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  • National biodefense strategy

    United States // 18 September, 2018

    The United States has published a new biodefense strategy for the nation....

    General Articles

  • Operations in Beni affected by violence and days of mourning

    Congo DRC // 25 September, 2018

    Ebola

  • Weekly flu update

    United States // 09 February, 2018

    In the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fluview publication, influenza activity continues to increase nationwide with influenza A(H3) being the strain most frequently identified.

    Seasonal Flu

  • Low uptake of seasonal influenza vaccine in Europe

    07 February, 2018

    According to the results of a joint WHO and ECDC influenza overview, seasonal influenza vaccination coverage among high-risk groups has reduced in a number of countries in the European Region over the past seven years.

    Seasonal Flu

  • MERS cases 12-18 February

    Saudi Arabia // 20 February, 2018

    MERS cases continue to be reported by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health...

    MERS-CoV

  • WHO blueprint list of priority diseases

    13 February, 2018

    Since December 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) has maintained a “blueprint list of priority diseases.

    MERS-CoV, Zika

  • WHO MERS Summary

    Saudi Arabia // 20 February, 2018

    In their latest MERS update, the World Health Organization states that 25 cases were confirmed in Saudi Arabia in January. Eight of those people died. The infections include a hospital-related outbreak in a private hospital in the Hafr Albatin region.

    MERS-CoV

  • WHO influenza update

    Canada // United States // United Kingdom // Algeria // Egypt // Morocco // Madagascar // Iraq // Israel // China // Hong Kong (China SAR) // North Korea // Jamaica // Haiti // Guatemala // Puerto Rico // Ecuador // Iran // Pakistan // Singapore // 06 February, 2018

    According to WHO's latest flu update dated 5 February, flu activity remained high in the temperate northern hemisphere...

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza B, SARS, Influenza H3N2, Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 "swine flu"

  • Bird flu in birds 25 February to 4 March

    Iraq // Vietnam // Taiwan (China) // Netherlands // Bulgaria // Saudi Arabia // South Africa // India // United Kingdom // Denmark // Congo DRC // Cambodia // 05 March, 2018

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8, Bird flu H5N1, Avian Influenza H5N2

  • Human case of avian influenza H7N4 new strain in humans

    China // 14 February, 2018

    A new strain of avian influenza has been detected for the first time in a human case...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H7N4

  • Increased flu activity

    Japan // 01 February, 2018

    Flu activity is increasing across Japan....

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO Influenza update

    Canada // United States // United Kingdom // Ireland // Mexico // Ecuador // Algeria // Tunisia // Egypt // Morocco // Hong Kong (China SAR) // South Korea // Pakistan // Puerto Rico // Jamaica // Suriname // 20 February, 2018

    According to WHO's latest flu update...

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza B

  • WHO "Influenza at the Human-Animal Interface" Summary

    United States // China // Switzerland // 05 February, 2018

    The WHO has published their latest risk assessment for human-animal flu, dated 25 January 2017...

    Bird flu H7N9, Influenza H5N6, Swine flu variants, Influenza H3N2

  • WHO summary H7N4 virus

    China // 22 February, 2018

    Chinese authorities have notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of the first ever case of human infection with A(H7N4).

    Influenza H7N4, Bird flu other strains

  • WHO recommends changes to the 2018-19 northern hemisphere flu vaccine

    22 February, 2018

    The WHO has recommended changes to the 2018-19 northern hemisphere flu vaccine...

    Seasonal Flu

  • USA weekly flu update

    United States // 02 February, 2018

    In the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fluview publication, overall influenza activity had increased nationwide with Influenza A(H3) being the strain most frequently identified.

    Seasonal Flu

  • Human case of H7N9 in Guangdong

    China // 12 February, 2018


    The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection has reported a human case of H7N9 bird flu infection...

    Bird flu H7N9

  • MERS cases 19 to 25 February

    Saudi Arabia // 26 February, 2018

    The following cases have been reported by the Ministry of Health this week...

    MERS-CoV

  • Interim flu vaccine effectiveness study

    United States // 15 February, 2018

    An interim study of the current 2017-18 flu vaccine effectiveness has been published by the US CDC...

    Seasonal Flu

  • Bird flu in birds 12 to 18 February

    Iraq // Ghana // Saudi Arabia // Cambodia // United Kingdom // Taiwan (China) // 19 February, 2018

    Bird flu continues to be reported in the following countries...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains, Influenza H9N2, Bird flu H5N1, Influenza H5N6, Avian Influenza H5N2