Health Alerts

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

Health officials in Vietnam's Khanh Hoa province have confirmed a 21-year-old university student with an H5 avian flu infection. Another case is a 37-year-old…

Five European countries have reported an unexpected rise in infections involving psittacosis respiratory disease, including five deaths. Psittacosis is a…

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…