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- Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo December 13, 2018The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is occurring in an unforgiving context. Non-engagement from communities and conflict continue to hamper response activities in some affected areas. Moreover, poor infection prevention and control (IPC) practices across numerous private and public health centers remain a major source of amplification of […]
- Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo December 6, 2018Responding to the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in north-eastern parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to be a multifaceted challenge. By utilising proven public health measures (contact tracing, engaging communities) as well as new tools at hand (vaccine and therapeutics), WHO remains confident the outbreak can be contained and brought to […]
- Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo November 29, 2018As the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak approaches five months since declaration, responding to the outbreak continues to be a challenge; nevertheless, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners, WHO remains focused on the ongoing containment efforts to end the outbreak.
- Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo November 22, 2018Containing the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is a complex and challenging task but WHO remains confident that the outbreak can be successfully contained in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and partners.
Zika Updates
- Archived 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
- New report reveals effects of climate change, air pollution on human health November 30, 2018IIASA researchers have contributed to a major new report in The Lancet medical journal looking at the effects of climate change on human health, and the implications for society.
- Urban mosquito control with help from scientists October 25, 2018Thanks to an innovative mosquito control approach developed at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, residents in several Maryland neighborhoods reduced populations of invasive Asian tiger mosquitoes by an impressive 76 percent, on average.
- Emergex completes toxicology testing on gold nanoparticle carrier system for vaccine platform October 24, 2018Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to synthetic vaccine development in the field of infectious diseases, today announces the successful completion of preclinical toxicology testing on the gold nanoparticle carrier system that forms the fundamental basis for Emergex's entire infectious disease vaccine platform.
- A new approach identified to control Zika virus, dengue fever October 19, 2018Mosquitoes are the world's deadliest animals, killing thousands of people and causing millions of illnesses each year.