Respiratory Virus Season Resources
Influenza Viruses Spreading this Season and Update on JN.1 Variant — While COVID-19 continues to cause more hospitalizations than influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV),
right now, more people are going to
emergency departments to get care and being diagnosed with flu than COVID-19. With seasonal flu activity elevated across the country,
CDC is tracking which influenza viruses are most common, where they are occurring, and how this might impact the public’s health. Since the fall, emergency department visits have been increasingly driven by flu.
While some recent data suggest flu may have peaked, CDC is watching closely for a second wave of flu activity, which happens during many seasons.
JN.1 is still the most prevalent variant : Remains the most widely circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States and globally.
To learn more about this year’s influenza season and for an update on the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, please visit:
Influenza Viruses Spreading this Season and Update on JN.1 Variant | CDC
Healthcare Quality Resources
Stay Alert for Measles Cases — Between December 1, 2023, and January 23, 2024, CDC was notified of 23 confirmed U.S. cases of measles, including seven direct importations of measles by international travelers and two outbreaks with more than five cases each.
Most of these cases were among children and adolescents who had not received a measles-containing vaccine (MMR or MMRV), even if age eligible. To learn more, please visit:
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Situation - Thailand
News related to the influenza situation:
- COVID-19 is remains a health threat for Thailand this year
- COVID-19 will remain Thailand’s most significant health threat this year and the number of infections may reach 650,000, with a predicted death toll of over 800, by the end of the year, according to Dr. Thongchai Keeratihattayakorn, director-general of the Disease Control Department.
Due to the constant mutation of the virus, he advised people at high risk, such as the elderly, pregnant women, diabetics, those with high blood pressure, the obese, people with chronic kidney problems or cancer, to get vaccinated at least once a year, to wear face masks in crowded places and to wash their hands frequently. (Read more click link ) Update 11 Jan 2024
Global Situation
- JN.1 is still the most prevalent variant
CDC continues to track the rise in prevalence of the JN.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. JN.1 remains the most widely circulating variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States and globally.
As of January 19, 2024, JN.1 is estimated to account for approximately 83% to 88% of all currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants, an increase from the estimated prevalence of 55% to 68% two weeks ago. JN.1 remains at high prevalence among variants in international travelers and wastewater viral levels, as well as in most regions around the globe. update 22 January 2024
Read more Click link : Influenza Viruses Spreading This Season and Update on JN.1 Variant | CDC
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Weekly Epidemiological Updates and Monthly Operational Updates ( Read more click link )
Situation - Thailand
- News related to the influenza situation:
The number of influenza cases in 2023 has risen fivefold when compared to last year's monthly averages and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now warning against buying artificial influenza antiviral pills labelled oseltamivir that have been smuggled into the country.
(Read more click link )
Global Situation
Cambodia reports 2 more human H5N1 avian flu infections
Over the past few days, Cambodia's health ministry has reported two human H5N1 avian flu cases, which involve patients from difference provinces who were exposed to sick poultry before their symptoms began.
The cases are the first of 2024 and raise the country's number of cases since early 2023 to eight.
Though officials haven't announced genetic sequencing results on the viruses that infected the two new patients, the rash of earlier cases was caused by clade 2.3.2.1c, an older H5N1 strain that has circulated in the region for more than a decade. The clade is different from the 2.3.4.4b clade that is currently circulating widely in wild birds and poultry, with sporadic detections in mammals and people.
Cambodia reported its last human H5N1 cases—one of them fatal—in October. Of the 6 cases reported from Cambodia in 2023, 4 patient died and 2 survived after mild illnesses, according to background information from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(Read more details click link:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/cambodia-reports-2-more-human-h5n1-avian-flu-infections )
Situation - Thailand
News related to the influenza situation:
- Combating Dengue Outbreak and Addressing Overlapping Challenges with COVID-19
- Thailand is currently facing a severe dengue fever outbreak as the rainy season and El Niño approaches, posing a significant threat to public health. The number of cases has surged to alarming levels this year, with the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) warning that it could reach a three-year high. To combat this this disease, health authorities are urging local agencies to intensify efforts in curbing the breeding cycle of mosquitoes, which are the carriers of dengue. (Read more click link )
Global Situation
- Dengue - Global situation
- Since the beginning of 2023, ongoing transmission, combined with an unexpected spike in dengue cases have resulted in close to a historic high of over five million cases and more than 5000 dengue-related deaths reported in over 80 countries/territories and five WHO regions: Africa, Americas, South-East Asia, Western Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean Regions globally.
(Read more details click link ) Update 21 December 2023
- Province Concern
- Chad (Update 16 October 2023)
- Bangladesh (Update 11 August 2023)
- Situation
- Chad - On 15 August 2023, a dengue outbreak was declared by the Ministry of Public Health and Prevention in Chad. As of 1 October, there have been 1,342 suspected cases, including 41 confirmed cases reported across 8 health districts in 4 provinces. Among the confirmed cases, one death was reported. (Read more click link )
- Bangladesh - From 1 January to 7 August 2023, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh reported a total of 69 483 laboratory-confirmed dengue cases and 327 related deaths, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 0.47%. Of these, 63% of cases and 62% of the deaths were reported in the month of July 2023. Although dengue is endemic in Bangladesh, the current dengue surge is unusual in terms of seasonality and the early sharp increase in comparison to previous years, where the surge started around -late June. The CFR so far this year is relatively high compared to previous years for the full-year period. The pre-monsoon Aedes survey shows that the density of mosquitoes, and the number of potential hotspots is at the highest level in the past five years. (Read more click link )
Province Concern
Update 19 December 2023
- The top 5 countries are United States of America, Brazil, Spain, France, Colombia
- The global situation have been reported 92,783 confirmed cases of Mpox (Monkeypox), Outbreaks have been found in 116 countries
Situation
- As of September 2023, the number of monthly reported new cases has decreased by 16.2%, compared to the previous month. The majority of cases reported in the past month were notified from the Western Pacific Region (45%) and the European Region (26.4%). (Read more Click link )
Province Concern
- Saudi Arabia (Update 29 August 2023)
Global Situation
Situation – Saudi Arabia
- Between 13 August 2023 and 1 February 2024, the Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) reported four cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), including two deaths. The cases were reported from the Riyadh, Eastern, and Qassim regions of the KSA
Situation - Thailand
- Currently, Thailand has not found any patients. 'Marburg virus', but now there are travel from different countries to Thailand. The Department of Disease Control will closely monitor the situation from the World Health Organization and other agencies. to continuously analyze and assess risks. At this time, no travel ban has been announced. But focusing on screening measures for travelers from Equatorial Guinea and neighboring countries (Read more click link )
Global Situation
- Province Concern : Equatorial Guinea (Update 8 May 2023)
- On 8 June 2023, after two consecutive incubation periods (42 days) without a new confirmed case reported, the Ministry of Health of Equatorial Guinea declared the end of the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak, as per the WHO recommendations. A total of 17 confirmed and 23 probable cases were reported from five districts in four provinces; 12 of the 17 confirmed cases died and all of the probable cases were reported deaths.