NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uruguay Ministry of Public Health reported recently on a case of Chikungunya virus disease confirmed in a person with no travel history residing in Montevideo, who had the disease...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Uruguay Ministry of Public Health (MSP) reports the discovery of the first imported case of monkeypox in Montevideo. The confirmation was carried out by the PCR technique and...

Leptospirosis infections, caused by Leptospira bacteria, occur in people and animals around the world, but different strains of the bacteria may vary in their ability to cause disease and to jump between...

According to the Uruguay Ministry of Public Health (MSP), Vibrio vulnificus infections are “extremely rare” with less than 10 cases reported annually. However, since the beginning of the...

Uruguay health officials are reporting an increase in the number of dengue fever cases since the first autochthonous, or locally acquired case was reported last month. Since then, 570 suspected cases...

Health officials in Uruguay reports what may be the country’s first case of autochthonous, or locally acquired dengue fever case in a Montevideo woman. The 31-year-old female developed fever and...