Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in November 2019

In November 2019, a total of 61 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 70 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were dengue fever (33), measles (26), malaria (18), Chikungunya fever (9) and Poliomyelitis (7).The top five infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (66.5%), Middle East respiratory syndrome (34.3%), plague (21.1%), Lassa fever (20.9%) and West Nile fever (10.8%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were measles, dengue fever, cholera, malaria and Ebola virus disease. The prevalent infectious diseases in Africa were Ebola virus disease, plague, cholera, yellow fever, Lassa fever and Rift Valley fever, 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 were West Nile fever and measles.