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Paraguayan HIV patients increase by 41 percent in five years

Published on: August 28, 2023
10:17

Asuncion, Aug 28 (Prensa Latina) The newspaper ABC Color reported today that the number of people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Paraguay has increased by 41 percent in the last five years.

Humankind celebrates World Dengue Day

Published on: August 26, 2023
12:14

Havana, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Humankind is celebrating the World Dengue Day on Saturday.

Cuban Prime Minister calls to maintain prevention against dengue

Published on: August 26, 2023
09:35

Havana, Aug 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Saturday called not to lower the guard in the prevention and control of dengue in order to celebrate the World Day against this disease today.

France monitors the evolution of the EG.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2

Published on: August 10, 2023
00:30

Paris, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) The EG.5 variant of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes Covid-19, is being followed in France as suspected of causing a slight increase in the number of seriously ill people in recent days, local media reported.

Uruguay alerts on prevalence of hepatitis C virus

Published on: July 30, 2023
00:15

Montevideo, Jul 30 (Prensa Latina) The hepatitis C virus currently has a high prevalence in Uruguay despite public policies, Dr. Gustavo Tomasiunas, director of the Pharmacology and Therapeutics department at the School of Medicine of the University of the Republic, said.

Cuba’s Nasalferon drug against Covid-19 is considered safe

Published on: May 4, 2023
00:15

Havana, May 4 (Prensa Latina) The Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) ratified that Nasalferon, a drug developed in Cuba against Covid-19, is safe and well tolerated.

PAHO recommends getting vaccinated against influenza

Published on: April 27, 2023
14:16

Washington, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommended today to carry out campaigns to vaccinate against influenza, mainly to groups identified as high risk.

Uruguay reports Chikungunya outbreak in Paysandu

Published on: April 22, 2023
08:32

Montevideo, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Despite preventive measures, Uruguay is presently facing up chikungunya cases –also reported in regional nations- although patients had not traveled abroad.

Nearly hundred drugs underway to treat Parkinson’s disease – Study

Published on: April 11, 2023
17:16

Geneva, Apr 11 (Prensa Latina) Scientists are currently studying nearly a hundred drugs to treat Parkinson's disease, today´s second-most researched ailment in the biomedical field.

Cuban scientists begin preclinical studies of vaccine against dengue

Published on: April 3, 2023
12:14

Havana, Mar 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban scientists began the preclinical studies with tests of two formulations of the vaccine candidate against dengue, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB) reported on its Twitter account on Monday.

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