Shining LIGHT to a darkened world
Ministers of light
Intensification of Diseases, Since Feast of Trumpets (Sept. 13th 2015)
Deuteronomy 28:60:
"And he will bring upon you again all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you".
Luke 21:11
"There will be … pestilences in various places"
January 2018
Jan. 1st Cholera Breaks Out in Tharaka-Nithi, Kenya
http://allafrica.com/stories/201801020362.html
Jan. 1st Zambia capital records 2,000 cholera cases
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/01/c_136865070.htm
Jan. 2nd Potential measles exposure at Newark Airport, New Jersey
http://www.wfmz.com/news/potential-measles-exposure-at-newark-airport/685020244
Jan. 5th 17 cholera cases reported in Mombasa, Kenya
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/01/05/two-die-of-cholera-in-mombasa-17-cases-reported_c1693774
Jan. 7th Cholera outbreak hits Salima district, Malawi
https://www.nyasatimes.com/cholera-outbreak-hits-salima-district/
Jan. 8th Four kids admitted in Dadaab, Kenya as cholera outbreak hits Garissa
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/01/08/four-kids-admitted-in-dadaab-as-cholera-outbreak-hits-garissa_c1694154
Jan. 8th More than 30 admitted due to chikungunya outbreak
http://www.kbc.co.ke/county-news/30-admitted-due-chikungunya-outbreak/
Jan. 9th Schools closed in Zambia as cholera toll rises
http://www.gulf-times.com/story/577522/Schools-closed-in-Zambia-as-cholera-toll-rises-to-
Jan. 9th Rise in H3N2-dog flu cases has pet owners worried
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/01/09/rise-in-dog-flu-cases-has-pet-owners-worried.html
Jan. 9th One more dies due to dengue in capital in New Delhi, India
http://www.asianage.com/metros/delhi/090118/one-more-dies-due-to-dengue-in-capital.html
Jan. 10th Florida monkeys excreting rare disease that can kill
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/florida-monkeys-excreting-rare-disease-that-can-kill-humans-scientists-warn
Jan. 11th 2 people die of swine flu in Iraq
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/11/c_136888134.htm
Jan. 11th Nine-Year-Old Found in Pool of Own Blood Dies From Tick-Borne Congo Fever Virus
http://www.newsweek.com/dies-tick-virus-blood-780977
Jan. 11th Severe flu season hits Oregon, killing 2 children
http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2018/01/1_child_has_died_from_flu_in_o.html
Jan. 12th Flu stomps the nation, overwhelming ERs and leaving 20 children dead
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/health/flu-surveillance-cdc/index.html
Jan. 13th Swine Flu death toll rises in Srinagar, India
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jan/13/srinagar-diary-swine-flu-death-toll-rises-to-27-1752475.html
Jan. 13th Town quarantined, 609 birds killed over bird flu in Turkey’s southeast
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/town-quarantined-609-birds-killed-over-bird-flu-in-turkeys-southeast-125687
Jan. 15th Lassa Fever kills two Doctors, Nurse in Ebonyi, Nigeria
http://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-fever-kills-two-doctors-ebonyi/
Jan. 16th One dies of swine flu in Manipur, India
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/ludhiana/one-dies-of-swine-flu/529217.html
Jan. 16th Iraq records 4 bird flu deaths in Mosul city
https://www.iraqinews.com/features/sources-iraq-records-4-bird-flu-deaths-mosul/
Jan. 16th Passengers at Chicago O\'Hare airport exposed to measles
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/potential-measles-exposure-at-chicago-airport/
Jan. 16th 10-year-old Connecticut boy dies from flu in Connecticut
http://www.ibtimes.com/flu-complications-leading-pneumonia-sepsis-killed-10-year-old-nico-mallozzi-2642170
Jan. 16th Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong jailed a second time
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-sentenced-to-three-months-in-jail/2018/01/16/d8b5304e-fb36-11e7-b832-8c26844b74fb_story.html
Jan. 18th Missouri struggles to deal with more than 40,000 flu cases amid epidemic
