CASES

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.

Over 100,000 cases and 117 deaths due to dengue fever in Peru

Published on: April 5, 2024
16:16

Lima, Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) Dengue fever surpassed 100,000 cases for the first time in Peru, and triggered 117 deaths in the week of March 24-30, according to a report released on Friday by health authorities.

Dengue cases increase in Chilean island of Rapa Nui

Published on: March 27, 2024
16:28

Santiago de Chile, Mar 27 (Prensa Latina) At least 20 cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Chilean island of Rapa Nui, located in the Pacific Ocean.

Brazil approaches two million dengue cases

Published on: March 21, 2024
11:26

Brasilia, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) Brazil is approaching the mark of two million probable cases of dengue fever so far in 2024, according to the latest update of the Health Ministry's Arbovirosis (virus) Monitoring Panel.

New dengue serotype detected in Ecuador

Published on: March 21, 2024
11:00

Quito, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador detected the presence of a new dengue serotype in Ecuador, which today raises alarms due to the increase of contagions in the national territory.

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