Disease

Chikungunya - Brazil

Of the three main diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, chikungunya is the only one that shows an increase in cases this year in Brazil compared to 2019, the year of the last survey before the pandemic. This year through December 17, there were 172,082 probable cases of chikungunya. So far, 93 chikungunya deaths have been confirmed in Brazil, with Ceará concentrating more than 40% of them.

Measles - DR Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a total of 296 cases including 6 deaths have been recorded in the Ruzizi health zone in the southern part of South Kivu province during the past month.

Plague - Madagascar

Five people have died of the plague approximately 75 km from Antananarivo in Ambohimiadana, Antsaharatsy, Ampanotokana commune, Ambohidratrimo district. Three others are being treated in hospital. Schools in the district have been temporarily closed as a safety precaution.