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 | Dengue fever update - 18 July 2010 Dengue fever update |
| Dengue fever update - 24 May 2010 Dengue fever outbreaks in Asia, South America and the United States |
| Polio in Tajikistan - 16. May 2010 Two cases of Polio from Tajikistan has been reported from Russia |
| Influenza A/H1N1 Status - 31 January 2010 Status of the pandemic |
| Dengue fever update, 21 December - 21 december 2009 Dengue feber in Australia, Malaysia and Mexico |
| Influenza A/H1N1 29 November - 29 November 2009 The influenza seems to have peaked in Scandinavia |
| Influenza A/H1N1 22 November 2009 - 22 November 2009 The pandemic continues in Europe but seems to be declining in the United States |
| Dengue fever outbreaks - 14 November 2009 Several countries reports dengue fever outbreaks |
| Japanese encephalitis - India - 10 November 2009 The outbreak of encephalitis probably due to several virus |
| Influenza A/H1N1: 21 July - 21 July 2009 H1N1 continues to spread |
| Influenza A/H1N1: 28 June - 28 June 2009 The H1N1 pandemic continues to spread |
| Influenza A/H1N1: Pandemic - 12 June 2009 W.H.O. declare that the H1N1 outbreak is now a pandemic |
| Influenza A/H1N1: 24 May - 24 May 2009 The WHO report 12,022 cases from 43 countries |
| Japanese Encephalitis, Uttar Pradesh - 24 May 2009 JE reported from Uttar Pradesh |
| Yellow fever, Brazil - 29 March 2009 Yellow fever in Botucatu province |
| Meningitis, West Africa - Meningitis outbreak in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria |
| Dengue fever, Malaysia - 4 February 2009 Dengue fever in the Penang peninsula |
| Meningitis, Uganda (2) - 24 January 2009 Meningitis continues to spread in Western and Northern Uganda |
| Yellow fever, Brazil - 18. january 2009 Yellow fever in Rio Grand do Sul, Brazil |
| Cholera in Zimbabwe: update 2 - 11 January 2009 |
| Cholera in Zimbabwe: update - 3 january 2009 The cholera epidemic continues in Zimbabwe |
| Rabies in Bali - 1 January 2009 Rabies in dogs in Bali |
| Yellow fever in Sierra Leone - 30 December 2008 Human yellow fever in Sierra Leone |
| Cholera in Zimbabwe - 29 December 2008 Cholera widespread in Zimbabwe |
| New malaria cases from The Gambia - 28 December 2008 Further cases af malaria from The Gambia |
| Malaria imported fromThe Gambia - 30 November 2008 19 tourist infected with malaria in The Gambia |
| Hepatitis A, Latvia - 5 October 2008 More than 1000 cases of infectious hepatitis in Latvia since January 2008 |
| Chikungunya virus in Singapore - 10 September 2008 Chikengunya virus found in Singapore and neighboring countries |
| Polio, Ethiopia - 10 September 2008 Polio in two year old from Ethiopia diagnosed in Djibuti |
| Dengue fever in Thailand - 23 August 2008 Spread of dengue fever in Thailand |
| Yellow fever in Paraguay - 24 February 2008 Yellow fever in several provinces including Asuncion. |
| New Malaria case from Goa - 24. January 2008 New Malaria case from Goa |
| New malaria case in Goa - 4. March 2007 A new case of falciparum malaria has been diagnosed. |
| H5N1 birdflu in an Indonesian family - 26 May 2006 Six out of seven in one family dies of birdflu |
| Malaria, Thailand - 21 May 2006 |
| Chikungunya fever, Reunion, Mayotte, Seychelles and Mauritius - 5 March 2006 Chikungunya fever, islands in the Indian Ocean |
| Measles, Ukraine - 4 March 2006 Large outbreak of measles in Ukraine |
| Hepatitis A, Russia - 18. September 2005 Infectious hepatitis, Nizhniy Novgorod |
| Japanese encephalitis, India - 3. September 2005 Japanese encephalitis, Uttar Pradesh |
| Birdflu, humans, Indonesia - 22 July 2005 First confirmed cases of avian flu reported from Indonesia |
| Measles, Brazil - 17 July 2005 Confirmation of Measles Case in Santa Catarina |
| Marburg virus, Angola - 11 April 2005 Large outbreak of Marburg virus in Uige, northern Angola |
| Chagas disease, Brazil - 27 March 2005 Food borne Chagas disease in Santa Catarina State |
| Meningitis, Chad - 22 January 2005 Meningitis in refugee camps |
| Measles in South Africa - 2 January 2005 Outbreak of measles in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu-Natal |
| Tsunami disaster Southeast Asia - 30 December 2004 Disease risks in disaster areas |
| Malaria, Dominican Republic - 4 December 2004 More falciparum malaria cases reported from the Dominican Republic |
| Birds with birdflu imported into Belgium - 25 October 2004 Two eagles attempted smuggled into Belgium has bird flu |
| New cases of avian flu in Thailand - 28 september 2004 Family cluster of avian flu in Thailand |
| Yellow fever, Venezuela - 5 September 2004 Yellow fever patient in Venezuela dies |
| Avian flu H5N1 found in pigs - 20 August 2004 H5N1 found in pigs in China |
| ProMED mail 10th anniversary - 19. August 2004 The early warning system ProMED mail turns 10. |
| New human cases of bird flu in Vietnam - 14 August 2004 Three deaths from avian influenza announced the 12. of August |
| Malaria in Dhaka - 3 August 2004 Suspected outbreak of malaria in Dhaka |
| Continued risk of Avian flu in Asia - 18 July 2004 Highly Pathogenic Avian Flu, H5N1, may be more widespread in wild birds than previously thought. |
