Historian John Barry shares what's the same, what's different, and talks about good COVID-19 leadership.
Florida Health officials confirmed a case of locally acquired dengue in the Florida Keys, according to the Associated Press (AP), and said the patient is doing well. The Keys saw outbreaks of the mosquito-borne disease in 2009 and 2010.
Health advocacy group says states are more prepared to handle a public health threat this year than last year.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) reported one new confirmed Ebola case over the last 3 days, edging the overall outbreak total to 3,427, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard. The WHO in a recent report said recent trends have been encouraging, with the number of cases in the most recent epidemiologic week the fewest since the outbreak response began.
A vaccinated health worker is among the 5 new Ebola cases recorded since late last week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which raise the outbreak total to 3,416, including 2,237 deaths. A total of 394 suspected cases are still under investigation, according to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) online Ebola dashboard.
Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 3,354 cases, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard.
Health officials are still investigating 488 suspected cases. Also, 3 more people died from their infections, lifting the fatality count to 2,220.
Malaysia's health ministry yesterday announced a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) case, marking the country's first polio case in 27 years, according to a statement.
The patient is a 3-year-old boy from the city of Tuaran in Sabah state who was hospitalized for fever followed by a weak limb, which required admission to the intensive care unit. Tests confirmed his cVDPV1 infection on Dec 6.
Fully 56% of hospitals reported changing patient care or delaying therapy because of drug shortages.
In one key category, under 7% of countries scored in the highest tier.
According to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Ebola dashboard today, officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) confirmed 2 new cases of Ebola in a 14-month-long outbreak in that country, raising the total to 3,250 infections.
As reported yesterday, 117 of the cases are considered probable infections. The DRC's Ebola technical committee (CMRE) has not yet posted information on the four new cases described yesterday.
