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Disease Outbreak News (DONs)

Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs), providing information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern.

 

Disease Outbreak News

16 December 2021 | Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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16 December 2021 | Cholera – Cameroon

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14 December 2021 | Dengue fever – Pakistan

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13 December 2021 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – United Arab Emirates

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9 December 2021 | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) – Yemen

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1 December 2021 | Yellow Fever - Ghana

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25 November 2021 | Monkeypox - United States of America

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22 October 2021 | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) – Ukraine

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14 October 2021 | Zika Virus Disease – India

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13 October 2021 | Yellow Fever- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

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10 October 2021 | Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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1 October 2021 | Yellow Fever – Nigeria

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1 October 2021 | Plague - Madagascar

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24 September 2021 | Nipah virus disease - India

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20 September 2021 | Meningitis - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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17 September 2021 | Marburg virus disease - Guinea

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17 August 2021 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Saudi Arabia

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16 August 2021 | Human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) ー India

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9 August 2021 | Marburg virus disease - Guinea

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27 July 2021 | Monkeypox - United States of America

 

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The criteria for Disease Outbreak News

Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of:

  • Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade;
  • A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally;
  • High public concern which may lead to disruption of required public health interventions, or could disrupt international travel or trade.