Health Alerts

The Centre for Disease Control have released a list of 18 countries reporting an increased incidence of dengue cases and who now carry heightened risks for…

The Republic of the Philippines' Department of Health has initiated measures to tackle a Pertussis (whooping cough) outbreak. Over 1,000 cases of Pertussis…

An escalation of dengue cases in Bali, Indonesia has prompted authorities to proactively implement measures safeguarding the health and safety of tourists and…

French health officials are warning the public about potential rises in imported dengue fever cases as tourist numbers rise ahead of the Olympics. The World…

The Federal Republic of Nigeria continues to tackle an ongoing Lassa fever outbreak, reporting new cases and deaths. Almost 700 cases have been reported for…

The extent of air pollution across Asia has been laid out in a new report, with 99 of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution located in Asia. The…

Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has reported more H9N2 avian flu infections. The infections raise the country's number of H9N2 infections to four in…

Reports of two wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases from the districts of Balochistan, Pakistan. The cases had theonset of paralysis on 22 February 2024 and 29…

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has reported seven cases of yellow fever in three countries, with four fatalities including in Colombia, Guyana and…

The World Health Organization (WHO) released an outbreak notice saying that 13 countries in Africa are reporting ongoing yellow fever cases. The warning is for…

According to the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control (NCVBDC), Odisha, on the Bay of Bengal, had a reported 42,000 cases of malaria in 2023.…

Whooping cough is on the rise across Europe, with the Czech Republic reporting over 3,000 cases, the highest case numbers since 1963. Read more