Disease

Covid-19

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

Leprosy – Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic reported 148 cases of leprosy last year, the lowest figure in recent times, according to media reports. According to the media, since the creation of the Huberto Bogaert Dermatological Institute in 1966, 14,321 cases of leprosy have been recorded in the Dominican Republic, but over time the number of those infected has declined.

Lassa fever – Nigeria

Nigerian health authorities have reported 211 confirmed Lassa fever cases in the first month of the year, including 40 deaths from confirmed cases. This is 4-times the confirmed cases reported during the first four weeks of January 2021. This includes 42 confirmed cases and six deaths reported during the last week of January.

Cyanobacteria – Argentina

In Argentina, The Ministry of Health of the Nation calls on the population to be extremely careful when exposed to the so-called cyanobacteria, blue-green algae that release toxins in waters that are commonly used to cool off during the summer season and constitute a potential threat to environmental health and human.

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