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In April 2020, a total of 61 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 214 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were Novel coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19)(214), measles (30), dengue fever (19), poliomyelitis (12) and rubella (9). The top four infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (65.8%), Middle East respiratory syndrome (34.2%), Lassa fever (19.0%) and COVID-19 (7.0%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were COVID-19, measles, dengue fever, cholera and Ebola virus disease. The prevalent infectious diseases in Asia were COVID-19, Middle East respiratory syndrome and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, cholera, yellow fever, Lassa fever and measles, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe were COVID-19 and measles and measles.
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In May 2020, a total of 61 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 218 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were COVID-19 (217), dengue fever (22), measles (16), Zika virus disease (14) and Chikungunya fever (13). The top three infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (65.8%), Lassa fever (19.4%) and COVID-19 (6.2%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were COVID-19, dengue fever, measles, cholera and Lassa fever. The prevalent infectious diseases in Asia were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, cholera, yellow fever, Lassa fever and measles, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were COVID-19, dengue fever, Zika virus disease and Chikungunya fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe were COVID-19 and measles.
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In December 2019, a total of 64 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 82 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were measles (49), dengue fever (26), chikungunya fever (8), poliomyelitis (8) and cerebrospinal meningitis (8). The top four infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (66.0%), Middle East respiratory syndrome (34.4%), Lassa fever (20.8%) and plague (16.0%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were measles, malaria, dengue fever, cholera and Ebola virus disease. The prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were Ebola virus disease, plague, cholera, yellow fever, Lassa fever and measles, the prevalent infectious diseases in Asia were dengue fever and Middle East respiratory syndrome, the prevalent infectious diseases in America was dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe was measles.
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In June 2020, a total of 65 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 217 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, 217), dengue fever (28), measles (24), malaria (10) and poliomyelitis (7). The top four infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (65.7%), plague (25.5%), Lassa fever (20.8%) and COVID-19 (5.0%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were COVID-19, measles, dengue fever, cholera and Ebola virus disease. The prevalent infectious diseases in Asia were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, plague, cholera, yellow fever, Lassa fever and measles, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe were COVID-19 and measles.