Disease

Venezuela malaria situation grows worse

More than 650,000 cases of malaria have been reported in Venezuela nationwide so far this year - through October 15. Venezuela’s health crisis continues to abound and infectious diseases have been rising year after year to include measles, diphtheria and malaria.

Flesh-eating Bacteria Epidemic - Australia

A flesh-eating bacteria epidemic has worsened, and experts fear there could be up to 400 infections by January.

The record number of 277 cases of Buruli ulcer recorded last year in the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, has already been surpassed in 2018, with 49 new cases diagnosed in the past four weeks alone.

Meanwhile in Queensland, a separate outbreak has seen five cases reported near Cairns, and mosquitoes found carrying the bacteria.