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Peru COVID-19: Health workers, Police heavily affected by the virus

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Peru have reported more than 68,000 COVID-19 cases to date, second to Brazil in South America. More than 1,900 deaths have been recorded. Lima...

Bird flu: China reports additional H9N2 avian flu case, This one from Hunan province

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A little over a month ago, we reported on a human case of influenza A(H9N2) virus infection in a 3-year-old girl from Guangdong province. According to a recent World...

Russia COVID-19 cases surpass 200,000, A look at the counting of deaths

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Russian health officials are currently reporting the second fastest growing COVID-19 outbreak in the world after the United States seeing more than 10,000 cases daily...

Brazil COVID-19: ‘The next epicenter’?, Jair Bolsonaro the ‘biggest threat’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Through Sunday, May 10, Brazil health officials have reported 162,699 total COVID-19 cases, a nearly 7,000 case increase from Saturday, and 11,123 deaths. São Paulo...

Marshall Islands dengue outbreak: One year later

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the ongoing dengue serotype-3 outbreak in the Republic of Marshall Islands, which began in May 2019 in Ebeye and then transmitted through to Majuro. The...

Philippines COVID-19 cases top 10,000, Beginning to ‘flatten the curve’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the Philippines say the country  is beginning to flatten the curve. According to Health Undersecretary Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, “All...

Michigan COVID-19: Expanding contact tracing, Governor Whitmer extends Stay Home, Stay Safe Order, Prisoners deaths

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Through May 9, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services have reported 46,756 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 4,526 deaths. In the City of Detroit,...

Pakistan: Human rabies in Karachi, 7 cases to date

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Karachi, Pakistan report two human rabies cases in the past three days, bringing the total to seven this year. The most recent fatal case was...

Florida: 1st West Nile virus case reported in Miami, Aedes aegypti detected in downtown Gainesville

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Miami-Dade County Today, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) reported a locally acquired case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Miami-Dade...

Brazil COVID-19 deaths top 10,000, Health professionals guaranteed psychiatric support

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health reports the death toll related to COVID-19 infection has surpassed the 10,000 mark, with 10,017 reported to date. In addition, 146,894...