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Paraguay: A high incidence of meningoencephalitis possibly associated to chikungunya reported

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) wrote in a recent Disease Outbreak News (DON) concerning the geographical expansion of dengue and chikungunya beyond the historical areas of transmission...

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...

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...

Mexico: Rickettsia reported in cattle ticks in Chiapas for the first time

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time in the country, the presence of two species of Rickettsia bacteria (R. felis and R. ricketsii) was identified in ticks collected from cattle off the coast of...

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...

Dengue vaccine: Takeda’s QDENGA® approved in Brazil

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Biopharmaceutical company, Takeda, announced recently the company’s dengue vaccine, QDENGA® (Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine [Live, Attenuated]) (TAK-003), was approved in Brazil by...

Paraguay: Chikungunya epidemic has spread throughout the country

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The General Directorate of Health Surveillance, Dr. Guillermo Sequera reported this morning that in the last three weeks (Epi Weeks 8, 9 and 10), there are a total of 11,649 cases...

Brazil: Chikungunya cases increased by about 97% compared to last year; dengue had an increase of 43.8%

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 To monitor the increase in dengue, chikungunya and zika cases in the country, the Ministry of Health installed the Emergency Operations Center (COE Arboviroses), with the aim of developing...

Bolivia reports dengue cases decreasing but too early to claim victory

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Minister of Health and Sports, Jeyson Auza, affirmed this Thursday that the number of dengue cases in the country is decreasing due to the various actions carried out...