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Syphilis in babies: Canada reports large increase over four year period

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Canada recently reported in a infographic in the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) that the number of infectious syphilis and congenital syphilis...

Paraguay: Chikungunya continues to expand in the interior of the country

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Paraguay this week, the General Directorate of Health Surveillance reports 13,010 chikungunya cases in the last three weeks. The general director of Health Surveillance, Dr. Guillermo...

Ecuador reports leptospirosis in Guayas province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Authorities of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reported the epidemiological situation on leptospirosis, an endemic disease in Ecuador. Until March 12, 2023, 54 cases have been...

South Australia reports 1st measles case since 2019

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Australia, SA Health has been notified of a case of measles in a three-year-old boy from regional South Australia who acquired the infection while travelling overseas. SA Health...

Peru: More on the polio case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the polio case in Peru, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) offered more details on the case and timeline: Peru notified the PAHO on March 21 of a confirmed...

Peru: Acute flaccid paralysis case reported in Loreto region infant, Case is under investigation

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peru Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported the following in the case of a minor with acute flaccid paralysis in the Loreto region: 1. It is an isolated case of a child without a...

Equatorial Guinea Marburg outbreak grows to 9 confirmed cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak in Equatorial Guinea, health officials report a cumulative number of nine confirmed and 20 probable cases have been recorded...

Salmonella serotype Typhi

DRC: 1,800 suspected cases of the typhoid fever reported in Kwango province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of 2023, a total of 1,800 suspected cases of the typhoid fever epidemic, including 12 deaths, have been notified in the Panzi health zone in Kwango province, DRC...

Vietnam: Hanoi reports 13,600% increase in chickenpox cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Hanoi, the city recorded 70 cases of chickenpox this week, a slight decrease compared to the previous week when Hanoi saw 112...

Marburg Virus Disease

Marburg virus confirmed in Tanzania outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the outbreak of unknown etiology in Tanzania, health officials announced today the cause of the outbreak that killed five people and hospitalized three others in...