
Germany: Traveler to Thailand contracts Zika virus
For the second time this year, a traveler to Thailand has returned home only to find they have contracted the mosquito borne virus, Zika virus (ZIKV). In a letter to ProMED-mail Friday, “A previously healthy More...

Alberta woman contracts Zika virus while in Thailand, first confirmed infection in Canada
An Alberta woman has been diagnosed with a rare viral disease after returning from a trip to Phuket and Bangkok, Thailand, in fact, the 45-year-old woman is the first such case diagnosed in Canada, according to More...

Thai doctor says Canadian sisters may have died after eating fugu
After the preliminary exam of the two Canadian sisters who died in their hotel room in Phi Phi, a Thailand physician suspects the women may contracted a fatal case of food poisoning from either toxic mushrooms More...