Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Meningitis in Zimbabwe
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
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Outbreak notice totals
All-time counts across every WHO Disease Outbreak News bulletin in Public Health Trace.
3,200
Total noticesEvery WHO Disease Outbreak News bulletinCase total not available
Confirmed casesSum of reported illnesses131
Countries affectedOctober 15, 2026
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- 27 outbreaks have been reported year to date.
- Sep 2026 was 33% lower than the previous complete period (Aug 2026: 3).
- The highest complete period was May 2026 (7).
- Oct 2026 is incomplete and not included in the figures above.
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| Country | Notices |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6 |
| United States | 2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| Russia | 1 |
Outbreak notices
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Meningitis in Ghana - Update
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon (new outbreak) - Update
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Ebola haemorrhagic fever in South Africa - Update
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever in India
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
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1996 - Dengue/dengue haemorrhagic fever in Malaysia and Indonesia
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Cholera in Mongolia - Update 2
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis in Mexico
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1998 - Cholera-like diarrhoeal disease in the Congo
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Meningitis in West Africa
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Fatal myocarditis in Malaysia - Update 4
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Viral Meningitis in Romania - Suspected
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Cholera in Mozambique - Update
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1998 - Cholera in Latin America and El Niño
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia Coli in Japan
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - International Travel and Health
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Meningococcal disease in Spain
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1996 - Cholera in Chad - Update
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
Global Notice Global Historical notice
1997 - Dengue outbreak in Malaysia
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
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1997 - Health situation in Rwandan refugee camp in Zaire
- Start date
- June 8, 2021
- Last updated
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