>Ghana prepares for possible first-ever Marburg virus outbreak
>Marburg is a highly infectious viral haemorrhagic fever in the same family as the more well-known Ebola virus disease.
>Case fatality rates have varied from 24% to 88% in past outbreaks depending on virus strain and case management.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/07/1122242

>Three people have died from a mysterious Ebola-like disease in Africa's Tanzania, prompting the government to dispatch a team of doctors to investigate it. Symptoms of the illness include fever, headaches, fatigue and nosebleeds
>Tanzania has never before recorded a case of Ebola or Marburg, two deadly viruses known to cause bleeding.

>This comes days after Ghana reported two suspected cases of the Marburg virus, which belongs to the same family as Ebola.
>The World Health Organisation said if confirmed it would be the first case of Marburg in Ghana.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/mysterious-ebola-like-disease-kills-3-in-tanzania-probe-launched-3158007

>New York polio case is the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ hundreds of others could be infected, health official says
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/05/new-york-polio-case-tip-of-iceberg-hundreds-of-others-could-be-infected.html

>Langya Virus: China Detects New Virus in 35 People
>Typical symptoms have included fever, fatigue, a cough, loss of appetite, muscle pain, nausea, headache and vomiting. In more severe cases, patients have shown a decrease in white blood cells, low platelet counts, liver failure and kidney failure. No deaths have been reported so far.
>The henipavirus family, to which this new strain belongs, are classed as biosafety Level 4 viruses, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), and can have fatality rates ranging from 40 to 75 percent.
https://www.newsweek.com/langya-virus-china-detects-new-virus-35-people-1732267

>Tomato flu outbreak in India
>Just as we are dealing with the probable emergence of fourth wave of COVID-19, a new virus known as tomato flu, or tomato fever, has emerged in India in the state of Kerala in children younger than 5 years.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(22)00300-9/fulltext

>New case of Ebola virus confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/23/africa/drc-new-ebola-case-intl/index.html

>Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden

>The findings represent the first time a highly pathogenic form of the virus, which has devastated bird populations this year, has been detected in cetaceans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/health/bird-flu-dolphins-cetaceans.html

>Is bird flu the next pandemic? Experts say a human outbreak is 'on the horizon' after record numbers of deadly strain in animals

>There are increasing concerns that, as it spreads in animals, the virus could evolve to infect humans and cause a global crisis deadlier than Covid.

>After all, that is what happened with so-called Spanish flu at end of World War I, which was caused by a similar strain to the one circulating now (H5N1).

>So far the new virus has been detected in more than 22million birds and poultry globally since September 2021 — double the previous record the year before.

>Not only is the virus spreading at speed, it is also killing at an unprecedented level, leaving some experts to say this is the deadliest variant so far.

>Wild birds don't usually suffer serious ill-effects themselves — but mass death does result when they pass the disease on to domestic poultry, especially in giant intensive farms.

>So one unsolved mystery of the present outbreak is why and how this strain has altered so as to devastate its wild hosts, and what that portends.

>Scientists are calling it a 'game-changer'.

>So far this year there have been 125 outbreaks across the UK, compared with 26 in 2021.

>Dr Simon Clarke, a microbiologist at the University of Reading, said the current H5N1 strain is too poorly optimised to spread from person-to-person

>He believes the virus would need to spread to other animals more similar genetically to humans before acquiring the ability to infect people with ease
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11156293/Is-bird-flu-pandemic-Experts-say-human-outbreak-horizon.html

>Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden

>The findings represent the first time a highly pathogenic form of the virus, which has devastated bird populations this year, has been detected in cetaceans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/health/bird-flu-dolphins-cetaceans.html

>blast and fire at Russian lethal virus lab
>Vektor has one of the world's largest collections of viruses, including Ebola... smallpox, bird flu and different strains of hepatitis
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49727101

>Neither can we exclude theft of pathogens during the chaos and aftermath of the explosion, or that the explosion itself was deliberate to enable theft
>in the case of engineered or synthetic pathogens, previously unknown disease syndromes may occur
https://jglobalbiosecurity.com/articles/10.31646/gbio.41

A mutating strain of bird flu that has emerged in Russia has “a fairly high degree of probability” of human-to-human transmission, the head of the country’s health watchdog warned in a report.
https://nypost.com/2021/03/12/russia-warns-of-human-to-human-transmission-of-bird-flu-strain

>Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak

>The Uganda Virus Research Institute confirmed the case after testing a sample taken from a 24-year-old male. This follows an investigation by the National Rapid Response team of six suspicious deaths that have occurred in the district this month. There are currently eight suspected cases who are receiving care in a health facility.
https://www.afro.who.int/countries/uganda/news/uganda-declares-ebola-virus-disease-outbreak

>One-year-old dies as 11 more suspected Ebola cases identified in Uganda
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/22/africa/suspected-ebola-cases-uganda-intl/index.html

>Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to 23
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/africa/ebola-deaths-rise-uganda-intl/index.html

>Ebola infections grow in Uganda as death toll rises to 23

>The virus has now spread to neighboring Kyegegwa and Kassanda districts, with the Ugandan Health Ministry reporting that cumulative cases had risen to 36, including confirmed and probable cases.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/africa/ebola-deaths-rise-uganda-intl/index.html

>U.S. to Begin Screening Air Passengers From Uganda for Ebola
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/health/ebola-cdc-uganda.html

>Deadly Ebola Outbreak Spreads to Uganda’s Capital
https://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-ebola-outbreak-spreads-to-ugandas-capital-11665598506

