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Philippines: Leptospirosis cases more than double last years, Deaths top 100

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in the Philippines reports a 135 percent increase in leptospirosis cases year to date, according to the latest data from the Epidemiology Bureau. From January 1 to...

Diphtheria in the Philippines prompts travel advisory

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for the Philippines yesterday due to increased number of diphtheria cases reported in several regions of...

Measles outbreak in Kyrgyzstan: Osh region reports most

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Kyrgyzstan, health officials now reports 265 cases through the end of April. The bulk of the cases come out of Osh and the Osh region with...

Indonesia reports increase in measles

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization reports: Between 1 January and 3 April 2023, a total of 2161 measles cases (848 laboratory-confirmed and 1313 clinically compatible [suspected]) have...

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Japan: Syphilis cases top 4,000 to date in 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) reports 4,086 syphilis cases through April 19. Tokyo has reported the most cases with 1,072, followed by Osaka with 516...

Japan monkeypox cases top 100

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo reports that the total monkeypox, or mpox cases in the country has topped 100, reporting 102 cases through April 19. The...

Infectious Disease News Shorts: Mpox in Pakistan, Malaria in Sri Lanka and Measles in Kyrgyzstan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mpox in Pakistan The Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination on Tuesday confirmed that the country has reported its first case of Monkeypox. According to...

Zamboanga City: Health officials say cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease is increasing

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) in Zamboanga City is increasing, the City Health Office (CHO) reported Tuesday, April 18. City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite...

South Korea reports 10 additional local monkeypox cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 10 (April 21st 4 people, April 22nd 4 people, April 23rd 2 people) additional confirmed monkeypox, or Mpox patients without...

Philippines: Measles cases top 300 in first three months of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last October, the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) in the Philippines said the country may experience a measles outbreak in 2023 with the low number of children who received routine immunizations...