Country

Jordan

Updated: June 2025

Mpox
Bird Flu
COVID-19
MERS-CoV

Mpox

The country reported the first case of mpox in September 2022.

Vaccination - As of 1 June 2025, vaccine is not available in the country.

Bird flu

H5N1 was first detected in birds in March 2006.

Human bird flu cases

No human cases of bird flu have been reported in Jordan.

COVID-19

The first imported case was detected in early March 2020.

For more information view the WHO dashboard.

The first human cases of MERS-CoV were in 2012, with activity localised around Amman and Zarka. Many were healthcare workers, and/or contacts of known cases. Some had visited Saudi Arabia, but the source of exposure for some is unknown. Sporadic cases were reported in 2013 and 2014. In August 2015, the country's 13th case was imported from Saudi Arabia and lead to a cluster of 15 more cases in Amman, with 6 fatalities. MERS has also been detected in camels in Jordan.