Health Alerts

The district medical officer and a rapid response team have visited the area intensifying preventive measures and education. Pregnant women with any symptoms…

Hospital emergency departments are filling with patients contracting RSV in Georgia, Texas and some other states, with cases likely to rise further across the…

Vibrio vulnificus (V. vulnificus), is a rare flesh-eating bacteria from the same family as the bacteria that causes cholera (V. cholerae). The bacteria can…

Bangladesh is currently suffering from its deadliest outbreak of dengue fever ever recorded. In 2023, 223,564 cases, which include 1,086 deaths from dengue,…

The cholera outbreak has resulted in more than 7,000 suspected cases and has caused dozens of deaths. The city authorities state the disease is spreading…

WHO and CDC has stated with ongoing declines in measles vaccination, cases in 2022 rose by 18%, and deaths were up 43% globally compared to 2021. Last year, 37…

  Surveillance for respiratory illness has been implemented in seven airports across the USA to test for and track new SARS-CoV-2 variants. The nasal samples…

India reports the highest numbers of snakebite deaths in the world, predominantly in the rural areas around agricultural fields. Indian institute of science…

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is investigating over 40 cases of Legionnaires' disease reported since August, with cases confirmed in the counties…

US health authorities on Thursday approved the world's first vaccine for chikungunya, a virus spread by infected mosquitoes that the Food and Drug…

The Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has now infected hospital workers, with one death. CCHF is a viral…

Monkeypox cases are continuing to be reported, with a significant increase in the European region. Portugal has reported the highest increase over the last…