Hui Han, Bo Wu, Haishan Li, Jiaojiao Jia. Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in August 2020[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2020, 35(9): 782-784. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2020.09.003
Citation: Hui Han, Bo Wu, Haishan Li, Jiaojiao Jia. Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in August 2020[J]. Disease Surveillance, 2020, 35(9): 782-784. DOI: 10.3784/j.issn.1003-9961.2020.09.003

Summary of global surveillance data of infectious diseases in August 2020

  • In August 2020, a total of 63 infectious diseases were reported globally, affecting 217 countries and regions. Except for influenza, the top five infectious diseases affecting greatest number of countries and regions were coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, 217), dengue fever (32), measles (22), chikungunya fever (15) and poliomyelitis (13). The top five infectious diseases with highest case fatality rates were Ebola virus disease (43.1%), Lassa fever (20.9%), plague (18.7%), West Nile fever (8.2%) and COVID-19 (3.3%). The top five infectious diseases with greatest number of deaths were COVID-19, dengue fever, measles, cholera and Ebola virus disease.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 measles, the prevalent infectious diseases in America were COVID-19 and dengue fever, the prevalent infectious diseases in Europe were COVID-19, West Nile fever and measles.
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