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Dec 27, 2024 · Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade;

4 days ago · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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Aug 7, 2024 · WHO act sheet on the 10 leading causes of death. In 2021, the top 10 causes of death accounted for 39 million deaths, or 57% of the total 68 million deaths worldwide. The top global causes of death, in order of total number of lives lost, are associated with two broad topics: cardiovascular (ischaemic heart disease, stroke) and respiratory (COVID-19, chronic …

Nov 5, 2024 · A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is the first global effort to systematically prioritize endemic pathogens based on criteria that included regional disease burden, antimicrobial resistance …

Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.