infectious disease

Dhaka, April 7 – As Bangladesh grapples with an outbreak of measles, a total of 118 people, mostly children, have died from suspected cases, local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).According to the DGHS, the deaths have been recorded...

Islamabad, March 31 – Karachi, Pakistan, has reported its first case of mpox in 2026, according to local media reports on Tuesday, citing hospital sources.A 31-year-old man who had recently returned from abroad was screened at the Karachi airport, where his symptoms raised suspicion of...

Dhaka, March 30 – At least six new patients with measles symptoms were admitted to Bangladesh's Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), bringing the total number of patients in the pediatric ward to 18 on Monday, local media reported.Muhammad Musa, head of the Pediatric Department at CMCH...

Colombo, March 19 – Sri Lanka records between 8,500 and 9,500 cases of tuberculosis (TB) each year, a senior official at the National Programme for Tuberculosis Control and Chest Diseases (NPTCCD) said on Thursday.The country detected 8,726 TB patients in 2025. About 75 per cent of the...

Sydney, March 12 – A recent surge in measles cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has primarily been driven by infections acquired in Southeast Asia, health authorities said on Thursday.The NSW Department of Health said in a report that authorities were notified of 60...

Sydney, March 4 Authorities in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have issued a measles health alert for western Sydney as the number of confirmed cases continues to rise toward the total figure for 2025.The NSW Department of Health said in a warning released on Tuesday night that...