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- Disease Outbreak News (DONs) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade; A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally;
- Outbreak Toolkit - World Health Organization (WHO)
The Outbreak Toolkit is specifically designed for epidemiologists and field investigators operating at the frontline of complex emergencies and in resource-limited settings It provides a comprehensive, up-to-date toolkit for investigating both infectious disease outbreaks and non-infectious events and hazards
- Stages of an outbreak investigation - World Health Organization (WHO)
Conduct initial investigation to confirm the existence of an outbreak and verify the diagnosis Confirm that an unusual increase in cases is occurring beyond normal baseline by reviewing epidemiological data, engaging with healthcare workers, traditional practitioners, community health workers, and other relevant stakeholders with a One Health approach
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Sudan virus disease - Uganda - World Health Organization (WHO)
On 30 January 2025, the Ministry of Health of Uganda declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) following confirmation from three national reference laboratories The case presented with signs and symptoms between 20 and 21 January and died on 29 January at the National Referral Hospital in Kampala As of 30 January 2025, 45 contacts have been identified, including 34 healthcare workers
- Marburg virus disease– United Republic of Tanzania
On 13 March 2025, the Ministry of Health of the United Republic of Tanzania declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak This declaration came after two consecutive incubation periods (a total of 42 days) since the last person confirmed with MVD died on 28 January 2025 and was given a safe and dignified burial, in accordance with WHO recommendations No new confirmed cases
- Outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease - World Health Organization . . .
The suspected outbreak thus far involves at least nine suspected cases, including eight deaths, resulting in a high CFR of 89% Healthcare workers are included among the suspected cases affected, highlighting the risk of nosocomial transmission The source of the outbreak is currently unknown
- Undiagnosed disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Between 24 October and 5 December 2024, Panzi health zone in Kwango Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 406 cases of an undiagnosed disease with symptoms of fever, headache, cough, runny nose and body ache All severe cases were reported to be severely malnourished Among the cases, 31 deaths have been registered The majority of cases reported are among children
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