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  • Study: Ebola treatment trial results from DRC outbreak

    Congo DRC // 28 November, 2019

    Final results of the PALM study in DRC have been published in the NEJM. Mortality was lower in two of the treatment groups...

    Ebola

  • Outbreak of bird flu in birds in Sokoto

    Nigeria // 28 November, 2019

    An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu H5N6 has been identified in the Sokoto Live Bird Market.....

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains

  • WHO Global Influenza Programme - non-pharmaceutical interventions

    04 November, 2019

    The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Programme, the WHO Collaborating Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Control, School of Public Health and The University of Hong Kong have worked collaboratively to provide recommendations for the use of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI’s) in future influenza epidemics and pandemics

    Seasonal Flu

  • Ebola updates 4 to 10 November 2019

    Congo DRC // 10 November, 2019

    Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...

    Ebola

  • WHO MERS CoV update October

    Saudi Arabia // United Arab Emirates // 13 November, 2019

    The World Health Organization (WHO) have issued an update for October...

    MERS-CoV

  • Study: medical masks and N95 respirators equally effective

    05 September, 2019

    A recent study has found that there are no significant differences between surgical masks and respirator masks,

    General Articles

  • Another outbreak of bird flu in birds

    Taiwan (China) // 20 November, 2019

    An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in a flock of chickens in Puzi city, Chiayi County in late October [...]

    Bird flu other strains

  • Ebola Updates 23 to 29 September

    Congo DRC // 30 September, 2019

    Health zones that have reported cases..

    Ebola

  • WHO MERS CoV update August 2019

    Saudi Arabia // 26 September, 2019

    In an update today, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed six cases of MERS CoV infection in Saudi Arabia during the month of August.

    MERS-CoV

  • Ebola updates 2 to 8 Sep

    Congo DRC // 10 September, 2019

    Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...

    Ebola

  • Further H5N1 in poultry

    Nepal // 03 September, 2019

    The OIE has been notified of an outbreak of H5N1 on a mixed poultry farm...

    Bird flu H5N1

  • Some flu vaccine may be delayed by late ingredient selection

    United States // Canada // United Kingdom // Finland // 06 October, 2019

    The CDC addressed the question of whether a delayed decision on vaccine components could delay production.

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO Flu update 3 September 2019

    Australia // Chile // Cote d'Ivoire // Colombia // French Polynesia // Guinea // Madagascar // Myanmar // New Caledonia // Peru // Senegal // South Africa // Thailand // Togo // 03 September, 2019

    The latest WHO flu update has been released, with data to 18 August.

    Seasonal Flu

  • Ebola updates 16 to 22 September - second vaccine to be used

    Congo DRC // 23 September, 2019

    Updates from the Ministry of Health and World Health Organization, as well as news about the disease...

    Ebola

  • WHO Flu Update

    Bahrain // Kuwait // Saudi Arabia // Oman // Qatar // Cuba // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Guinea // Niger // Togo // Cameroon // South Sudan // Kenya // Zambia // Iran // Laos // Cambodia // Thailand // 25 November, 2019

    World Health Organization's weekly worldwide flu update.

    Seasonal Flu

  • H5N5 in birds in Taiwan

    Taiwan (China) // 23 September, 2019

    The World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) has been notified of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N5) on a duck farm in Qishan District, Kaohsiung City.

    Bird flu other strains

  • WHO investigating cases of an unknown illness - MOH states not Ebola, WHO requests more information and testing

    Tanzania // 24 September, 2019

    The World Health Organization is investigating a death in Tanzania which is reportedly not due to Ebola...

    General Articles, Unknown Cause

  • Study: Hand sanitisers less effective at killing influenza virus

    20 September, 2019

    Hand sanitisers have demonstrated being less effective at removing influenza virus from hands...

    General Articles

  • MERS CoV cases September 2019

    Saudi Arabia // 09 October, 2019

    The following MERS-CoV cases have been reported in September...

    MERS-CoV

  • Report: Global preparedness for health emergencies

    19 September, 2019

    The first annual report about the global preparedness for health emergencies has been published...

    General Articles