malaria

Cases of dengue fever are at an all-time high and dengue, malaria and West Nile virus have spread to places they were never found before.

Vaccines are now being used in some places - but monitoring the disease and avoiding mosquito bites are the most effective ways to prevent malaria.

“As weather patterns change, malaria cases are rising. Where I live in Kenya, malaria is appearing in new places where it has never been seen before,” Ellyanne told the delegates.

Rwanda's authorities have said early identification of Marburg cases has been particularly challenging as it initially presents with similar symptoms to malaria which is very common across the region.

Lured by the prospect of boosting his savings, he signed up for a medical trial that would see him infected with malaria - a deadly disease that causes about 600,000 deaths annually around the world.