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  • Outbreak in high school in Ashanti region

    Ghana // 19 December, 2017

    Students at Kumasi Academy in Ashanti region have been affected by an outbreak of influenza A....

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

  • WHO summary of MERS case in July

    United Arab Emirates // 28 August, 2017

    The WHO has been notified of a MERS case in UAE in July...

    MERS-CoV

  • WHO MERS Summary October to December

    Saudi Arabia // 19 December, 2017

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

    MERS-CoV

  • Bird flu in birds 11 to 17 December

    South Korea // Cambodia // Italy // France // China // Dominican Republic // Netherlands // Taiwan (China) // South Africa // 17 December, 2017

    The spread of a variety of bird flu strains affecting poultry and wild birds continues. The following outbreaks have been reported this week...

    Bird flu H5N1, Influenza H5N6, Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N8, Bird flu H7N9, Influenza H5N2

  • Bird flu outbreaks in birds 28 August to 3 September

    Vietnam // Germany // Switzerland // China // Taiwan (China) // Italy // South Africa // 31 August, 2017

    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...

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

  • Weekly flu update

    United States // 11 December, 2017

    In the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Fluview publication, overall influenza activity has increased nationwide.

    Seasonal Flu

  • Bird Flu in birds 18 to 24 December

    Netherlands // Cambodia // Saudi Arabia // South Korea // Philippines // Hong Kong (China SAR) // Italy // 24 December, 2017

    The spread of a variety of bird flu strains affecting poultry and wild birds continues. The following outbreaks have been reported this week...

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

  • ECDC risk assessment for seasonal influenza 2017 -2018

    20 December, 2017

    The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has published their risk assessment for seasonal influenza 2017 -2018...

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO Europe: public cautioned on avian influenza from migratory birds

    Bulgaria // Germany // Italy // Russia // 20 December, 2017

    As migratory birds return to their wintering grounds, officials from the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) have called on the public to be cautious.

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

  • Human cases of bird flu in Hunan

    China // 04 December, 2017

    A further human case of H9N2 influenza has been detected in...

    Influenza H9N2, Bird flu other strains

  • Bird flu in birds 4 to 10 December 2017

    France // Italy // Taiwan (China) // South Africa // Netherlands // 08 December, 2017

    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...

    Bird flu other strains

  • People urged to take precautions amid influenza season

    South Korea // 16 September, 2022

    Influenza vaccination campaign begins September 21...

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO ‘Influenza at the human-animal interface’ summary

    China // United States // 26 December, 2017

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has published their latest risk assessment for human-animal flu, dated 7 December 2017. Despite new human infections with bird flu A(H5N6), A(H7N9), A(H9N2) and swine influenza variants A(H1N1)v, A(H1N2)v and A(H3N2)v, the overall public health risk remains the same.

    Bird flu H7N9, Influenza H7N1, Influenza H9N2, Swine flu variants

  • MERS cases 18 to 24 December

    Saudi Arabia // 22 December, 2017

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

    MERS-CoV

  • MERS cases 25 to 31 December

    Saudi Arabia // 31 December, 2017

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

    MERS-CoV

  • MERS cases 4 to 10 December 2017

    Saudi Arabia // 05 December, 2017

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

    MERS-CoV

  • Bird flu in birds 25 to 31 December

    Hong Kong (China SAR) // Taiwan (China) // Russia // Bangladesh // Switzerland // Saudi Arabia // Cambodia // South Korea // France // 02 January, 2018

    The spread of a variety of bird flu strains affecting poultry and wild birds continues. The following outbreaks have been reported this week...

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

  • COVID-19 Update, suspected cat-to-human transmission

    Thailand // 05 July, 2022

    Authorities are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation...

    COVID-19

  • WHO Influenza Update

    Canada // Mexico // United States // Turkey // Tunisia // China // Colombia // Costa Rica // Peru // El Salvador // Panama // Nicaragua // Burkina Faso // Ghana // Sierra Leone // Cameroon // Madagascar // Mozambique // India // Iran // 25 December, 2017

    According to WHO's latest flu update dated 25 December, flu activity continued to increase in the temperate northern hemisphere while a decrease to inter-seasonal levels was recorded in the temperate southern hemisphere. Worldwide, influenza A(H3N2) and B viruses accounted for the majority of influenza detections.

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

  • MERS-CoV case in Oman linked to camels in UAE

    Oman // United Arab Emirates // 28 December, 2017

    A 39-year old man is in home isolation in Hemma Region, Oman, after testing positive for MERS-CoV.....

    MERS-CoV