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Syphilis and congenital syphilis in Paraguay

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The prevalence of syphilis in Paraguay remains high, despite the existence of efficient prophylactic measures, such as the use of condoms, and also effective and cheap therapeutic...

Buenos Aires province: Locally transmitted chikungunya reported in Pergamino

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in the city of Pergamino in Buenos Aires province, Argentina report the chikungunya case tally in the city has risen to 19, with several of the patients with no travel...

Bolivia dengue cases top 12,000, Hospitals overwhelmed

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bolivian health authorities report the number of dengue cases in the country have risen to 12,375 as of Friday. The death toll has also risen to 39 year to date. Santa Cruz department...

Brazil: Mad cow case confirmed as atypical

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Brail’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock confirmed Thursday (Mar. 2) that the case of mad cow disease discovered in the municipality of Marabá, Pará state is atypical (atypical type H), in other...

Costa Rica reports first deceased patient diagnosed with Mpox

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health, through the Health Surveillance Directorate, reported during epidemiological week eight of the year 2023, which spans from February 19 to 25, 2023, a deceased...

Paraguay: 98% of confirmed cases of arbovirosis are chikungunya

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The report from the General Directorate of Health Surveillance indicates a total of 11,600 cases of chikungunya and 246 of dengue in the last three epidemiological weeks in Paraguay. The...

Peru reports death of nearly 3,500 sea lions due to H5N1 bird flu

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up from Peru, The National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp) announced this week the death of 3,487 South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens)...

Chikungunya Virus Activity in Paraguay: CDC HAN

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here at Outbreak News Today, we have been following the chikungunya situation in Paraguay very closely in recent weeks and months. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Dengue in Bolivia update: More than 11,000 cases, 33 deaths

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue outbreak in Bolivia, health officials reported an additional 296 cases, bringing to total to 11,076. The death toll now stands at 33. The department...

Brazil: Dengue, chikungunya and Zika in Minas Gerais during the 1st eight weeks of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through February 27, health authorities in Minas Gerais state report 50,101 probable cases (notified cases except discarded cases) of dengue. Of this total, 13,802 cases were confirmed...