| Malaria increase in West Java - 27 June 2004 Increased malaria risk in West Java |
| Hepatitis A, Campania, Italy - 6 June 2004 Outbreak of hepatitis A in Campania, Italy |
| TBE, Russia - 3 June 2004 Tickborne encephalitis in Russia |
| Dengue fever, Vietnam - 16 May 2004 Outbreak of dengue fever in Vietnam |
| Yellow fever, Burkina Faso - 16 May 2004 Outbreak of Yellow fever imminent in Bobo Dioulaso |
| SARS traced to research laboratory - 25 April 2004 Outbreak traced to infection in research laboratory |
| New cases of SARS in China - 23 April 2004 Chinese Ministry of Health report two new SARS cases |
| Polio, Botswana - 20 April 2004 First case of polio in Botswana since 1991 |
| Rabies vaccine recall - 7 April 2004 Aventis Pasteur recalls Imovax |
| Hepatitis A, Buenos Aires - 28. March 2004 Infectious hepatitis in Argentina |
| Meningitis, Burkina Faso - 21 March 2004 Meningitis due to meningococcal bacteria type A and W135 increase |
| Avian flu epidemic levelling off - 14. March 2004 Number of human cases of Avian flu decreasing |
| Leishmaniasis, returning troops, Iraq - 14 March 2004 High rate of Leishmanisis in returning troops |
| Dengue fever, Indonesia - 10 March 2004 High activity of dengue fever throughout Indonesia |
| Thailand reports bird flu under control - 9 March 2004 H5N1 bird flu virus reported controlled in Thailand |
| Bird flu, weekly update - 22 February 2004 Still no signs of human to human infections |
| Bird flu from Chinese vaccines? - 16 February 2004 Does bird flu come from vaccines manufactured in China? |
| Bird flu, Asia - the past week - 15 February 2004 Still human cases only in Thailand and Vietnam |
| Polio is spreading in Africa - 15 February 2004 Spread of polio in Africa |
| Bird fly, Asia - update - 8 February 2004 Still no signs of human to human transmission |
| Dengue fever, South America - 1 February 2004 Several outbreaks reported from South America |
| Bird flu, man to man infections? - 1 February 2004 First cases of man to man infection ? |
| Birdflu, update - 28 January 2004 Birdfly now found in Indonesia and China. |
| Bird flu, Asia - 24 January 2004 Bird flu continues to spread in Asia. |
| Bird flu: Vietnam, Kina, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan - 18 January 2004 H5N1 avian influenza "bird flu" spreads in Southeast Asia and probably involves China. |
| Bird flu, Vietnam - 14 January 2004 Influenza type H5N1 (birdflu) found in Vietnam |
| Third possible SARS case, China - 12 January 2004 New possible SARS case in Guangdong province |
| Japanese encephalitis, Philippines - 11 January 2003 Japanese encephalitis 100 kilometres north of Manila |
| China confirms new possible SARS case - 8. January 2004 New possible SARS case in Guangdong province |
| SARS case confirmed, China - 5. January 2004 SARS case in Guangdong finally confirmed |
| SARS, China, still not confirmed - 31. December 2003 The diagnosis is still uncertain but contacts have been placed under quarantine |
| New suspected SARS case, China - 27 December 2003 New SARS of SARS suspected in Guangdong province |
| Flu, northern hemisphere - 26. december 2003 |
| SARS alarm over - 23. December 2003 Singapore lift quarantine |
| Legionaires disease, France - 22. December 2003 Legionaires disease in northern France |
| SARS, Taiwan - 17. December 2003 SARS case in Taiwan |
| Influenza A increase in Europe and the U.S. - 10 December 2003 Influenza A increase in the northern hemisphere |
| Dengue fever, Mato Grosso, Brazil - 6. December 2003 High activity of dengue fever in Mato Grosso |
| Hepatitis A, Russia - 3. December 2003 Infectious hepatitis in Russia |
| Possible new case of SARS, Singapore - 8. September 2003 A man in Singapore has been admitted to hospital with preliminary tests being positive for SARS virus |
| Japanese encephalitis, Andhra Pradesh, India - 10. July 2003 More than 400 children ill due to suspected Japanese encephalitis |
| Dengue fever increase in Vietnam - 6. July 2003 Increase in dengue fever during the first half of 2003. |
| Terrorist Threats To Food - 4. February 2003 WHO Publishes Guidance To Minimize Terrorist Threats To Food |
| Hepatitis A, Albania - 18. January 2003 Outbreak of infectious hepatitis in Albania |
| Influenza B, Europe - 12. January 2003 Influenza B circulates in Europe |
| Tuberculosis in Siberia - 29 December 2002 Tuberculosis has almost quadrupled in the eastern part of Siberia over the past 5 years |
| Smallpox vaccination, Israel - 26 December 2002 Israel Health Ministry decides against general smallpox inoculation |
| B influenza at Mallorca, Spain - 1 December 2002 Severe B influenza at Mallorca, Spain |
| Dysentery - Russia - 10 November 2002 Large outbreak of dysentery in southern Russia |
| Dengue fever in Hong Kong - 14. October 2002 Dengue fever continues to spread in Hong Kong. |
| Meningitis, Tanzania - 22 August 2002 Outbreak of bacterial meningitis i refugee camps in Kibondo District. |
| Meningitis outbreak in Rwanda - 17. August 2002 Hundreds dead in Rwanda as meningitis outbreak spreads |
| Clinical trial of old smallpox vaccine in the United States - 4. August 2002 Clinical trial of smallpox vaccine manufactured more than 30 years ago. |
