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Dengue fever – Afghanistan December 13, 2019
On 1 May 2019, in response to increasing numbers of dengue fever cases in Pakistan and India, health authorities in Afghanistan heightened monitoring for the disease. As part of this increased vigilance, the Central Public Health Laboratory (CPHL) in Kabul began to broaden its investigation for possible cases of the disease, such as reviewing samples […]
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo December 12, 2019
Twenty-seven new confirmed cases were reported from 4 to 10 December in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces.
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia December 5, 2019
From 1 through 31 October 2019, the National IHR Focal Point of Saudi Arabia reported 15 additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) infection and six associated deaths. The cases were reported from Assir (5 cases), Al-Qassim (3 cases), Riyadh (6 cases), and Taif (1 case) regions. Of the 15 cases reported, four were […]
Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo December 5, 2019
Nine new confirmed cases were reported from 27 November to 3 December in the ongoing Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. The confirmed cases in this week were reported from Mandima (56%, n=5) and Mabalako (44%, n=4) Health Zones. In the past two weeks, violence, widespread civil unrest, and targeted […]

Archived Zika virus classification tables June 29, 2017
WHO: Zika virus classification tables
Zika virus classification table April 13, 2017
Zika situation report March 10, 2017
Zika: Then, now, and tomorrow February 9, 2017
They 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.

Study reports way to predict dengue transmission globally December 6, 2019
A new study published in the journal PLOS ONE reports a model that is based on air travel, using the number of passengers flowing between international airports to predict how many of the air travellers arriving at any of these airports will have dengue, in a month.
New compound may enhance dengue vaccine efficacy by simulating amino acid deficiency November 27, 2019
A new study published in the journal Science Signaling on November 26, 2019, describes a mouse experiment, in which the immune response to the dengue vaccine was boosted when the mice were first given halofuginone, a plant compound that is well known to herbalists.
New highly sensitive test for dengue virus developed using DNA star November 25, 2019
Researchers have developed a new method for detecting and destroying the dengue virus that could be adapted for other viruses.
Sterilizing mosquitoes may be the answer to curb Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, WHO reports November 18, 2019
A new technique that sterilizes male mosquito through radiation shows promise in fighting mosquito-borne illnesses, including Zika, dengue and chikungunya. Soon, health experts plan to test the technique as part of global health efforts to control these diseases.