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Pandemic Preparedness Update 21 February 2018

23 February, 2018

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New strain of avian flu reported in humans
Updates on avian flu in birds
Seasonal influenza activity and vaccine effectiveness
Saudi Arabia’s MERS-CoV update
WHO blueprint list of priority diseases

Imported Ebola in Abuja, five contacts discharged from monitoring
Nigeria // Uganda // 05 November, 2026
Additional contact completed follow-up...
Ebola
Bird flu in birds November 2026
Austria // Canada // Germany // Norway // United Kingdom // United States // 04 November, 2026
Detections of bird flu in...
Bird flu H5N1, Bird flu other strains
Entry restrictions for travellers from Ebola-affected countries
Madagascar // 04 November, 2026
Entry restrictions remain in place...
Ebola
Suspected Ebola infections test negative
Israel // 04 November, 2026
Following return from Congo (DRC)....
Ebola
Additional Ebola vaccine candidates recommended for Tumaini clinical trial
04 November, 2026
Phase 2/3 trial...
Ebola
Media reports of Ebola infection in British healthcare worker in Congo (DRC)
United Kingdom // Congo DRC // 04 November, 2026
Healthcare worker in Congo (DRC)
Ebola
Ongoing mpox activity
Singapore // 04 November, 2026
Risk to the general public remains...
Mpox
Mpox cases reach highest annual total since first detection
Indonesia // 04 November, 2026
More than 250 infections...
Mpox
Enhanced Ebola surveillance after travelers return from Congo (DRC)
Colombia // 04 November, 2026
Following return from Congo (DRC)...
Ebola
Fatal plague case confirmed
China // 04 November, 2026
One human case...
Plague
Bird flu in dairy cattle, Indiana affected for the first time
United States // 03 November, 2026
More than 20 states have detected the virus since...
Bird flu H5N1
Enhanced screening amid Ebola disease outbreak
Ghana // 03 November, 2026
Additional screening measures announced...
Ebola
Five recovered Ebola patients discharged from hospital
Kenya // Congo DRC // Uganda // 03 November, 2026
Five patients have recovered...
Ebola
Human bird flu infections in 2026
China // 03 November, 2026
Additional cases of H9N2 confirmed...
Bird flu other strains, Influenza H5N6, Influenza H9N2
Ebola outbreak, latest updates and case count
Congo DRC // 03 November, 2026
Ongoing transmission...
Ebola
Respiratory illnesses on the rise across Pacific Islands
French Polynesia // Guam // Nauru // Niue // Palau // Tonga // Vanuatu // Wallis and Futuna // 03 November, 2026
Increase in respiratory infections...
Respiratory Illnesses, Seasonal Flu
Bird flu in mammals 2026
South Korea // 03 November, 2026
H5N1 detected in a wild cat...
Bird flu H5N1
Mpox infection in Russia 2026
Russia // 03 November, 2026
Investigations are ongoing...
Mpox
Poor to very poor air quality in Delhi-NCR, GRAP Stage II invoked
India // 03 November, 2026
Very poor air quality in parts of...
Air Pollution
Ongoing wild poliovirus transmission, 2026 updates
Pakistan // 03 November, 2026
Seventh case this year...
Polio

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Pandemic Preparedness Update 21 February 2018

23 February, 2018

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