Deadly malaria and cholera outbreaks grow amongst refugees as COVID pandemic strains health systems, warns IRC

Published on September 22, 2020

There is an increase in malaria and cholera cases compared to previous years due in part to COVID-related disruptions severely impeding diagnosis and treatment of the diseases, access to relief from floods as well as affordability of mosquito nets. IRC

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China: Thousands of people test positive for brucellosis, linked to biopharmaceutical company leak in 2019

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The Health Commission of Lanzhou in Gansu province in northeastern China  announced that 3,245 people have been confirmed positive for the bacterial disease, brucellosis linked an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. Outbreak News Today

EARLY RELEASE: COVID-19 Contact Tracing in Two Counties - North Carolina, June-July 2020

September 22, 2020
This report describes the percentage of investigated persons with COVID-19 who reported contacts and the percentage of contacts who were not reached in two counties in North Carolina.