Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 25, 2025 · 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 …
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 …
Chikungunya epidemiology update - June 2025
Jun 11, 2025 · Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It causes acute illness characterized by fever, rash, and debilitating joint …
WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
Jun 27, 2025 · The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on …
Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human …
Jan 7, 2025 · In many countries of the Northern Hemisphere, trends in acute respiratory infections increase at this time of year. These increases are typically caused by seasonal epidemics of …
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection
Jan 10, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make …
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jun 8, 2023 · Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe disease with a fatality ratio of up to 88%. This rate can be lower with good and early patient care. MVD was initially detected in 1967 …
Marburg virus disease - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 20, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on Marburg haemorrhagic fever provides information on transmission, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, prevention and WHO response.
Marburg virus disease– United Republic of Tanzania
Marburg virus then spreads between people via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and …
Респираторно-синцитиальный вирус (РСВ)
Mar 25, 2025 · Респираторно-синцитиальный вирус (РСВ) является одной из наиболее распространенных ...