Disease

Chagas Disease - Mexico

The Yucatan Ministry of Health reports a 157 percent increase in Chagas disease through April 1, reporting 18 cases during this period, up from seven during the same period in 2022. At the national level there are 211 confirmed cases of this condition, which is present in 24 states. The increase is 34.4 percent compared to 2022 when 157 were reported.

Avian Flu - Chile

There are already 4,347 specimens of common sea lions, Humboldt penguins, chungungos and smaller cetaceans that have been stranded dead on the coasts of our Chile this year, mainly in the north. The epidemiological situation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by H5 subtype of Eurasian lineage has continued to spread and now 2 Chilean dolphins recently confirmed as positive for Avian Influenza, one in the Maule region and another in Ñuble.

Marburg Virus - Equatorial Guinea.

The Health Ministry of Equatorial Guinea reports an additional confirmed Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) case in Bata, bringing the total confirmed cases nationally to 17 and the 11th confirmed case in Bata. The number of MVD deaths in confirmed cases has risen to 12 (CFR 70.5%).

Chikungunya - Paraguay

The general director of Health Surveillance in Paraguay announced a decrease in chikungunya cases in the past three weeks, noting the country saw just 6,808 cases (down from more than 10,000 cases in the previous report).