The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on May 17, 2026, after confirmed international spread and concerns that undetected transmission could complicate containment efforts. The declaration, issued under the International Health…
Five Nipah virus cases have been reported in West Bengal, India, as of late January 2026, including doctors and nurses. The virus, which spreads from fruit bats to humans and between people, has prompted state authorities to quarantine more than 100 contacts and conduct field surveillance in affected districts. There is currently no licensed vaccine or antiviral treatment, and containment measures focus on isolation and contact tracing.
An unidentified illness, reported on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, exhibiting flu-like symptoms has resulted in 143 fatalities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) between Sunday, November 10, and November 25, 2024. Health officials are conducting investigations to identify the cause of the outbreak. Women and children are reportedly the most affected.
A localized anthrax outbreak near Elk Mountain, Wyoming, has claimed the lives of 50 – 60 heads of cattle and a moose, according to state veterinary officials. The Wyoming Livestock Board and the Game and Fish Department are coordinating efforts to contain the bacterial disease.
Peru, reeling from the devastating effects of recent nationwide floods, is now wrestling with its worst dengue outbreak on record. So far, the health crisis has resulted in nearly 200 deaths and at least 130 000 reported cases, a dramatic surge from the 63 100 cases recorded in the entire 2022.
Health authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on September 20, 2022, after a case of the Sudan virus disease (SUDV) was confirmed in the Mubende district in the central part of the country. This is the first Ebola disease outbreak caused by the Sudan virus in Uganda since 2012. A National Task Force is meeting every day.
France has culled a record 16 million chickens, ducks and other poultry since November 2021 in one of the most severe bird flu outbreaks in years. In 2021, the country saw nearly 500 outbreaks and culled 3.5 million animals, mostly ducks.
The health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola on April 23, 2022, after a case was confirmed in Mbandaka, a city in the north-western Equateur Province. This is the third outbreak in the province since 2018.
Farmers are estimating that up to one million pigs had been culled as Nigeria deals with an outbreak of African swine fever, which they describe as the worst and largest ever. The African Swine Flu (ASF) began around Lagos and parts of neighboring Ogun earlier this…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The number of cases has risen dramatically over the past weeks. There are now 124 910 cases and 4 585 deaths worldwide, with Italy and…