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/missouri-struggles-to-deal-with-more-than-40000-flu-cases-amid-epidemic/
Jan. 18th Ex-minister’s son dies of swine flu in city of Gurgaon, India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/ex-ministers-son-dies-of-swine-flu-in-city/articleshow/62546663.cms
Jan. 19th Cholera outbreak hits Chegutu, Zimbabwe
http://www.herald.co.zw/breaking-news-cholera-outbreak-hits-chegutu/
Jan. 19th Lassa Fever Death Toll Rises in Ebonyi, Nigeria
http://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-fever-death-toll-rises-four/
https://newtelegraphonline.com/2018/01/lassa-fever-kills-sevenmonth-old-baby-lokoja/
Jan. 21st Cholera Death Toll Rises In Chegutu, Zimbabwe
https://www.dailynews.co.zw/articles/2018/01/21/cholera-death-toll-rises
Jan. 22nd Another patient succumbs to swine flu in Multan, Pakistan
https://nation.com.pk/23-Jan-2018/another-patient-succumbs-to-swine-flu
Jan. 22nd Ondo State, Nigeria Confirms Rise in Cases Of Lassa Fever
https://www.channelstv.com/2018/01/22/ondo-state-confirms-24-cases-of-lassa-fever/
Jan. 23rd Rift Valley Fever outbreak kills three more people in Uganda
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-01/24/c_136919058.htm
Jan. 24th Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever kills 1 in Uganda
Jan. 24th Two Dead as Lassa fever returns to Owerri, Nigeria
https://www.wetinhappen.com.ng/two-dead-as-lassa-fever-returns-to-owerri/
Jan. 24th Lassa Fever Kills Three Persons In Orlu, Nigeria
https://www.channelstv.com/2018/01/24/breaking-lassa-fever-kills-three-persons-imo/
Jan. 25th 16 deaths recorded as Lassa fever spreads in Abuja, Nigeria
https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-107-suspected-cases-recorded-10-states-ncdc-lists-preventive-measures
Jan. 25th A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Brazil has travelers on alert
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/25/health/brazil-yellow-fever-outbreak/index.html
Jan. 26th 11 Billion Pieces of Plastic Are Riddling Corals With Disease
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/plastic-junk-coral-disease/551495/
Jan. 26th Swine flu-One life lost, 4 test positive Udaipur, India
https://udaipurtimes.com/swine-flu-one-life-lost-4-positive-cases/
Jan. 26th Woman dies of swine flu in Indore, India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/swine-flu/articleshow/62677066.cms
Jan. 28th 17 swine flu victims dead in 28 days in Jodhpur, India
http://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-swine-flu-in-jodhpur-17-dead-in-28-days-2579125
Jan. 29th Flu outbreak in North Korea kills 4, affects 200,000
https://www.upi.com/Flu-outbreak-in-North-Korea-kills-4-affects-200000/9581517189734/
Jan. 29th There's another bad virus going around that is not the flu: Adenovirus
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/theres-another-bad-virus-going-around-that-is-not-the-flu/ar-BBIlt7b?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Jan. 30th Dengue death and outbreak confirmed in Tonga
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/349271/dengue-death-and-outbreak-confirmed-in-tonga
Jan. 30th Three died of Lassa fever in Taraba, Nigeria
http://thenationonlineng.net/lassa-fever-three-died-taraba/
Jan. 30th Lassa fever claims lives, affects 10 health workers in Abuja, Nigeria
http://dailypost.ng/2018/01/30/lassa-fever-claims-21-lives-affects-10-health-workers/
Jan. 31st 200 Typhoid cases confirmed in the first week of January in Harare, Zimbabwe
https://www.myzimbabwe.co.zw/news/14430-200-typhoid-cases-confirmed-in-harare-see-8-signs-and-symptoms-you-should-never-ignore.html
Jan. 31st Cholera cases on the rise in Zimbabwe
http://ewn.co.za/2018/01/31/number-of-cholera-cases-reaches-94-in-zimbabwe
February 2018
Feb. 1st Lilongwe, Malawi Cholera Death Toll Rises
http://allafrica.com/stories/201802010500.html
Feb. 2nd Cholera Outbreak Hits Zvishavane, Zimbabwe
https://www.zimeye.net/cholera-outbreak-hits-zvishavane/
Feb. 3rd Swine flu claims three lives in Jammu and Kashmir state, India in January alone
