WHO is Fighting Who?

April 19 2020

In the light of recent controversy regarding the role of WHO, here is a quick look at the Disease Outbreak News (DONs) published by WHO.

The 2020 list of deadly infections spanning the globe includes:

• Dengue fever

• Ebola

• Lassa fever

• Measles

• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

• SARS-CoV-2 (novel coronavirus causing COVID-19)

• Yellow fever

The countries affected include (not including areas of SARS-CoV-2 spread - a pandemic) :

• Central African Republic

• Chile

• China

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• French Territories of the Americas – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, and Saint-Barthélemy

• Japan

• Nigeria

• Palestinian territory

• Qatar

• Republic of Korea 

• Republic of Uganda

• Thailand

• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• The United Arab Emirates

The review of 2019 DONs reveals outbreaks of:

• Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

• Cases of Undiagnosed Febrile Illness

• Chikungunya

• Cholera

• Dengue fever

• Ebola

• Gonococcal infection

• Hantavirus disease

• HIV

• Lassa fever

• Measles

• Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)

• Monkeypox

• Poliomyelitis

• Rift Valley Fever

• Zika

• Yellow Fever

The countries and regions affected in 2019 include:

• Afganistan

• Argentine Republic

• Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

• Brazil

• Cameroon

• Congo

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• European Region

• France

• Jamaica

• Indonesia

• Islamic Republic of Iran

• Lebanon

• Madagascar

• Mali

• Mexico

• Mozambique

• Myanmar

• Nigeria

• Oman

• Pacific Island Countries and Areas

• Pakistan

• Papua New Guinea

• Qatar

• Réunion, France

• Republic of Ghana

• Republic of Panama

• Republic of the Sudan

• Republic of Uganda

• Singapore

• Spain

• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• The Netherlands

• The Philippines

• The United Arab Emirates

• Tunisia

• United Kingdom (Dr. Why: curiously - it is the only country with an outbreak of gonococcal infection)

• United Republic of Tanzania

• Western Pacific Region

Here is the list of outbreaks and locales in 2020 to date:

• 18 April 2020 
  Yellow fever – Republic of South Sudan

• 16 April 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 9 April 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 8 April 2020 
  Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• 2 April 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 26 March 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 19 March 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 12 March 2020 
  Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – Qatar

• 12 March 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 10 March 2020 
  Dengue fever – French Territories of the Americas – French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint-Martin, and Saint-Barthélemy

• 5 March 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 4 March 2020 
  Measles - Central African Republic

• 27 February 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 24 February 2020 
  Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• 22 February 2020 
  Dengue fever – Chile

• 21 February 2020 
  Yellow fever – Uganda

• 20 February 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 20 February 2020 
  Lassa Fever – Nigeria

• 13 February 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 6 February 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 31 January 2020 
  Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – United Arab Emirates

• 30 January 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 23 January 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 21 January 2020 
  Novel Coronavirus – Republic of Korea (ex-China)

• 17 January 2020 
  Novel Coronavirus – Japan (ex-China)

• 16 January 2020 
  Novel Coronavirus – Japan (ex-China)

• 16 January 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 14 January 2020 
  Novel Coronavirus – Thailand (ex-China)

• 12 January 2020 
  Novel Coronavirus – China

• 10 January 2020 
  Measles – occupied Palestinian territory

• 9 January 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo 

• 8 January 2020 
  Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) – The United Arab Emirates

• 5 January 2020 
  Pneumonia of unknown cause – China

• 2 January 2020 
  Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

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