Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2) in Indonesia

On 20 and 27 December 2023, the Indonesian Ministry of Health notified WHO of two confirmed cases of circulating VDPV2. One case, from Klaten...

Western Equine Encephalitis (WEE) in Argentina

On 20 December, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) of Argentina  notified the WHO of a human case of WEE infection....

IAEA oversees removal of disused sealed radioactive sources from Chile

A record number of 31 Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources (DSRSs) have been transferred from Chile to a recycling facility in Europe as part of...

South Korean: avian influenza cases

Amid mounting concerns over the increasing spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in South Korea, the poultry industry faces a serious challenge. The...

Mongolia: Rosatom SMR construction project

Russia's nuclear industry Rosatom has presented a concept for constructing a small modular reactor (SMR) in Mongolia, during a session on the sidelines of...

Nicolò Paganelli