NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Department of Health (DOH) 5 Bicol in southern Luzon reported Saturday on seven Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases in the region from January to the end of April. Camarines Sur...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Philippines health officials are gearing up for a Omicron wave, like many other countries have or are going through. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldo...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Measles has been one of several serious epidemics the Philippines has battled this year– health officials have reported over 42,200 cases through early October, including...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tacloban City Health officials in Tacloban City have reported some 750 dengue fever cases through July 26, including eight deaths. Despite the surge in cases this...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Department of Health (DOH-5) in the Bicol region in southeastern Luzon report identifying 33 barangays (villages) in the region as dengue “hot...

Philippines health officials have reported an increase in the vaccine preventable disease, diphtheria, in four regions of the country, while nationally, cases have decreased in 2018. Bicol, Davao, Soccsksargen...

More than 100 people have been sickened by cholera in a barangay, or village near the beaches in the municipality of Oas in Albay province, according to an Abante report (computer translated). One individual...