NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Jamaican Ministry of Health and Wellness is advising the public to remain vigilant in the wake of an increase in Dengue cases. Data from the Ministry’s Surveillance Unit shows...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Jamaica Ministry of Health reported an additional 735 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, including 17 fatalities. Kingston & St. Andrew reported the most...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Jamaica COVID-19 situation, health authorities reported an additional 605 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the island’s total to 64,899, More than...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Jamaica Ministry of Health reported 551 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, including 17 deaths, bringing the island’s cumulative totals to 61,833...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Jamaica Ministry of Health and Wellness reported the first imported case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Kingston. The patient is a Jamaican female...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews An adult from Kingston, NH tested positive for both Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV) and Powassan virus (POW), the first time these vector-borne diseases have been identified...

In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Jamaica, local media report that Portfolio Minister Dr Christopher Tufton told Parliament this week that the number of dengue cases now stands at 1,166...

The Jamaican Government announced this week that 123 dengue case reports (suspected, presumed and confirmed) were reported in Dec. 2018, prompting officials to allocate an additional $250 million to support...

The University of Rhode Island (URI) Health Services, in a communication notice published Tuesday said that four URI students on the Kingston Campus have mumps. Clinicians at the Rhode Island Department...

A Kingston, NY woman has reportedly died after contracting the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, according to a Daily Freeman report Thursday. The deceased is identified as 19-year-old...