10 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.

8 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.

7 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…

5 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.

21 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…

9 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.

8 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.

7 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.

8 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.

26 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…

16 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…

6 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…

2 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…

2 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.

29 Mar 2024. Thailand ordered a close watch on livestock after Laos reported more than 50 suspected human cases of anthrax. Grazing livestock and wild animals are most commonly infected with anthrax, which can be deadly if it gets into humans.

28 Mar 2024. The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province, Vietnam has just given directives to promptly carry out measures against African swine fever (ASF) in Lac Duong District after the death of 24 pig-boar hybrids infected with the disease at a farm.

26 Mar 2024. Laos’ Ministry of Health has ordered health officials and local authorities across the Southeast Asian country to be alert after 54 anthrax cases were reported in two districts in the southern Champasak province.

25 Mar 2024. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia has identified 14 cases of Mpox disease in young men under 40. The Ministry has said that it will continue preventive measures to curb the spread of the disease into the community.

25 Mar 2024. The Ministry of Health, Vietnam announced the results of the epidemiological investigation of the death of influenza A(H5N1) human infection in the South-Central Province of Khanh Hoa. The death is the first case this year and the second case from 2014.

20 Mar 2024. The Ministry of Health, Vietnam issued its direction of taking measures against measles which is spreading in the world. The Ministry sent an urgent dispatch to people’s committees in provinces and cities requesting strengthened measles prevention as this disease is developing abnormally.