>At least four suspected cases of Ebola were being monitored in Uganda's capital Kampala on Wednesday, after the capital's first death on Friday

>Health officials now fear that the virus could spread within the capital, which has direct flights to Europe and the United States as well as other destinations.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/uganda-ebola-outbreak-fears-mount-first-death-recorded-capital

>The eight most recent Ebola cases reported during the outbreak in Uganda have no known links with current patients, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday

>"We remain concerned that there may be more chains of transmission and more contacts than we know about in the affected communities," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-concerned-about-ebola-spread-latest-eight-cases-not-contacts-others-infected-2022-10-19

https://archive.is/ZE8fH

>WHO: Ugandan Ebola outbreak ‘rapidly evolving’ after 1 month
https://apnews.com/article/health-matshidiso-moeti-east-africa-kampala-72ad17ad9054966e1c5823a352bb8591

>WHO director-general "concerned" over potential scope of Uganda's Ebola outbreak
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ebola-outbreak-uganda-world-health-organization-concerned

>Uganda's Ebola outbreak sees a worrisome increase in infections after spike in cases over the weekend
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ugandas-ebola-outbreak-sees-worrisome-increase-infections-spike-cases-rcna53669

>"Kampala should have restriction of movement," said Uganda Medical Association (UMA) president, Dr Samuel Oledo during an interview on Uganda-based KFM Radio.

>"Let us hold Kampala when it is still early. The earlier we lockdown Kampala, the better. Ugandans are still taking it as something so minor. It is catastrophic that right now, people are not even reporting cases," he added.
https://newsaf.cgtn.com/news/2022-10-26/Uganda-medics-urge-lockdown-on-Kampala-to-curb-Ebola-spread-1eqxZ7AvDUI/index.html

>Russia continues to spread disinformation at the United Nations.

>So let me set the record straight: Ukraine does not have a biological weapons program.

>It is Russia that has long maintained a biological weapons program in violation of international law.
https://twitter.com/USAmbUN/status/1585744323068534794

>As Ebola cases steadily rise in Uganda, with a spate of cases recently reported in Kampala, the World Health Organization (WHO) said the latest developments increase the risk to Uganda and the surrounding region.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2022/10/ugandas-ebola-cases-rise-who-ups-risk-assessment

>Ebola outbreak projected to surge as response repeats mistakes of Wuhan
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/ugandas-ebola-outbreak-projected-kill-500-response-repeats-mistakes

>Uganda confirms Ebola case in country's east as outbreak expands
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/uganda-confirms-ebola-case-countrys-east-outbreak-expands-2022-11-13

>The State of Israel is establishing a dedicated hospital to treat the deadly virus, the Ebola virus, which is spreading in Africa.
https://www.srugim.co.il/729968-%d7%99%d7%a9%d7%a8%d7%90%d7%9c-%d7%9e%d7%a7%d7%99%d7%9e%d7%94-%d7%91%d7%99%d7%aa-%d7%97%d7%95%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%9d-%d7%99%d7%99%d7%a2%d7%95%d7%93%d7%99-%d7%9c%d7%98%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%9c-%d7%91%d7%a0

>Flu and RSV Are Sickening More Kids This Year
>“We’re seeing really unprecedented levels of hospitalizations for this time of year”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flu-and-rsv-are-sickening-more-kids-this-year-11669995926

>'Off the charts': California reporting very high flu activity, among worst in U.S.
>California is now reporting very high flu levels, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as the respiratory illness continues to surge nationwide.
https://news.yahoo.com/off-charts-california-reporting-very-140056656.html

>Germany faces ‘catastrophic’ paediatric bed shortage as RSV cases soar
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/01/germany-faces-catastrophic-paediatric-bed-shortage-as-rsv-cases-soar

>Avian flu outbreak in U.S. worst on record, over 50 million birds dead
https://www.axios.com/2022/11/26/us-avian-flu-outbreak-2022-worst-record

>Viruses other than the coronavirus made headlines in 2022

>Mpox went global
>The mpox virus, a relative of the virus that causes smallpox, had never before spread widely among people outside of Central and West Africa. But in May, mpox, previously known as monkeypox, burst onto the global scene. As of November 28, there have been more than 81,100 cases across 110 countries and 55 deaths.

>Ebola surged in Uganda
>Two small Ebola virus outbreaks were reported in Congo this year. But more worrisome was an outbreak in Uganda that began in September.

>Poliovirus found in sewage
>A version of the poliovirus was detected in sewage in New York, Israel, the United Kingdom and some other places where polio had been eliminated, suggesting the virus — which can cause paralysis — was circulating there.

>Unexplained hepatitis hit children
>Between October 2021 and July 8, the last time the World Health Organization released an update, more than 1,000 children globally had developed severe hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver. Experts still aren’t sure why.

>Bird flu wreaked havoc
>Birds around the world also faced a deadly viral foe this year: the H5N1 influenza virus. In the United States alone, more than 4,300 wild birds have tested positive for the virus. A record number of farmed poultry — more than 53 million — died from either infection or being culled to control the virus’ spread. In Europe, the 2021–2022 season was also the largest known epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza
>People can also be susceptible, with two reported cases since December 2021. Although bird flu doesn’t easily spread among people, experts worry that as the epidemic continues the virus will pick up mutations that allow it to transmit from person to person.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/viruses-ebola-monkeypox-mpox-polio-hepatitis-bird-flu-2022