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Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
The WHO Outbreak Toolkit responds to the need for standardization of tools to improve comparability and sharing of data collected between investigation teams, locations, and time frames. The WHO Outbreak Toolkit is especially designed for complex emergencies and limited resource settings. Disease outbreak news.
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most people infected with the virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention. Older people and those with underlying medical ...
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Links and resources. 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 ...
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Aug 26, 2024 · Key facts. Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, is a viral illness caused by the monkeypox virus, a species of the genus Orthopoxvirus. There are two distinct clades of the virus: clade I (with subclades Ia and Ib) and clade II (with subclades IIa and IIb). In 2022–2023 a global outbreak of mpox was caused by the clade IIb strain.
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Apr 20, 2023 · Good outbreak control relies on taking many types of actions: care of patients, infection prevention and control, disease surveillance and contact tracing, good laboratory services, safe and dignified burials, and social mobilization. Community engagement is key to successfully controlling outbreaks.
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Sep 26, 2003 · Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease caused by a SARS-associated coronavirus. It was first identified at the end of February 2003 during an outbreak that emerged in China and spread to 4 other countries.
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.
Step 1. Detect and confirm the outbreak and agent. Identifying the microorganism helps to: develop a hypothesis about the source (previous events) identify time of exposure (incubation period) choose control measures. Do not wait for lab results to start the investigation. Confirm a proportion of cases. Step 1.
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This current Disease Outbreak News on the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is an update to the previously published Disease Outbreak News of 4 June, with updated data, some further detail on clinical description of cases, measures to increase the safety of gatherings, and again provides summaries of guidance, including on vaccination. Since 13 May 2022, cases of monkeypox have been reported to ...
