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The number of new dengue cases last week fell to a new low of 72, according to the latest statistics from the National Environment Agency's (NEA) dengue website.
The Philippine health department reported on Monday three new cases of Zika virus, bringing to 12 the total number of locally-transmitted Zika virus cases in the Philippines this year.
Singapore confirmed 31 new cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infection with one is pregnant as of Thursday, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and National Environment Agency (NEA).
Malaysian Health Minister Subramaniam Sathasivam said on Monday (Aug 29) that travellers who enter Johor by bus from Singapore will go through thermal screening for the Zika virus at the checkpoints.
Some 81 people in the city have been treated for the mosquito-borne disease this year in the city, however 79 of those were classified as imported cases, with one still under investigation
Mosquitoes that can spread the disease pose a threat at seven black spots across the city
As the Olympic games steam ahead in Rio, some unique Chinese specialties have caught the eyes of curious viewers.
U.S. health officials are investigating a possible case of Zika virus spread by local mosquitoes in Florida on Wednesday, as President Barack Obama pledged to provide the state more money to fight the mosquito-borne virus.
U.S. researchers said Monday they have, for the first time ever, succeeded in genetically engineering a clone of the Zika virus strain that is currently spreading in the Americas.
Australian authorities are undertaking a mass mosquito eradication program in the country's north after a man was tested positive for the Zika virus after returning from South America.
Various Brazilian cities are turning to mobile apps in the fight against the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, which transmits the Zika virus, chikungunya and dengue, a local official said.
The global public health emergency involving deformed babies emerged in 2015, the hottest year in the historical record, with an outbreak in Brazil of a disease transmitted by heat-loving mosquitoes. Can that be a coincidence?
As Zika virus continues to spread in the Americas, the government and research organizations in Britain have all taken actions to tackle the potential health threat posed by the virus.
Two new cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus have reportedly been detected in two Australian patients who recently returned to Sydney from the Caribbean, though its unlikely the virus has established local transmission.
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