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/swine-flu-claims-three-lives-in-state-in-january-alone/articleshow/62761837.cms
https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/28-swine-flu-deaths-reported-from-kashmir/307877
Feb. 5th Iran reports H5N6 among 1,300 wild ducks
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-birdflu-iran/iran-reports-h5n6-bird-flu-among-wild-ducks-in-north-oie-idUSKBN1FP26U
Feb. 5th Dengue cases jump by 130 percent in Cambodia
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dengue-cases-jump-130-percent-one-death-reported-phnom-penh
Feb. 6th Army replaces more than 1,000 Olympic guards at risk of norovirus
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/army-replaces-1-000-olympic-guards-risk-norovirus-article-1.3802120
Feb. 6th Cholera Outbreak Spreading in Nampula, Mozambique
http://allafrica.com/stories/201802060906.html
Feb. 6th 62-year-old woman succumbs to swine flu Ahmedabad, India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/62-year-old-woman-succumbs-to-swine-flu/articleshow/62892076.cms
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2133419/hong-kong-alert-after-china-confirms-worlds-first
Feb. 10th One killed, 73 people taken to hospital over suspicions of anthrax, Turkey
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/one-killed-73-people-taken-to-hospital-over-suspicions-of-anthrax-in-turkeys-north-127121
Feb. 11th Three die in Tana River, Kenya in suspected cholera outbreak
https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/tana-river/3-die-cholera-outbreak-fears-Tana-River/3444928-4300156-13vpejbz/index.html
Feb. 12th NRI man dies of swine flu in Patan, India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/rajkot/nri-man-dies-of-swine-flu-in-patan/articleshow/62890257.cms
Feb. 13th Kenya's Cholera cases in Katilu raise outbreak fears in Turkana
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/02/13/four-cholera-cases-raise-outbreak-fears-in-turkana_c1713916
Feb. 13th Foot and Mouth Disease Hits Beef Supply Chegutu, Zimbabwe
http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/52632/foot-and-mouth-disease-hits-beef-supply/
Feb. 13th Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak Reported in Russian Cattle Farm
http://www.thecattlesite.com/news/52631/fmd-outbreak-reported-in-russian-cattle-farm/
Feb. 13th H1N1 influenza kills 21 people in Algeria
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/13/c_136973222.htm
Feb. 14th Villagers died of cholera, confirms Deputy Commissioner of Bhadravathi, India
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/659544/villagers-died-cholera-confirms-dc.html
Feb.. 15th Dengue cases on the rise Rajasthan, India
https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/dengue-cases-on-the-rise-rajasthan-health-department-officials-in-a-quandary/story-HEtiLaobhIotnWc4Y4cxLI.html
Feb. 15th 3rd new case of Legionnaires disease at vets home where 13 died
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/3rd-new-case-of-legionnaires-at-vets-home-where-13-died/2018/02/15/abdfad3e-1291-11e8-a68c-e9374188170e_story.html
Feb. 15th Flu shot only 36% effective, making bad year worse
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/flu-vaccine-36-percent-effective-season-intense-53116046
Feb. 16th Norovirus cases at Winter Olympics rise to 261
http://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/la-sp-olympics-live-updates-norovirus-cases-at-winter-olympics-rise-1518825858-htmlstory.html
Feb. 16th Cholera outbreak toll rises in Bhadravati, India
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/cholera-outbreak-toll-rises-to-five-in-bhadravati/article22779380.ece
Feb. 16th More than 40 dead in Lassa fever outbreak in Abuja, Nigeria
http://www.weny.com/story/37525234/more-than-40-dead-in-lassa-fever-outbreak-in-nigeria
Feb. 18th Family Quarantined after Lassa Fever Kills Three Persons in Benue, Nigeria
https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/02/18/family-quarantined-after-lassa-fever-kills-three-persons-in-benue/
