Since January 2010, Brazil has seen a 90% increase in deaths from Dengue as compared to the same period last year. Many of the deaths
Recently, China released figures that as of September this year, there are 360,000 HIV positive cases in the country, among whom 130,000 have progressed to
A cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Daru Island has Austalian official worried. This outbreak is an extension of last year’s cholera outbreak in
Australia is one of very few industrialized nations without a national disease control center. For the past 20 years, outbreak investigations have been preformed through
Mass gatherings bring together people and pathogens (germs) from all over the world. Such events present unique challenges to infectious disease surveillance. Normally rare diseases
A total of 1031 cases of dengue have been reported for the island of Taiwan since August this year. Among these, 13 were cases of
Last week, we reported a possible polio outbreak in Pointe-Noire, Congo where 8 deaths and 20 cases were suspected. This week, at least two confirmed
Bravo Farms Dutch Style Raw Milk Gouda Cheese tainted with E. coli is believed to be responsible for illnesses in numerous states. Between October 5th
In the past 24 hours, HealthMap has received a dramatic increase in media reports, blog reports and informal communications regarding new suspected cases of cholera.
A total of 107 people, including 84 students, have been diagnosed with Paratyphoid A fever in the Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County of Hechi City in