Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in February 2021
Disease Surveillance
; 36(3):198-200, 2021.
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in Chinese
| CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1302605
ABSTRACT
In February 2021, a total of 61 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 225 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19, 225), dengue fever (32), measles (16), poliomyelitis (14) and cholera (8). The top five infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (44.0%), Middle East respiratory syndrome (36.3%), Rift valley fever (34.3%), Lassa fever (22.8%) and plague (6.0%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were COVID-19, Lassa fever, plague, Ebola virus disease and cholera. 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 poliomyelitis, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious disease in Europe was COVID-19.
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Chinese
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Disease Surveillance
Year:
2021
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