Feb. 19th Lilongwe, Malawi cholera cases pass 500, eight dead
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/malawi-cholera-cases-pass-500-eight-dead
Feb. 19th Cholera kills one in Salima, Malawi
https://malawi24.com/2018/02/19/cholera-kills-one-salima/
Feb. 19th Delta Confirms Three More Deaths in Abuja, Nigeria
https://independent.ng/lassa-fever-delta-confirms-three-deaths-seven-cases/
Feb. 20th Measles cases more than tripled in Europe in 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43125242
Feb. 22th Listeriosis outbreak claims 172 in S. Africa
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-02/22/c_136992188.htm
Feb. 27th Cholera Outbreak Kills 26 Congolese in Uganda
http://allafrica.com/stories/201802270490.html
Feb. 28th Congolese refugee cholera death toll rises, Uganda
http://www.observer.ug/news/headlines/57053-congolese-refugee-cholera-death-toll-hits-29.html
Feb. 28th Two dead, 10 admitted in Trans-Nzoia, Kenya
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/cholera-two-dead-10-admitted-in-trans-nzoia-192304/
March 2018
Mar. 3rd Kinshasa, Congo reports over 1,000 cholera cases in 3 months
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/kinshasa-reports-1000-cholera-cases-3-months-27709/
Mar. 7th Cholera kills 35 in Hoima, Uganda
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Cholera-kills-35-Hoima-infects-1400/688334-4331932-in6v34/index.html
Mar. 11th Cholera death toll hits 22, Lilongwe, Malawi
https://malawi24.com/2018/03/11/cholera-death-toll-hits-22/
Mar. 11th Yellow fever spreads to 16 states in Nigeria
https://www.thestatesman.com/cities/monkey-fever-grips-goas-sattari-taluka-35-people-infected-1502599634.html
Mar. 12th Cholera kills over 2000 in Yemen
http://www.myrepublica.com/news/37869/?categoryId=81
Mar. 13th Bhutan reports outbreak of severe H5N1 bird flu which killed 36 out of 60 temple complex birds
https://in.news.yahoo.com/bhutan-reports-outbreak-severe-h5n1-bird-flu-oie-151102697.html
Mar. 13th Lassa Fever Death Toll Hits 114 in Abuja, Nigeria
http://allafrica.com/stories/201803130069.html
Mar. 15th Cholera Outbreak Kills Three Persons In Borno, Nigeria
https://www.channelstv.com/2018/03/15/cholera-outbreak-kills-three-persons-in-borno/
Mar. 15th 93 Diagnosed With Cholera, 2 Treatment Centers Set Up in Baga and Kukawa, Nigeria
https://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/264485/cholera-outbreak-3-persons-death-693-diagnosed-2-treatmen.html
Mar. 15th At least 70 cases of dengue in Tonga
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/352580/at-least-70-cases-of-dengue-in-tonga
Mar. 19 Nigeria Faces Mystifying Spike In Deadly Lassa Fever
https://wamu.org/story/18/03/19/nigeria-faces-mystiifying-spike-in-deadly-lassa-fever/
Mar. 28th Strange Disease Kills Eight As Tuberculosis Claims 21 Lives in Kano, Nigeria
http://allafrica.com/stories/201803280236.html
Mar. 28th Strange Disease Kills Eight As Tuberculosis Claims 21 Lives in Kano, Nigeria
http://allafrica.com/stories/201803280236.html
Mar. 30th Dengue affecting 124 people in Tonga so far this year
https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/353742/dengue-affecting-124-people-in-tonga-so-far-this-year
Mar. 30th Cholera kills 9 in Somalia in 3 months
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-03/30/c_137077531.htm
Mar. 31st At least six killed and 62 hospitalised in cholera outbreak in Yobe state, Nigeria
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/cholera-outbreak-kills-6-in-yobe.html
April 2018
Apr. 1st Lassa fever kills Abia doctor in Umuahia, Nigeria
https://www.thecable.ng/lassa-fever-kills-doctor-abia-month-starting-work
Apr. 4th Dengue cases increase in the capital of Honduras by 10 percent
http://www.elheraldo.hn/tegucigalpa/1166080-466/aumentan-en-un-10-por-ciento-los-casos-de-dengue-en-la
Apr. 4th Cholera death toll in Nairobi Kenya rises in three months
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/04/03/cholera-claims-29-lives-in-three-months-says-unicef_c1739653
Apr. 4th Hoima, Uganda cholera death toll rises
