Regional AlertPrecautions taken after Zika reported in Kampong Thom Province, Cambodia September 25, 2023By MBDS Team25 Sep 2023. Health authorities have taken precautionary measures after a seven-year-old girl was diagnosed with Zika in Popech village of Kampong Thom province in Cambodia. READ MORE
Regional AlertCambodia confirms 1st case of Zika infection in 7 years September 25, 2023By MBDS Team25 Sep 2023. Cambodia confirmed its first case of the Zika virus since 2016, the country’s Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a press statement. READ MORE
Regional AlertMinistry warns of Melioidosis after child death September 25, 2023By MBDS Team24 Sep 2023. The Ministry of Health, Vietnam issued recommendations to the community on preventing Whitmore’s disease, also known as ‘flesh-eating’ infection, after recording the death of a child from this dangerous disease. READ MORE
Regional AlertLack of clean water, sanitation, and hygienic controls in Cambodia promotes the emergence of drug-resistant E. coli September 25, 2023By MBDS Team21 Sep 2023. A new study suggests that Escherichia coli and other disease-causing microbes are passing easily between humans and animals in Cambodia, a country where clean water, sanitation and hygienic controls are lacking in many regions. READ MORE
Regional AlertVN witnessing increase in infectious diseases September 19, 2023By MBDS Team19 Sep 2023. This time of the year is when Vietnam sees a significant rise in infectious diseases like chickenpox, diphtheria, hand-foot-mouth disease, respiratory diseases. READ MORE
Regional AlertDengue cases on the rise, warns Health Ministry September 19, 2023By MBDS Team18 Sep 2023. The Ministry of Health, Cambodia has reissued its warning that dengue fever will be on the rise and has asked people to be vigilant and implement measures to prevent a large-scale outbreak of the disease in the community. READ MORE
Regional AlertWide spread of some infectious diseases in HCMC September 19, 2023By MBDS Team16 Sep 2023. Currently, medical workers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam are warning the widespread of many infectious diseases such as pink eye, chickenpox, diphtheria, and hand, foot and mouth disease. READ MORE
Regional AlertStudy reveals diverse swine flu strains circulating in Cambodian pigs for 15 years September 13, 2023By MBDS Team10 Sep 2023. Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have made a significant discovery, identifying several previously unknown strains of swine flu viruses that have been circulating quietly in Cambodian pig populations for the past 15 years. This finding raises concerns about potential pandemic risks. READ MORE
Regional AlertEnterovirus, adenovirus identified as cause of pink eye in HCMC September 13, 2023By MBDS Team8 Sep 2023. The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health, Vietnam informed that enterovirus and adenovirus were identified to cause pink eye in the city. READ MORE
Regional AlertDengue fever cases increase in Northern region including Hanoi, Vietnam September 8, 2023By MBDS Team6 Sep 2023. The number of dengue fever cases jumped by 61.5 percent and the number of deaths decreased by 79 cases compared to the same period last year. READ MORE
