Disease

Covid-19

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

Polio – Mozambique

Mozambique health officials declared an outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 after confirming that a child in the country’s north-eastern Tete province had contracted the disease, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This follows a report in February of an outbreak in Malawi. This is the first such case in Mozambique since 1992.

Monkeypox – Portugal

In a follow-up on the confirmed monkeypox cases reported in England, Portugal’s Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) reports more than 20 suspected cases of monkeypox infection in May, all in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region. Five of which have already been confirmed.

Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease – Malaysia

In a follow-up on the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) outbreak in Malaysia, the Ministry of Health reported today a total of 31,661 cases of HFMD were reported through May 14. This is an increase of 15 times compared to 2021 during the same period (2121 cases).

Leishmaniasis – Panama

Last week, health authorities reported that there has been an increase in cases of Leishmaniasis in the country, according to a El Siglo report. He detailed that to date more than 240 have been reported, a higher number compared to previous years.

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Oman

Just days after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported two Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) cases in Qatar, they now report on a case in Oman in the Arabian Peninsula.

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