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The silent spread of Oropouche virus

A recent surge in infections across Latin America has propelled the Oropouche virus, an arbovirus long considered a marginal health threat, into the global spotlight. Like dengue and Zika, Oropouche virus (OROV) causes...

17 April, 2025

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The enduring legacy of a forgotten killer and its modern-day threat

As mpox cases spread across Europe, experts suggest this rise may be linked to declining immunity against its far more lethal relative, smallpox. In 1970, doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo encountered a case...

3 October, 2024

6 min read

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Mpox: African scientists at the forefront of a global health crisis

For decades, mpox, a zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, has posed a persistent public health challenge in parts of Central and West Africa, where it is endemic. Despite its impact, the disease remained...

2 October, 2024

4 min read

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Vaccines don’t cause autism, but the lie won’t die—in fact, it’s getting worse

For years, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has bluntly stated the truth: “Vaccines do not cause autism,” the agency affirms on its website. Yet, nearly a quarter of Americans still...

11 June, 2024

4 min read

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WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategy for the prevention and control of Nipah virus infection 2023–2030

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic virus that has caused outbreaks of severe illness and death in the South-East (SE) Asia Region. While human NiV cases have, to date, been reported only in Bangladesh and India...

10 November, 2023

3 min read

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Italy: West Nile virus cases soar to 283

Italy is facing an escalating health crisis as West Nile virus cases surge to 283 with 17 fatalities, according to data updated on 27th September. Deaths have occurred in Piemonte, Lombardia, and Emilia Romagna...

4 October, 2023

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Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns

These are the first cases of avian influenza, known as H5N1, reported in Cambodia since a widespread outbreak in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The infection, which largely affects animals, has a 50 per...

27 February, 2023

4 min read

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Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria: infectious diseases expected to be a concern in two to four weeks

Food and water-borne diseases, respiratory infections and vaccine-preventable infections are a risk in the upcoming period, with the potential to cause outbreaks, particularly as survivors are moving to temporary...

21 February, 2023

3 min read

Africa Outbreak Countries Outbreak News

Equatorial Guinea confirms first Marburg virus disease outbreak

Equatorial Guinea has confirmed its first outbreak of the Marburg virus, a highly infectious and deadly disease similar to Ebola, following the deaths of at least nine people, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on...

15 February, 2023

2 min read

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Malaria: Three-dose Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine shows safety, efficacy in Burkina Faso adults

A three-dose regimen of a whole-parasite vaccine against malaria – called Plasmodium falciparum sporozoite (PfSPZ) vaccine – demonstrated safety and efficacy when tested in adults living in Burkina Faso, West Africa...

12 January, 2023

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