Disease

Monkeypox - South Korea

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported three additional monkeypox, or Mpox cases over the weekend, bringing the total cases to 13.

Cholera, Measles - DR Congo

In Haut-Katanga province in southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), provincial Health authorities said a total of 563 cases of cholera including 23 deaths were recorded October 2022 to early April 2023.

Meanwhile, in the central part of the country, more than 700 cases of measles including 13 deaths have been recorded in 19 health zones in Kasai-Oriental province since January.

Marburg Virus - Equatorial Guinea

In a follow-up on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, the World Health Organization reported yesterday that there is now 15 laboratory-confirmed and 23 probable cases since the declaration of the outbreak on 13 February 2023. Among the laboratory confirmed there are 11 deaths (Case Fatality Ratio 78.6%.