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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) pandemic - World Health Organization (WHO)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) were first detected in China in December 2019, with the virus spreading rapidly to other countries across the world
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus
- 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
- Environment, Climate Change and Health - World Health Organization (WHO)
Occasionally the cause of an outbreak is unknown, even after thorough investigation Communicable disease outbreaks Environmental factors influencing the spread of communicable diseases Water, sanitation, food and air quality are vital elements in the transmission of communicable diseases and in the spread of diseases prone to cause epidemics
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