55 inmates feared dead from cholera outbreak

About 55 inmates have been feared dead from the outbreak of cholera in the notorious prison locally known as "Jail Ogaden" in the regional capital of Jigjiga [Somali Region], and several others are in a severe condition following the outbreak of the disease. This also followed a report that in the last week [up to 28 Nov 2013], about 45 inmates have died in the cells after the guards forced them to drink from contaminated water Jerry cans.
Cholera outbreak
Location: Somali Region, Ethiopia

More Cases of Dengue Fever

KARACHI: Fifteen more dengue viral fever cases were reported in Karachi on Saturday, increasing the patient toll TO 4414 in 2013, said Dr M Shakeel Aamir Mullick Focal Person for Dengue Surveillance Cell Sindh. He said that a total of 5,058 dengue fever.
Disease: Dengue Fever
Location: Sindh Province, Pakistan

Malaria

Mosquito Malaria is still the major reason why people go to hospital in Tema accounting for 41,431 cases in 2012 and having the potential to go higher after recording 27,379 cases in the first six months of 2013.
Disease: Malaria
Location: Ghana

Chikungunya Fever Outbreak

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been advised outbreak of the mosquito borne viral disease, chikungunya fever, in the State of Yap.

According to health officials, more than 340 suspected cases have been identified on the main island of Yap and several of the smaller islands. According to a World Health Organization (WHO) fact sheet, chikungunya is a viral disease that is spread by mosquitoes.
Disease: Chikungunya
Location: Yap Island, Yap, Micronesia

Avian Influenza H7N9

19 people who came into contact with Hong Kong's 2nd H7N9 flu patient are being kept in isolation in a hospital and at a holiday camp. They include 13 Tuen Mun Hospital patients who were being cared for in beds close to the 80-year-old man when he was initially admitted to hospital for diabetes and heart failure. Five of the man's relatives and the taxi driver who took him from the Shenzhen Bay border post to the hospital make up the rest of the group.
Disease: Avian Influenza H7N9
Location: China; Hong Kong

Swine Flu H1N1

Several passengers on an Air France flight from Nice to Toulouse starting showing symptoms resembling those of the H1N1 flu virus, the plane was quarantined at Blagnac airport near Toulouse. It should have been a short journey.
Disease: Swine Flu H1N1
Location: Thailand; United Arab Emirates