Event descriptionThe Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has expanded to a sixth province, with the detection of a confirmed case in Bas-Uélé province in the north-east, indica…
Read moreEvent descriptionThe Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains in a phase of intense and expanding transmission, with cumulative deaths crossing the grim milestone of 2,000 o…
Read moreEvent descriptionThe Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to expand rapidly, with sustained transmission, persistently high mortality, and ongoing geographic spread. I…
Read moreWHO's updated guidelines set out treatment recommendations for visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in eastern Africa and South-East Asia, the subregion that accounted for 73% of VL cases reported globally to WHO in 2023. They introduce new treatment regimens for PKDL, alternative options for primary VL in eastern Africa, weight-band allometric dosing of miltefosine, and risk-mitigation measures following reports of ocular adverse events.
Read moreEvent descriptionThe Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continued to intensify during the reporting period, with sustained transmission, increasing mortality, and ongoing geog…
Read more📢 The latest Infodemic Insights report from the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA) is now available!Over the past few weeks, you may have noticed fewer updates from us as our team has been fully engaged in providi…
Read moreEvent descriptionTransmission of Bundibugyo virus disease (BVD) remained intense in the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the reporting week, with continued detection of new confirmed cases and deaths across multip…
Read moreEvent descriptionThe Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo intensified during the past week, with epidemiological indicators suggesting sustained and increasing transmission. The outbr…
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