Health

More than 51,000 dengue cases and 149 deaths were recorded from the beginning of 2026 to 13 September, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). [...] During the first 14 days of September, the country recorded an average of more than...

The Ministry of Public Health declared Guinea-Bissau’s first mpox outbreak on 4 July 2026. By 20 July, three laboratory-confirmed cases had been reported: two in Bissau, including the first confirmed case in Cuntum, and one in Safim in Biombo Region...

On 26 June 2026, the Ministry of Health and Population declared a cholera outbreak after laboratory confirmation of cases in Bimbo and Mbaïki health districts. As of 1 July, 214 suspected cases and 24 community deaths had been reported, resulting in a case...

Cameroon's Far North Region is facing a rapidly expanding outbreak. Since late June, more than 1,250 cases and 31 deaths have been reported across nine health districts. The outbreak has already surpassed the scale of recent epidemics recorded in 2019, 2022...

On 16 June, the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention declared a cholera outbreak in Karal health district, Haraz-al-Biar department (bordering the Lac province and the far-northern Cameroon region), an area hosting more than 30,000 displaced people...

On 15 May 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its 17th Ebola disease outbreak after laboratory testing confirmed Bundibugyo virus disease in Ituri Province. Uganda simultaneously confirmed an outbreak following the detection of imported cases...

Dengue cases have been on the rise in the country since the beginning of the year. Following a massive seasonal surge triggered by heavy rains in mid-May 2026, the epidemic trajectory accelerated significantly. Driven by the onset of the southwest monsoon and...

On March 4, 2026 Suriname's Ministry of Health has confirmed a significant increase in the cases of chikungunya virus (CHIK V) following the previous declaration of outbreak in late January. Based on the Central Laboratory of the Bureau for Public Health...

Zambia has been experiencing the cholera outbreak since 5th August 2025. The first case was detected at Chipwa Health post bordering Tanzania in a region that was experiencing cholera then. Within a few weeks, the disease spread to other parts of Northern...

As of early 2026, health authorities have reported a sharp increase in mosquito-borne infections compared to previous years, raising alarm among public health. The disease has spread across multiple regions, particularly in urban and densely populated areas,...

On 2 January 2026, Guatemala was officially notified of a confirmed measles case involving a 24 year old male patient, of Salvadoran nationality and resident in El Salvador, with onset of rash on 24 December 2025 and laboratory confirmation reported on 30...

Between 1 January and 8 March, health authorities reported 3,234 measles cases and one death across the eastern regions of Goulmou, Sirba, and Tapoa, including 2,683 cases in Matiacoali (Goulmou). This is nearly ten times higher than during the same period in...

Madagascar’s first documented mpox outbreak, involving clade Ib, began with the detection of an index case on 17 December 2025. The Ministry of Public Health confirmed the outbreak on 30 December. By 12 January 2026, 228 cases had been reported, including 24...

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the South Ethiopia Region, the first of its kind in the country, following laboratory testing of samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral haemorrhagic fever. Genetic...

In October 2025, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) officially declared a complex arboviral outbreak in Cuba, involving Dengue, Oropouche, and Chikungunya viruses. All 15 provinces are affected to varying degrees, with the most critical situation reported...