WHO EMRO | Communicable diseases
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The incidence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases continues to escalate: half the countries in the Region reported a high incidence of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in 2015. WHO responded to an increasing number of outbreaks. These included influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 in Libya, Kuwait and Jordan; avian influenza A (H5N1) in Egypt; MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia and Jordan; cholera in Iraq and Somalia; hepatitis A in Syrian Arab Republic; dengue fever in Yemen; and unknown viral haemorrhagic fever in Sudan. Strategic, operational and technical support was provided to countries for detection, risk assessment and rapid response to emerging infectious diseases and to prevent international spread of these infections.
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