By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Taiwan’s Department of Disease Control announced that there was a new case of local dengue fever in Kaohsiung City today. The patient is a 60-year-old male...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews Maryland After a young boy was infected with Vibrio, a type of flesh-eating bacteria recently near Ocean City, health officials say this case is rare and local...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews Sri Lanka’s Epidemiology Unit has reported more than 25,000 dengue fever cases so far this year, according to new data published today. Through July 5,...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews In the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, the governor of Iloilo province announced he will issue an executive order declaring an outbreak in the province. According...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews A measles alert has been issued in south Brisbane as a passenger on a Virgin Airlines was diagnosed with the contagious viral disease. Queensland Health reports...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Vietnam’s most populous city, Ho Chi Minh City (HCM City), aka Saigon have reported more than 24,000 dengue fever cases during the first...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews Manatee County health officials announced Wednesday of a hepatitis A case in a food service worker at the Ugly Grouper restaurant located at 5704 Marina Drive ...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews Iceland health officials have reported four pediatric Shiga-toxin-producing E. Coli (STEC) cases. Officials say all the children are from the capital of Reykjavik;...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory this week warning the public against the purchase and use of the verified counterfeit versions...

By NewsDesk    @infectiousdiseasenews More than 300 people have been hospitalized due to suspected food poisoning during the 90th birthday celebration of Imelda R. Marcos, the former first lady of...