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Venezuela publishes its epidemiological bulletin after ten years without disclosing data: confirms 38 cases of yellow fever since June 2025
Venezuela's Ministry of Health published an epidemiological bulletin for the first time since 2016 after a decade without providing official health data in the South American country. The publication, released on the ministry's website, corresponds to epidemiological week 13, from March 15 to 21, 2026, and only contains information on 5 of the more than 30 diseases of mandatory notification in the South American country: yellow fever, human rabies, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever, measles, rubella, and malaria.
TL;DR
- Venezuela's Ministry of Health released its first epidemiological bulletin since 2016, ending a decade without official health data.
- The bulletin covers March 15-21, 2026, and includes data on yellow fever, human rabies, Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever, measles, rubella, and malaria.
- It confirms 38 cases of yellow fever since June 2025, with 21 reported deaths.
- A total of 25,259 malaria cases have been reported since 2025, an 8.3% increase compared to the same period the previous year.
- 81.1% of malaria cases originated in the Bolívar state, linked to mining activities.
- The bulletin does not include data prior to 2025 or information on other mandatory notification diseases.
- The publication of the bulletin, a weekly requirement since 1938, was interrupted during Hugo Chávez's presidency and ceased entirely in 2014.