogs across the province. The government does not have the 17 million Kwacha required for the acquisition of sufficient vaccines to run mass treatment and immunization programmes for people, dogs and cats.

Meanwhile, a new cholera outbreak has killed 1 person and infected 100 people in the Salima area of central Malawi. The resurgence of the disease came exactly one month after the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the area cholera-free following a prolonged epidemic that began late in 2017.