Falling childhood vaccination rates, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and climate change have returned some of the most dangerous diseases to countries where they had disappeared. Some examples: measles case numbers reached 900 in just 2 months of 2023 in European regions; In 2022 in London reached 8.692 number syphilis cases; gout is increasing as obesity rates rise in Europe; a new case report indicates that leprosy may have become endemic to Florida and finally with extreme weather events increasing Europe may well see malaria coming back.
Many disease are returning years after being eradicated
Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak, Public Health
August 4, 2023
