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Hong Kong investigates 2nd locally acquired dengue fever case

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The Controller of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH), Dr Leung Ting-hung, today (November 3) announced the investigation into the second local confirmed case of dengue...

CDC issues travel notice for Guangdong, China because of dengue outbreak

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A serious outbreak of dengue fever that began this summer in Guangdong Province in southern China, which has seen cases in the tens of thousands, has prompted the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Saudi Arabia

WHO MERS update for Saudi Arabia

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The World Health Organization (WHO) released an update on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infections between 18 and 26 October 2014 in Saudi Arabia. During this time frame, the...

Colombia and Puerto Rico account for vast majority of new chikungunya cases: PAHO report

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As the number of reported chikungunya cases to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) appears to be slowing, only increasing by 4,481 cases during the past week- two countries accounted for 95 percent of...

Alberta EV-D68 confirmed cases rise to 111

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The number of confirmed Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) cases in the Canadian province of Alberta has risen to 111, as of Oct. 31, up from 93 cases two weeks ago. Calgary zone still accounts for the majority...

Duke patient tests negative for Ebola in preliminary test, patient remains isolated

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In a follow up to an earlier story, testing conducted at the State Laboratory of Public Health, located in the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS), returned a preliminary negative result...

China: New H7N9 avian influenza case reported in Jiangsu

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The Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) is today  closely monitoring an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) reported by the Jiangsu Provincial Commission of Health and Family Planning (the...

Onchocerciasis test tailored for use in the remote, low-resource settings now available

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PRESS RELEASE A new test will accelerate global progress toward eliminating onchocerciasis, a leading cause of preventable blindness in Africa. PATH, an international nonprofit health organization,Sunday...

Gates Foundation announce $156 million grant for developing malaria vaccines

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PRESS RELEASE In support of a bold quest to rid the world entirely of malaria, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Sunday announced an award of US$156 million to PATH to support the PATH Malaria Vaccine...

Ebola outbreak

Duke monitors Liberian patient for Ebola, Oregon suspect case tests negative for the virus

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UPDATE: Duke patient test negative for Ebola in preliminary analysis The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) and Durham and Person County Health Departments are working closely with...