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Panama flu update: Death toll rises to 27

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In a follow-up to reports on the H1N1 influenza outbreak in Panama, Director General of Health Ministry of Health, Itza Barahona de Mosca announced today additional flu-related fatalities bringing the...

Brazil Zika virus and microcephaly update

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The number of probable Zika virus infections in Brazil in 2016 is reported to be at 138,108, according to the Ministry of Health data through May 7 via Brazilian media (computer translated).  Of these,...

French Guiana reports 1st Zika-linked microcephaly case

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Health officials in French Guyana are reporting the first confirmed case of brain malformation in a child of a pregnant woman with Zika virus, according to a local media report (computer translated). The...

CDC’s Frieden: ‘Zika infections appear to be increasing rapidly in Puerto Rico’

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, Dr Thomas Frieden today gave a press conference concerning Zika virus infection in Puerto Rico and blood safety after returning from the island. Frieden...

Panama H1N1 outbreak: Health minister Terrientes resigns as death toll rises

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In a follow-up to the H1N1 influenza outbreak in Panama, which the government recently declared a national health alert, La Prensa reports (computer translated) that Panamanian Health Minister Francisco...

Zika in the US Virgin Islands: Additional cases reported in St. Croix and St. Thomas

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The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health reported two new cases of Zika in the territory. According to the weekly Zika surveillance report, the total number of confirmed positive cases in the...

‘There is a very low risk of further international spread of Zika virus as a result of the Olympics’: WHO committee

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The third meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and...

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Panama issues national health alert over H1N1 influenza

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After recording twelve fatalities due to H1N1 influenza in recent weeks, the Government of Panama announced a national health alert as the health ministry said that the country is at the gates of a flu...

Puerto Rico: 1500 confirmed Zika virus cases, ‘It is imperative to continue to bring the message of prevention’

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On Friday, Puerto Rico  Secretary of the Department of Health, Ana Ríus Armendariz, updated the public on the latest data on the Zika virus outbreak on the island (computer translated). She announced...

Jamaica Zika update: 16 confirmed cases, Health Ministry commits $100 million

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The Jamaican Health Ministry has reported 1387 suspected Zika virus cases through the end of May, with 16 confirmed cases, including two in pregnant women. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher...