- criticalWHO DON· Uganda · DRC border·WHO-2026-0541
Sudan ebolavirus cluster — 14 confirmed, 3 deaths
R₀ est. 1.6 · case fatality 21% · ring vaccination initiated in 4 districts
21 May 2026 07:14 UTC+6 cases / 24h - warningUS FDA· United States·FDA-2026-R-0218
Class II recall — losartan/HCTZ 100/25 mg, 4 lots
Out-of-specification NDMA impurity detected; 412,000 bottles affected
20 May 2026 19:42 UTC - warningEMA PRAC· European Union·EMA-PRAC-2026-117
Signal: SGLT2 inhibitors and Fournier's gangrene
ROR 4.2 (95% CI 3.1–5.7) in EudraVigilance; labelling review underway
20 May 2026 12:08 UTC - criticalAfrica CDC· East Africa·ACDC-AMR-0089
Carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae — ICU clusters in 3 countries
blaNDM-5 dominant; 38% bloodstream isolates resistant to meropenem
19 May 2026 22:30 UTC+12% MoM - routineUS CDC· North America·CDC-MMWR-2026-20
MMR coverage drops below 92% in 14 states
Kindergarten coverage 91.3% — herd-immunity threshold breached in 6 counties
19 May 2026 15:00 UTC - routineRwanda FDA· Rwanda·RFDA-2026-A-044
Marketing authorisation — bedaquiline 100 mg (paediatric)
Granted under MDR-TB priority pathway · 5-year MA · post-market study required
19 May 2026 09:20 UTC - warningECDC· Western Europe·ECDC-RESP-2026-08
H5N1 avian influenza — first mammal-to-mammal cluster in dairy workers
4 mild cases, no severe disease; genomic data deposited GISAID EPI_ISL_…
18 May 2026 11:45 UTC+2 cases / 48h - warningWHO GHO· Sub-Saharan Africa·WHO-MORT-2026-Q1
Excess maternal mortality +8.2% Q1 2026 vs 5-year baseline
Driven by postpartum haemorrhage and hypertensive disorders; rural disparity 2.4×
17 May 2026 08:00 UTC - routineMHRA· United Kingdom·MHRA-DSU-2026-09
DSU: SSRIs and persistent sexual dysfunction — label update
Added warning to all SSRI SmPCs; HCP communication issued
16 May 2026 14:10 UTC