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Peru: Officials warn that three dengue serotypes currently circulate nationwide

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Peru health officials reported recently that three dengue serotypes of the four that exist in the world are circulating in the country. Biologist Oscar Escalante, from the INS Viral...

Brazil: Nearly 200K confirmed dengue cases reported in Minas Gerais

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Through June 5, the SES – State Department of Health of Minas Gerais reported 371,865 probable cases, including 196,658 confirmed cases of the disease. There are 110 confirmed...

Colombia Ministry of Health monitors the outbreak of COVID-19 at the Universidad del Atlántico

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health and Social Protection through the National Liaison Center reports investigating an outbreak of COVID-19 after an event held  at the Universidad del Atlántico...

Brazil reports increase in cases of H1N1 influenza in adults

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Thursday, Fiocruz reported an increase in the number of cases in adults associated with the influenza A virus, mostly H1N1. In addition, it indicates the maintenance of the drop...

Chile: Sernapesca avian influenza update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Servicio Nacional de Pesca y Acuicultura, or Sernapesca reported this week that there are 13 regions with confirmed cases of Avian Influenza in marine animals, with positive cases...

Peru: Gov’t approves declaring health emergency due to high risk of polio and measles

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Peruvian Government declared a health emergency due to a high risk of poliomyelitis and measles at the national level, Health Minister Rosa Gutierrez announced on last Wednesday. Furthermore,...

Brazil: Rio de Janeiro confirms third case of avian flu

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The infection of a migratory bird with the H5N1 virus, known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or Avian Influenza, was confirmed in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday. The bird...

Uruguay: Local transmission of chikungunya reported in Montevideo

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uruguay Ministry of Public Health reported recently on a case of Chikungunya virus disease confirmed in a person with no travel history residing in Montevideo, who had the disease...

Brazil: Resurgence of dengue serotype 3 raises alarm of risk of new epidemic

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The recent resurgence of serotype 3 of the dengue virus in Brazil – which has not caused epidemics in the country for over 15 years – has raised the alarm about the risk of a...

Brazil: No human cases of avian influenza, Four suspected cases still under analysis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health reports, 38 samples collected from people in Espírito Santo and Rio de Janeiro who had contact with birds were negative for the disease to date. Through...