By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported today on 16 additional positive COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to...

Three people have died and dozens more sickened as leptospirosis surges in Central Luzon since July 1. According to local media, from July 1 through Aug. 31, 128 people have been infected due to animal...

Newcastle disease is an infection of domestic poultry and other bird species with virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV). In the region of Central Luzon, Philippines, the virus is being implicated in the...

A new study by researchers at Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine in Japan show that there is a high prevalence of  hepatitis E (HEV) antibodies in the household-raised pig population in rural...

Since January 1st, there have been 669 cases of measles in the Philippines with health authorities declaring outbreaks in several areas according to health secretary Esperanza Cabral. Outbreaks have been...