There were at least two recent suspected cases of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), on different continents, that turned out to be negative for the lethal virus. In England, a woman with recent travel history...

With many of the most populous, densely-packed cities in the world, one must wonder, how is Asia preparing for the risk of Ebola? In Vietnam, the Ministry of Health introduced Friday guidelines for diagnosis,...

Nine people, including adults and children, have presented with symptoms of cutaneous anthrax over the past month in Vietnam’s northern Ha Giang province, according to a Xinhua report. The cases...

Two Vietnamese men have been hospitalized with symptoms of the rare degenerative brain disorder known as Creutzfeldt – Jakob Disease (CJD); however, a definitive diagnosis could not be made, according...

Conjunctivitis, or “pink eye” is spreading in the Vietnamese capital as eye doctors in Hanoi say they’ve seen 7,000 cases during the past two weeks, according to a Tuoi Tre News report...

A measles outbreak in Vietnam has caused the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a travel notice for travelers to the Southeast Asian country. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

Dozens of human rabies deaths have been recorded in Vietnam sine the beginning of the year, mostly attributed to low vaccination rates in dogs and cats, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. Most...

Vietnamese veterinary authorities have announced for the first time at least two outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N6, according to Tuoi Tre News today. The report continues to say...

The Cau Giay District of  Hanoi has reported nine cases of dengue fever, making it the first recorded outbreak in the city, according to a Saigon Giai Phong report today. Since the beginning of 2014,...

 The Vietnam Health Ministry’s Administration of Preventive Medicine reported 1900 additional hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases during the last week of May, bringing the national total to  24,700...