Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) - World Health Organization (WHO)
Dec 5, 2025 · 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 …
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 …
Chikungunya epidemiology update - June 2025
Jun 11, 2025 · Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a mosquito-borne virus primarily transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It causes acute illness characterized by fever, rash, and debilitating joint pain, with some …
WHO Scientific advisory group issues report on origins of COVID-19
Jun 27, 2025 · The WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a panel of 27 independent, international, multidisciplinary experts, today published its report on the origins of …
Trends of acute respiratory infection, including human …
Jan 7, 2025 · In many countries of the Northern Hemisphere, trends in acute respiratory infections increase at this time of year. These increases are typically caused by seasonal epidemics of …
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) infection
Jan 10, 2025 · Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is one of the viruses that causes the common cold (upper respiratory infection). It usually makes people only mildly sick, but it can make some people …
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for …
Sep 26, 2025 · 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 …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Nov 27, 2025 · WHO fact sheet on COVID-19, including information on symptoms, transmission, treatment, prevention, vaccines and and WHO's work in this area.
Marburg virus disease– United Republic of Tanzania
Marburg virus then spreads between people via direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes) with the blood, secretions, organs or other bodily fluids of infected people, and with …
Респираторно-синцитиальный вирус (РСВ)
Mar 25, 2025 · Респираторно-синцитиальный вирус (РСВ) является одной из наиболее распространенных ...