http://observer.ug/news/headlines/57371-hoima-cholera-death-toll-rises-to-40.html
Apr. 4th Yobe, Nigeria cholera outbreak death toll rises
https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/yobe-cholera-outbreak-death-toll-hits-13.html
Apr. 4th Congo fever patient diesin Windhoek, Namibia
https://www.newera.com.na/2018/04/04/breaking-congo-fever-patient-dies/
Apr 5th Cholera outbreak kills Congolese refugees in Uganda
https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/cholera-outbreak-kills-40-congolese-refugees-in-uganda-20180405
Apr 5th Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Claims One Person in Keetmanshoop, Namibia
https://economist.com.na/34095/extra/crimean-congo-hemorrhagic-fever-claims-one-person/
Apr. 5th Lassa fever spreads to 20 states in Nigeria
https://guardian.ng/news/lassa-fever-spreads-to-20-states-kills-142-with-400-confirmed-cases/
Apr. 6th Dengue deaths reported in Sabah, Malaysia
http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/state-health-dept-10-dengue-deaths-in-sabah-so-far-this-year
Apr. 6th Woman dies of Congo fever in capital of Pakistan
http://%20https//www.thenews.com.pk/print/301526-woman-dies-of-congo-fever-in-capital
Apr. 7th Strange disease kills five in Kagadi, Uganda
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Strange-disease-kills-five--Kagadi/688334-4376064-1329bi6/index.html
Apr. 10th Phuket, Thailand hits highest dengue infection rate in the country
https://news.thaivisa.com/article/19491/dengue-danger-phuket-hits-highest-infection-rate-in-the-country
Apr. 10th Cholera scare in Isiolo, Kenya as one child dies, 6 others hospitalized
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/cholera-scare-in-isiolo-as-one-child-dies-and-six-others-admitted-in-hospital-196532/
Apr. 10th Cholera Death Toll Rises As Bauchi Records Highest Number Of Cases
https://thewhistler.ng/story/cholera-claims-37-as-bauchi-records-highest-number-of-cases/
Apr. 10th Abuja, Nigeria Records 3 New Deaths in Lassa Fever Outbreak, Total Now 101
http://tv360nigeria.com/2018/04/10/nigeria-records-three-new-deaths-in-lassa-fever-outbreak/
Apr. 11th Cholera death toll rises after heavy rainfall hits Malawi capital
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malawi-disease-cholera/malawi-cholera-death-toll-rises-to-30-after-heavy-rainfall-hits-capital-idUSKBN1HI2P5
Apr. 12th Cholera Kills Two in Harare, Zimbabwe
http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2018/04/cholera-kills-two-in-zim.html
Apr. 14th Borno State, Nigeria Govt Confirms 3 Dead From Fresh Outbreak
https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/04/13/cholera-borno-govt-confirms-3-dead-from-fresh-outbreak/
Apr. 14th Cholera outbreak hits Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
http://nehandaradio.com/2018/04/14/cholera-outbreak-hits-chitungwiza/
Apr. 18th Cholera outbreak in Busia, Kenya
https://reliefweb.int/report/kenya/four-hospitalised-after-cholera-outbreak-busia
Apr. 18th Chikungunya cases in 3 months of 2018 is almost triple the same period last year in Rio de Janeiro
https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/numero-de-casos-de-chikungunya-em-tres-meses-de-2018-no-rj-e-quase-o-triplo-do-mesmo-periodo-no-ano-passado.ghtml
Apr. 18th Dengue Fever claims third life in Mancherial
https://telanganatoday.com/fever-claims-third-life-mancherial-woman-dies-dengue
Apr. 18th Lassa fever claims 2 lives in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
http://www.nta.ng/news/domestic/20180418-lassa-fever-claims-2-lives-in-fct/
Apr. 22nd 400 dengue cases reported in one week
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-epidemic-reunion-island-400-cases-reported-one-week-14224/
Apr. 22nd NY State Health Officials Issue Measles Warning For Tri-State Area
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/04/22/new-york-state-measles-warning/
Apr. 22nd Rise in Turkana County, Kanya cholera cases blamed on poor sanitation
https://www.nation.co.ke/counties/turkana/Rise-in-Turkana-cholera-cases-blamed-on-lack-of-toilets/1183330-4492682-iupbf2z/index.html
