Dengue cases in Sudan’s war-ravaged capital are surging as the country’s healthcare system nears collapse. 

A hospital in Khartoum recently identified 720 new cases of the virus, which spreads mainly through mosquito bites. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has reported a variant H1N2 (H1N2v) infection in a patient younger than 18 years, marking this as the first variant influenza A case for 2024.

2024 update reports a total of 128 measles cases in 20 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York City, New York State, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Verm

The CDC has issued a level 1 alert for travellers, advising an increase in Oropouche fever in Peru, Brazil and Bolivia, that is spread through the bites of infected midges flies and mosquitoes.

Over 3.5 million cases and more than 1,000 deaths of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas for 2024, which is 3 times more cases than the same period in 2023.

Brazil continues leading the Americas with over 6,599 Zika cases in 2024.

European countries have reported a surge in pertussis (whooping cough) cases with 10 times as many identified as in each of the previous two years.

Uruguay's Health Ministry has launched a “Mosquito Alert” APP for the population to use to help the authorities fight the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which causes the spread of dengue, zika, and chikungunya.

The first case in 2024 of Japanese encephalitis has been recorded in Vietnam, in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Lak.

New released data by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows a surge in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across Europe. Reports show a gonorrhoea rise of 48%, syphilis cases up 34%, and chlamydia cases up 16% comp