Last week, a Ugandan newspaper reported a mystery illness had caused 13 deaths in Abim and Agago districts in the north. The article quoted a
Hong Kong reported its first diagnosis of H5N1 (avian influenza) since 2003. The 59 year old female patient had recently returned from a trip to
While originally reported as a dengue fever in our earlier blog post on the subject, an epidemic of what appears to be an unknown disease
In Harare, Zimbabwe 1 case of H1N1 has been confirmed and 5 others are suspected. The public was notified of the cases via the state-owned
In Harare, Zimbabwe 1 case of H1N1 has been confirmed and 5 others are suspected. The public was notified of the cases via the state-owned
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