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Experts warn about increase in flu, typhoid and dengue fever cases

Published on: June 7, 2024
13:46

San Salvador, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) Officials and epidemiologists in El Salvador on Friday warned about the increase in cases of flu, typhoid fever and dengue fever in recent weeks.

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.

WHO worries about bird flu notwithstanding low global health risk

Published on: May 2, 2024
20:03

Geneva, May 2 (Prensa Latina) WHO sustained on Thursday that the global health risk level of bird flu at a low level, but it admitted concern over the growing spread of its incidence due to climate change, among other reasons.

Flu vaccination campaign began in Brazil

Published on: March 25, 2024
10:58

Brasilia, Mar 25 (Prensa Latina) The flu vaccination campaign began in Brazil in advance, due to the increase of the circulation of respiratory viruses and to immunize 75 million people.

Paraguay strengthens sanitary barriers to contain avian flu

Published on: May 23, 2023
16:07

Asuncion, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan authorities are on Tuesday strengthening sanitary barriers to both contain the spread of avian flu, and protect industrial poultry breeding from catching it, since three outbreaks of that disease have been reported, in addition to forecasts of others in the country.

Covid-19 may become just like flu, says WHO chief

Published on: March 17, 2023
17:40

Geneva, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said the Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu.

Mongolian authorities urge health protection to fight Covid-19.

Published on: November 9, 2022
08:15

Ulaanbaatar, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) On Wednesday, Mongolian authorities urged vaccination and more health protection due to the presence of Covid-19, influenza, and other similar diseases in the country, MONTSAME news agency reported.

Anti-flu immunization campaign in Cuba to begin with children

Published on: October 7, 2021
16:16

Havana, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The anti-flu immunization campaign in Cuba will begin on Oct. 11 with children between six and 11 months and 29 days of life and then will reach adults, reported Lena Lopez on THursday, head of the national vaccination program from Minsap.

China’s health authorities report first human case of H10N3 bird flu

Published on: June 1, 2021
13:25

Beijing, Jun 1 (Prensa Latina) Chinese health authorities confirmed on Tuesday that a man from the eastern province of Jiangsu contracted the H10N3 influenza, and he is the first human affected by this strain of the virus that causes the bird flu.

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