Ukraine The measles outbreak in Ukraine increased by 1,399 cases during the past week, according to the Center for Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. This brings the total cases 45,147...

An update on the measles outbreaks in African countries: Cameroon The measles outbreak is ongoing in Cameroon. The number of cases started increasing since the beginning of this year and peaked in epidemiological...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports preliminary global data that shows reported cases rose by 300 percent in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. By region, Africa...

                          Africa: Vaccination levels fall short in several countries Mozambique cholera cases climb, Large vaccination...

Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week of Mar. 23 through Mar. 29: 5. Africa: Plague in DRC, Measles in Madagascar In this post, we look at some ongoing outbreaks on the African...

A new paper published in Lancet Infectious Diseases describes the characteristics of the large urban plague epidemic in Madagascar in the latter half of 2017. Madagascar accounts for 75% of global plague...

Here’s a snapshot at some infectious disease outbreaks in Africa: Plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) The DRC Ministry of Health reported four deceased suspected cases of pneumonic...

UN health officials reported an update on the measles epidemic in Madagascar recently and it shows that the number of cases has risen to 105,170 since September 3, 2019. There were 634 reported deaths...

In an update on the measles epidemic in Madagascar, UN health officials report, 6,607 cases of measles, including 41 deaths in the week ending Feb. 24. This down several thousand cases from the prior...

Plague is endemic in Madagascar and a seasonal upsurge, predominantly of the bubonic form, usually occurs yearly between September and April. According to the general secretary of the Madagascar Ministry...