By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Government of Samoa put the island country on a fill lockdown Thursday and Friday to attempt to vaccinate at least 99 per cent of the eligible population —...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) reported earlier this week: In American Samoa, from 3 January 2020 to 5:20pm CEST, 17 September 2021, there have been 0 confirmed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health for the Government of Samoa is reporting a diarrhea outbreak. Hospital surveillance in the past two weeks noted an increase in the number of...

By Amanda Rachel Brunetti The measles outbreak that began in early October 2019 across the Pacific Island region is ongoing. A disease alert issued by Reliefweb and a situation report published by WHO/UNICEF...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in American Samoa continues its campaign to vaccinate all school aged children in light of it’s measles outbreak declaration earlier this month. On...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 In this end-of-year podcast, I rank what I believe to be the 10 most important infectious disease news stories of 2019. Related podcasts:  Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark...

By Robert Herriman  @bactiman63 As 2019 comes to a close, the number of big, important infectious disease news and outbreak was in no shortage since January. So, it becomes my annual task to try to...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Samoa UN health officials report the measles situation in Samoa is stabilizing and post-peak, with decreasing numbers of cases. The Samoa Ministry of Health confirms a total...

By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The Samoa Ministry of Health confirms a total of 5,494 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There were 31 recorded...

In an update on the measles outbreak in Samoa, the Samoa Ministry of Health confirms a total of 5,371 measles cases have been reported to the Disease Surveillance Team, since the outbreak started. There...