WHO Executive Board: Polio eradication needs urgent action

The WHO Executive Board meeting in Geneva expressed serious concern about the increasing incidence of wild poliovirus transmission in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last...

New Hampshire MPOX imported case

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has reported a Mpox clade I infection in a resident who returned from a trip...

Update on diphtheria outbreak in Niger

The WHO African Region Weekly Bulletin on Outbreaks and other Emergencies: Week 7 (10–16 February 2025) reported a total of fifty-eight new cases of...

First case of GBS reported in 2025 in Mumbai

The city of Mumbai reported its first case of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) in 2025, following a diagnosis in a 64-year-old female patient with the...

US flu season the worst it’s been in at least 15 years

The United States has experienced the busiest winter virus season in 15 years, as indicated by the percentage of doctor visits driven by influenza-like...

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