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PAHO warns against Oropouche fever outbreak in the Americas

Published on: May 27, 2024
12:43

Washington, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Oropouche fever, a virus transmitted by vectors of the genus Culicidae (mosquitoes) and Culicoides (midges), is now affecting rural and urban communities in Central and South America, as well as in Caribbean countries.

WHO warns of increase in sexually transmitted infections

Published on: May 21, 2024
16:05

Geneva, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis and gonorrhea continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new WHO report.

Uruguay with the lowest temperature of the year

Published on: May 20, 2024
15:00

Montevideo, May 20 (Prensa Latina) Uruguay had today the coldest early morning so far this year, when temperatures in the department of Florida (north and center of here) fell to minus two degrees Celsius.

Port-au-Prince hoods are increasingly vulnerable, UN warns

Published on: May 13, 2024
16:34

United Nations, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Coordinated attacks over several neighborhoods in Haiti´s capital worsen the extremely vulnerable situation of Haitians, the United Nations (UN) warned on Monday.

Warnings of cyber-attacks in Vietnam exceed 20 million

Published on: April 4, 2024
10:15

Hanoi, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam detected in the first quarter of the year more than 20 million cyber-attack warnings, according to information provided here by Lieutenant General, To An Xo.

Sri Lankan military warned not to join Ukraine conflict

Published on: April 1, 2024
11:57

Colombo, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lanka's Defense Ministry assured on Monday that there is no agreement to participate in the war in Ukraine, and warned its members not to get involved in the conflict illegally.

INSMET issues a warning for rains in western Cuba this weekend

Published on: March 21, 2024
08:17

Havana, Mar 21 (Prensa Latina) The National Forecast Center of the Cuban Institute of Meteorology (INSMET) issued the first early warning for the high probability of rains and thunderstorms in western Cuba this weekend.

1 billion people left exposed to heat stress

Published on: February 9, 2024
15:10

Canberra, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) 2023 was the hottest year on record. Humidity is rising too. Heat and humidity are a dangerous combination, threatening all aspects of our lives and livelihoods.

The world lost a third of wetlands in the last 50 years

Published on: February 2, 2024
23:15

United Nations, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) In the last 50 years the world has lost 35% of wetlands, the most threatened ecosystem, which is disappearing three times faster than forests, the United Nations warned on Friday.

PAHO calls for surging measles surveillance in the Americas

Published on: January 31, 2024
15:44

Washington, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) PAHO called on Wednesday for surging vaccination coverage, epidemiological surveillance and rapid response for possible measles outbreaks in the Americas.

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