Apr. 23rd Two Suspected Congo Patients Die At Nishtar Hospital Multan, Pakistan
https://www.urdupoint.com/en/health/two-suspected-congo-patients-die-at-nishtar-h-324292.html
Apr. 23rd University Closes Monday as Norovirus Sickens 100
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Health-Officials-Say-Norovirus-Sickened-People-at-Western-Connecticut-State-University-480562211.html
Apr. 25th Refugee boy dies of cholera as floods cause disease outbreak in Hagardera, Kenya
https://www.radioergo.org/2018/04/30/refugee-boy-ali-7-dies-of-cholera-as-floods-cause-disease-outbreak-in-dadaab-camps/?lang=en
Apr. 30th Cholera outbreaks in Nigeria as 2 060 cases and 30 deaths have been reported in Bauchi, Borno and Yobe States
https://reliefweb.int/report/nigeria/nigeria-cholera-outbreaks-ministry-health-who-dg-echo-ingos-echo-daily-flash-30-april
May 2018
May 2nd CDC: Tick, mosquito infections spreading rapidly
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2018/p0501-vs-vector-borne.html
May 2nd Dengue breaks out in French territory Reunion
https://www.dawn.com/news/1405336
May 3rd Congo fever claims first life in Karachi, Pakistan in 2018
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/312263-congo-fever-claims-year-s-first-life-in-karachi
May 4th Mysterious disease kills five people in Baringo, Kenya
https://citizentv.co.ke/news/mysterious-disease-kills-five-people-in-baringo-199131/
May 5th Cholera outbreak in Kampala, Uganda
http://kfm.co.ug/health/cholera-outbreak-in-kampala.html
May 6th Cholera kills two in Amudat, Uganda
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Cholera-kills-two-Amudat-48-admitted/688334-4547600-y99ycbz/index.html
May 6th Another patient dies of Congo fever in Multan, Pakistan
https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/another-patient-dies-of-congo-fever-in-multan/
May 7th Another patient dies of Congo fever in Multan, Pakistan
https://pakobserver.net/another-patient-dies-of-congo-fever/
May 7th Cholera Patients At Naguru, Uganda
https://www.redpepper.co.ug/seven-cholera-patients-at-naguru/
May 7th Yellow fever threatens South Florida after Zika scare
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5699041/Deadly-Yellow-fever-outbreak-threatens-spread-Florida-just-two-years-Zika-scare.html
May 8th Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of Congo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/08/health/ebola-outbreak-who-bn/index.html
May 8th Mysterious disease kill more than eight as hundreds seek medication in Kolowa, Kenya
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/health/article/2001279669/eight-people-succumb-to-mysterious-disease-in-tiaty
May 8th 17 Deaths reported in Congo as Ebola outbreak confirmed
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-ebola-congo/seventeen-deaths-reported-in-congo-as-ebola-outbreak-confirmed-idUSKBN1I91VS
May 9th Desperate efforts to identify mystery disease that threatens to wipe out fish stocks in County Cork, Ireland
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/desperate-efforts-to-identify-mystery-disease-that-threatens-to-wipe-out-fish-stocks-at-famous-irish-lakes-36890518.html
May 11th Cholera scare as two people die, scores hospitalised in Mandera County, Kenya
https://www.nation.co.ke/news/Cholera-scare-as-two-people-die/1056-4557270-xfv901z/index.html
May 11th Lassa fever disease reportedly kills hospital staff in Ondo, Nigeria
http://www.pulse.ng/news/local/lassa-fever-reportedly-kills-hospital-staff-in-ondo-id8356420.html
May 11th Nurse is first to die in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak
http://www.dw.com/en/nurse-is-first-to-die-in-congos-latest-ebola-outbreak/a-43735309
May 12th Cholera outbreak kills two in Tana River, Kenya
http://www.kbc.co.ke/two-people-reported-dead-tana-river-county/
May 13th Five hospitalized following reported cholera outbreak in Busia, Uganda
http://www.ntv.co.ug/news/national/4522324-4560054-13o0xj3z/index.html
May 13th Ebola Outbreak Leads to 19 Deaths in Congo
