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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

9 June 2023 | Marburg virus disease - Equatorial Guinea

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2 June 2023 | Marburg virus disease - the United Republic of Tanzania

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1 June 2023 | Outbreak of suspected fungal meningitis associated with surgical procedures performed under spinal anaesthesia – the United States of America and Mexico

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31 May 2023 | Enterovirus Infection - France

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30 May 2023 | Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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17 May 2023 | Myocarditis - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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8 May 2023 | Marburg virus disease - Equatorial Guinea and the United Republic of Tanzania

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5 May 2023 | Acute hepatitis E – South Sudan

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4 May 2023 | Measles - Ethiopia

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1 May 2023 | Lassa fever - Nigeria

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28 April 2023 | Measles - Indonesia

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27 April 2023 | Diphtheria - Nigeria

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27 April 2023 | Meningitis - Nigeria

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21 April 2023 | Human Infection caused by Avian Influenza A (H5N1) - Chile

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20 April 2023 | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) - Burundi

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17 April 2023 | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) - Indonesia

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15 April 2023 | Marburg virus disease - Equatorial Guinea

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11 April 2023 | Avian Influenza A(H3N8) - China

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11 April 2023 | Pneumococcal meningitis - Togo

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6 April 2023 | Human infection caused by Avian Influenza A (H5) - Chile

 

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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.