NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised that Jamaica has surpassed...

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  @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...

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...

In a follow-up on a report early last month, Senior Medical Officer (SMO) for St Catherine, Dr Prosper Chen said that the parish recorded more than 520 notifications for dengue in the month of January...

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 Ministry of Health in Jamaica has confirmed one case of the Zika virus in a child from Portmore, St. Catherine. Four-year old child. The four year old child began showing symptoms on January 17,...