Infectious diseases

US builds case to retain measles elimination status as infections mount

To be considered measles-free by WHO, a country must have no locally transmitted cases of the same strain for 12 months or longer.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Jan 1, 2026

Crowds welcoming the new year during the fireworks display in Marina Bay on Jan 1, 2026.

Flu cases rise across US as holiday travel fuels spread

Holiday travel, low vaccination rates and misinformation are contributing to a spike in flu cases in the US.

US could block asylum on public health grounds under Trump regulation

Crosses and protest banners depicting US President Donald Trump hang on the Mexico side of the Mexico–US border wall.

Man who had unpasteurised milk daily is only known bovine TB case in Singapore

Cows-a-milking: The cows stand in line patiently
as their milk is extracted with vacuum suction
cups. Up to 16 cows can be milked at any
one time at this high-tech milking facility
in Toby Farm.

Hand, foot and mouth disease cases on the rise in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City

As the rainy season begins, increased humidity creates ideal conditions for the spread of communicable diseases like hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).

Global leaders like Gates Foundation commit $2.46 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts

A girl receives a polio vaccine during a three-day immunization campaign in Sanaa, Yemen November 29, 2020. REUTERS/Nusaibah Almuaalemi

‘Superbugs’ surge to record levels in South Korea, with infections near 45,000

The World Health Organisation classified anti-microbial resistance as a top global public health threat in 2019.

France detects two Mers virus cases in tour group

France had previously reported two cases, in 2013, the Health Ministry said.

Eight more suspected swine fever cases as Spain struggles to limit export damage

Spanish hams vacuum packed are seen at a factory in Guijuelo, Spain, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

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