In a follow-up on the measles epidemic in the Philippines, government officials are now reporting 16,349 cases in all 17 regions through Mar. 2. In addition, the death toll to this epidemic is 261 through...

In a follow-up in the report of a diphtheria fatality in the district of Johor Bahru at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, Malaysian health officials are reporting three more confirmed cases in...

Just as strep throat can run rampant in elementary schools, strangles, the “strep throat” of horses, caused by a different Streptococcus bacterium, Streptococcus equi sp equi, is highly contagious....

In a follow-up on the Rift Valley fever (RVF) case increases on the archipelago of Mayotte, Santé publique France reports (computer translated) 63 confirmed cases of RVF  as of Feb. 21. No deaths...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), myiasis is infection with a fly larva, usually occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. There are a number of ways to contract it–getting an...

The Libya Health Ministry says that the country has seen some 5,000 cases of the parasitic disease, leishmaniasis in the past six months, according to a media account. “There are currently 5,000...

The measles outbreak in the Vancouver, Clark County, Washington area has reached 70 confirmed cases after two additional cases was reported on Saturday. These and the case in King County and four in Multnomah...

Dengue in the Western Visayas Health officials in the Western Visayas has called on the public not to be complacent due to possible emergence of dengue cases even during the dry season. As of February...

Clark County health officials reported an additional three confirmed measles cases on Friday, bringing the outbreak total to 68. Four of the cases were in adults. In addition, two suspect cases are being...