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Peru dengue outbreak: Northern coast region affected by El Niño costero

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In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Peru, the National Civil Defense Institute (INDECI) reports the total number of dengue confirmed cases countrywide is 20,930 while 42,297 are reported as...

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Costa Rica: Pink eye outbreak in Puntarenas province

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An outbreak of conjunctivitis, or “pink eye” has been reported in the canton of Garabito in Puntarenas province, according to a Costa Rica Star report. The infection has affected some 1,000...

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Eliminating rabies in Haiti: Brazil donates 15,000 doses of rabies vaccine

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The government of Brazil has donated 15,000 doses of human rabies vaccine to Haiti, with the support of the Pan American Foot-and-Mouth Disease Center (PANAFTOSA) and the Pan American Health Organization...

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Zika in the Americas: ‘Future epidemic waves remain likely’

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A journal article published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene warns the fight against Zika virus (ZIKAV) is not a 100-m race, but rather a marathon in which science and public health...

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Diphtheria outbreak at the University Hospital of Maracaibo in Venezuela

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The right wing of the 8th floor of the University Hospital of Maracaibo (HUM) has been closed and isolated with 17 employee/patients with suspected or confirmed diphtheria, according to a El Pitazo...

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Conjunctivitis outbreaks reported in five countries in the Americas

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In a follow-up on a report of a “pink eye” outbreak in the Dominican Republic, conjunctivitis outbreaks have been documented in five countries and territories of the Americas. According to...

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Turks and Caicos report increase in ‘pink eye’

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The Ministry of Health, Agriculture and Human Services wishes to advise the public of an increase number of cases of conjunctivitis in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Conjunctivitis, also called “pink...

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Hepatitis A: Outbreaks affecting gay men in Europe and the Americas, vaccine availability issues

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In a follow-up on previous reports on hepatitis A outbreaks in Europe and in the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) released some updated data and information on the situations in these two...

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Venezuela reports 86 diphtheria cases in 1st four months of 2017

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Last month, we saw the first official Venezuela Ministry of Health bulletin in about two years. Health officials reported 324 diphtheria cases in 2016, after eradicating the disease over two decades ago. During...

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Leishmaniasis outbreak reported in northeast Colombia town

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The ESE Regional Norte de Salud de Tibú in North Santander, Catatumbo, Colombia is reporting an outbreak of the parasitic infection, leishmaniasis, according to a RCN Radio report (computer translated). Health...