Disease

Cancer - Nigeria

Nigeria faces a huge cancer problem with an estimated 72,000 out of the 102,000 cases confirmed annually dying due to the lack of adequate treatment facilities. The principal causes of cancer remain smoking and alcohol consumption.

Tick-borne Disease - Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean government says farmers have lost more than 3 000 cattle to a wave of tick-borne diseases recorded around the country between November 2017 and May 2018. Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) said farmers lost cattle to theileriosis, (also known as January disease), babesiosis, heartwater and anaplasmosis.

Legionnaires Disease - New York, USA

New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in one Manhattan neighborhood. The city Health Department said Wednesday that eleven people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires' in the lower Washington Heights area in the last week. No deaths have been reported.