Quezon City has recorded over 7,000 dengue cases from January to August this year.
This is 151% higher compared to the same period last year, according to the city’s chief epidemiologist.
Published: August 24, 2025.
Dengue Academy: Dengue Data Dashboard.
A dynamic, interactive platform that allows us to see both incidence and year-over-year % per country or region of Dengue by using The Global Burden of Disease Study.
https://www.dengueacademy.com/dengue-data-dashboard
Chikungunya’s global resurgence.
Lancet 2025; 406: 900 – 901. Chikungunya is re-emerging worldwide, carrying an enormous potential to cause long-term disability through chronic arthritis and persistent joint pain. With the FDA’s suspension of IXCHIQ—the live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine—many American travelers may now face heightened susceptibility to this rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease. Without preventive vaccination, the risk of prolonged disability among exposed individuals becomes an urgent global and public health concern.
Published: August 30, 2025.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01745-3/fulltext
Zydus launches VaxiFluTM trivalent influenza vaccine for flu protection in India.
Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Tuesday said it has launched its trivalent influenza (flu) vaccine VaxiFlu, introduced in India for the first time in line with global recommendations of the WHO.
Published: September 2, 2025.
Cholera Vaccination Recommended When Visiting Certain African Countries.
The global cholera situation is worsening and presents a significant public health challenge in several regions monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO).
As of late August 2025, cholera outbreaks are resurging in various countries, including some that had not reported significant case numbers in years.
According to a recent WHO report, between January and August 17, 2025, there were a total of 409,222 cases of cholera and acute watery diarrhea, resulting in 4,738 deaths worldwide. Notably, six of the 31 affected countries reported case fatality rates exceeding 1%.
Published: August 29, 2025.
Samoa dengue cases reach nearly 11,000, but cases drop compared to previous week.
Published: August 29, 2025.
Adult Immunization Board.
The Adult Immunization Board (AIB) is established with the aim of contributing to the reduction of mortality and morbidity from vaccine-preventable infections and diseases in European adults. Our primary goal is to provide evidence-based guidance on fundamental technical and strategic issues, while monitoring the progress of adult immunization programs at European and (sub)national levels.
Last accessed: September 10, 2025.
https://www.adultimmunizationboard.org/
Valneva Reports Further Positive Phase 2 Safety and Immunogenicity Results for Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate.
Great news, a most needed vaccine. Looking forwards to the indexed publication.
Published: September 3, 2025.
Local (USA) Dengue Outbreak Centered on Cape Canaveral.
While many public health leaders say the dengue virus has become endemic in Miami-Dade County, a county located 180 miles north along the east coast of Florida, near Cape Canaveral, may also be added to this discussion.
Published: September 4, 2025.
https://www.vax-before-travel.com/local-dengue-outbreak-centered-cape-canaveral-2025-09-04
The 16th Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai, Democratic Republic of the Congo: A new spillover event from an unknown reservoir host.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is currently facing concurrent outbreaks including mpox, cholera and malaria (1-4). The Ministry of Public Health, DRC has declared the 16th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak on 04 September 2025 after PCR confirmation of Ebola virus (EBOV), formely Zaïre ebolavirus, in patient’s specimens from Bulape Heath Zone, in Kasai Province.
Published: September 4, 2025.
Vietnam’s quick policy reversal highlights challenges in vaccine financing.
The analysis highlights that the decentralization led to significant procurement issues and a lack of funding in less-developed provinces, exacerbating socioeconomic disparities. Wealthier cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were better able to secure vaccines, while under-resourced provinces in mountainous and delta regions struggled with vaccine shortages and procurement delays. This resulted in a drastic decrease in the national full immunization rate for children under one year.
Published: August 25, 2025.
WHO chief says the mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency.
The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency›s director said Friday.
Published: September 5, 2025.
Nepal: Amid cholera and dengue outbreak, JE cases spike.
While the country is grappling with major public health crises, especially a cholera outbreak in Birgunj and dengue cases throughout the country, cases of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) and related deaths have shot up, according to the Ministry of Health and Population’s Family Welfare Division’s most recent situation report.
Published: September 1, 2025.
https://thehimalayantimes.com/ampArticle/1034161
CDC: Chagas Disease, an Endemic Disease in the United States.
Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasites, is considered endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, excluding the United States. However, increasing evidence of T. cruzi parasites in the United States in triatomine insects, domestic animals, wildlife, and humans challenges that nonendemic label. Autochthonous human T. cruzi infections have been identified in 8 states: California, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, and Arkansas.
Published: September 9, 2025.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/9/24-1700_article
Spain Preceded the UK’s Gonorrhoea Vaccination Program.
Gonorrhoea infections reduced following MenB-4C vaccination.
Published: September 9, 2025.
https://www.vax-before-travel.com/spain-preceded-uks-gonorrhoea-vaccination-program-2025-09-09
Mosquito-borne viruses surge in a warming Europe.
Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome.
Published: September 3, 2025.
PAHO calls for stronger vaccination and surveillance in response to the spread of whooping cough resistance to antibiotics in the Americas.
For Pertussis (whooping cough), one of the main challenges is that standard treatment relies on macrolide antibiotics, such as azithromycin, clarithromycin, and erythromycin. However, genetic mutations in the bacteria, particularly in the 23S rRNA gene, are reducing the effectiveness of these drugs, making it difficult to treat patients and prevent transmission in close contacts.
Published: August 26, 2025.
Suspected cases rise in DR Congo Ebola outbreak.
Published: September 9, 2025.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/ebola/suspected-cases-rise-dr-congo-ebola-outbreak
CDC’s Travelers’ Health: Yellow Fever in Colombia.
An increased number of cases of Yellow Fever have been reported in Colombia.
Published: September 2, 2025.
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level2/yellow-fever-colombia
