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Outbreak notice totals

All-time counts across every WHO Disease Outbreak News bulletin in Public Health Trace.

3,195
Total noticesEvery WHO Disease Outbreak News bulletin
Case total not available
Confirmed casesSum of reported illnesses
131
Countries affected
August 28, 2026
Most recent notice

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Outbreaks reported by month (Year to date)

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Summary (Year to date)

  • 25 outbreaks have been reported year to date.
  • Aug 2026 was 0% higher than the previous complete period (Jul 2026: 3).
  • The highest complete period was May 2026 (7).
  • Sep 2026 is incomplete and not included in the figures above.
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Outbreak notices

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Marburg virus disease - Ghana

Start date
September 28, 2022
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Republic of Ghana

Start date
July 28, 2022
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Marburg virus disease - Ghana

Start date
July 22, 2022
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Yellow fever - Ghana

Start date
December 1, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1997 - Absence of Lassa fever in Ghana

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1996 - Influenza and malaria in Ghana

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1996 - Yellow fever in Ghana - Update

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1997 - Meningitis in Ghana - Update

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1997 - Meningitis in Ghana

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1996 - Yellow Fever in Ghana

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1997 - Anthrax in Ghana

Start date
June 8, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Poliomyelitis in West Africa: Togo, Burkina Faso and Ghana

Start date
June 7, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

1999 - Cholera in Ghana

Start date
June 7, 2021
Last updated

Source: WHO

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Global Notice Global Historical notice

Yellow fever in Ghana

Start date
February 3, 2012
Last updated

Source: WHO

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