Pakistan, sewage samples test positive for poliovirus

Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been detected in wastewater samples from 26 districts of Pakistan, according to an official at the country's regional...

MSF, cholera alert in Goma (DRC)

Doctors Without Borders (also known as Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF) has expressed concerns regarding a potential outbreak of cholera in Goma, Democratic Republic of...

SUDV, one death in a new outbreak in Uganda

The Sudan virus disease (SUDV) has been reported with the first confirmed case in a nurse at Mulago National Referral Hospital in the capital...

Suspected Ebola outbreak in DRC under investigation

According to reports from online sources, a total of twelve suspected cases of the Ebola virus have been reported in the province of Equateur,...

Avian flu: Risk of human spread increases as virus mutates

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) have published a scientific opinion based on a...

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