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06 November 2024
Guinea + Kankan

cVDPV3 in Guinea

Three cases of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) have been reported from Kankan, Guinea, with onsets of paralysis in July, August, and September 2024. These are the first cVDPV3 cases reported in this country. Please see the polio in brief article for further details on polio.

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06 November 2024

Mpox in India ex UAE

As of 20 October 2024, India has detected one case of clade Ib mpox in a traveller from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). No case of clade Ib mpox has been reported in UAE. Please see the mpox in brief article for further details on mpox.

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05 November 2024

Mpox in United Kingdom

On 4 November 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reported that two cases of clade Ib mpox have been detected in household contacts of a first case reported on 30 October 2024. This brings the total number of confirmed clade Ib mpox cases to three. The index case had recently travelled to countries in Africa that are seeing community cases of the disease. The risk to the UK population remains low. Please see the mpox in brief article for further details on mpox.

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04 November 2024

Japanese encephalitis in Nepal

As of 11 Oct 2024, 63 cases (including 17 deaths) of Japanese encephalitis have been recorded since June 2024. The outbreak has extended into the Kathmandu Valley, an area traditionally thought to be lower risk for the disease. Please see the Japanese encephalitis in brief article for further details on Japanese encephalitis.

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01 November 2024

Malaria in Ethiopia

Between 1 January and 20 October 2024, over 7.3 million malaria cases and 1,157 deaths have been reported in Ethiopia. This is the highest number of annual cases recorded in the last seven years. The majority of cases (95%) were laboratory-confirmed, with Plasmodium falciparum accounting for more than two-thirds of the cases. Four regions account for 81% of reported case in 2024: Amhara, Oromia, Southwest and South Ethiopia Regional State. Please see the malaria in brief article for further details on malaria.

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31 October 2024

Cholera in Sudan

As of 7 October 2024, a total 26,529 cholera cases, with 775 deaths have been reported for 2024. Please see the cholera in brief article for further details on cholera.

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Mpox in Germany ex Rwanda

On 24 October 2024, it was confirmed that the imported case of mpox clade Ib had travelled from Rwanda.

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25 October 2024

cVDPV2 in Djibouti

As of 23 October 2024, one positive circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) environmental sample has been reported in Djibouti. The sample was collected in September, making it the first in the country since May 2022.

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24 October 2024
Colombia + Amazonas
Caqueta
Meta

Oropouche virus disease in Colombia

As of 15 October 2024, a total of 74 cases of Oropouche virus disease have been reported in Colombia during 2024.

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24 October 2024
Bolivia + Beni
La Paz
Pando

Oropouche virus disease in Bolivia

As of 15 October 2024, a total of 356 cases of Oropouche virus disease have been reported in Bolivia during 2024.

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