The National Park Service has received confirmation from national and state public health agencies of a further four cases of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome.

Health Protection Scotland has been made aware of concerns regarding possible contamination of a specific bottled drinking water.

The Cuban government has declared that the cholera outbreak has been contained.

The California Department of Public Health has reported a cluster of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) infections involving four visitors to Yosemite National Park.

Two new cases of polio were reported in the past week, both from Katsina, bringing the total number of cases for 2012 to 72.

A fox that attacked a domestic dog in New Hanover County in the state of North Carolina, United States (US) tested positive for rabies.

An outbreak of dengue fever has been reported from Chimbote, Ancash region on the west coast of northern Peru.

On 17 Aug 2012, the Ministry of Health for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) notified the World Health Organization of an outbreak of Ebola haemorrhagic fever.

Forty three states in the US have reported West Nile virus (WNV) infections in humans, birds, or mosquitoes in 2012.

The media has reported on an increase in pertussis (whooping cough) cases in Scotland in 2012.