Country

United Arab Emirates

Updated: June 2025

Mpox
Bird Flu
COVID-19
MERS-CoV
Pandemic Preparedness

MPOX

The country reported the first case of mpox on May 2022.

BIRD FLU

H5N1 was first detected in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October 2016. Outbreaks were reported in birds in Al Gharbia (Western Region).

Human cases of bird flu

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

COVID-19

The first cases were reported in late January 2020.

For more information, view the WHO dashboard.

The country reported its first case in July 2013 and is the third most affected country after Saudi Arabia and South Korea. A surge in cases occurred in July 2014. Most cases had either had exposure to another person with MERS-CoV, to animals or had a travel history that put them at higher risk. However, some people had none of those risk factors. This group showed mild or no symptoms and were detected as a part of contact or workplace screening.

Since then, sporadic human cases continue to be detected.