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  • MERS Situation Update

    Saudi Arabia // 10 July, 2018

    The WHO update for June reports that more than 2,229 confirmed cases, including 791 deaths...

    MERS-CoV

  • End of Ebola outbreak declared

    Congo DRC // 24 July, 2018

    The Minister of Health has declared the end of the ninth Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo...


    Ebola

  • First smallpox treatment approved

    United States // 16 July, 2018

    The newly-approved smallpox treatment may be useful against monkeypox as well.

    General Articles

  • WHO influenza update

    Chile // Paraguay // Brazil // Uruguay // Argentina // South Africa // Guatemala // Honduras // Bolivia // Colombia // Peru // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Cambodia // 25 July, 2018

    According to the latest WHO influenza update dated 23 July, flu activity continued to increase in...

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

  • MERS cases July 2018

    Saudi Arabia // 01 August, 2018

    Six MERS cases have been reported from July 9 to 14

    MERS-CoV

  • WHO MERS Summary October to December

    Saudi Arabia // 26 January, 2018

    WHO summarises the cases of MERS reported in Saudi Arabia between December 2017 and January 2018...

    MERS-CoV

  • WHO influenza update

    South Africa // New Zealand // Australia // Peru // Chile // Paraguay // New Caledonia // French Polynesia // Guatemala // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Maldives // 10 July, 2018

    According to the latest WHO influenza update dated 9 July, flu activity continued to increase in South Africa and South America...



    Seasonal Flu

  • Elevated flu activity

    North Korea // 29 January, 2018

    An outbreak of seasonal flu has been reported in North Korea...

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO Ebola Update

    Congo DRC // 06 July, 2018

    No new confirmed cases of Ebola have been detected since June, and risk levels have been reassessed.

    Ebola

  • Upsurge in flu activity in Rajasthan

    India // 22 January, 2018

    An increase in seasonal flu cases has been reported in Rajasthan since the beginning of 2018.

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

  • Bird flu in birds 22 to 28 January

    Japan // Afghanistan // South Africa // United Kingdom // 24 January, 2018

    The spread of a variety of bird flu strains affecting poultry and wild birds continues. The following outbreaks have been reported by either the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) or national authorities this week...

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8

  • Flu activity

    Algeria // 11 January, 2018

    Higher than usual seasonal levels of flu...

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza B

  • MERS Cases 8 to 14 January

    Saudi Arabia // 12 January, 2018

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

    MERS-CoV

  • Human case of H5N6 in Fujian

    China // 06 January, 2018

    Human case of H5N6 in Fujian.

    Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains

  • Increase in flu activity reported

    Ireland // United Kingdom // 08 January, 2018

    An increase in flu activity has been detected across Ireland and the United Kingdom.

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

  • WHO Influenza Update

    Canada // United States // Israel // Jordan // China // South Korea // Egypt // Morocco // Tunisia // Burkina Faso // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Togo // Cameroon // Congo DRC // Madagascar // Mozambique // Tanzania // 09 January, 2018

    According to WHO's latest flu update dated 8 January, flu activity continued to increase in the temperate northern hemisphere...

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

  • Bird flu in birds 8 To 14 January

    Germany // Bangladesh // South Africa // South Korea // United Kingdom // Saudi Arabia // Japan // 15 January, 2018

    The spread of a variety of bird flu strains affecting poultry and wild birds continues.

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

  • USA weekly flu update

    United States // 06 January, 2018

    A sharp increase in flu activity ....

    Seasonal Flu

  • MERS cases 1 to 7 January

    Saudi Arabia // 07 January, 2018

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

    MERS-CoV

  • H5 virus found in samples of chilled chicken

    Hong Kong (China SAR) // 23 January, 2018


    Health officials from the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) confirmed that avian influenza H5 virus was found in a batch of chilled chicken.

    Bird flu H5N1