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  • Human case of H7N9 in Yunnan

    China // 02 December, 2017

    A human infection with H7N9 has been reported in Yunnan...

    Bird flu H7N9

  • USA Weekly Flu update

    United States // 17 December, 2017

    In the latest CDC Fluview publication, overall influenza activity continues to increase across the United States...

    Seasonal Flu

  • Human infection with H3N2v in Iowa

    United States // 18 December, 2017

    Another human case of H3N2v infection has been reported in Iowa...

    Swine flu variants

  • Study: increased estimates of global deaths from seasonal flu

    14 December, 2017

    An article published in The Lancet increases estimates of global flu-related deaths to between 290,000-650,000 deaths annually...

    Seasonal Flu

  • WHO influenza update

    Oman // Qatar // Kazakhstan // Uzbekistan // India // Morocco // Tunisia // Cote d'Ivoire // Ghana // Central African Republic // Mozambique // 12 December, 2017

    According to WHO's latest flu update dated 11 December, flu activity continue to increase in the temperate northern hemisphere and has continued to decline in the temperate southern hemisphere to inter-seasonal levels.

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

  • Human H5N1 cases

    Egypt // 28 February, 2017

    Unconfirmed reports suggest that a 48-year-old Egyptian man died from H5N1. He was from Tawfikia village near Sinnuris city. . .

    Bird flu H5N1

  • WHO update mutations in H7N9

    China // 27 February, 2017

    The World Health Organization has been notified of the genetic sequencing on virus isolates of two cases of avian influenza H7N9 from Guangdong province...

    Bird flu H7N9

  • ECDC: Review on community and institutional preparedness synergies

    24 February, 2017

    The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has published a review on...

    General Articles

  • Heron tests positive for bird flu H5N8

    Portugal // 01 February, 2017

    The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) had been notified...

    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains

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

    China // Italy // Switzerland // 24 February, 2017

    The WHO has published their latest risk assessment for influenza at the human-animal interface...

    Bird flu H7N9, Swine flu variants

  • WHO publishes scientific opinion on H7N9

    China // 10 February, 2017

    H7N9 cases continue to be reported in China and the WHO have summarised the recent scientific literature on the virus...

    Bird flu H7N9

  • WHO update on MERS-CoV situation January 2017

    Saudi Arabia // 10 February, 2017

    Over a dozen cases of MERS-CoV occurred in the period from 10 January to 3 February. The outbreak associated with a healthcare facility in Buraidah is over. The overall risk of MERS-CoV remains unchanged...

    MERS-CoV

  • Swine origin influenza detected in late 2016

    Italy // 03 February, 2017

    Human case of swine-origin influenza H1N1 reported from Italy...

    Swine flu variants

  • Flu continues to rise

    United States // 18 February, 2017

    According to Flu view report for week 6, Puerto Rico and 46 states have reported widespread activity

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza B

  • WHO influenza update

    22 February, 2017

    In their latest influenza update the World Health Organization (WHO)...

    Seasonal Flu

  • Imported H7N9 case from mainland China.

    Taiwan (China) // 01 March, 2017

    The Taiwan Center for Disease Control have announced their first imported avian influenza H7N9 case for 2017.

    Bird flu H7N9

  • Bird flu outbreaks 27 February to 5 March

    Czech Republic // Russia // Lithuania // Romania // Hungary // Taiwan (China) // Serbia // Italy // Belgium // Bosnia and Herzegovina // Spain // Greece // Poland // Nigeria // United Kingdom // United States // 05 March, 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...



    Influenza H5N8, Bird flu other strains, Bird flu H7N9

  • MERS Cases 30 January to 5 February

    Saudi Arabia // 04 February, 2017

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

    MERS-CoV

  • Bird flu outbreaks in birds winter 2016/2017

    Poland // 09 February, 2017

    Extensive outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have affected wild birds and poultry this winter. Poland has never had any human cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the past.

    Bird flu other strains

  • Interim analysis of the 2016-17 influenza vaccine

    17 February, 2017

    Interim analyses of the current 2016-17 flu vaccine

    Seasonal Flu, Influenza H3N2