Officials in Ho Chi Mihn City (HCM City) say that recent increased rainfall has resulted in an increase in the mosquito population in Vietnam’s largest city and the resulting increase in dengue fever. More...

Scores of employees at a garment factory in the southern province of Kien Giang, Vietnam have tested positive for H1N1 influenza, prompting health officials to ask the factory to take preventive measures...

Earlier this week, we reported on the summer surge of dengue fever in the Philippines where some 25,000 cases were reported in July. Other countries in the region are also seeing high numbers of the mosquito...

Health officials in Vietnam are reporting a significant increase in dengue fever during the first seven months of the year. Through July, some 45,000 cases have been reported, including 14 deaths. Infections...

Binh Phuoc Province health officials said seven people have contracted the vaccine preventable disease, diphtheria, in recent weeks, of which three patients under the age of 24 died, according to local...

The Hanoi Preventive Medicine Centre announced an additional six Japanese encephalitis (JE) cases during the past week in the city, bringing the total to nine, according to local media. Deputy Head...

Through the first four months of 2016, Vietnamese health officials have reported 25,441 cases of dengue including 10 deaths in approximately two-thirds of the provinces. This is an increase of 179 percent...

The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) says the number of imported Zika virus cases has reached 16 since March, according to a Le Matin report (computer translated), although officials say the...

Health officials in Ho Chi Minh City (HCM City) have reported a dramatic increase in dengue fever during the first quarter of 2016. More than 6100 dengue cases have been recorded through March, up 88...

On 5 April 2016, the National IHR Focal Point of Viet Nam notified WHO of 2 confirmed cases of locally-acquired Zika virus infection. The first case, a resident of Nha Trang, Viet Nam, had onset of fever,...