WHO: Global Alert and Response (GAR) – Disease Outbreak News [to 12 April 2014]
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2013_03_12/en/index.html
:: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update 11 April 2014
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP), Hong Kong, SAR, China and the National Health and
Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China recently notified WHO of 2 additional
laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus…The
overall risk assessment has not changed
:: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update 11 April 2014
On 9 April 2014, the Ministries of Health of Jordan notified WHO of an additional laboratory-
confirmed case of infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)…
Globally, from September 2012 to date, WHO has been informed of a total of 212 laboratory-
confirmed cases of infection with MERS-CoV, including 88 deaths. [No change in WHO
recommendations]
:: Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update 10 April 2014
…WHO’s response
WHO, in collaboration with technical partners in the Global Outbreak Alert and Response
Network (GOARN) has deployed field laboratory support, and continues to identify and deploy
experts in anthropology, epidemiology and data management, outbreak logistics, clinical case
management and infection prevention and control, social mobilisation, risk communications
and outbreak coordination to support the response in all of the affected countries. Over 50
experts have been deployed to date and response supplies, including PPE and a variety of
EVD communication and education materials for local adaptation, have been dispatched to
affected and neighbouring countries.
As EVD in West Africa continues to evolve, the number of reported cases and deaths,
contacts under medical observation and the number of laboratory results are subject to
change due to consolidation of case, contact and laboratory data, enhanced surveillance and
contact tracing activities and ongoing laboratory investigations.
WHO does not recommend that any travel or trade restrictions be applied to Guinea,
Liberia, Mali or Sierra Leone based on the current information available for this event.
:: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update 10 April 2014
:: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – update 10 April 2014
:: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update 8 April 2014
:: Human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus – update 8 April 2014
:: Ebola virus disease, West Africa – update7 April 2014