Dengue alert reactivated for Asia and the Pacific Islands

Dengue is a risk in many parts of Asia and the Pacific Islands, but some countries are reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease

Legionella identified as cause of cluster of pneumonia cases in Tucuman, Argentina

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has been informed by the Argentina Ministry of Health that legionella has been confirmed as the cause of a cluster of pneumonia cases associated…

Togo becomes first country to eliminate four tropical diseases

Human African trypanosomiasis, dracunculiasis, lymphatic filariasis and trachoma have all been eradicated from the west African nation in the past few years

WHO ‘concerned’ about unequal access to monkeypox vaccines

The organisation’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said that there was a risk that mistakes made during the pandemic could again leave the poorest people behind

Many expats turning to internet diagnoses for mental health

More than a quarter (28 per cent) of expats have self-reported that they suffer from least one mental health condition, according to AXA’s Global Healthcare Mind Health Index

Spain, Brazil report first deaths due to Monkeypox outside Africa

So far a total of Monkeypox-related 75 suspected deaths have been reported worldwide – however the overwhelming majority of cases have been parts of Africa where the virus is endemic