https://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/ebola-outbreak-leads-19-deaths-congo-1131680
May 15th More hospitalized after cholera outbreak in Kiambu, Kenya
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001280540/28-hospitalised-after-cholera-outbreak-in-kiambu
May 16th 35 Students hospitalized for suspected Cholera in Eastern Region, Ghana
http://www.gbcghana.com/1.12145848
May 16th Nearly 3,000 dengue cases reported in Reunion
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/reunion-island-dengue-outbreak-nearly-3000-cases-reported-date-56805/
May 16th Liberia confirms deaths in Lassa fever outbreak
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/16/c_137184127.htm
May 17th Ebola outbreak in the Congo spreads to major city, health officials confirm
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/17/health/ebola-outbreak-mbandaka-drc-intl/index.html
May 18th Dengue cases top 10,000 in Thailand
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-cases-top-10000-thailand-31525/
May 19th Congo health minister confirms 3 more Ebola cases
http://menafn.com/1096881228/Congo-health-minister-confirms-3-more-Ebola-cases
May 20th Congo Ebola death toll rise
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ebola-congo-1.4671209
May 20th Cause of death of 5 people from Kozhikode, India confirmed as Nipah Virus
http://kaumudiglobal.com/innerpage1.php?newsid=108067
May 21st Nurse dead in Congo as Ebola vaccination campaign starts
http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/nurse-dead-in-congo-as-ebola-vaccination-campaign-starts
May 21st Dengue rises by 87 percent in Cordillera, Philippines
https://news.mb.com.ph/2018/05/21/dengue-rises-by-87-percent-in-cordillera/
May 21st Deadly floods spark fatal cholera crisis in Kenya
http://cajnewsafrica.com/2018/05/21/deadly-floods-spark-fatal-cholera-crisis-in-kenya/
May 22nd Cholera kills 7 in Tanzania's southern highlands
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/22/c_137198532.htm
May 23rd New Cases Reported In Adamawa, Nigeria Cholera Outbreak
https://theeagleonline.com.ng/42-new-cases-reported-in-adamawa-cholera-outbreak-official/
May 23rd Cases of malaria, mosquito-breeding found in over 14,300 households
http://www.asianage.com/metros/delhi/230518/delhi-8-cases-of-malaria-mosquito-breeding-found-in-over-14300-households.html
May 23rd 2 Ebola patients who escaped quarantine in Congo found dead
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/ebola-patients-congo-1.4674067
May 23rd Nipah virus confirmed in Malappuram, India, death toll reaches 11
http://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nipah-virus-confirmed-in-malappuram-death-toll-reaches-11-kerala--1.2831714
May 24th Fourth member of Kerala, India family succumbs, toll touches 12
https://www.hindustantimes.com/kerala/fourth-from-a-family-succumbs-to-nipah-toll-touches-12/story-Zjre8Q2A7La3sJORckOtKM.html
May 26th Nipah virus claims one more life in Kozhikode, India
https://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2018/05/26/nipah-claims-one-more-life-in-kozhikode.html
May 26th India reports more than 9,000 chikungunya cases in first four months of 2018
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/india-reports-9000-chikungunya-cases-first-four-months-2018/
May 27th New Ebola death confirmed in Congo, bringing total to 12
http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-ebola-congo-20180527-story.html
May 28th The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) records over 26K dengue cases in first 3 months
http://www.canadianinquirer.net/2018/05/28/doh-records-over-26k-dengue-cases-in-first-3-months-of-2018/
May 30th Nipah Virus claims two more lives in Kerala, India as death toll rises
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nipah-virus-claims-two-more-lives-kerala-death-toll-rises-16-82194
May 30th Crimean-Congo fever death toll increases
http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/424102/Crimean-Congo-fever-death-toll-increases-to-10
