The holiday season is a time for joy, celebration, and togetherness, but it can also present certain risks if we are not careful. Bustling holiday shopping, decorating our homes and cooking festive meals, safety often [...]
What is malaria? Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. People who get malaria are typically very sick [...]
What is the current situation? CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to China. In response to an outbreak of respiratory illness, Chinese officials have closed transport within and out of Wuhan and other [...]
The first death from cholera has been confirmed in the cyclone-hit port city of Beira, with cases of the disease almost doubling in Mozambique in the past 24 hours, health officials say. Cyclone Idai, which [...]
PLAGUE - MADAGASCAR: FATAL An unusually deadly seasonal outbreak of plague has gripped the island nation of Madagascar. As of [Fri 6 Oct 2017], 258 have been sickened and 36 have died just since August [...]
MALARIA - SOUTH AFRICA: (LIMPOPO, MPUMALANGA) KRUGER NATIONAL PARK The Kruger National Park (KNP) has warned holidaymakers to take measures to avoid mosquito bites. SanParks spokesperson William Mabasa says the large amount of rain received [...]
Thousands of men, women, and children in northern Nigeria have been affected by a meningitis C outbreak, reportedly the largest to hit the country in the past 9 years. Almost 6 months after the 1st [...]
TYPHOID FEVER - ZIMBABWE: HARARE Another person has died from typhoid, and nearly 100 others have fallen ill in just one week. The Zimbabwean health ministry says at least 10 people have died, and [...]
As of [Sun 19 Mar 2017] (epidemiological week 11), a total of 1407 suspected cases of meningitis and 211 deaths (case fatality rate: 15 percent) have been reported from 40 local government areas (LGAs) in [...]
The Western Cape health department has vaccinated 15 500 students and children against measles in Stellenbosch and Drakenstein this month [February 2017] in an effort to prevent the spread of measles. There are currently 9 [...]
