Nipah Virus Infection - India - World Health Organization (WHO)
Between 17 May and 12 July 2025, the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala informed through a series of official press releases about four confirmed cases, including two deaths, due to Nipah virus (NiV) infection in two districts of Kerala State. NiV infection is a bat-borne disease transmitted to humans through infected animals (such as bats or pigs), contaminated ...

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
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 illness and recover without requiring special treatment. However, some will become seriously ill and require medical attention.

Nipah Virus Infection in Focus: Expert Perspectives from a WHO SEARO ...
Against the backdrop of two confirmed cases of Nipah virus (NiV) infection in West Bengal in India, reported to WHO on 26 January 2026, renewed interest in the epidemiology, clinical management, and public health response to the disease has emerged within the WHO South-East Asia Region and beyond.In response to this interest, the Community of Practice on Public Health Intelligence in the WHO ...

Virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS)
El virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS) es una de las causas más comunes de infección aguda de las vías respiratorias inferiores en niños en todo el mundo, además de provocar una carga sustancial de enfermedad respiratoria grave en las personas mayores.

Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh
Nipah virus is a zoonotic pathogen with a high death rate and no licensed vaccine or treatment, though early supportive treatment can save lives. Its reservoirs are fruit bats or flying foxes (bats of the Pteropus genus), which are distributed in the coastal regions and on several islands in the Indian ocean, India, south-east Asia and Oceania.

Marburg virus disease - Ethiopia
Marburg virus disease (MVD) is a severe disease caused by either of two closely related viruses, Marburg virus and Ravn virus. MVD has a high case fatality rate, ranging from 24% to 88% from previous outbreaks. The CFR can be lowered with early supportive patient care. The virus is initially transmitted to humans from fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and then spreads among people through ...

Nipah virus infection - World Health Organization (WHO)
Nipah virus (NiV) is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals to humans, but can also be transmitted through contaminated food or directly between people. Transmission of the virus to humans can occur from direct contact with infected animals like bats, pigs or horses, and by consuming fruits or fruit products, such as raw date palm juice, contaminated by infected fruit bats.

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 causes of acute lower respiratory infections in children globally.

Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola virus disease is a serious, often fatal illness in humans. The virus is transmitted to humans through close contact with the blood or secretions of infected wildlife and then spreads through human-to-human transmission.

Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2026 influenza season in the southern hemisphere. The announcement was made at an Information Meeting after a 4-day Consultation on the Composition of Influenza Virus Vaccines.