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Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong record nearly 10K new COVID-19 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported 12,607 new cases of COVID-19 today, including nearly 10,000 from Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong. Of the total cases, they were distributed...

Costa Rica: COVID-19 cases up 22%, Vaccine side effects very low

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the week ending August 28, the Costa Rica Ministry of Health reported 15,367 cases of COVID-19, which represents an increase of 21.8% from week to week, compared to the week...

50+ long-term effects of COVID-19: Lingering symptoms range from mild to debilitating and last for weeks to months after recovery

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As COVID-19 hospitalizations once again soar in a fourth surge more than 18 months after the pandemic started, some patients continue to experience symptoms long after recovering...

Brazil: Santa Cruz do Sul reports hand, foot and mouth disease outbreaks

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Health Surveillance, the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil is reporting the emergence of several cases of hand, foot and mouth disease...

Kenya: More than 1,200 dengue fever cases reported in Mombasa County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Mombasa County, Kenya, the International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies reports 1,210 cumulative cases in Mombasa...

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Ireland syphilis outbreak update: Cases up 43% in 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the syphilis outbreak in Ireland, the country’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is now reporting 498 early (infectious) syphilis...

Philippines COVID-19 cases decrease after record day, DOH says all COVID-19 vaccines are effective

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 After reporting a single day record in COVID-19 cases yesterday with 22,366, the Department of Health (DOH) saw 13,827 new infections today. 1,989,857 total cases have been reported...

Pennsylvania investigates clusters of Burkholderia cepacia complex linked to ultrasound gel

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health, along with federal health officials report investigating multiple clusters of non-respiratory Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc) infections...

South Africa: C.1.2 has been detected in all provinces at relatively low frequency

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Africa National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), along with a number of other agencies say last May, they detected a mutated group of related SARS-CoV-2 viruses...

Monoclonal antibody treatment combo reduces hospitalization among high-risk patients with COVID-19

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In an observational study, Mayo Clinic researchers report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab ― two monoclonal antibody treatments under Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization...