Situation at a glance On 13 May 2022, WHO was notified of two laboratory confirmed cases and one probable case of monkeypox, from the same household, in the United Kingdom. On 15 May, four additional laboratory confirmed cases have been reported amongst Sexual Health...
We are excited to share that Ending Pandemics and Flu Lab are partnering to call for concept notes on technologies and approaches that better detect and forecast disease outbreaks in communities.This effort supports the work that will be taking place at the 4th...
At a time when the world is facing an unprecedented pandemic, the importance of animal disease surveillance has become evident. To support countries maintaining global transparency and reporting matters of animal and public health, the World Organisation for Animal...
How did a tiny, poor nation manage to suffer only one death from the coronavirus? On January 7, a 34-year-old man who had been admitted to a hospital in Bhutan’s capital, Thimphu, with preexisting liver and kidney problems died of COVID-19. His was the country’s first...
The current global crisis has highlighted the interdependence of human, animal and environmental health, and the need for a One Health approach to overcome existing challenges and emerging threats associated with zoonotic disease.Rabies is one of the oldest known...
Rabies is endemic in both humans and animals in the Asia Pacific Region (AP Region), with dogmediated rabies being the predominant source of disease. However, it is often under-reported and is therefore considered to be a neglected disease. Over 95% of human rabies...
