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Brazil: 1st human rabies case reported in Minas Gerais this year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 60-year-old cattle rancher from Mantena, in eastern Minas Gerais, had a confirmed diagnosis of human rabies. He is admitted to a hospital in Greater Vitória, in Espírito Santo,...

Monkeypox situation in Pakistan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Spokesperson for the Ministry of Health reported Sunday one case of monkeypox, or mpox has been reported in Pakistan to date. The patient was under treatment at Pimms Hospital and...

The Role of Vitamin C in Cancer Prevention

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By Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology Vitamin C is most commonly associated with citrus fruits and common cold prevention. However, vitamin C is much more than that and is recognized as a powerful antioxidant...

Argentina reports downward trend in dengue in recent weeks

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Ministry of Health reports that up to April 23 (epidemiological week 16 of 2023), 71,717 cases of dengue were reported in the country, of which 65,195 acquired the infection...

Ebola ruled-out in man who died in Jinja, Uganda

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on media reports in Uganda of a man who collapsed and died while exhibiting Ebola-like symptoms, the Uganda Ministry of Health tweeted today: The PCR tests for the...

Brazil: Half of dengue deaths in Espírito Santo had comorbidities

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Diabetes, autoimmune and respiratory diseases and hypertension have been the main pre-existing diseases in patients who die from dengue in Espírito Santo in 2023. Data from the Arboviruses...

Costa Rica reports decrease in malaria cases in Limón and Pococí in recent weeks

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Costa Rica health officials report a marked decrease in malaria cases in the cantons of Limón and Pococí in recent weeks. In the canton of Limón during week 15, 19 cases were...

France reports upsurge in invasive meningococcal infections

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 After more than two years of low incidence during the COVID-19 pandemic, an upsurge in invasive meningococcal infections (IMIs) has been observed in the 2022/23 season, Santé publique...

C. difficile: Oral fecal microbiota, Vowst, receives FDA nod

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Vowst, the first fecal microbiota product that is taken orally. Vowst is approved for the prevention of recurrence of Clostridioides...

Tanzania health minister on Marburg: If no new cases by May 31, then we will officially announce the end of this disease

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Minister of Health Tanzania, Ummy Mwalimu said today concerning the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in the country today: Tanzania had not had any new case of Marburg Viral...