Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), myiasis is infection with a fly larva, usually occurring in tropical and subtropical areas. There are a number of ways to contract it–getting an...

The Libya Health Ministry says that the country has seen some 5,000 cases of the parasitic disease, leishmaniasis in the past six months, according to a media account. “There are currently 5,000...

The measles outbreak in the Vancouver, Clark County, Washington area has reached 70 confirmed cases after two additional cases was reported on Saturday. These and the case in King County and four in Multnomah...

Dengue in the Western Visayas Health officials in the Western Visayas has called on the public not to be complacent due to possible emergence of dengue cases even during the dry season. As of February...

Clark County health officials reported an additional three confirmed measles cases on Friday, bringing the outbreak total to 68. Four of the cases were in adults. In addition, two suspect cases are being...

Canadian health officials issued an update on the active outbreak investigation of Salmonella illnesses linked to a frozen breaded chicken product yesterday. As of March 1, 2019, there have been 555...

In a follow-up on the African swine fever outbreak in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture (MARD) announced this week an escalation and spread of the pig virus in the country. According...

Earlier in February, the World Health Organization said of the Madagascar measles outbreak- The scale of the measles outbreak in Madagascar is of grave concern, as is its geographical spread In a follow-up...

Ten countries account for more than 74 per cent of the total increase in measles between 2017 and 2018, according to UNICEF today. Ukraine (30,338), the Philippines (13,192) and Brazil (10,262)saw the...