Saturday 6 February 2021

Disease

Covid-19

The countries with the 10 greatest number of Covid-19 cases:

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Dengue Fever – Ethiopia

Global and local health authorities are reporting a dengue fever outbreak in the Somali Region of eastern Ethiopia. Close to 160 confirmed cases have been recorded in Warder Woreda of Dolo Zone and 47 suspected cases in Dolo Ado Woreda of Liban Zone.

Measles – DR Congo

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports measles has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) provinces of North and South Ubangui with cases rising to 4,500 since the outbreak mid-December 2020, affecting mostly children under five years. Many of the cases are complicated and associated with malnutrition.

Swine Flu – USA

On 13 January, 2021, a child under 18 years of age in Wisconsin developed respiratory disease. Sequencing of the virus by CDC revealed it is similar to A (H3N2) viruses circulating in swine in the mid-western United States during 2019-2020.



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