China | 131th human case of infection with influenza A H7N9 virus confirmed...
As of 8 May 2013 (11:00 CET), the National Health and Family Planning Commission, China notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus....
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Global | CDC report on emergence of avian influenza A H7N9 virus
On March 29, 2013, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention completed laboratory confirmation of three human infections with an avian influenza A(H7N9) virus not previously reported in...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Four additional confirmed cases of infection with novel...
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed WHO of an additional four laboratory-confirmed cases with infection of the novel coronavirus (NCoV). The first patient was a 69-year-old woman with...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Two more confirmed cases of infection with novel coronavirus NCoV
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has informed WHO of an additional two laboratory-confirmed cases with infection of the novel coronavirus (nCoV). The two patients are health care workers who were...
View ArticleGlobal | Updated ECDC risk assessment – Severe respiratory disease associated...
Summary • As of 14 May 2013, 38 cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported worldwide, including 20 deaths. All cases remain associated (including indirect...
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Global | NASA’s STEREO detects a CME from the sun
A combined view of the coronal mass ejection, or CME, that occurred on May 17, 2013, at 5:36 EDT. The center yellow image was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows the sun as seen in...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Additional case of severe respiratory disease associated with...
An additional case of Severe Respiratory Disease associated with Novel Coronavirus was reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). According to the WHO, the...
View ArticleTunisia | Two confirmed cases and one probable case of infection with novel...
The Ministry of Health in Tunisia has notified WHO of two laboratory-confirmed cases and a probable case of infection with the novel coronavirus (nCoV). The two laboratory confirmed cases are a...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | An additional confirmed case of MERS-CoV – 44th human case
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case of infection with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The fatal case was...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Additional five confirmed human cases of Middle East...
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional five laboratory-confirmed cases with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). All five patients are from the...
View ArticleItaly | Confirmed case of MERS-CoV reported to WHO by Italy
According to the WHO, the 45-year-old male patient, with recent travel from Jordan, returned to Italy on May 25 with symptoms of cough and fatigue. His condition deteriorated and he was hospitalised on...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Additional confirmed case of MERS-CoV reported
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The patient is a 61-year-old man with...
View ArticleItaly | Two additional confirmed cases of MERS-CoV – Both close contacts of...
Two additional cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by Italy. According to the WHO, the two female patients, aged...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | An additional confirmed case with Middle East respiratory...
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The patient is a 14-year-old girl with...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Additional confirmed case of Middle East respiratory syndrome...
7 June 2013 – The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has notified WHO of an additional laboratory-confirmed case with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The patient is a...
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Global | CDC Update: Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with Middle East...
CDC continues to work in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners to better understand the public health risk posed by the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus...
View ArticleGlobal | Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus: Joint Kingdom of Saudi...
Between 4 and 9 June 2013, a joint mission of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) met in Riyadh to assess the situation due to a new coronavirus in the Kingdom....
View ArticleGlobal | WHO releases updated guidance document : Pandemic Influenza Risk...
Overview This interim guidance replaces the 2009 Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response: a WHO guidance document. Key highlights include the following: Focus upon risk assessment at national...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Three additional confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory...
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has announced an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases, including one death with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The first patient...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia | Three additional confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory...
The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia has announced an additional three laboratory-confirmed cases, including one death with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). According to the...
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