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Multi-country monkeypox outbreak: situation update 27 June 2022 This Disease Outbreak News on the multi-country monkeypox outbreak is an update to the  previously published editions  and provides an update on the epidemiological situation, further information on the use of therapeutics, as well as on the outcomes of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak held on 23 June.  Outbreak at a glance  Since 1 January and as of 22 June 2022, 3413 laboratory confirmed cases and one death have been reported to WHO from 50 countries/territories in five WHO Regions.      Since the previous  Disease Outbreak News of 17 June  was published, 1310 new cases have been reported and eight new countries have reported cases.    Description of the outbreak  The majority of laboratory confirmed cases (2933/3413; 86%) were reported from the WHO European Region. Other regions reporting c...

NATION/WORLD China reports first human infected with H3N8 bird flu strain In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture at an organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File) by: Olafimihan Oshin,  The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire Posted:  Apr 27, 2022 / 12:22 PM PDT Updated:  Apr 27, 2022 / 12:22 PM PDT SHARE The Hill ) – Chinese officials have reported the first human infected with the H3N8 bird flu strain, which has been detected in horses, dogs and even seals. In a statement  on Tuesday, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) said the flu variant was found in a 4-year-old child living in Zhumadian City in the Henan Province. The health agency said the child started to develop fever and other symptoms on April 5 and was admitted to a local medical facility five days later due to the severity of his condition.  The patient lived on a farm where he frequently came into contact with chickens, the health a...

New Ebola case confirmed in northwestern Congo, health authorities say Reuters FILE PHOTO - A WWF billboard listing protected species stands in front of a bushmeat market in Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Nicolon KINSHASA, April 23 (Reuters) - A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to enforce urgent containment measures just four months after the previous outbreak came to an end. The case, a 31-year old male, was detected in the city of Mbandaka, capital of Congo's Equateur province. Around 74 of his contacts are being tracked, the health ministry said in a statement. The patient began showing symptoms on April 5, but did not seek treatment for more than a week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. He was admitted to an Ebola treatment centre on April 21 and died later that day. "Time is not on our side," said Dr Matshidiso Moeti, th...