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For updates on coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19), please check the <a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiN2ExNWI3ZGQtZDk3My00YzE2LWFjYmQtNGMwZjk0OWQ1MjFhIiwidCI6ImY2MTBjMGI3LWJkMjQtNGIzOS04MTBiLTNkYzI4MGFmYjU5MCIsImMiOjh9">regional</a> and <a href="https://who.sprinklr.com/">global</a> dashboards.</p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width: 691px;"><colgroup><col width="138" /> <col width="249" /> <col width="66" /> <col width="57" /> <col width="76" /> <col width="105" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr height="21"> <td rowspan="2" height="42" width="138">Countries</td> <td rowspan="2" width="249">Diseases</td> <td colspan="3" width="199">Cumulative figures</td> <td rowspan="2" width="105">Event date</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21">Cases</td> <td>Deaths</td> <td>CFR%</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Acute watery diarrhoea (AWD)</td> <td>230651</td> <td>109</td> <td>0.05%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Iraq*</td> <td width="249">Cholera</td> <td>1332</td> <td>7</td> <td>0.53%</td> <td>August-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Somalia</td> <td width="249">Cholera</td> <td>20101</td> <td>65</td> <td>0.32%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Sudan</td> <td width="249">Cholera</td> <td>10413</td> <td>291</td> <td>2.79%</td> <td>June-23</td> </tr> <tr height="38"> <td height="38" width="138">Syrian Arab Republic*</td> <td width="249">Cholera</td> <td>180288</td> <td>7</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>June-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Yemen</td> <td width="249">Cholera</td> <td>4066</td> <td>15</td> <td>0.37%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Cholera </td> <td>200</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="38"> <td height="38" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) </td> <td>1264</td> <td>114</td> <td>9.02%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Iraq</td> <td width="249">Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) </td> <td>2219</td> <td>145</td> <td>6.53%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) </td> <td>109</td> <td>30</td> <td>27.52%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever </td> <td>24352</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>May-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Oman*</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever</td> <td>2016</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00.%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Sudan</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever</td> <td>10412</td> <td>66</td> <td>0.63%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Yemen</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever</td> <td>951</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.11%</td> <td>January-24</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever </td> <td>1700</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.06%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Somalia*</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever </td> <td>755</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.13%</td> <td>September-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Saudi Arabia*</td> <td width="249">Dengue Fever </td> <td>2259</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>March-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Diphtheria</td> <td>611</td> <td>55</td> <td>9.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Yemen*</td> <td width="249">Diphtheria</td> <td>128</td> <td>1</td> <td>0.78%</td> <td>January-24</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)</td> <td>192</td> <td>2</td> <td>1.04%</td> <td>January-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Egypt*</td> <td width="249">Legionnaires’ disease</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>September-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Morocco*</td> <td width="249">Legionnaires’ disease</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>October-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">United Arab Emirates*</td> <td width="249">Legionnaires’ disease</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>March-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Djibouti*</td> <td width="249">Malaria</td> <td>25078</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Islamic Republic of Iran*</td> <td width="249">Malaria</td> <td>5788</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Malaria</td> <td>4038328</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Sudan*</td> <td width="249">Malaria</td> <td>924122</td> <td>100</td> <td>0.01%</td> <td>April-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Afghanistan*</td> <td width="249">Malaria</td> <td>1609</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>July-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>28633</td> <td>71</td> <td>0.25%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Djibouti*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>106</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Islamic Republic of Iran*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>3675</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Iraq*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>2000</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Jordan*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>51</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>April-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Lebanon*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>313</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Libya*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>1142</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Morocco*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>83</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>November-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>20736</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Somalia</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>14155</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Sudan*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>4334</td> <td>127</td> <td>2.93%</td> <td>April-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Northwest Syria*</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>6584</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Yemen</td> <td width="249">Measles</td> <td>21961</td> <td>278</td> <td>1.27%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Saudi Arabia*</td> <td width="249">Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)</td> <td>5</td> <td>3</td> <td>60.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">United Arab Emirates*</td> <td width="249">Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>July-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Bahrain*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>September-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Egypt*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>September-22</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Islamic Republic of Iran*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>August-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Jordan*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>September-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Lebanon*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>27</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>June-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Morocco*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>June-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Oman*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>October-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>April-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Qatar*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>July-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Saudi Arabia*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>July-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Sudan*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>19</td> <td>1</td> <td>5.26%</td> <td>August-22</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">United Arab Emirates*</td> <td width="249">Mpox</td> <td>16</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>May-22</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Poliomyelitis (Wild Polio 1)</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>May-23</td> </tr> <tr height="21"> <td height="21" width="138">Pakistan</td> <td width="249">Poliomyelitis (Wild Polio 1)</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>February-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Afghanistan</td> <td width="249">Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) </td> <td>43</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>February-22</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Pakistan</td> <td width="249">Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) </td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-21</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Sudan</td> <td width="249">Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) </td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>October-22</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Somalia</td> <td width="249">Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) </td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>January-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Yemen</td> <td width="249">Circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV2) </td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>August-23</td> </tr> <tr height="39"> <td height="39" width="138">Syrian Arab Republic*</td> <td width="249">Hepatitis A </td> <td>4619</td> <td>0</td> <td>0.00%</td> <td>July-23</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>* No update received from this country during the reporting period</p> <p><img src="/images/stories/csr/2024_Bulletins/Outbreaks-Map-Jan-2024.jpg" width="650" height="488" alt="Outbreaks-Map-Jan-2024" title="Outbreaks-Map-Jan-2024" /></p> <div class="col span_6_of_12"> <div class="outbreaks covid"> <h3><a style="color: white;" href="/health-topics/corona-virus/latest-updates.html">COVID-19</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="col span_6_of_12"> <div class="outbreaks cholera"> <h3><a style="color: white;" href="/health-topics/cholera-outbreak/outbreaks.html">Cholera</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="col span_6_of_12"> <div class="outbreaks mers"> <h3><a style="color: white;" href="/health-topics/mers-cov/mers-outbreaks.html">MERS</a></h3> </div> </div> <div class="col span_6_of_12"> <div class="outbreaks 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