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2 Persons died from H1N1 in Myanmar
MYANMAR : YANGON – Two more people, one of them a 29-year-old pregnant woman, died after contracting H1N1 influenza in Yangon, on the day the go...
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Two H1N1 flu cases suspected, Myanmar
MYANMAR : YANGON – A hospital in Myanmar’s biggest city, Yangon, is treating two patients suspected to have contracted H1N1 influenza, a d...
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Health authorities seek to tackle Zika threat, Myanmar
MYANMAR : The arrival of Myanmar’s first documented case of Zika has prompted health authorities to boost disease control efforts, in a bid to contain...
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Central localities work to tackle Dengue in VIETNAM
VIETNAM : Da Nang City – preventive medicine center reported that the city has so far this year recorded 3,183 cases of dengue fever, 709 more c...
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Health Ministry insists system ‘ready’ for Zika, Cambodia...
CAMBODIA : An official with the Ministry of Health, responding to a Pasteur Institute analysis that indicated the Kingdom is at high risk of a Zika ou...
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Over 100 food poisoning case reported in Vietnam
VIETNAM : Binh Duong province – It’s the second mass food poisoning case reported in the country in four days. More than 100 garment worke...
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Poor housing raises Zika risk in Vietnam
VIETNAM : HCM CITY — As the Zika virus spreads, poor housing conditions increases the infection risks of workers at industrial zones. So far, 23 peopl...
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High alert and has taken measures against Zika virus in Myan...
MYANMAR : Nay Pyi Taw – is on high alert and has taken measures against Zika virus following the first case detected in the city of Yangon, heal...
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Zika infection reaches 17 in Vietnam
VIETNAM : HCM CITY — Seventeen people have tested positive for the Zika virus in HCM City, according to the city-based Pasteur Institute. They were de...
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Press conference on first Zika in Myanmar
MYANMAR : Naypyidaw – The director general of the health ministry’s department of public health has urged couples in Rangoon not to have babies ...