Table 1.

Summary of recent infectious disease outbreaks in Eastern Mediterranean Region.

Outbreak	Country affected and year
Yellow fever	Sudan (2005, 2012, 2013)
MERS-CoV	Bahrain (2016), Egypt (2014), Iran (2014), Jordan (2012), Kuwait (2013), Lebanon (2014, 2017), Oman (2013–2017), Qatar (2012–2017), Saudi Arabia (2012–2017), Tunisia (2013), United Arab Emirates (2013–2017), Yemen (2014)
Cholera	Afghanistan (2012, 2013), Iraq (2012), Somalia (2012, 2016, 2017), Yemen (2016, 2017)
Influenza A (H5N1)	Egypt (2006–2017)
Dengue fever	Djibouti (2012), Egypt (2015), Oman (2014), Pakistan (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017), Yemen (2012, 2016), Sudan (2014)
Chikungunya	Pakistan (2016), Somalia (2016), Yemen (2010)
Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever	Afghanistan (2007, 2012, 2017), Iran (2000, 2012), Pakistan (2000, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017)
Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09	Afghanistan, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian territory, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen (2009)