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COVID-19 in South America: A ‘rich person’s disease’ spreading

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In this video report, I look at the coronavirus disease, or COVID-19 outbreak situation in South America. The last continent to report a case is now surpassed 200,000...

Ecuador reports rapid rise of COVID-19, Most cases in Guayas province

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases have been rising rapidly in South America and Ecuador is among the countries seeing this occur.  The first...

Paraguay reports 1st COVID-19 case, Argentina reports South America’s first death

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Paraguay While South America was the last continent to report a novel coronavirus, or COVID-19 case in late February in Brazil, the numbers are now starting to add...

Brazil reports 1st confirmed COVID-19 case, First in South America

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In a follow-up on the report of a suspected COVID-19 case in São Paulo, Brazil, health officials have confirmed the case of a 61-year-old who had visited Italy. The test was carried out by the Adolfo...

Malaria in Venezuela: Are the ‘official’ numbers correct?

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Earlier this week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) release the latest data on malaria in the Region of the Americas. In this video, I focus on the “official”...

Colombia reports 169 dengue deaths in 2019

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In the Western hemisphere, the number of dengue cases reported through August is 2,384,029 cases and 949 deaths. The number of cases reported in 2019 as August 31...

Bolivia hemorrhagic fever outbreak: What is Chapare virus?

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Bolivia is investigating an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever, which based on preliminary lab testing indicate the Arenavirus, Chapare virus. In this podcast, I look at the current situation, the transmission,...

Bolivia: Hemorrhagic fever due to Arenavirus, testing suggests Chapare virus

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In the past several weeks, the Ministry of Health in Bolivia have reported five cases of hemorrhagic febrile syndrome of unknown etiology with suspected human-to-human transmission. Three...

Malaria-free: Argentina and Algeria certified by WHO

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By NewsDesk   @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Monday that two additional countries have been certified as malaria-free–Algeria and Argentina. Algeria is the second country...

Mayaro virus situation in the Americas 2019 to date: Peru, Ecuador

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Mayaro virus (MAYV) — which can cause fever, joint aches, muscle pains, headache, eye pain, rash, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea — first was isolated from the blood of five symptomatic workers in Mayaro...