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Canada: 10 infants treated for congenital syphilis in the last six months in Manitoba

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Health officials in Manitoba are reporting a syphilis outbreak. There is evidence of heterosexual transmission across the province, with highest rates occurring in the Northern Health Region and the Winnipeg...

Congenital syphilis: Maricopa County reports 30 cases and five deaths in 2018

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Arizona saw some 53 congenital syphilis cases in 2018, including 10 baby fatalities, a dramatic increase from recent years. Of the 53 cases, Maricopa County, in the south-central part of the state and...

Vancouver, BC reports more measles, possible exposure locations listed

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in the Vancouver, British Columbia area, health officials are reporting two new cases. Both people acquired the infection while traveling abroad. One person lives...

Measles cases in Brooklyn, Rockland Co. up, 228 cases in NYC area

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In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in the New York City area, NYC health officials along with Rockland County officials have reported an additional 20 cases since our last report on Feb. 14. 17 additional...

Philippines measles death toll tops 200

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In a follow-up on the measles epidemic in the Philippines, government officials report a total of 12,736 cases through Feb. 24. In addition, the number of deaths in the current outbreak has risen to...

Measles: Calabarzon reports 3,835 percent increase in 2019

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The Department of Health in the region of CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon provinces) has been one of the hardest hit regions in the Philippines this year when it comes to the measles...

Polio: 3 addition WPV1 cases reported in Pakistan, Afghanistan

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Officials with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) reported three additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in the past week–one in Afghanistan and two in Pakistan. In Afghanistan,...

Costa Rica investigates imported measles case, 1st since 2014

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The Costa Rica Ministry of Health is reporting (computer translated) a suspected reintroduction of measles into the country after an unvaccinated 5-year-old French boy on holidays with his parents had...

Canada survey: 70 percent for mandatory vaccinations, 29 percent say science isn’t ‘quite clear’

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While the debate of mandatory vaccinations has crept its way back into British Columbia politics in light of the ongoing measles outbreak in Vancouver, at least one-fifth of Canadians in a recent survey...

Kenya: Maternal and neonatal tetanus eliminated

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The World Health Organization (WHO) announced this week that Kenya has achieved maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination (MNTE) status. Speaking at the event before handing over the certificate, WHO...