Epidemiological data

New Omicron sub-lineage likely to cause further increase in covid-19 cases
At least five EU/EEA countries have detected the circulation of the SARS-CoV-2 variant sub-lineage B...

Spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant sub-lineage BQ.1 in the EU/EEA
European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries have detected the circulation of SARS-CoV-2...

Cholera – Lebanon
Outbreak at a glance The Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon notified WHO on 6 October 2022 of two...

Ebola PPE Frequently Asked Questions | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) | Public Health Planners | Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease) | CDC
Type of PPE What manufacturer of PPE should we use? CDC does not recommend a specific manufacture...

Monkeypox multi-country outbreak - second update
Since early May, and as of 11 October 2022, 20 455 confirmed cases of monkeypox (MPX) have been repo...

Influenza in the northern hemisphere is back
Influenza situation October marks the start of the northern hemisphere influenza season. I...

African Health Ministers Take Steps to Curb the Spread of the Ebola Disease Outbreak – Africa CDC
Addis Ababa/Brazzaville/Kampala, 12 October 2022 – Ministers of Health from 11 African countrie...

Communique of the high-level emergency ministerial meeting on cross border collaboration for preparedness and response to Ebola virus disease – Africa CDC
We, the Ministers of Health of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra...

Dengue - Pakistan
Situation at a glance Between 1 January and 27 September 2022, a total of 25 932 confirme...

Fourth informal, focused consultation in relation to a new international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response: One Health and antimicrobial resistance, climate change and zoonoses
At its second meeting, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body to draft and negotiate a WHO conventio...

Viral Haemorrhagic Fever including Ebola Virus Disease | Public Health Ontario
Viral Haemorrhagic Fever including Ebola Virus Disease Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHF)s, incl...

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Member State Information Session on COVID-19 and other issues – 13 October 2022
Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, dear colleagues and friends, Good morning, good afternoon and go...

Cholera - Haiti
Situation at a glance After more than 3 years with no reported cases of cholera in Haiti, on 2 Octo...

Ebola outbreak in Uganda under ECDC monitoring
The outbreak is still relatively limited in size (48 cases). More importantly, transmission has not ...

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at high-level emergency ministerial meeting on cross-border collaboration for preparedness and response to ebola virus disease - 12 October 2022
Your Excellency Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Your Excellency Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Hea...

WHO Director-General's opening remarks at media briefing – 12 October 2022
Good morning, good afternoon, and good evening. First to Uganda, where WHO is continuing to support ...

Vaccine-preventable disease update: reported diphtheria cases in the WHO European Region, 2022: 10 October 2022
Vaccine-preventable disease update: reported diphtheria cases in the WHO European Region, 2022: 10 O...

Ebola: Uganda battles fresh epidemic as infections threaten to spread | The BMJ
Ugandan health authorities are setting up emergency response teams, isolation centres, and treatment...

Investigation Details | E. coli Outbreak Linked to Frozen Falafel | CDC
CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administr...

Update on monkeypox in Scotland - News - Public Health Scotland
Since our last report on 4 October 2022, laboratory-confirmed cases of monkeypox in Scotland are unc...