EPIDEMIC

Warning of possible epidemic in Ecuador’s largest prison

Published on: January 16, 2025
10:15

Quito, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights in Ecuador warned today of a possible epidemic of tuberculosis in the Penitenciaría del Litoral, the largest prison in the country, where they estimate that around 500 inmates are ill.

New Zealand faces whooping cough epidemic

Published on: November 22, 2024
09:51

Wellington, Nov 22 (Prensa Latina) The New Zealand government acknowledged the existence of a national epidemic of whooping cough, a serious and highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract.

Sudan: 626 deaths due to cholera epidemic

Published on: October 8, 2024
12:18

Khartoum, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Sudan reported that 626 people have died from a cholera epidemic in the country, out of a total of 21,288 cases detected.

Torrential rains help spread cholera epidemic in Sudan

Published on: August 30, 2024
11:59

Khartoum, Aug 30 (Prensa Latina) The inclemency of the brutal downpours that have lashed for weeks the east of Sudan contribute to spread the cholera epidemic that today adds eight deaths to the 128 new infected, according to figures from health sources.

Childhood cancer: Sad and unfortunate epidemic with no cure

Published on: February 15, 2024
16:44

United Nations, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) Cancer has become an epidemic with no cure that affects millions of children around the globe, that´s why today marks the International Childhood Cancer Day.

France reports bronchiolitis epidemic

Published on: October 11, 2023
17:02

Paris, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The French Public Health agency notified on Wednesday the epidemic phase in the Paris Region, Guadeloupe and Martinique for bronchiolitis, an acute respiratory infection with a higher incidence in children under one years old.

End of Marburg virus epidemic declared in Tanzania

Published on: June 2, 2023
11:12

Dar es-Salam, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, declared today in a statement of that institution, the end of the Marburg virus epidemic in Tanzania.

Cuban people’s worth during fight against Covid-19 highlighted

Published on: March 11, 2023
11:01

Havana, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal on Saturday extolled the Cuban people's worth during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

UNICEF supports DROC to control Ebola

Published on: October 14, 2021
17:40

Kinshasa, Oct 14 (Prensa Latina) UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday announced it will send medical supplies to the province of North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DROC), to control and reduce the spread of Ebola epidemic.

Cholera: Nigeria reports over 2,100 deaths in 23 states

Published on: September 8, 2021
08:11

Abuja, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 65,145 suspected cholera cases, including 2,141 deaths, accounting for a Case Fatality Rate (CFR) of 3.3% reported from 23 states and FCT, as at Sept. 2, 2021.

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