Health Alerts

Somalia has reported almost 600 new cases of cholera in 23 districts, with more than 50% of cases affecting children under the age of five. The outbreak began…

More than 20 people have been reported dead from rabies from January to February 2024, and health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have issued an urgent alert…

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reporting a confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus disease (Powassan) detected in a Rhode Island…

Health authorities have recorded the presence of tiger mosquitoes in the northern region of Normandy, confirming this invasive species is now widespread in…

The authorities of Costa Rica have confirmed that the first case of screwworm in a human has been recorded in the town of Altamira de Pavones, Costa Rica. Read…

At least 14 people have confirmed anthrax bacterial infection in two districts in the southern Champassak province of Laos. Authorities have imposed…

The Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic advises that almost 50% of encephalitis during the past five-year period was recorded in the Banskobystrica…

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has reported one confirmed human case of the avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas. It is confirmed that…

More than 7,000 cases of flu have already been recorded in Queensland this year, with 11 deaths. Health authorities are raising concerns about hospitals…

Health officials have warned that with a rise in measles cases causing increased vaccine demands, there is a vaccine supply shortage. The remaining doses are…

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the arrival of an imported case of measles in a four-year-old child travelling from London to Mexico City in March. The…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that it’s critical to vaccinate children who have missed their measles schedule during COVID-19. Outbreaks of…