Disease

Malaria - Greece

Greek health officials have reported nine autochthonous non-Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases since August. In 2018, 47 total malaria cases have been reported in Greece as of late October, with the remainder being imported (37) or unclassified (1).

Rabies - Utah, USA

Utah public health officials have confirmed a Utah resident died from rabies earlier this month. It is suspected exposure to a bat was the source of infection. This is the first Utah resident to die from rabies since 1944.

Measles - Serbia

In an update on the ongoing measles outbreak in the Republic of Serbia, Institute of Public Health of Serbia reported 23 additional measles cases in October–17 in Belgrade and six in Pancevo. This brings the total to 5764 cases, including 2912 laboratory confirmed, since October 2017, with nearly 5000 cases occurring in 2018 .