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Mpox and Oropouche outbreaks

Multi-country outbreaks of mpox clade I and Oropouche are ongoing. Keep up to date with these links if you are travelling to affected areas.

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29 August 2025

Chikungunya in Peru

Between 1 January and 9 August 2025 a total of 84 cases were reported, of which 16 were laboratory confirmed and 68 classified as probable. Confirmed cases have been reported in the departments of San Martin (14 cases) and Loreto (2 cases). No deaths have been reported. 

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29 August 2025

cVDPV3 in Chad

As of 28 August 2025, one case of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 3 (cVDPV3) was reported this week, with onset of paralysis on 20 June, from Chari Baguirmi. This is the first cVDPV3 in the country this year.

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29 August 2025

Oropouche virus disease in Peru

Between 1 January and 26 July 2025, a total of 333 cases have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article below for further details on Oropouche.

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29 August 2025

Oropouche virus disease in Panama

Between 1 January and 26 July 2025, a total of 501 cases including one death have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article below for further details on Oropouche.

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29 August 2025

Chikungunya in Bolivia

Between 1 January and 16 August 2025, a total of 5,159 cases (3,899 confirmed) have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article below for further details on chikungunya.

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29 August 2025

Mpox in Mozambique

As of 24 August 2025, a total of 65 mpox cases, with no deaths, have been confirmed in 2025. Mpox clades Ib and II (a and/or b) has been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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28 August 2025

Chikungunya in France

As of 27 August 2025, a total of 228 locally acquired cases of chikungunya have been reported since the beginning of 2025. Cases have been reported from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Corsica, Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Nouveille-Aquitaine. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on chikungunya.

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26 August 2025

Mpox in Turkey

On 23 August 2025, the World Health Organization reported a case of clade Ib mpox in Turkey, detected on 7 August 2025. The case is reported to have had a travel history to the United Arab Emirates. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on mpox.

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26 August 2025

Acute watery diarrhoea in Afghanistan

As of 16 August, a total of 106,196 cases of acute watery diarrhoea and 50 associated deaths have been reported since the beginning of 2025. Of these cases, 60,585 cases were amongst children aged under 5 years old. The highest incidence rates have been reported from Paktya, Nimroz, Kabul, Khost and Farah. 

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26 August 2025
Italy + Emilia-Romagna
Veneto

Chikungunya in Italy

As of 20 August 2025, a total of 29 locally acquired cases of chikungunya have been reported since the beginning of 2025. Cases have been reported from the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Veneto. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on chikungunya

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