Emergencies

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

24 March 2023 | Iatrogenic Botulism- European Region

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24 March 2023 | Marburg virus disease - United Republic of Tanzania

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23 March 2023 | Geographical expansion of cases of dengue and chikungunya beyond the historical areas of transmission in the Region of the Americas

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22 March 2023 | Marburg virus disease - Equatorial Guinea

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21 March 2023 | Measles - South Africa

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14 March 2023 | Measles - Nepal

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26 February 2023 | Avian Influenza A (H5N1) - Cambodia

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25 February 2023 | Marburg virus disease - Equatorial Guinea

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24 February 2023 | Cholera - Mozambique

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17 February 2023 | Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh

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11 February 2023 | Cholera – Global situation

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10 February 2023 | Measles - South Sudan

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10 February 2023 | Cholera - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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9 February 2023 | Cholera - Malawi

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8 February 2023 | Middle East Respiratory Syndrome - Oman

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8 February 2023 | Meningitis - Niger

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2 February 2023 | Measles - Paraguay

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18 January 2023 | Human infection caused by avian influenza A(H5) - Ecuador

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14 January 2023 | Ebola disease caused by Sudan ebolavirus – Uganda

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12 January 2023 | Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 - Sudan

 

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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.