In a follow-up in the rapidly spreading diphtheria outbreak in Yemen, Communications and media officer for the World Health Organization (WHO), Ms. Fadela Chaib said at a press briefing Tuesday that...

Some 59 children have died from a combination of measles and malnutrition in the remote Asmat region, Papua province, Indonesia, according to a Daily Sabah report. The Associated Press reports that Indonesian...

Eastern Health is advising the public of an increase in cases of parotitis and mumps in the eastern region of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since December 2017, there have been 19 cases of parotitis reported...

Victoria health officials reported today that there has been one confirmed case of measles in Melbourne with the infection likely to have been acquired overseas. The case was infectious while on Emirates...

In a follow-up to a recent recall notice, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and several state health departments announced investigating a...

The number of measles cases reported in the five outbreaks around England has risen in several areas since the last report in December. As of 9 January, there have been 34 confirmed cases in West Yorkshire,...

Four cases of Lassa fever were reported among health care workers in Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, with three passing away from the lethal viral disease, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak in Zambia, the cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to escalate. During the past week, an additional 613 cases were reported. As of 8 January 2018, a cumulative...

The Kenyan Ministry of Health has reported an outbreak of chikungunya in the coastal city of Mombasa. The outbreak started in mid-December 2017 when clinicians observed an increasing number of cases of...

In a follow-up on a recent report on the Philippines refund demand for unused Dengvaxia, The Manila Times reports that vaccine maker, Sanofi Pasteur has agreed to the demand to reimburse the 1.4 billion...