NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials report 1,409 chikungunya cases through August 12 this year, a 213 percent increase compared to the same time in 2022 when 450 cases were reported. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH reports a total of 3,728 cases of leptospirosis nationwide through September 2, a 70 percent increase compared to the same time in 2022. Of...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dien Bien province in northwest Vietnam has recorded 3 diphtheria outbreaks with 6 cases, including 1 death. This has prompted the Department of Health of this province to issue the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On September 15, the Vietnam Department of Preventive Medicine said that according to information about the situation of infectious diseases in localities, the situation of pink eye...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to information from the Hanoi Department of Health, compared to the same period in 2022, the number of dengue fever cases in Hanoi increased 4 times. As of last week, Hanoi...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reported an additional 207 syphilis cases across the country through the end of August, bringing the total since the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Taiwan Department of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today three new local dengue fever deaths last week. The ages ranged from their 40s to their 70s. All three...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) reports a 204.5 percent increase in leptospirosis cases from Jan. 1 to Sept. 2 this year compared to the same period in 2022. Since the beginning...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency has confirmed the first suspected case of Japanese encephalitis (presumptive diagnosis) of the year. A nationwide alert was issued...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) is advising the public against wading through floodwaters due to leptospirosis. DOH Undersecretary Enrique Tayag said walking in flooded...