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Vietnam: Early 2026 surge in hand, foot and mouth disease

In the first quarter of 2026, Vietnam experienced a marked resurgence of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), with reported cases exceeding 25,000 and a concurrent increase in severe outcomes, including four deaths...

2 April, 2026

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Chikungunya

Fill Form to Download Overview Chikungunya is a viral disease with fever, severe joint pain, and rash transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes. The virus was first isolated in Tanzania in 1952 and has since spread...

3 September, 2025

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Temperature increase triggers viral infection

Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised. “When the...

9 November, 2023

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Outbreak News

Tomato flu outbreak in India

Just as we are dealing with the probable emergence of fourth wave of COVID-19, a new virus known as tomato flu, or tomato fever, has emerged in India in the state of Kerala in children younger than 5 years.1 The rare...

25 August, 2022

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Viral immunity discovery could improve vaccine design

Researchers have identified a molecular switch that impacts immune responses to viral infections, and whether or not protective antibodies are produced. The team also made the surprising discovery that the immune system...

26 September, 2019

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