Tag: surveillance
WHO launches action plan to combat rising fungal disease burden and antifungal resistance
The World Health Organization has released strategic guidance to help countries address fungal disease and antifungal resistance, two major health…
Europe tightens avian flu surveillance as H5N1 spreads among wild birds
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has released unified surveillance guidelines for avian influenza, establishing standardised laboratory protocols…
WOAH Issues First Global Statement on Hantavirus as Zoonotic Disease Threat
The World Organisation for Animal Health issues its first comprehensive statement on hantavirus, providing surveillance guidance to 180+ member countries.…
UK Hospital Superbug Infections Show Mixed Trends in Latest Government Data
UK Health Security Agency releases comprehensive surveillance data tracking MRSA, MSSA, Gram-negative bacteraemia, and C. difficile infections across English hospitals.…
The Hidden Cost of Risk: When Medical Vigilance Becomes a Disease Itself
Modern medicine's focus on risk identification has created a new burden: the experience of being at risk now resembles the…
Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be spreading faster than reported, warns WHO epidemiologist
A WHO epidemiologist warns that an Ebola outbreak in central Africa may be accelerating beyond official case counts, with hundreds…