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Mumps outbreak in Madrid: Dozens of cases reported at Pontifical University of Comillas

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Health officials in Madrid, Spain are reporting a mumps outbreak at the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ICAI) of the Pontifical University of Comillas , according to a Que report (computer translated). Director...

Spain reports 1st local transmission of dengue fever

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The National Center for Microbiology of the Carlos III Health Institute confirmed recently (computer translated) the first known documented autochthonous dengue transmission in Spain. Two people living...

Spain norovirus outbreak linked to consumption of mussels of Galician origin

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The Spanish Agency for Consumer Affairs, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) reported Friday (computer translated) on a norovirus outbreak linked to the consumption of mussels of Galician origin in the...

Spain: Local transmission of malaria in Madrid

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An autochthonous, or locally transmitted case of malaria is being investigated in a 3-month-old baby at the University Hospital of Móstoles in the Community of Madrid, according to a Radio Madrid report...

C. diff widely found in Madrid sandboxes: Study

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Investigators have revealed that the Gram-positive, anaerobic bacterium Clostridium difficile is widely distributed in soil samples from children’s and dogs’ sandboxes located within the...

Scombroid fish poisoning affects dozens in Spain, Tuna recalled

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At least 35 people across Spain have been affected by a form of food poisoning known as Scombroid fish poisoning, prompting an advisory from the Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (Aecosan)...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, acquired locally, reported in Spain

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Health officials in Spain have reported two locally acquired Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) cases, a first in the country, according to a Ministry of Health announcement Thursday (computer translated). According...

Madrid woman is Spain’s 1st sexually transmitted Zika case

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A woman living in Madrid has become the first case in Spain to contract the Zika virus through sexual transmission, according to an El Mundo report (computer translated). The woman is believed to have...

Zika linked microcephaly reported in Spain

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Health officials in Catalonia, Spain reported a case of Zika-linked microcephaly in a newborn, according to a statement Thursday (computer translated). The announcement states: There are 39 cases of...

Spain: Pregnant Catalonia woman diagnosed with Zika

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In what is the first such case in Europe, the Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad in Spain reported on a Zika virus infection in a pregnant woman from Catalonia, according to a health...