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webThis WHO feed is a key empirical reference for biosecurity researchers modeling biological risks; it documents real-world outbreak data useful for calibrating probability estimates of pandemic-level events, including those relevant to bioweapons threat assessment.
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The WHO Disease Outbreak News is an official public health surveillance feed providing real-time updates on infectious disease outbreaks globally. It serves as a primary reference for tracking emerging biological threats, pandemic risks, and novel pathogen events. This resource is relevant to biosecurity and existential risk analysis by providing ground-truth data on natural outbreak dynamics.
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- •Official WHO platform reporting on verified disease outbreaks worldwide, including novel pathogens and re-emerging diseases.
- •Provides situation reports, epidemiological data, and risk assessments for ongoing outbreaks relevant to pandemic preparedness.
- •Useful baseline for understanding natural outbreak patterns when assessing engineered or accidental biorelease scenarios.
- •Covers zoonotic spillover events, which are critical reference points for biosecurity and bioweapons threat modeling.
- •Tracks international outbreak responses, informing governance and coordination frameworks for biological risk mitigation.
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Disease Outbreak News Skip to main content Emergencies Overview Funding Operations Partners Surveillance Research Training Disease Outbreak News (DONs) Latest WHO Disease Outbreak News (DONs), providing information on confirmed acute public health events or potential events of concern. According to Article 11.4 of the International Health Regulations (2005) [IHR (2005)], WHO may make information on acute public health events available, if other information about the same event has already become publicly available and there is a need for the dissemination of authoritative and independent information. The DON reports fulfill this requirement. The events reported in the DON is not an exhaustive list of events that WHO is responding to globally but include those that meet the criteria for information to be made available to the public. 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Unfortunately we don't have any results matching your criteria. Your predefined filter criteria are invalid. Related emergency content Situation reports Get the latest DONs Subscribe The criteria for Disease Outbreak News Disease Outbreak News (DONs) are published relating to confirmed or potential public health events, of: Unknown cause with a significant or potential international health concern that may affect international travel or trade; A known cause which has demonstrated the ability to cause serious public health impact and spread internationally; High public concern which may lead to disruption of required public health interventions, or could disrupt international travel or trade.
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