Thursday, 13 September 2018

Disease

Cholera - Zimbabwe - Update

The Zimbabwean Ministry of Health and Child care has declared the ongoing cholera outbreak in the capital Harare a state of national emergency as the death toll rose to 20. Over 2,300 suspected cases have been reported in Harare since the outbreak was confirmed on September 1.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection – Republic of Korea

On 8 September 2018, the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) National Focal Point (NFP) of the Republic of Korea notified WHO of a laboratory-confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

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