The World Health Organization (SEARO, New Delhi) through the Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health funded (~USD 30,000) to carry out surveillance of leptospirosis in animals and human in Bhutan. The study was jointly coordinated by Dr. Tenzin, DPCU, NCAH, Mr. Sonam Wangchuk, Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Mr. Karma Wangdi, Departmnet of… [Read more]

The incidence of Influenza-like-illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) for the week was 27/1000 outpatient visits and 5/100 hospitalized patients respectively. The highest incidence for ILI cases were reported from Paro hospital and SARI cases from Phuntsholing and Samdrupjongkhar Hospitals. ILI cases were mostly observed among age group of 5-14 years while SARI… [Read more]

The Public Health Laboratory is conducting fourth batch training for health workers on revised National Notifiable Disease Surveillance Guideline which has been renamed as “National Early Warning, Alert and Response Surveillance Guideline (NEWARS)” and Web-based Information System & SMS based Reporting System to report and manage surveillance data (from 21/08/2015 to 23/08/2015).

Dengue is one of the most significant public health problems in tropical and subtropical countries, and is increasingly being detected in traditionally non-endemic areas. In Bhutan, dengue virus (DENV) has only recently been detected and limited information is available. In this study, we analyzed the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of DENV in two southern districts… [Read more]

The incidence of Influenza-like-illness (ILI) and Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) for the week was 28/1000 outpatient visits and 5/100 hospitalized patients respectively. The highest incidence for ILI cases were reported from Paro hospital and SARI cases from Mongar Hospitals. ILI cases were mostly observed among age group of 5-14 years while SARI cases were… [Read more]

The Public Health Laboratory is conducting third batch training for health workers on revised National Notifiable Disease Surveillance Guideline which has been renamed as “National Early Warning, Alert and Response Surveillance Guideline (NEWARS)” and Web-based Information System & SMS based Reporting System to report and manage surveillance data (from 17/08/2015 to 19/08/2015).

Literature on influenza focuses on influenza A, despite influenza B having a large public health impact. The Global Influenza B Study aims to collect information on global epidemiology and burden of disease of influenza B since 2000.. ReadFull

Noroviruses are nonenveloped viruses of the family Caliciviridae with a single-stranded RNA genome. In developing countries, noroviruses cause >200,000 deaths annually among children

As part of efforts to develop an informed policy for rotavirus vaccination, this prospective study was conducted to estimate the burden of rotavirus diarrhea among children less than 5 years old attended to the Department of Pediatrics, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk National Referral Hospital (JDWNRH), Thimphu, Bhutan. The duration of the study was three years, extending… [Read more]

Bhutan is a small landlocked country located between India and China. Part of the population is concentrated in the capital Thimphu, but most are scattered sparsely throughout the country. Diarrhea is a major cause of illness and death in Bhutanese children, and the morbidity rate from diarrhea in ,5 years old children is 314.6/1,000 population… [Read more]