Regional AlertMOH, Cambodia warns people to take precautions after a young girl succumbs to H5N1 avian flu August 22, 2024By MBDS Team21 August 2024. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia issued a press release on the night of August 20 regarding another bird flu death in a 15-year-old girl. It confirmed the H5N1 bird flu virus positive from the National Institutes of Public Health and the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. READ MORE
Regional AlertNine-month-old child dies from dengue in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam August 22, 2024By MBDS Team20 August 2024. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) of Quang Binh Province, Vietnam reported a death by dengue fever in a nine-month-old child. According to the Quang Binh Provincial Center for Disease Control, this is the third dengue-related death recorded since 2020. READ MORE
Regional AlertMore cases infected with Whitmore’s disease detected in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam August 22, 2024By MBDS Team13 August 2024. The Bai Chay Hospital in the Northern province of Quang Ninh has just said that its doctors and medical staff are actively treating four cases suffering from Whitmore’s disease, also known as melioidosis. READ MORE
Regional AlertMoH, Cambodia issues poisonous mushroom warning July 30, 2024By MBDS Team25 July 2024. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia issued a warning following a mushroom poisoning incident in Ratanakiri province, where 17 individuals were hospitalised. READ MORE
Regional AlertTwo cases of pertussis have been detected in Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam July 30, 2024By MBDS Team22 July 2024. The Quang Ngai Provincial Department of Health held a meeting with hospitals and relevant units to discuss the two cases that tested positive for pertussis and preventive measures against the disease. READ MORE
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
