NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported increases in most vaccine-preventable diseases in 2022 year to date, according to their latest data published this week. Diphtheria Through...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Singapore Ministry of Health reported Friday that the World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the city-state for meeting all its criteria for rubella elimination. This...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report last month about measles in Fiji, the Ministry of Health & Medical Services – Fiji (MHMS) now reports eight cases of measles as of August 4. In...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minister of Health and Sports of Bolivia, Jeyson Auza posted on Facebook Thursday: After doing the pertinent studies we have confirmed a case of Rubella in Trinidad, Beni. Before...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all parents to bring their infants and kids to health centers to get free vaccination shots that will protect them...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63  On Friday, Dr Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, launched a nationwide campaign to vaccinate more than 90 million children against the deadly...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination for the Western Pacific announced Friday that Hong Kong has...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that Maldives and Sri Lanka were verified having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to data from Japan’s National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), cases of the vaccine preventable diseases–measles and rubella–are...

Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (also known as chickenpox) are infectious diseases caused by viruses. They are most common in children and young adults, and can lead to potentially fatal illnesses,...