Vietnam: Bird flu kills three
Three Vietnamese patients have died due to infection by the H5N1 avian influenza virus, according to reports released early on Monday morning by Vietnam's Ministry of Health.
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Bird flu outbreak in Indonesia
There has been a recent outbreak of avian influenza in Indonesia. On 12 July, a 38-year-old father of two daughters died after contracting the virus. |
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Four polio cases in Indonesia
Four new cases of poliomyelitis were confirmed in Indonesia earlier this month. The cases were in the districts of Bogor (west Java province) and Lebak (Banten province). |
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Cholera kills five in Niger
The Health Ministry of Niger confirmed the deaths of five people from cholera between 13 and 28 July 2005. So far, 49 cases have been identified in Bouza and Tahoua regions.
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China: Pig disease spreads to humans
There has been a recent outbreak of a disease related to Streptococcus suis in pigs, in China. So far, 206 cases of human disease have been reported, 38 of them fatal. |
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Angola: Marburg fever – gone?
As of 23 August 2005, Angola reported a total of 374 cases of Marburg haemorrhagic fever. Of the reported cases, 323 deaths were reported in the Uige province. |
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Cholera strikes West Africa
517 people have recently died in a cholera outbreak that hit eight West African countries, and 31 259 other cases have been reported in the same regions.
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Polio invades Angola
Five provinces in the Republic of Angola are being plagued by a new poliomyetis crisis, a report from the World Health Organisation confirmed |
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Yellow fever in Guinea
An outbreak of yellow fever in the Republic of Guinea has killed seven people, and left fifteen others infected, the World Health Organisation reported.
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Ethiopia: Polio outbreak
Fifteen new cases of poliomyelitis have been reported in north east Africa, the World Health Organization has reported. |
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Yellow fever kills two in Senegal
A 20-year-old man, and a 10-year-old girl have recently died in an outbreak of yellow fever in Senegal, the World Health Organization confirmed. |
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Cambodia: dengue death toll rises
The death toll from an epidemic of dengue fever in Cambodia reached 365 with the monsoon season still in full swing, sparking fears it could yet top 400 |
