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China reports 61 H7N9 avian influenza cases last week: Hong Kong CHP

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (February 16) received notification from the National Health and Family Planning Commission that 61 additional human cases of avian...

Dengue fever: Vietnam reports 25 percent increase in 2016

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The number of dengue fever cases reported in Vietnam were up in 2016, according to General Department of Preventative Medicine, Ministry of Health data for last year. From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2016, there...

China: Two H7N9 avian influenza cases reported in Sichuan

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Two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9)  have been reported on Mainland China. The Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province reported that a 60-year old male patient from...

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Pink eye cases increase in Hanoi

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Officials with the National Eye Hospital in North Vietnam are reporting an increase in pink eye, or conjunctivitis cases since the beginning of the month, according to a state media report. The hospital...

H7N9 avian influenza: WHO analysis

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Since Oct. 2016, China has seen an increase in human infections with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus and the World Health Organization (WHO) looked at some of the recent scientific information in several...

Hong Kong hepatitis A update: Retrospective investigations reveal 11 more cases

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In a follow-up on the outbreak of hepatitis A cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-positive) in Hong Kong, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP)...

China reports dozens of additional H7N9 bird flu cases

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The National Health and Family Planning Commission in China announced that 45 additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) were recorded from January 30 to February 5. The 31 male and 14 female patients...

Philippines report more than 200,000 dengue cases for a 2nd year

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The Philippines has been one of southeast Asia’s dengue hotspots in recent years and according to the latest figures from the Department of Health-Epidemiology Bureau (DOH-EB), the archipelago recorded...

China reports H7N9 avian flu case in Henan Province, disease tally top 1100

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The Health and Family Planning Commission of Henan Province reported an additional human case of avian influenza A(H7N9) in a 38-year-old man from Kaifeng who is in critical condition. Hong Kong health...

Diphtheria: Zamboanga City to conduct mass vaccination campaign

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Officials with the Zamboanga City Health Office announced over the weekend that they will be conducting a diphtheria vaccination after reports of the death of a 2-year-old. According to a GMA News report,...