Disease Outbreak News (DONs) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs), providing information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern.
Disease Outbreak News - World Health Organization (WHO)
Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs), providing information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 14, 2024 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) news - World Health …
News – Here you can find all news releases, statements and speeches about the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Dengue - Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 30, 2024 · Dengue is primarily an urban disease of the tropics and the viruses that cause it are maintained in a cycle that involves humans and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The same mosquitoes transmit chikungunya and Zika viruses.
Cholera – Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 30, 2022 · Several countries with cholera outbreaks are also responding to multiple other disease outbreaks including mpox (monkeypox), dengue, chikungunya, measles, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This also strains the overall response capacity to cholera, particularly in countries with limited resources.
Influenza A (H1N1) variant virus - Brazil - World Health …
Feb 7, 2024 · Based on the information currently available, WHO considers this a sporadic case. The likelihood of community-level spread among humans and/or international disease spread through humans is considered low.
WHO launches global network to detect and prevent infectious …
May 20, 2023 · WHO and partners are launching a global network to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics. The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform to connect countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, using these data to drive public ...
Yellow fever – African Region (AFRO) - World Health Organization …
Mar 20, 2024 · Yellow fever is an epidemic-prone, vaccine-preventable disease caused by an arbovirus transmitted to humans primarily through the bites of an infected Aedes spp. and Haemagogus spp. mosquitoes. The incubation period ranges from 3 to 6 days.