First case of H5N8 avian flu reported in humans

Russia reported the cases in late February, with findings sent to the World Health Organization

Plague erupts in the DRC

Thirty-one people have died in the country due to an outbreak of what is mainly reported as the bubonic plague

New Zika vaccine trials yield promising results

A Zika virus vaccine has shown to have lasting durability for up to a year, according to recent trials

Focus is on travel health for the cruise industry

Cruise operators are insisting on proof of Covid immunity, including vaccinations, to board ships

Typhoid fever cases in Singapore

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating a cluster of two typhoid fever cases

New outbreaks of Ebola reported

The disease has been reported in both Guinea and the DRC