Lyme disease - Poland
This year, 2,753 cases of Lyme disease (a 93% increase) and 47 cases (a 236% increase) of tick-borne encephalitis have been confirmed in Poland, according to the latest data on infectious diseases. The covers the period from January 1 to April 15 this year.
Measles - DR Congo
The health situation is still worrying in Sankuru, located in the center of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This province is hit by the measles epidemic which has already killed more than 150 people. Since the beginning of this year, in the space of only 4 months, more than 150 measles-related deaths have been recorded and more than 5,000 cases of the said disease reported in this part of the country.
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