MANILA, Philippines — Leptospirosis cases in Metro Manila have reached the alert threshold after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded close to 2,900 cases of the waterborne disease.

After the devastating floods in Pakistan, health officials are reporting a sharp rise in waterborne diseases. British Red Cross health adviser Greg Rose explains why waterborne diseases are now a ...

The UN has raised concern over the outbreak of vector-borne and water-borne diseases in flood-hit Pakistan, especially in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. As Pakistan grapples with the worst flood ...

DOH-7, according to Blanco ... is a must. This is a food and water-borne disease caused by a bacterium called Salmonella Typhi. “If ever nga magka-typhoid fever ta, usually [ang ma-experience ...

Officials here are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people after devastating floods last week that left at least 54 people dead and millions stranded.

TACLOBAN CITY — The Department of Health (DOH) has reported 1,046 cases of acute watery diarrhea in Eastern Visayas from Jan. 1 to mid-February this year. The situation is largely due to ...

PASIR MAS: Health volunteers in Malaysia have been preparing for a surge in waterborne diseases following devastating floods that saw tens of thousands of people evacuated, with concerns in the ...

[AP Photo] Pakistani health officials on Thursday reported an outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking flooding, as authorities stepped up efforts to ensure the ...