Malaria - Burundi
In a follow-up to a report from late July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for the African country of Burundi due to an ongoing malaria epidemic. According to the Ministry of Public Health, 5,738,661 cases were reported this year through July 21. This represents a 97 per cent increase compared to the same period in 2018. The total population of the country is about 12 million. In addition, 1,801 deaths have been recorded.
Syphilis - Japan
In a follow-up to a report last week, the Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reports that through Aug. 11, 4,009 syphilis cases have been reported in the country. Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi are reporting the most cases with 1,040, 660 and 215 cases, respectively.
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