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
Regional AlertThailand on Alert as Anthrax Outbreak Hits Laos: More Than 50 Suspected Cases Reported March 29, 2024By MBDS Team29 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. READ MORE
Regional AlertLam Dong urgently handling ASF outbreak after detection of 24 dead pigs March 29, 2024By MBDS Team28 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. READ MORE
Regional Alert54 cases of anthrax reported in outbreak in Lao province bordering Cambodia March 29, 2024By MBDS Team26 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. READ MORE
Regional AlertHealth Ministry finds 14 cases of Mpox in young men March 25, 2024By MBDS Team25 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. READ MORE
Regional AlertResults of epidemiological investigation of first A/H5N1 death in 2024 announced March 25, 2024By MBDS Team25 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. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry directs to take measures against measles March 25, 2024By MBDS Team20 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. READ MORE
