Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Feb 3, 2026 · 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 …
Nipah virus disease - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 30, 2026 · The virus can be transmitted to humans from wild and domestic animals, however, as the disease can be transmitted by domesticated animals, secondary human-to-human transmissions are …
Virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS)
El virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS) es una de las causas más comunes de infección aguda de las vías respiratorias inferiores en niños en todo el mundo, además de provocar una carga sustancial de …
Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sep 3, 2025 · Ebola virus disease is a serious, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to humans through close contact with the blood or secretions of infected wildlife and then spreads …
Nipah Virus Infection - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 6, 2025 · Between 17 May and 12 July 2025, the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala informed through a series of official press releases about four confirmed …
Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh
Feb 17, 2023 · Nipah virus infection in humans causes a range of clinical presentations, from asymptomatic infection (subclinical) to acute respiratory infection and fatal encephalitis. Infected …
Sudan virus disease – Uganda - World Health Organization (WHO)
Sudan virus disease is a severe disease, caused by a virus, Sudan virus (SUDV), belonging to the same family as Ebola virus. It can result in high case fatality. It is typically characterized by acute onset of …
WHO prequalifies first maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine
On 12 March 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the first maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine to protect infants against one of the most common causes of acute …
Zika virus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nov 6, 2025 · Zika virus is a mosquito-borne virus that was first identified in Uganda in 1947 in a Rhesus macaque monkey, followed by evidence of infection and disease in humans in other African …
Nipah virus infection - World Health Organization (WHO)
Aug 6, 2025 · Nipah virus On 3 February 2026, the International Health Regulations National Focal Point (IHR NFP) for Bangladesh notified WHO of one confirmed case of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in …