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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.

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.

Some 400 deaths and more than 1.5 million cases of dengue in Brazil

Published on: March 12, 2024
10:04

Brasilia, Mar 12 (Prensa Latina) Brazil registered 391 deaths and 1,538,183 probable cases of dengue fever from January to date, according to the latest epidemiological report released today by the Ministry of Health.

Brazil tops one million dengue cases, 214 deaths

Published on: February 29, 2024
17:43

Brasilia, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Brazil on Thursday reached a record of over one million probable cases of dengue so far this year and 214 deaths, according to Health Ministry.

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