Tuesday 13th January 2009 Poliomyelitis in Nigeria and West Africa From 2003 to 2007, type 1 polio originating in northern Nigeria spread to cause outbreaks in 20 previously polio-free countries,including across west Africa, the Horn of Africa, and as far away as Indonesia and Yemen (source: WHO).

Tuesday 26th August 2008

 Yellow fever in Côte d’Ivoire

The Ministry of Health of Côte d’Ivoire has declared a yellow fever outbreak in Abidjan. The outbreak was laboratory confirmed at the beginning of May 2008 (source: WHO).

Monday 11th August 2008

 Case of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever imported into the Netherlands from Uganda

The Government of the Netherlands has notified a case of Marburg haemorrhagic fever (MHF) in a Dutch tourist who visited Uganda (source: WHO).

Wednesday 23rd July 2008

 Poliomyelitis in Nigeria and West/Central Africa

Northern Nigeria is currently affected by a new outbreak of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), which has begun to spread internationally (source:WHO)

Wednesday 16th April 2008

 Dengue haemorrhagic fever in Brazil

Vector control activities were implemented throughout the State and especially in the Municipality of Rio (Source: WHO).

Wednesday 20th February 2008

 Yellow fever in Brazil

As of 1 February, the Ministry of Health, Brazil has reported a total of 48 cases of yellow fever including 13 deaths (Source: WHO).

Monday 12th November 2007

 Rift Valley Fever in Sudan

Human cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) continue to increase, with 228 cases and 84 deaths reported as of 7 November. (source: WHO)

Monday 8th October 2007

 Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing to respond to the on-going outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever in the Province of Kasai Occidental with the support of a wide range of international partners - (Source: WHO).

Monday 1st October 2007

 JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS in INDIA

Already 227 deaths for 2007.

Friday 28th September 2007

 Killer mosquito virus arrives in Europe

By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor "The Independent"

Wednesday 19th September 2007

 Marburg haemorrhagic fever in Uganda

14 August 2007 (source: WHO)

Old published pages

- 25th June 2007: Avian influenza - situation in Indonesia -
- 8th June 2007: Avian influenza A/(H7N2) in the United Kingdom
- 8th June 2007: Avian influenza - situation in China
- 14th May 2007: Rift Valley Fever in Kenya, Somalia and the United Republic of Tanzania
- 19th February 2007: Avian influenza - situation in Egypt -
- 17th November 2006: Avian influenza - situation in Indonesia -
- 13th November 2006: Suspected plague in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 13th November 2006: Bluetongue in Northern Europe:
- 20th October 2006: Yellow fever in Côte d’Ivoire