In 2024 and as of 30 of April, approximately 240 000 CHIKVD cases and over 90 deaths have been reported worldwide. A total of 18 countries reported CHIKVD cases from the Americas (11), Asia (6), and Africa (1).
Since the beginning of 2024, over 7.5 million dengue cases and over 3 000 dengue-related deaths have been reported from 73 countries/territories. Most cases globally have been reported from the WHO PAHO region, with Brazil reporting most cases.
The prevention of infectious diseases involves the implementation of interventions, either at population or individual level, which aim to prevent outbreaks and halt or minimise the burden of these diseases.
Diverse groups of experts helped assess the relationships between drivers on an extended time-horizon: assessing either no connection, some connection or a strong connection between two drivers along any of their possible future trajectories.
One Health is a multi-sectoral approach that aims to balance and optimise the health of people, animals, plants, and their shared environment, recognising their interconnection.
Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is the most common reported illness caused by marine biotoxin in food. It is caused by eating fish that have accumulated ciguatoxins (CTXs) due to feeding on toxic microalgae (Gambierdiscus spp. and Fukuyoa spp.)