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WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use, boosting global access October 3, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the first mpox in vitro diagnostic (IVD) under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure, an important step in improving global access to mpox testing. The approval for emergency use of the Alinity m MPXV assay, manufactured by Abbott Molecular Inc., will be pivotal in expanding diagnostic capacity in […]
WHO launches global strategic plan to fight rising dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviral diseases October 2, 2024
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Strategic Preparedness, Readiness and Response Plan (SPRP) to tackle dengue and other Aedes-borne arboviruses.
Brazil eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem September 30, 2024
The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem.

Risk assessment for the EU/EEA of the mpox epidemic caused by monkeypox virus clade I in affected African countries August 16, 2024
The monkeypox virus (MPXV) clade I epidemic that has been affecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since November 2023 has recently spread to several other African countries including Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya.
Threat assessment brief: Oropouche virus disease cases imported to the European Union August 9, 2024
In June and July 2024, 19 imported cases of Oropouche virus disease were reported for the first time in European Union countries.
Prolonged multi-country outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes ST173 linked to consumption of fish products June 19, 2024
Between 2012 and 2024, a prolonged outbreak of 73 cases of L. monocytogenes ST173 infections (‘My2’ -cluster) has been ongoing in Belgium (5), Czechia (1), Germany (39), Finland (2), Italy (1), the Netherlands (20), and the United Kingdom (UK) (5).