Regional AlertAfrican swine fever reported in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam November 25, 2023By MBDS Team16 Nov 2023. Currently, local authorities and functional sectors have directed and synchronously deployed urgent measures to prevent and control the disease of African swine fever (ASF) was reported in Cam Duong Commune, Cam Xuyen District and Lam Trung Thuy Commune, Duc Tho District in the Central province of Ha Tinh. READ MORE
Regional AlertFirst case of Scrub typhus recorded in South region of Vietnam November 15, 2023By MBDS Team14 Nov 2023. The first case of Scrub typhus was recorded on a 37-month-old baby girl in the South region who was rushed to a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City in severe condition. READ MORE
Regional AlertMekong Delta province records first monkeypox case November 15, 2023By MBDS Team 12 Nov 2023. The Mekong Delta Province of Ben Tre recorded the first case of monkeypox who is being quarantined for treatment. READ MORE
Regional AlertVietnam likely to record more new monkeypox cases: Ministry November 15, 2023By MBDS Team10 Nov 2023. According to the Ministry of Health, monkeypox is a newlyrecorded epidemic in Vietnam but the pathogen has already spread in thecommunity. Thus, in the coming time, it is likely that Vietnam will continue torecord new cases of the disease. READ MORE
Regional AlertOccurrence of disease at same time likely to cause overlappingepidemics November 10, 2023By MBDS Team7 Nov 2023. People are more likely to get sick when the weather changes. Theoccurrence of dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, chickenpox, pinkeye, respiratory diseases, and influenza at the same time is causing the risk ofoverlapping epidemics. Worse, these diseases also tend to increase in thenumber of cases due to the impact of the weather changes. READ MORE
Regional AlertCambodia becomes COVID-free November 2, 2023By MBDS Team31 Oct 2023. Cambodia has become a state of COVID-zero after the last patient recovered, according to a health ministry’s statement. The country reported no new cases of COVID-19 for 31 days straight, the statement said, adding that since the pandemic began in January 2020, the southeast Asian nation has logged a total of 136,262 confirmed cases with 133,206 recoveries and 3,056 deaths. READ MORE
Regional AlertHCMC learns four profound lessons from fight against Covid-19 pandemic November 2, 2023By MBDS Team29 Oct 2023. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam has learned experiences and profound lessons from the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Chairman of HCMC People’s Committee during online conference summarizing the works of the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control with the chair of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the steering committee on October 29. READ MORE
Regional Alert10 in hospital after food poisoning from funeral noodles in Cambodia October 28, 2023By MBDS Team27 Oct 2023. 10 people were rushed to hospital with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea after they consumed noodles at a funeral ceremony in Tang Beam village, Pich Changva commune, Baribo district. READ MORE
Regional AlertHo Chi Minh City, Vietnam records first death of HIV-positive man with monkeypox October 28, 2023By MBDS Team25 Oct 2023. The Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City said that a 30-year-old male patient hailing from Long An Province died of monkeypox (mpox) in the late stage of immunodeficiency at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases. READ MORE
