Regional AlertSuspect diphtheria case appears in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam July 16, 2024By MBDS Team10 July 2024. Ha Tinh Provincial Center for Disease Control has been conducting epidemiological investigations right after Ha Tinh Provincial General Hospital received a suspect case for diphtheria with symptoms of sore throat, neck pain and itchy eyes. READ MORE
Regional AlertOne diphtheria case found in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam July 16, 2024By MBDS Team8 July 2024. The health authorities in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam have confirmed one case of diphtheria in a female worker who contracted the disease from another patient in Nghe An Province who has since died. READ MORE
Regional AlertJapanese encephalitis: Another case reported in Dak Lak July 16, 2024By MBDS Team7 July 2024. One more Japanese encephalitis (JE) case was recorded in the Central Province of Dak Lak, said the provincial Center for Disease Control. Therefore, as of July 7, 2024, there have been two confirmed cases of Japanese encephalitis in Dak Lak Province. The latest identified case is a 52-year-old man from Ea Kar District. READ MORE
Regional AlertLaos sees decline in dengue cases in first half of 2024 July 16, 2024By MBDS Team5 July 2024. Laos saw a decline in dengue fever cases in the first six months of 2024, compared to the corresponding period of 2023. From January to June 2024, Laos recorded 5,192 cases of dengue fever and the virus has caused three deaths. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina reports another fatal H5N6 avian flu case June 26, 2024By MBDS Team21 Jun 2024. China has reported another fatal human infection involving H5N6 avian flu, its third of the year, according to an avian influenza update from the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific regional office. The patient is a 41-year man from Fujian province in the country’s southeast whose symptoms began on May 8. He had severe pneumonia and was hospitalized, where his respiratory samples tested positive on May 14. He died from his infection. The report did not say how the man is thought to have contracted the virus. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry requires localities to enhance food safety control June 20, 2024By MBDS Team9 Jun 2024. The Ministry of Health, Vietnam on June 8 sent a document requiring the People’s Committees of provinces and cities nationwide to strengthen food safety inspection and supervision. READ MORE
Regional AlertMalaria cases on the rise in Khanh Hoa June 20, 2024By MBDS Team8 Jun 2024. Although it is not the malaria season, some 123 malaria cases were reported in the South-Central Province of Khanh Hoa in Vietnam in the first five months of the year. READ MORE
Regional AlertMedical workers fear widespread measles in HCMC after detecting new cases June 20, 2024By MBDS Team7 Jun 2024. The HCMC Center for Disease Control (HCDC) has just recorded two more measles cases in the community, bringing the total number of measles cases in the city since the beginning of the year to 4. The newly discovered cases are living in Binh Tan District and Hoc Mon District. READ MORE
Regional AlertLaos to strengthen animal health systems, reduce disease threat May 10, 2024By MBDS Team8 May 2024. Lao authorities plan to introduce strengthened animal health systems to reduce the risks and impacts of disease on livestock, thus bolstering the husbandry industry and food security. READ MORE
Regional AlertQuantity of hand-foot-mouth cases in Mekong Delta significantly increasing May 10, 2024By MBDS Team26 Apr 2024. The Health Departments of various provinces in the Mekong Delta have reported a considerable rise in the number of hand-foot-mouth cases recently. Accordingly, the Health Department of Soc Trang Province informed that since the beginning of this year, there have been 354 cases of hand-foot-mouth disease, a growth of 217 compared to this time last year. 17 of them are serious and have to have their samples sent to the HCMC Institute Pasteur for virus isolation. READ MORE
