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
Regional AlertRisk of food poisoning in the summer May 10, 2024By MBDS Team16 Apr 2024. The heat of the summer is one of the major reasons why there is an uptick in food poisoning cases during these months. Therefore, processing and business establishments must take heed of food safety. Moreover, consumers must select clean food during the hot season when germs that cause foodborne illness can grow rapidly. READ MORE
Regional AlertFirst case of A/H9N2 influenza in Vietnam under treatment in HCMC May 10, 2024By MBDS Team6 Apr 2024. The HCMC Department of Health reported a confirmed case of A/H9N2 influenza undergoing isolation and treatment at HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases. The patient, a 37 years old male construction worker from Chau Thanh District, Tien Giang Province, was transferred from Military Hospital 120 in My Tho City, Tien Giang Province, to HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases for treatment on March 16. READ MORE
Regional AlertAnthrax Outbreak in Laos Sparks Alert in Thailand April 4, 2024By MBDS Team2 Apr 2024. Thailand has been put on high alert after Laos reported more than 50 cases of anthrax, a serious bacterial disease affecting both animals and humans. Anthrax, caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis, primarily infects grazing animals but can also pose a threat to humans through contact with infected animals or contaminated animal products. READ MORE
Regional AlertSimultaneous increase in diseases due to vaccine interruption, hot weather April 4, 2024By MBDS Team2 Apr 2024. Due to the lack of vaccines and uncomfortable weather, many diseases such as whooping cough, measles, rubella, and syncytial virus are increasing. Along with that, zoonotic diseases that are transmitted between species from animals to humans, especially rabies and influenza A/H5N1, are also having complicated developments. READ MORE
