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
Regional AlertAnti-mosquito fogging completed in Phnom Penh March 18, 2024By MBDS Team15 Mar 2024. The anti-mosquito fogging programme to stop the spread of dengue fever has concluded in all 105 communes across 14 districts of Phnom Penh, according to the Municipal Health Department. The campaign is aimed at reducing the risk of a dengue fever epidemic. READ MORE
Regional AlertMoH discovers the 12th case of monkeypox in a man in Phnom Penh February 18, 2024By MBDS Team15 Feb 2024. The Ministry of Health, issued a press release on the diagnosis of Mpox on another man in Phnom Penh as the 12th case. According to the results obtained from the National Institute of Public Health on February 13, 2024, there was one more case of Mpox (monkeypox) in a man living in Meanchey district, Phnom Penh. The patient is being treated at a hospital. Thus, a total of 12 cases of impact were detected. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry says Mpox on the rise as 11th case detected in Cambodia February 18, 2024By MBDS Team14 Feb 2024. The Ministry of Health announced that another case of monkeypox was detected in a patient. According to a Health Ministry’s press release issued, this is the eleventh case of monkeypox, also known as Mpox, detected in Cambodia. The male patient who lives in Phnom Penh’s Chamkar Mon district is receiving treatment at a hospital. He tested positive by the National Institute of Public Health. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry asks to tighten border gates to intercept Covid-19 spread January 19, 2024By MBDS Team19 Jan 2024. The Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, Vietnam asked to tighten border gates to intercept Covid-19 spread. According to WHO, health agencies in countries kept recording the Covid-19 new sub-variants including sub-variants such as XBB.1.5, XBB.1.16, EG.5, BA.2.86, JN.1 that healthcare workers need to monitor these rates closely. READ MORE
Regional AlertChina on High Alert for Potential COVID-19 Rebound in January 2024: Precautions and Preparedness January 19, 2024By MBDS Team15 Jan 2024. As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, a warning from Chinese health authorities in January 2024 has sounded alarm bells. The health authorities have pointed towards a potential rebound of COVID-19 cases in the country, with the JN.1 variant strain possibly becoming the dominant variant. This comes at a time when China is witnessing a decline in domestic influenza and population immunity, coupled with the continuous importation of the JN.1 variant strain. READ MORE
Regional AlertFlu cases increasing across Northern region January 19, 2024By MBDS Team14 Jan 2024. The General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health, Vietnam reported that the number of flu cases has been increasing amid the impacts of long lasting freezing drizzle in the Northern region. READ MORE
