Week 13, 24 - 30 March 2024
This week’s topics
Cholera – Comoros and Mayotte – 2024 - Weekly monitoring
Influenza A(H5N1) – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring human cases
Summary:
This week’s topics
- Cholera – Comoros and Mayotte – 2024 - Weekly monitoring
- Cholera – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring global outbreaks - Monthly update
- Influenza A(H5N1) – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring human cases
Cholera – Comoros and Mayotte – 2024 - Weekly monitoring
- The latest weekly report from Comoros public health authorities included 137 new Cholera infections.
- As of 22 March 2024, a total of 456 confirmed cholera cases have been reported in Comoros, including 12 deaths.
- There have been no additional cholera cases reported in Mayotte, following the case reported on 21 March 2024.
- In light of the information available, the risk of community transmission in Mayotte remains high. ...
Influenza A(H5N1) – Multi-country (World) – Monitoring human cases
Summary:
- On 25 March 2024, the Vietnam Ministry of Health reported one new fatal human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) infection in Khanh Hoa province.
- No human-to-human transmission associated with this event has been reported.
- Worldwide, 888 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1), including 463 deaths (case-fatality rate (CFR): 52%), have been reported in 23 countries since 2004.
- The risk of zoonotic influenza transmission to the general public in EU/EEA countries is considered low. The risk to occupationally exposed groups, such as farmers and cullers, is considered low-to-medium. ...