Tag: NCDC

Tbilisi kindergartens pull milk products after norovirus outbreak

September 23, 2026September 23, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, September 23 – Public kindergartens in the Georgian capital have temporarily removed dairy products from their menus following an outbreak of stomach illness. Tbilisi’s Nursery and Kindergarten Management Agency told Interpressnews on Tuesday that it had made the change on the recommendation of epidemiologists. The agency did not say how long the restriction would … Read more

Norovirus suspected in Tbilisi kindergarten outbreak – over 100 hospitalized

September 22, 2026September 20, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, September 20 – Georgian health officials say norovirus was most likely responsible for a massive outbreak of stomach illness at public kindergartens in Tbilisi, with more than 100 children hospitalized. Most of the children are now recovering, but investigators have yet to establish how the infection spread. The National Center for Disease Control said … Read more

Georgia ponders reopening its land borders

May 23, 2021 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–With the tourist season approaching, Georgia is thinking about opening its land borders. “Discussions are already underway and the border will probably be opened,” said Paata Imnadze, Scientific Director at National Center for Disease Control and Public Health, which is the main body handling the pandemic in the country. Everything has been done to … Read more

WHO: Georgia at high risk of Zika virus outbreak

May 19, 2016 by DFWatch staff

The carrier mosquito, Aedes, is present in Georgia, but the disease is not, NCDC representative was quoted as saying.

Tbilisi, DFWatch – Georgia’s Black Sea coast is among the European regions which are at the highest risk of a Zika virus outbreak during late spring and summer, a statement made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) reads.