Disease

Covid-19

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

Typhoid Fever – DR Congo

In January 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saw 142,383 suspected cases of typhoid fever including 45 deaths. Approximately 1.4 million typhoid cases were reported in 2021.

Monkeypox – Central African Republic

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports four cases of monkeypox, including 2 deaths during the last week of February in the Central African Republic. The cases were reported in the health districts of Mbaïki and Bimbo. Monkeypox is in the same family of viruses as smallpox but generally causes a milder infection.

Malaria – Venezuela

Falcón State, in northern Venezuela continues to report malaria cases. In the last quarter of 2021, 380 indigenous cases were registered, and so far in 2022, 134 have been recorded through the first seven weeks.

Dengue fever – Singapore

Singapore reported today the weekly reported dengue cases are rising sharply, with 264 cases recorded in the week ending 5 March 2022 – 65 cases more than in the previous week. As of the week ending 5 March 2022, there have been more than 1,500 reported dengue cases this year.

Leptospirosis – New Caledonia

Since the beginning of the year, 83 leptospirosis cases have been reported in New Caledonia. In addition, one death has been recorded. The disease is occurs every year during the rainy season. Last year, 229 cases and four deaths were registered.

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