Disease

Covid-19

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

Diphtheria - Pakistan

Health officials in Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan are reporting 39 diphtheria cases, including 10 fatalities in children during the past two months in Karachi and other areas.

Dengue Fever - Vietnam

To date, Vietnam health authorities report 224,771 total dengue fever cases, including 92 deaths across the country since the beginning of the year. This is an increase of 13,383 cases and five deaths reported here 10 days ago.

Gambia - Kidney Disease

On 1 August 2022, local health authorities at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, reported a total of 75 cases of acute kidney injury (AKI) of unknown etiology with 50 deaths.

Cholera - Nigeria

A cholera outbreak has been declared in Gombe State on 22 September 2022, the World Health Organization reports. The first case was reported on 24 August 2022. As of 24 September, a total of 298 cases including ten deaths (CFR 3.4%) have been reported.