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

1 June 2022 | Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever - Iraq

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29 May 2022 | Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries: Update

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27 May 2022 | Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children - Multi-country

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26 May 2022 | Dengue - Sao Tome and Principe

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21 May 2022 | Multi-country monkeypox outbreak in non-endemic countries

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19 May 2022 | Influenza A(H1N1) - Germany

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18 May 2022 | Monkeypox - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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17 May 2022 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus - Oman

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16 May 2022 | Cholera - Cameroon

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16 May 2022 | Monkeypox - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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13 May 2022 | Lassa fever - Guinea

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12 May 2022 | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) - Qatar

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9 May 2022 | Avian Influenza A(H3N8) - China

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6 May 2022 | Avian Influenza A (H5N1) - United States of America

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28 April 2022 | Japanese encephalitis - Australia

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28 April 2022 | Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo

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27 April 2022 | Measles - Somalia

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27 April 2022 | Cholera - Malawi

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27 April 2022 | Multi-country outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium linked to chocolate products – Europe and the United States of America

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25 April 2022 | Yellow Fever – Uganda

 

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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.