Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever - South Africa
South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has reported an additional confirmed Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case in a 54-year-old man from the Ventersdorp surrounds, North West province in the first week of May 2019. This is the third case of CCHF reported in South Africa for 2019 to date.
Leptospirosis - Fiji
In a follow-up on the leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji in 2019, the Ministry of Health says eight deaths have been attributed to it in the Central Division since the beginning of the year.
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