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November 2025 vaccine – manufacturer news

Western Companies Pfizer updated its public R&D pipeline on 4 November 2025, highlighting late-stage vaccine assets (including RSV, meningococcal, and next-generation COVID products) while signaling a more selective...

3 December, 2025

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Current influenza situation in Taiwan — October 2025

Key points AH3N2 is now the dominant influenza strain; influenza activity and severe complications are increasing. Severe complications and mortality predominantly affect adults aged ≥50 years, particularly those ≥65...

15 October, 2025

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Chikungunya outbreak in China — Foshan City, Guangdong Province, July 2025

A chikungunya fever (CF) outbreak was reported in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, in July 2025, marking the largest local transmission event recorded in the country to date. Chikungunya, caused by the...

15 October, 2025

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China has identified a new tick-borne virus

A new and mysterious virus, transmitted by ticks, has emerged in northeastern China, raising concerns among scientists and public health experts alike. Known as the Xue-Cheng virus (XCV), this discovery marks a...

14 January, 2025

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Zoonotic pathogens in India’s food chain: threats and solution

Zoonotic pathogens, disease-causing agents transmitted from animals to humans, pose a critical and often overlooked threat to public health, particularly through the food chain. The recent COVID-19 pandemic has...

16 December, 2024

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Health literacy as a cornerstone of public health

The fight against infectious diseases in Southeast Asia is increasingly tied to health literacy. Nine countries are focusing on improving public understanding of COVID-19 and other outbreaks by participating in a...

7 October, 2024

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WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategy for the prevention and control of Nipah virus infection 2023–2030

Nipah virus (NiV) is an emerging zoonotic virus that has caused outbreaks of severe illness and death in the South-East (SE) Asia Region. While human NiV cases have, to date, been reported only in Bangladesh and India...

10 November, 2023

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No direct evidence COVID started in Wuhan lab, US intelligence report says

U.S. intelligence agencies found no direct evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic stemmed from an incident at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology. The four-page report by the Office of the Director of National...

30 June, 2023

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Covid-19 cases rise again in Nepal, new virus variant suspected

Experts say the rise in new cases of coronavirus in Nepal comes as no surprise after the rise in new cases in India and given the uninterrupted cross-border movement. The ongoing rise in Covid cases is a clear sign that...

4 April, 2023

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Avian flu reappears in Cambodia, UN health agency warns

These are the first cases of avian influenza, known as H5N1, reported in Cambodia since a widespread outbreak in 2014, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The infection, which largely affects animals, has a 50 per...

27 February, 2023

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