Epidemiological Updates
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Epidemiological Update: Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) (20 April 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-04-20)As of 19 April 2020, 2,241,778 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally from 212 countries, areas, or territories. Of the total reported cases, the number of deaths has surpassed 100,000, with a total of ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (17 April 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-04-17)Between 1 January and 10 April 2020, 7 countries have reported 1,104 confirmed cases in the Region of the Americas: Argentina (54 cases, including 1 death), Brazil (909 cases, including 4 deaths), Canada (1 case), Chile ... -
Epidemiological Update: Dengue (23 March 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-03-23)In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 8 of 2020, a total of 560.086 cases of dengue, including 118 deaths. Of the total cases, 137,900 (25%) were laboratory-confirmed and 1,560 (0.3%) ... -
Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (3 March 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-03-03)In 2018 and 2019, Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. In 2020, Haiti and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. The following is a summary ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (28 February 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-02-28)Between 1 January and 22 February 2020, 6 countries have reported confirmed cases in the Region of the Americas: Argentina (45 cases, including 1 death), Brazil (338 cases, including 1 death), Canada (1 case), Chile (2 ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (28 February 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-02-28)Global Situation Summary: Since the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) epidemiological update on novel coronavirus published on 14 February 2020 – and as of 28 February 2020, an additional ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (14 February 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-02-14)On 21 January 2020, the first case of COVID-19 imported into the region of the Americas was identified in the United States of America in the state of Washington. A few days later, on 25 January, Canada reported their first ... -
Epidemiological Update: Dengue (7 February 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-02-07)In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 52 of 2019, a total of 3,139,335 cases of dengue have been reported (321.58 cases per 100,000 population), including 1,538 deaths. Of the total ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (5 February 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-02-05)On 31 December 2019, Wuhan Municipality in Hubei Province, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology. By the 9th of January 2020, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention identified a ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (27 January 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-01-27)Since the Epidemiological Update on the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) published on January 20, 2020, a total of 2,801cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infections, including 80 deaths (CFR: 2.9%), were reported globally ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (24 January 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-01-24)Between 1 January 2019 and 24 January 2020, a total of 20,430 confirmed cases of measles, including 19 deaths, have been reported in 14 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (114 cases), the ... -
Epidemiological Update: Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (20 January 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-01-20)Since the Epidemiological Alert on the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) published on January 16, 2020 and until January 20, 2020 four countries have reported to the World Organization Health (WHO) confirmed cases: China (198 ... -
Epidemiological Alert: Novel coronavirus (nCoV) (16 January 2020)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2020-01-16)On 31 December 2019, the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission in Hubei Province, People’s Republic of China, reported a conglomerate of 27 cases of acute respiratory syndrome of unknown etiology among people linked to a wet ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (13 December 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-12-13)Between 1 January and 12 December 2019, a total of 15,802 confirmed cases of measles, including 18 deaths, have been reported in 14 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (85 cases), the Bahamas ... -
Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (6 December 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-12-06)In 2019, Colombia, Haiti, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. In 2018, the same three countries reported confirmed cases. The following is a summary of the epidemiological situation ... -
Epidemiological Update: Malaria in the Americas (18 November 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-11-18)Between 2005 and 2014, there was an overall decreasing trend in the number of cases of malaria in the Region of the Americas; however, since 2015, there has been an increase in the number of malaria cases reported in the ... -
Epidemiological Update: Dengue (11 November 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-11-11)In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 42 of 2019, a total of 2,733,635 cases of dengue (280 cases per 100,000 population) have been reported, including 1,206 deaths. Of the total cases, ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (1 November 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-11-01)Between 1 January and 31 October 2019, a total of 11,487 confirmed cases of measles, including 15 deaths, have been reported in 14 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (38 cases), the Bahamas ... -
Epidemiological Update: Diphtheria (18 October 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-10-18)In 2019, Haiti and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela have reported confirmed cases. In 2018, there were three countries in the Region of the Americas (Colombia, Haiti, and Venezuela) that reported confirmed cases of ... -
Epidemiological Update: Measles (25 September 2019)
(Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2019-09-25)Between 1 January and 25 September 2019, a total of 6,541 confirmed cases of measles, including 5 deaths, have been reported in 14 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas: Argentina (12 cases), the Bahamas ...
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