World Health Organization (WHO) released data that show that the world held the line against setbacks to malaria prevention, testing, and treatment services in 2021.
This year's World malaria report estimated 619,000 malaria-related fatalities in 2021 compared to 568,000 in 2019.
The WHO's World Malaria Report for 2022 highlights the progress towards global targets and describes opportunities and challenges for curbing and eliminating this vaccine-preventable disease.
Malaria Prevention Gained Innovative Options
Ohio's Measles Outbreak Continues Expanding
The Health Department of the City of Columbas, Ohio, published an updated online report today, revealing 63 confirmed measles cases in (60) unvaccinated people, of which 25 were hospitalized but with no related fatalities.
About 70% of these measles cases are in children less than five years of age.
The data as of December 8, 2022, reflects an increase of 13 measles cases in central Ohio over the past week.
Columbus health officials reported people later confirmed with measles recently visited these locations:
FDA Approves Bivalent COVID-19 Boosters for Children 6 Months and Older
Updated boosters protect against both the original strain of COVID-19 and highly contagious omicron variants