Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in October 2019

In October 2019, a total of 60 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 59 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were dengue fever (27), measles (14), malaria (10), West Nile fever (10) and cholera (9). The top five infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (66.7%), Middle East respiratory syndrome (34.5%), plague (25.8%), Lassa fever (19.8%) and West Nile fever (10.0%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were dengue fever, cholera, Ebola virus disease, measles and West Nile fever. The prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were Ebola virus disease, plague, cholera, yellow fever and Lassa fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Asia were dengue fever and Middle East respiratory syndrome, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe were West Nile fever.