Latin America and the Caribbean Archives - Outbreak News Today https://outbreaknewstoday.com/category/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:03:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.5 Editor of Outbreak News Today, Robert Herriman interviews expert guests on the topics of infectious diseases, research, medicine and health. Robert Herriman false Robert Herriman outbreaknews1@gmail.com The Global Dispatch, Inc The Global Dispatch, Inc podcast Outbreak News Interviews Latin America and the Caribbean Archives - Outbreak News Today http://outbreaknewstoday.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Outbreak-News-Interviews-1400x1400.jpg https://outbreaknewstoday.com/category/latin-america-and-the-caribbean/ Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Jamaica: Certain health centers extend hours in response to dengue outbreak https://outbreaknewstoday.com/jamaica-certain-health-centers-extend-hours-in-response-to-dengue-outbreak-96878/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/jamaica-certain-health-centers-extend-hours-in-response-to-dengue-outbreak-96878/#comments Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:03:29 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60380 NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue outbreak in Jamaica, Director of Health Services Planning and Integration, Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Nadine Williams announced today that all Type Three to Five health centres islandwide would extend their hours to 8 pm starting Monday, October 2. A dengue outbreak was declared in Jamaica on […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/jamaica-certain-health-centers-extend-hours-in-response-to-dengue-outbreak-96878/feed/ 3 Costa Rica: Health ministry monitors malaria cases in the southwest https://outbreaknewstoday.com/costa-rica-health-ministry-monitors-malaria-cases-in-the-southwest-85014/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/costa-rica-health-ministry-monitors-malaria-cases-in-the-southwest-85014/#comments Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:23:57 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60370 NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rican health ministry carried out field interventions this past weekend to contain the malaria outbreak in the Bahía Ballena district in Osa, after the detection of eight cases of malaria. These cases involve four women and four men, of which seven are hospitalized in stable condition and already have the respective medical […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/costa-rica-health-ministry-monitors-malaria-cases-in-the-southwest-85014/feed/ 4 Dengue outbreak declared in Jamaica https://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-outbreak-declared-in-jamaica-22814/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-outbreak-declared-in-jamaica-22814/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 22:53:14 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60322 NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised that Jamaica has surpassed the Dengue epidemic threshold for July and August and is on a trajectory to do the same for the month of September. This means, the country […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/dengue-outbreak-declared-in-jamaica-22814/feed/ 3 Paraguay reports an increase in dengue in eight health regions, Chikungunya continues decline https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-an-increase-in-dengue-in-eight-health-regions-chikungunya-continues-decline-33021/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-an-increase-in-dengue-in-eight-health-regions-chikungunya-continues-decline-33021/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:46:02 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60300 NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the latest report from the Paraguay Ministry of Health, it shows that in the last three weeks 118 cases of dengue have been reported in the country. 90% of the cases come from five regions: Central (31), Pdte. Hayes (24), Concepción (22), Asunción (20) and Itapúa (9). A slight increase in notifications is verified […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-an-increase-in-dengue-in-eight-health-regions-chikungunya-continues-decline-33021/feed/ 1 Bolivia: 14 hantavirus cases confirmed this year https://outbreaknewstoday.com/bolivia-14-hantavirus-cases-confirmed-this-year-41500/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/bolivia-14-hantavirus-cases-confirmed-this-year-41500/#comments Sat, 23 Sep 2023 14:30:50 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60298 NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hantavirus has already caused 14 infections this year in four departments, according to data from the Ministry of Health . “In the 2023 administration there are 14 positive cases of hantavirus; three in Tarija, four in Santa Cruz, four in La Paz and three in Cochabamba,” reported the Minister of Health, María Renée Castro. In La […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/bolivia-14-hantavirus-cases-confirmed-this-year-41500/feed/ 1 Paraguay reports 9 confirmed hantavirus cases, 3 deaths in 2023 to date https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-9-confirmed-hantavirus-cases-3-deaths-in-2023-to-date-31889/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-9-confirmed-hantavirus-cases-3-deaths-in-2023-to-date-31889/#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2023 17:29:20 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60224 NewsDesk @bactiman63 Paraguay health officials report nine cases and three deaths have been confirmed due to hantavirus year to date. All of them registered in the three departments of the Paraguayan Chaco So far in 2023, at the country level, a total of 88 notifications of suspected hantavirus have been registered, of which 43 were ruled out, […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/paraguay-reports-9-confirmed-hantavirus-cases-3-deaths-in-2023-to-date-31889/feed/ 2 Argentina reports decline in dengue https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-reports-decline-in-dengue-92364/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-reports-decline-in-dengue-92364/#comments Sat, 16 Sep 2023 17:10:29 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60222 NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2023, through the end of August, 130,116 dengue fever cases were registered in Argentina, of which 121,528 are locally transmitted, 1,500 are travel associated and 7,088 are under investigation. In 2023, cases increased from EW 7 and 8 until EW 16, from which the decrease in cases began at a rate similar to […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-reports-decline-in-dengue-92364/feed/ 1 Brazil: More than 2,000 dengue cases in the city of Blumenau this year https://outbreaknewstoday.com/brazil-more-than-2000-dengue-cases-in-the-city-of-blumenau-this-year-13171/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/brazil-more-than-2000-dengue-cases-in-the-city-of-blumenau-this-year-13171/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:04:06 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60193 NewsDesk @bactiman63 Blumenau City Hall, through the Health Promotion Secretariat (Semus), publishes the Dengue Bulletin for September. The city records 138 new outbreaks and 65 cases of the disease. To combat Aedes Aegypti, endemic agents continue to inspect homes, warehouses, vacant lots and commercial establishments to look for mosquito outbreaks. The accumulated total since the first week of […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/brazil-more-than-2000-dengue-cases-in-the-city-of-blumenau-this-year-13171/feed/ 0 Argentina: H5 avian influenza detected for the first time in elephant seals https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-h5-avian-influenza-detected-for-the-first-time-in-elephant-seals-81701/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-h5-avian-influenza-detected-for-the-first-time-in-elephant-seals-81701/#comments Wed, 13 Sep 2023 23:55:13 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60190 NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Agri-Food Health and Quality Service (Senasa)  confirmed new cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 detected in marine mammals in Comodoro Rivadavia, Rada Tilly and Punta Tombo, Chubut. The agency’s National Laboratory diagnosed new samples positive for the disease, which were taken from sea lions and elephant seals found dead in the aforementioned places. Based on notification, […]

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]]> https://outbreaknewstoday.com/argentina-h5-avian-influenza-detected-for-the-first-time-in-elephant-seals-81701/feed/ 2 Guatemala declares national emergency due to dengue, Cases up 152 percent this year https://outbreaknewstoday.com/guatemala-declares-national-emergency-due-to-dengue-cases-up-152-percent-this-year-76867/ https://outbreaknewstoday.com/guatemala-declares-national-emergency-due-to-dengue-cases-up-152-percent-this-year-76867/#comments Sun, 10 Sep 2023 13:50:38 +0000 https://outbreaknewstoday.com/?p=60146 NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Guatemala government declared a national emergency on Thursday due to a dengue outbreak in the country this year. Health Minister Francisco Coma said, “We have made the decision to declare a national health emergency due to the dengue situation.” According to data from the Ministry of Health, between January and August there have […]

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