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Cases of human foot-and-mouth disease exceeded forecasts in Japan

Published on: July 31, 2024
09:59

Tokyo, Jul 31 (Prensa Latina) The National Institute of Infectious Diseases of Japan reported today that in 41 of the 47 prefectures of the country, the average number of cases of human foot-and-mouth disease exceeded the level predicted by the government.

Health authorities attentive to cases of anthrax in Haiti

Published on: July 18, 2024
00:30

Port-au-Prince, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities are still attentive to the evolution of a dozen cases of anthrax, a disease that has already claimed two lives in the last hours.

South Africa struggles to contain foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Published on: June 8, 2024
01:00

Pretoria, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) South Africa's Ministry of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has called for limiting as much as possible the movement of "cloven-hoofed animals" as a means to contain the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease nationwide.

Bolivia intensifies control due to new case of canine rabies

Published on: June 8, 2024
00:45

La Paz, Jun 8 (Prensa Latina) Faced with a fifth case of canine rabies in the municipality of Sucre, in the Bolivian department of Chuquisaca, health authorities activated the control of foci, the municipal head of Zoonosis, Martha Sandi, said.

Cuba keeps health surveillance over Oropouche virus

Published on: May 27, 2024
13:39

Havana, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba is keeping health surveillance over the transmission of the Oropouche virus, after several cases were identified in two healthcare areas in eastern Santiago de Cuba province.

PAHO warns against Oropouche fever outbreak in the Americas

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:43

Washington, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Oropouche fever, a virus transmitted by vectors of the genus Culicidae (mosquitoes) and Culicoides (midges), is now affecting rural and urban communities in Central and South America, as well as in Caribbean countries.

WHO coordinates global deployment of rapid cholera tests

Published on: April 6, 2024
01:00

Geneva, Apr 6 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) coordinated the global deployment of rapid diagnostic tests to boost the fight against cholera, with the first shipment arriving in Malawi on Friday.

Increase of dengue infections is expected in Uruguay

Published on: March 12, 2024
10:13

Montevideo, March 12 (Prensa Latina) The Uruguayan health authorities are prepared for an exponential increase in dengue infections, a disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, today with a high incidence in neighboring countries.

Glaucoma affects one million Italians and half are unaware of it

Published on: March 8, 2024
14:40

Rome, Mar 8 (Prensa Latina) Almost one million Italians suffer from glaucoma, a degenerative disease that can lead to blindness, but half of them do not know it, so urgent actions are needed to diagnose this disease and fight it, a study indicates today.

Brazil reports more than 500,000 dengue cases in 2024

Published on: February 14, 2024
00:45

Brasilia, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) Brazil has reported 512,353 probable cases of dengue, 75 confirmed deaths and 340 under investigation, so far in 2024, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health.

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