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Oropouche fever confirmed in the city of Teresina, Brazil

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a cidadeverde.com report, The Municipal Health Foundation (FMS) confirmed the first case of Oropouche fever in the city of Teresina in Piauí state. The...

Brazil: Paraná reports increase in chikungunya cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Paraná State Department of Health (Sesa) warned today of the increase in cases of chikungunya, a disease also transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, as well...

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Rabies in dogs is increasing in Haiti, CDC issues travel notice

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Haiti last week after reports of annual dog vaccination campaigns having been interrupted...

About 8,000 babies are born with Chagas every year: PAHO

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Wednesday was World Chagas Disease Day and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) discussed in a press release a number of data of the parasitic disease in the Americas. One...

Yellow fever death recorded in Santa Catarina, Brazil

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the yellow fever situation in Santa Catarina state, Brazil, The Directorate of Epidemiological Surveillance of Santa Catarina (DIVE / SC) reports the first...

Brazil dengue: Government must invest in adequate water systems to reduce mosquito habitats

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Dengue risk is exacerbated in highly populated areas of Brazil after extreme drought because of improvised water containers housing mosquitoes, suggests a new study in Lancet...

Paraguay dengue: DEN-2 predominates the country

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The spread of dengue is progressing gradually within the national territory of Paraguay, according to the Ministry of Health. To date, there are a total of 7,285 confirmed (692)...

Peru: To prevent spread of Brazil variant, officials recommend double masking

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 During this Easter weekend, Peru health officials are recommending the use of a double mask to contain the spread of the Brazilian variant of COVID-19, especially in crowded...

Venezuela: More than 400 health workers have died from COVID-19

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The civil association, Médicos Unidos Venezuela reported another fifteen health workers died in Venezuela from COVID-19 between the 26th and 28th of this month, bringing...

Peru: 40% of COVID-19 cases in Lima are the P.1 Brazil variant

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Peru Minister of Health, Óscar Ugarte said a study by the National Institute of Health (INS) determined that approximately 40% of cases of the new coronavirus cases...