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  • Ebola updates 26 November to 2 December

    Congo DRC // 03 December, 2018

    Daily news updates from the Ministry of Health....

    Ebola

  • Jordan reports a case of MERS

    Jordan // 26 August, 2015

    A case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) has been reported in the country.

    MERS-CoV

  • No new MERS cases for the last 37 days

    South Korea // 11 August, 2015

    Health officials confirm no new cases of MERS-CoV detected in the last 37 days since 4 July.

    MERS-CoV

  • Review of Ebola response implications for pandemic plans

    25 August, 2015

    In the address to the Review Committee of the International Health Regulations focused on the Ebola response, the WHO Director-General warns that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa "was not a worst-case scenario".

    General Articles

  • MERS-CoV cases 1-7 June

    Saudi Arabia // 04 June, 2015

    The following MERS-CoV cases have been reported by the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health for the week 1 to 7 June...

    MERS-CoV

  • More wild birds test positive for H5N8

    Germany // 17 November, 2016

    More cases of avian influenza...

    Bird flu other strains

  • WHO influenza report

    United States // Canada // Haiti // Vietnam // Thailand // Laos // Congo DRC // Bahrain // Palestinian Territory // Oman // Qatar // Kenya // Mauritius // Guatemala // Nicaragua // Panama // 26 November, 2018

    According to the latest update on 26 November, flu activity in the temperate zone of the Northern hemisphere started to increase in some countries and returned to inter-seasonal levels in temperate zones of the southern hemisphere...

    Seasonal Flu

  • H5N8 found in waterbirds

    Austria // Switzerland // Germany // 08 November, 2016

    Austrian health authorities have reported avian Influenza H5N8 being detected in 5 dead waterbirds around Lake Constance, province of Vorarlberg.

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • New H5N1 outbreak detected in poultry

    Nigeria // 02 November, 2016

    The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has been notified of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in Rivers.

    Bird flu H5N1

  • Highly pathogenic bird flu H7N1 in migratory birds

    Algeria // 04 November, 2016

    The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has been notified of a new highly pathogenic avian influenza . . .

    Influenza H7N1, Bird flu other strains

  • WHO statement on Ebola attacks

    Congo DRC // 18 November, 2018

    The WHO have issued a statement...

    Ebola

  • FAO report: Role of migratory birds in spread of bird flu (H5N8)

    04 November, 2016

    Migratory birds have been linked to the spread of bird flu - H5N8 in the past few months.

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu H5N8 in turkeys

    Hungary // 04 November, 2016

    The Department of Animal Health and Animal Welfare, Hungary has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu H5N8.

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu outbreaks affect birds Winter 2016/17

    Russia // 27 January, 2017

    About 200 birds in two areas of Yashaltinksy, Kalmykiya, have died from highly pathogenic bird flu of an H5 strain...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8

  • H5N6 found in southern Japan

    Japan // 18 November, 2016

    H5N6 has been identified in environmental water samples...

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains

  • Wild birds infected with bird flu winter 2016/17

    Aland Islands // Finland // 03 February, 2017

    Authorities have reported wild birds in Aland Islands and the mainland are infected with H5N8 bird flu...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8

  • WHO and ECDC issue risk assessments for bird flu H5N8

    18 November, 2016

    In response to the recent spread of bird flu H5N8 in birds in many countries in Europe and Asia, the World Health Organisation has published a risk assessment...

    Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8, General Articles

  • Update of H5N8 in wild birds

    Poland // Netherlands // Croatia // 18 November, 2016

    The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has been notified of the following outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N8.

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu (H5N1) in Rivers state

    Nigeria // 21 November, 2016

    A new highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 outbreak in Ikwere...

    Bird flu H5N1

  • Additional outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry

    Ghana // 25 November, 2016

    Additional outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 have been reported to the World Organisation for Animal Health.

    Bird flu H5N1, Bird flu other strains