NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Afghanistan Health Ministry reports another wild poliovirus case in Nangarhar province. The patient is a 30-month-old male child from the Nazyan district. This is the third...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the wild poliovirus situation in Afghanistan, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) reports the following: Two wild poliovirus-1 (WPV1) cases were reported...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reports the first wild poliovirus 1 (WPV1) case of the year in a four-year-old child in Nangarhar province, according to a local media report. MoPH...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reissued a travel advisory for Asia on September 6, due to some countries reporting increased numbers of cases of the disease. Dengue...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 16 new suspected Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases were reported last week in Afghanistan, according to the World Health Organization. The new cases were reported...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Afghanistan in 2022, the World Health Organization reports 59,662 cases during the first six months. During the week ending July 2, a total...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Afghanistan, UNICEF reports between January and the end of May 2022, there were 50,433 reported cases of measles and 309 deaths. While the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a 79 percent increase in measles cases globally during the first two months of 2022, compared the same period last year. Almost 17,338...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice Thursday for certain areas in Asia and Eastern Europe due to the risk of polio. The federal health agency...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Iran Front Page, Iran’s deputy health minister says 164 measles cases have been detected in the country blaming it on the influx of Afghan refugees into Iran. Kamal...