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Italy reports some 50 dengue cases during first two months of year

Published on: February 24, 2024
00:15

Rome, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) Italy reported 48 dengue cases between January 1 and February 21, all of which were imported, leading to an increase in measures to fight the disease, it was learned recently.

MSPAS reports 72 total acute neurological disease cases in Guatemala

Published on: February 16, 2024
18:05

Guatemala City, Feb 16 (Prensa Latina) Cases of acute neurological disease -of unknown causes- in Guatemala jumped to 72, with five deaths, as updated by the country´s Health and Social Assistance Ministry (MSPAS).

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.

WHO reports 5.5 million of dengue cases, 5000 deaths in 2023

Published on: February 13, 2024
17:18

Geneva, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reported that 5.5 million people worldwide got infected with dengue in 2023 and 5,000 passed away.

Cambodia reports three more Mpox cases

Published on: February 12, 2024
17:34

Phnom Penh, Feb 12 (Prensa Latina) The Cambodian Ministry of Health on February 11 confirmed three more cases of Mpox in the capital city of Phnom Penh, bringing the total number to nine since the first case was recorded in the Southeast Asian country in July 2022.

Guatemala: Neurological disease cases rise to 67

Published on: February 9, 2024
16:01

Guatemala City, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) The acute neurological disease case toll reported in Guatemala went up to 67, while the death toll remained at four.

Brazil with more than 10,000 deaths in a decade due to dengue fever

Published on: February 7, 2024
10:26

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded 10,270 deaths and 16 million probable cases of dengue fever between 2014 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, quoted today by the R7 portal.

Cases of acute neurological disease in Guatemala rise to 51

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:48

Guatemala City, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Confirmed cases of acute neurological disease of unknown causes in Guatemala rose to 51, with the first in this capital department, the Ministry of Health and Social Assistance (Mspas) reported today.

More than 35 million new cases of cancer expected by 2050

Published on: February 2, 2024
10:39

Geneva, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an intergovernmental body that is part of the World Health Organization, foresees more than 35 million new cases of cancer worldwide by 2050.

Uruguay investigate suspected cases of equine encephalitis in humans

Published on: February 1, 2024
10:03

Montevideo, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities are investigating seven suspected cases of equine encephalitis in humans, after the first transmission was confirmed in Uruguay.

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