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Taiwan: Salmonella outbreak, dengue fever and the 1st enterovirus death

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The Miaoli County Public Health Bureau has reported more than 140 cases of Salmonella linked to roast duck, according to a Taipei Times report Wednesday. The 143 food poisoning cases have been associated...

Hong Kong confirmed measles-free

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Hong Kong health officials are highlighting an important milestone fro the city today–measles elimination in Hong Kong. The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Regional Verification Commission...

Zika cases confirmed in Cebu City, Iloilo City and Laguna: Philippines total now 9

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The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) in Muntinlupa, Manila confirmed and the Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported today about six additional locally acquired, or  autochthonous...

Hong Kong investigates additional local dengue transmission, 4th of 2016

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Officials with the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced today their investigation into an additional locally acquired dengue fever case. The patient...

Philippines battle against mosquito borne diseases: ‘Let’s go back to basics; prevention is better than cure’

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The Philippines has reported in excess of 100,000 dengue fever cases through Aug. 20. Three locally acquired Zika virus cases have been confirmed in Iloilo City. Chikungunya outbreaks have been reported...

Malaysia reports two different Zika strains

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Health officials in Malaysia reported on two additional confirmed Zika virus cases in sisters, one of which is pregnant, according to local media. These are the fifth and sixth Zika cases in the country. In...

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Zika virus: Singapore outbreak update, Thailand’s tally, Taiwan’s imported case from Singapore

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The Singapore National Environmental Agency (NEA) reported eight additional locally transmitted Zika virus cases on Wednesday, bringing the outbreak total to 341. In Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command...

Iloilo City: Two more locally acquired Zika cases reported within same household

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In a follow-up to a report last week of a locally acquired, or autochthonous Zika virus case in Iloilo City on Panay Island in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines, health officials today are...

Zika in Tokyo: Case imported from Vietnam

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Health officials in Japan are reporting a travel associated Zika virus case in a woman from Vietnam, according to a Japan Times report. This is the first case of 2016 and the 11th case since 2013. All...

Zika: Singapore outbreak update, Bangkok cluster

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The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) reported today an additional 11 new confirmed cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection. One case is linked to the Elite Terrace cluster. The other ten...