May 31st India: Nipah virus outbreak death toll increases in Kozhikode
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/01/c_137222777.htm
June 2018
Jun. 1st People Put Under House Quarantine in Kerala, India due to Nipah virus
https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nipah-virus-1407-people-put-under-house-quarantine-kerala-82316
Jun. 1st Sri Lanka reports more than 20,000 dengue cases
http://outbreaknewstoday.com/sri-lanka-reports-20000-dengue-cases-54749/
Jun. 4th Cholera outbreak kills 1, hospitalizes 40 Nigerian schoolgirls in Kaduna State
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/04/c_137229934.htm
Jun. 5th Cholera kills 15, hospitalizes hundreds in western Tanzania
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/06/c_137232716.htm
Jun. 5th Mystery feverish illness stalks children in Eastern Uganda
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/mystery-illness-kills-eight-uganda/
Jun. 5th Lassa fever is on the increase
https://awoko.org/2018/06/06/sierra-leone-news-lassa-fever-is-on-the-increase/
Jun. 6th Mystery illness kills eight in Uganda
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/05/mystery-illness-kills-eight-uganda/
Jun. 6th Cholera cases in Nigerian Adamawa state surpasses 1,000
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-06/06/c_137235501.htm
Jun. 6th Eastern Province on alert as Rift Valley Fever kills 100 cows in Ngoma District
http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/eastern-province-alert-rift-valley-fever-kills-over-100-cows-ngoma-district
Jun. 6th Ebola death toll in DR Congo rises to 27 in less than a month
https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/africa/204290-ebola-toll-congo-rises
Jun. 13th Child in Idaho has been diagnosed with the plague
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2018/06/13/a-child-in-idaho-was-treated-for-plague-the-first-human-case-in-the-state-in-26-years/
Jun. 14th Five Die, 30 Hospitalised In Kogi State, Nigeria
https://independent.ng/cholera-five-die-30-hospitalised-in-kogi/
Jun. 15th New strain of bird flu that kills over a third of those who contract it discovered in China
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/2790957/terrifying-new-strain-of-bird-flu-that-kills-nearly-half-of-those-who-contract-it-discovered-in-china-amid-fears-of-new-global-pandemic/
Jun. 22nd The 'Keystone Virus' Had Never Been Seen in People, Until a Florida Teen Caught It
https://www.livescience.com/62889-keystone-virus-mosquitoes-florida.html
July 2018
Jul. 17th Liver cancer death rate in US rose 43 percent in 16 years
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/17/health/liver-cancer-death-rate-study/index.html
Aug. 1st Congo announces 4 new Ebola cases in North Kivu province
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/congo-announces-4-new-ebola-cases-in-north-kivu-province/ar-BBLmBhD?OCID=ansmsnnews11
September 2018
Sept. 25th Newborn cases of syphilis have more than doubled since 2013
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/newborn-cases-of-syphilis-have-more-than-doubled-since-2013/ar-AAACXUg?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Sept. 26th 80,000 died of the flu last winter in the U.S., the highest death count in decades
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-flu-deaths-us-20180926-story.html
October 2018
Oct. 7th Rare Polio-Like Illness Strikes 6 Minnesota Children
http://www.newser.com/story/265633/rare-polio-like-illness-strikes-6-minnesota-children.html
Oct. 11th Rate of new Ebola cases has doubled since September
https://www.witn.com/content/news/Rate-of-new-Ebola-cases-has-doubled-since-September-496969661.html
Oct. 23rd 6 children dead from adenovirus outbreak in New Jersey
https://abcnews.go.com/US/children-dead-adenovirus-outbreak-jersey/story?id=58693757
November 2018
Nov. 1st 10th child dies from adenovirus outbreak in New Jersey
https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/01/health/adenovirus-outbreak-new-jersey-mother/index.html
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