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Co-infection by novel species of parasite is confirmed in visceral leishmaniasis patient

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By Julia Moióli  |  Agência FAPESP – The first case of concomitant visceral leishmaniasis and non-ulcerated cutaneous leishmaniasis in the same patient has been reported recently by researchers at...

Paraguay reports a marked decrease in chikungunya

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the updated Health Surveillance report, in the last three weeks a total of 49 cases of chikungunya and 133 cases of dengue were identified within the national territory. In...

Paraguay: Chickenpox outbreaks in military school and educational institutions in Encarnación

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Paraguay health officials report five new cases of chickenpox were confirmed at the Encarnación Military College for NCOs (COMISOE), located in the district of San Juan del Paraná,...

Brazil: Study points to environmental factors associated with the reduction of schistosomiasis and hookworm

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Surveys carried out in Brazil, between 1947 and 2015, to verify the prevalence of two important diseases caused by worms, schistosomiasis and hookworm, found a decrease in the occurrence...

Bolivia: Dr. Néstor Morales Villazón ‘INLASA’ finds Paracoccidioidomycosis in lung biopsy tissue

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Professionals from the National Reference Laboratory for Clinical Bacteriology (LRNBC) of the National Institute of Health Laboratories “Dr. Néstor Morales Villazón“ INLASA,...

Panama officials intensify operations against Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 To date, two patients from Naranjal, Rio Chico, and Cémaco have been treated in Yaviza. “The Ministry of Health intensifies the surveillance and control of feverish people...

Bolivia: 92 canine rabies cases reported year to date

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The head of Zoonotic Diseases of the Ministry of Health, Grover Paredes said so far this year, 92 cases of canine rabies have been reported in the national territory. This is four...

Costa Rica reports more than 200% increase in total hepatitis cases in 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reports a 212 percent increase in total hepatitis cases through July 8this year compared to the same period in 2022. 1,009 hepatitis cases were...

Paraguay: Chikungunya and dengue cases down, Still an unusual number of cases for this time of year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Paraguay Ministry of Health reports cases of dengue and chikungunya are still being detected. This scenario is worrying, taking into account that the rainy season is approaching...

Costa Rica reports three deaths due to rickettsiosis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Costa Rica Ministry of Health confirms the deaths of three people from rickettsiosis, these cases were confirmed by the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education in Nutrition...