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- Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – Operational readiness and preparedness in neighbouring countries August 14, 2018Disease outbreak news on Ebola in the DRC - Operational readiness and preparedness in neighbouring countries.
- Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo August 9, 2018On 1 August 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province, in the eastern part of the country. North Kivu is among the most populated provinces in the country, shares borders with Uganda and Rwanda, and experiences conflict and […]
- Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Nigeria August 8, 2018On 5 June 2018, a circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) outbreak was confirmed in Sokoto State, Nigeria. From 30 January through 23 May 2018, ten environmental samples collected from two collection sites all tested positive for genetically-related VDPV2 viruses. No associated cases of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) have been detected with this cVDPV2.
- Nipah virus – India August 7, 2018As of 17 July 2018, a total of 19 Nipah virus (NiV) cases, including 17 deaths, were reported from Kerala State: 18 of the cases were laboratory-confirmed and the deceased index case was suspected to have NiV but could not be tested. The outbreak was localized to two districts in Kerala State: Kozhikode and Malappuram. […]
Zika Updates
- Zika virus classification tables June 29, 2017WHO: Zika virus classification tables
- Zika virus classification table April 13, 2017
- Zika situation report March 10, 2017
- Zika: Then, now, and tomorrow February 9, 2017They are tiny animals that live near or inside human dwellings where contact with people is high. Every few days, they lay 100-150 eggs which develop into adults in about a week. They are mosquitoes. The adult females feed on people’s blood, several times during the day.
Dengue Updates
- Unique experimental vaccine against Zika virus proves powerful in mice August 7, 2018A uniquely designed experimental vaccine against Zika virus has proven powerful in mice, new research has found.
- NIH researchers identify natural lipid that acts as potent anti-inflammatory July 9, 2018National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a naturally occurring lipid--a waxy, fatty acid--used by a disease-causing bacterium to impair the host immune response and increase the chance of infection. Inadvertently, they also may have found a potent inflammation therapy against bacterial and viral diseases.
- Study reveals new way to inhibit capillary leakage in sepsis June 26, 2018Leakage from the blood capillaries is a key mechanism leading to septic shock and multiorgan failure, which affect millions of patients annually worldwide. However, there is no effective way to inhibit the vessel leakiness. A new study by scientists at the University of Helsinki and Wihuri Research Institute demonstrates that vascular leakage can be inhibited […]
- Limiting global warming could reduce millions of dengue cases every year May 29, 2018Limiting global warming to 1.5°C could avoid around 3.3 million cases of dengue fever per year in Latin America and the Caribbean alone - according to new research from the University of East Anglia.