By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the report Thursday of four additional polio cases reported in the Philippines, there has been a flurry of news activity coming from the archipelago. Let’s...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan City, China, Thailand health officials have now reported the second confirmed case in the country (computer...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  Diagnostic test Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new laboratory...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health reported today the confirmation of  four more polio cases in the country, bringing the total number of polio cases to 16 since...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Japanese Ministry of Health reported (computer translated) a case of the novel coronavirus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The individual recently traveled to Wuhan City,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews For the second consecutive year, Japanese health officials reported more than 6,000 syphilis cases. According to Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a recent situation update, UN officials report that currently, 11 human cases have been confirmed. The Philippines is affected by both cVDPV1 and cVDPV2. cVDPV...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the imported, lab-confirmed novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) reported in Thailand, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided additional details in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Thailand health officials close out 2019 with 11,484 chikungunya cases, more than triple the 3,580 cases reported in 2018. The current outbreak began in October 2018. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Thailand health officials reported (computer translated) a laboratory confirmed novel coronavirus case on Sunday, the first in Thailand and the first reported outside...