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Dengue takes the life of Por Sahawong, outpouring of tributes on Twitter

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Thailand suffered through a heavy dengue fever season in 2015 with more than 140,000 cases and about 140 fatalities and experts predict another big year in 2016 .  In addition to the above reports,...

Shenzhen woman contracts H5N6 avian influenza, 9th case in China

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The National Health and Family Planning Commission in China has reported an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Guangdong province today. This is the ninth human case seen on the Mainland...

Republic of the Philippines

Makati: Scores of students sickened after eating snacks at school canteen

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Philippines health officials are putting the number stricken from the Pio Del Pilar Elementary School in Makati City with food poisoning late last week at 125, according to as press release Friday. The...

Malaysia sees 6,000 dengue cases in 1st two weeks of 2016, El Nino impact?

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Just a day after hearing Thailand health officials say that the dengue situation there is expected to spike in 2016, Malaysian health officials are expressing the same concern. After reporting a record...

Thailand: 2016 expected to see more dengue

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After reporting approximately 140,000 dengue fever cases and some 140 fatalities in 2015, experts are predicting a spike in cases for the current year. According to a Reuters report, Dr. Usa Thisyakorn,...

Guangdong health officials report two additional H7N9 avian influenza cases

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The Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province has reported an additional two human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) today. The cases from Jieyang and Zhongshan were hospitalized and...

H5N1 avian influenza case reported in Sichuan province, China

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Health officials with the China Centers for Disease Control have reported a human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a man from Chengdu city, Sichuan province, according to Chinese media (computer translated). The...

Raw Oysters linked to norovirus illnesses in Hong Kong

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a food poisoning outbreak and reminds the public to maintain personal, food and environmental hygiene to prevent food-borne...

China releases information on 8 H7N9 AI cases belatedly

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The National Health and Family Planning Commission in China just released information on eight additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) with onset of symptoms between November 24 and December...

H7N9 avian flu cases reported in Ningbo Municipality

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The Health and Family Planning Commission of Ningbo Municipality, Zhejiang province is reporting two additional human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9), bringing the total cases on the Mainland to 670...