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Marburg virus disease, Mpox and Oropouche outbreaks

Marburg virus disease has been reported in Ethiopia. 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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05 December 2025
Ethiopia + Jinka
Hawassa

Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia

As of 4 December 202, the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia have reported 13 confirmed cases of Marburg virus disease with 8 deaths. As of 5 December the UK FCDO advises against all but essential travel within 5km of the towns of Jinka and Hawassa due to the ongoing Marburg outbreak.

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05 December 2025

Leptospirosis in Jamaica

As of 26 November 2025 a total of 18 confirmed cases of leptospirosis have been reported following Hurricane Melissa. Please see our Topics in Brief article below for further details on leptospirosis.

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04 December 2025

Dengue in Sri Lanka

As of 23 November 2025, a total of 45,422 dengue cases have been reported in Sri Lanka during 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on dengue.

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04 December 2025

Shigella sonnei in Cape Verde

The UK Health Security Agency is currently investigating an increase in reports of Shigella sonnei infection in travellers. The majority of cases report travel to Cape Verde. An outbreak of Shigella sonnei was also reported in Cape Verde in 2022, with cases occurring in travellers from a number of European countries including the UK.

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04 December 2025

Dengue in Thailand

As of 31 October 2025, a total of 51,795 dengue cases and 46 deaths have been reported in Thailand during 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on dengue.

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04 December 2025

Dengue in India

As of 31 October 2025, a total of 91,015 dengue cases have been reported in India during 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on dengue.

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04 December 2025

Dengue in Bangladesh

As of 30 November 2025, a total of 95,081 dengue cases and 380 deaths have been reported in Bangladesh during 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on dengue.

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03 December 2025

Marburg virus disease in Ethiopia

As of 26 November 2025, a total of 13 confirmed Marburg virus disease cases (including eight deaths) have been reported in Ethiopia. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on Marburg virus disease.

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Dengue in American Samoa

As of 1 December 2025, a total of 348 confirmed cases of dengue and no deaths have been reported in American Samoa since the start of 2025. Ongoing transmission has been reported and cases are continuing to rise. DENV-1 and DENV-2 have been reported. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on dengue.

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01 December 2025

CVDPV2 in Namibia

As of 19 November 2025, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative reported one cVDPV2-positive environmental sample from Kavango, Namibia, collected on 14 October 2025. Please see our Topics in Brief article for further details on polio.

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