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Yellow fever - Brazil

After 2 years without any human cases of yellow fever, São Paulo health authorities reported during the weekend that 2 patients had died from the disease in 2023, after 4 people were infected. Although both fatalities took place in the State of São Paulo, one of the victims was a resident of Minas Gerais. The state had had no cases of the disease since 2020 when one record was confirmed.

Brasil

Fungal meningitis associated to medical tourism - Mexico

Authorities in the U.S. and Mexico have asked the WHO to declare a public health emergency of international concern over a deadly fungal outbreak.The request comes after recruiters lured hundreds of patients from multiple countries to 2 facilities in Mexico for cosmetic operations that may have exposed them to the fungus. A total of 14 are "suspected" and 11 are "probable" cases of fungal meningitis -- infections of the brain or spinal cord -- based on their symptoms or test results. Two of these patients have died.

Diphtheria - Southafrica

South Africa has recorded 2 positive cases of diphtheria disease. The 1st case was an adult in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), and the 2nd case was a child in the Western Cape. Diphtheria antitoxin is in short supply globally, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is working towards securing additional supply. The infection is treated with the appropriate antibiotics and supportive care in the absence of the antitoxin

Sudáfrica

Avian influenza (H5N1) - outbreaks in the Region of the Americas

Expansion of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in birds (to date they have been reported in 16 countries of the Region), and confirmation of 3 human infections caused by influenza A(H5N1) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The identified outbreaks are located mainly in the areas of the Pacific flyway.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela, Antártida, Ecuador, Guayana, Guayana Francesa, Islas Georgias del Sur, Islas Malvinas, Suriname

Measles - several countries

Many international destinations are reporting increased numbers of cases of measles. Travelers are at risk of measles if they have not been fully vaccinated two weeks prior to departure or have not had measles in the past and travel internationally to areas where measles is spreading.

Hepatitis E - South Sudan

Between 23 March 2023 and 13 April 2023, a total of 91 HEV suspected cases have been reported from Wau, of which 35 are confirmed; there have been five deaths reported

Sudán del Sur

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