By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Here are the short updates on the measles outbreak in the islands of the Pacific: Samoa The measles outbreak in Samoa has grown to 4,898 cases since the outbreak...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the measles outbreak on Tonga, the number of measles cases in the outbreak has risen to 485 confirmed or suspected cases as of Dec. 9. No deaths...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The Government of American Samoa issued a public health emergency declaration due to a measles outbreak. According to the declaration by Governor Lolo Moliga, nine measles cases,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Dengvaxia, the first vaccine approved for the prevention of dengue disease caused by all dengue virus serotypes (1, 2, 3 and 4) in...

The Samoan Ministry of Health issued a dengue fever alert after two dozen cases were reported, including two suspected dengue-related deaths. Health officials were notified of severely ill cases from...

There has been a cumulative 80 laboratory confirmed dengue fever cases reported in the United States and five US territories as of June 19, according to recently published provisional ArboNet data. Of...

At least nine Pacific Island Nations today are experiencing dengue fever outbreaks, according to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The Solomon Islands has experience...

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated a number of travel notices for Zika virus-affected countries. Many of which are very popular vacation destinations. These include...

CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing Zika virus‎ transmission. On Monday, the CDC added the following destinations to the Zika virus travel alerts:  American Samoa,...

The number of cases of the mosquito borne viral disease, dengue fever, on the island of American Samoa has risen to 414 cases since May 2015, according to a Radio New Zealand report. This is up from...