VOV.VN - Health authorities in Gia Lai Province have confirmed the first case of melioidosis (Whitmore’s disease) in 2026, involving a 39-year-old female patient from an ethnic minority community in a border commune.

VOV.VN - The northern province of Quang Ninh has recorded an additional four cases of Whitmore’s disease, also known as melioidosis.

VOV.VN - A man residing in the northern province of Hai Duong has been diagnosed with melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease.

VOV.VN - Quang Nam province's Department of Health announced on October 23 the death of a woman after contracting an infectious disease called melioidosis, also known as Whitmore's disease.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) on September 22 asked health departments of all localities to enhance measures against Whitmore, also called melioidosis, following a 15-year-old death of the infectious disease.

VOV.VN - Three latest cases of Whitmore’s disease, also known as melioidosis, have been recorded in the Central Highland of Dak Lak and the central province of Thanh Hoa, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - A woman in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak has been diagnosed with melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, marking the third case to be detected in the Central Highlands region.

VOV.VN - Quang Tri General Hospital announced the death of four people in just one month on November 24 after being they had become infected with Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, caused by bacterium Burkholderia pseudomalle.

The number of newly reported cases of Whitmore's disease in some central provinces has increased sharply in the context of typhoons and floods severely affecting the region.