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Escherichia coli in the USA

Public health officials are investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections in 13 states in the USA. As of Oct 30, 2024, 90 cases have been reported, including 27 hospitalisations, two cases of haemolytic uraemic syndrome, and one death. All reported cases have been linked to individuals eating at the fast-food chain McDonald's. Initially, the contamination was thought to be related to beef patties found in the restaurant's Quarter Pounders; however, this has now been ruled out

Malaria in Ethiopia

Between Jan 1 and Oct 20, 2024, more than 7·3 million cases of malaria, including 1157 deaths, were reported in Ethiopia. The Director General of the Amhara Regional Public Health Institute, Belay Bezabh, added that approximately 600 000 cases were from the past 3 months alone. In comparison, there were 4·5 million cases of malaria, including 469 deaths, recorded for all of 2023. Infection rates are expected to rise as the country enters peak malaria season, which is marked by high seasonal

West Nile virus in Barbados

On Sept 13, 2024, WHO was notified of a confirmed case of West Nile virus in a child in Barbados. This is the first documented human case of West Nile virus infection in the country. Although the virus is typically carried by migratory birds and transmitted locally by mosquitoes, no infections in birds have been recorded in Barbados, which makes this case unusual. However, infected migratory birds have been reported elsewhere in the Caribbean, so this mode of transmission is still considered

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传染病监测更新

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美国的大肠杆菌

公共卫生官员正在调查美国 13 个州爆发的大肠杆菌 O157：H7 感染疫情。截至 2024 年 10 月 30 日，已报告了 90 例病例，包括 27 例住院、2 例溶血性尿毒综合征和 1 例死亡。所有报告的病例都与在快餐连锁店麦当劳用餐的个人有关。最初，人们认为污染与在餐厅的 Quarter Pounders 中发现的牛肉饼有关;然而，这现在已经被排除了

 埃塞俄比亚的疟疾

2024 年 1 月 1 日至 10 月 20 日期间，埃塞俄比亚报告了超过 7·300 万例疟疾病例，包括 1157 例死亡。阿姆哈拉地区公共卫生研究所所长 Belay Bezabh 补充说，仅过去 3 个月就有大约 600,000 例病例。相比之下，2023 年全年记录了 4·500 万例疟疾病例，包括 469 例死亡。随着该国进入疟疾高峰季节，预计感染率将上升，而疟疾高峰期的特点是季节性高

巴巴多斯的西尼罗河病毒

2024 年 9 月 13 日，世卫组织获悉，巴巴多斯一名儿童出现西尼罗河病毒确诊病例。这是该国首例记录在案的西尼罗河病毒感染人病例。尽管该病毒通常由候鸟携带，并通过蚊子在当地传播，但在巴巴多斯尚未记录到鸟类感染，这使得这种情况不寻常。然而，加勒比地区其他地方也报告了受感染的候鸟，因此仍然认为这种传播方式