Chinese health authorities are reporting a confirmed case of human H7N9 avian influenza in an individual from Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China, according to a Taiwan CDC travel advisory (computer...

A total of 189 additional cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection were reported to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) in the third quarter of 2015, bringing...

More than 300 additional dengue fever cases were reported in Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City Monday, bringing the total cases in the southern city to nearly 14,000 since the summer. Nationwide, the Central...

In a follow-up report on the condition of Thai actor, Thrisadee “Por” Sahawong  and his battle with dengue fever, Thai PBS reported today that the popular television actor had his foot amputated...

Dengue fever is no stranger to the country of some 7,000 islands, the Philippines; however, 2015 has been a particularly harsh year for the mosquito borne viral disease, particularly in recent months. Through...

With the dengue fever outbreak situation more than double the previous high of 15,732 cases seen last year, high ranking government officials announced this week that dengue prevention and control was...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reported Friday the investigation a case of Legionnaires’ disease. The patient is a woman aged 57 with underlying illness. She...

The incidence of dengue fever, the mosquito borne viral disease,  has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Over 2.5 billion people –...

On 29 October 2015, the National IHR Focal Point of the Republic of Korea notified WHO of a cluster of cases with respiratory symptoms in Seoul. Additional information on the outbreak Between 19 and 29...

According to the statistics compiled by the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) for Dengue Outbreak, a total of additional 415 indigenous dengue cases were confirmed in Taiwan on November 16, 2015,...