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Foot and Mouth Disease Commission to conclude meeting in Bolivia

Published on: April 4, 2025
10:12

La Paz, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) The 51st Regular Meeting of the South American Foot and Mouth Disease Control Commission (Cosalfa) will conclude today in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, with an evaluation of the achievements during the Third Action Plan.

Nicaragua reports fewer dengue cases

Published on: January 7, 2025
00:45

Managua, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Health (MINSA) of Nicaragua reported an 18-percent decrease in confirmed dengue cases compared to the previous week, as a result of a campaign against that disease.

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.

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