West Nile virus in humans, Greece, 2018: the largest seasonal number of cases, 9 years after its emergence in the country

Published on August 14, 2020

The largest number of human cases (317) of West Nile Virus infection ever recorded in Greece occurred in 2018, with a wide geographical distribution, suggesting intense virus circulation. Eurosurveillance

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EARLY RELEASE: Disparities in Incidence of COVID-19 Among Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Groups in Counties Identified as Hotspots During June 5-18, 2020 - 22 States, February-June 2020

August 14, 2020
This report describes an analysis of data from 79 hotspot counties that showed a disproportionate number of COVID-19 cases among underrepresented racial/ethnic groups during February-June 2020.

A multiphase program for malaria elimination in southern Mozambique (the Magude project): A before-after study

August 17, 2020
Mozambican Alliance Towards Elimination of Malaria (MALTEM) published the results from the Magude Project. Intenstive implementation of the currently available tools recommend by WHO achieved a major reduction in malaria. While malaria elimination remain a long -term goal for these areas ,the study saw a reduction of 84.7% of malaria prevenlance and 65.6% of incidence. PLOS Medicine