ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An outbreak aboard a cruise ship of a rare, rodent-borne illness called hantavirus has left three people dead and sickened others. The virus, which usually spreads when people inhale contaminated residue of rodent droppings, has been confirmed in two of the cases. The...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A deadly outbreak of the rare hantavirus unfolded over the course of weeks on a cruise ship that sailed from Argentina toward Antarctica and then across the Atlantic Ocean, stopping at or near remote islands on the way as passengers and crew members fell sick,...
PRAIA, Cape Verde (AP) — Footage obtained by The Associated Press of a cruise ship at the center of a rare-virus outbreak shows deserted decks and gathering areas, medical teams in protective gear, and a still landscape ahead as the vessel and its nearly 150 passengers and crew waited another...
A teachers’ group on Monday, October 13, criticized the government’s recurring reliance on class suspensions amid public health concerns and disaster preparedness drills, calling it a sign of chronic neglect of the education sector. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers-National Capital Region...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The City Health Office reported an increase in dengue cases here in the first quarter of this year. In a press briefing on Wednesday, City Health Officer Dr. Dulce Miravite said 524 dengue cases, with three fatalities, were recorded in the first four months of 2025. The figure...
Photo from Pixabay Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa on Wednesday, April 2 said dengue cases in the Philippines have increased by 75 percent this year compared to 2024, which could lead to a major outbreak. In an interview on GMA’s Unang Balita, Herbosa explained that dengue...
CLINICAL MATTERS In the year 2000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC) declared that measles in the US had been eliminated. This meant that there was no continuous spread of measles in that country for more than twelve months. Sporadic cases from imported infections...
The Mati City government has declared a diarrhea outbreak in Sitio Magum, Barangay Macambol, Mati City. The Mati City Health Office and the Davao Oriental Provincial Health Office have initiated immediate intervention. The Mati City Epidemiology Surveillance and Response Unit has recorded 45 cases...
Senator Loren Legarda on Tuesday urged local government units (LGUs) to exercise best practices to help bring down dengue cases in the country, as she expressed alarm over the unsettling increase in dengue cases this year. Legarda, the author of the National Environmental Awareness Education...
CAIRO (AP) — A cholera outbreak in a southern Sudanese city killed nearly 60 people and sickened about 1,300 others over the last three days, health authorities said Saturday. The outbreak in the southern city of Kosti was blamed mainly on contaminated drinking water after the city's water...
Dengue fever has arrived alarmingly early in Metro Manila and nearby regions. The Department of Health (DOH) has reported a rapid surge in cases across Region IV-A, Region III, and Metro Manila, with Quezon City already declaring an outbreak after recording 10 deaths, including eight minors....
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Feb. 17, expressed its readiness to supply blood to patients across the country as dengue cases continue to surge. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Red Cross) “I always remind everyone that the Red Cross is ready to provide blood anytime,...
