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Cause of serious cases of gastroenteritis in Panama revealed

Published on: June 27, 2024
10:17

Panama City, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Panamanian health authorities confirmed today that untreated water was the cause of serious cases of gastroenteritis detected in the native community Nueva Lucha, in the Donoso district of Colon.

DR Congo registers 12 more deaths from monkeypox

Published on: June 18, 2024
10:59

Kinshasa, Jun 18 (Prensa Latina) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recorded another 12 deaths from smallpox (Mpox) and 427 suspected cases, according to reports from health authorities published today by the local press.

Motorcycle theft, injuries and homicides top complaints in Guatemala

Published on: June 11, 2024
00:30

Guatemala, Jun 11 (Prensa Latina) Motorcycle theft and robbery, injuries and homicides monopolize citizens' complaints in Guatemala, according to statistics from Crime Stoppers, the international platform dedicated to solving these cases.

Flu cases increase in Uruguay, authorities call for vaccination

Published on: June 5, 2024
13:07

Montevideo, Jun 5 (Prensa Latina) Flu cases continue to increase on Wednesday in Uruguay, where an rise in the number of contagions of the AH3N2 type, considered one of the most dangerous, has been reported.

UK authorities covered up contaminated blood cases

Published on: May 20, 2024
14:51

London, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The United Kingdom authorities covered up a scandal associated with blood transfusions from 1970 to 1991, which caused the infection of more than 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis, a study revealed today.

Kenya confirms 44 cases of cholera

Published on: May 13, 2024
11:14

Nairobi, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Kenya confirmed 44 cases of deadly cholera, attributed to widespread floods that have already claimed more than 270 lives and caused the closure of some health centers, it was disclosed today.

Chikungunya cases hit records by 2023 in the Americas

Published on: April 24, 2024
15:30

Washington, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The chikungunya cases reported back in 2023 in the Americas nearly doubled previous year's reports, being the highest lately, according to PAHO and WHO.

Chile´s MINSAL reports 135 dengue cases

Published on: April 15, 2024
17:24

Santiago de Chile, Apr 15 (Prensa Latina) Chile´s Health Ministry (MINSAL) has so far reported 135 cases of dengue in the territory, even though it cleared up that all of them got infected abroad.

Panama reports more than four thousand cases of screwworm

Published on: April 11, 2024
09:50

Panama City, Apr 11 ( Prensa Latina) Panama reported 4,700 cases of screwworm in cattle, an outbreak that is growing if one takes into account that in all of 2023 they registered 10,000 incidents.

Cancer cases expected to surge to 35 million worldwide by 2050

Published on: April 5, 2024
17:40

Washington, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released Global Cancer Statistics 2022, an update of the organization’s report on global cancer facts and trends.

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