After a dramatic decrease in dengue fever cases in 2014 when between some 600,000 cases were reported, Brazil has once again topped the one million mark in cases of the mosquito borne virus. As of June...

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One week after the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) advised travelers to Chile for the “Copa America Chile 2015” to ensure their vaccinations were up to date, the World Health Organization...

The Peru Ministry of Health has reported the first indigenous case of chikungunya fever in the country in a child from Zarumilla, Tumbes (computer translated). Health Minister Anibal Velásquez Valdivia...

Less than two months after issuing a travel notice for Brazil because of the dengue fever outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued another because of a different mosquito...

One month after Brazilian media reported on a number of Zika virus infections in Bahia state and elsewhere, the Dominican Republic news source, El Nueve Diario (computer translated) is reporting the first...

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The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) is urging travelers to the 2015 Americas Cup, scheduled for June 11 to July 4 in Chile, to ensure they are protected from vaccine-preventable...

After reports of suspected Zika virus infections in Brazil, the Jamaican government has taken notice and will incorporate the mosquito borne virus into the country’s vector control and education...

While compared to 2014, the dengue epidemic in Brazil this year is dramatically worse as Ministry of Health officials say the 845,900 cases of dengue as of May 9 shows an increase of 155 percent. However,...

Following a plethora of reports one week ago concerning possible adverse events due to vaccines that killed two children in Chiapas, Mexico, the results of an investigation performed by the Mexican Institute...

Following reports of suspected Zika virus reported in Brazil, the health ministries of several Caribbean countries have issued advisories for the mosquito borne viral disease. On Thursday, the Jamaica...