As reported by healthmap.org, “This week, Public Health Wales warned the measles epidemic in southwest Wales was growing at an “alarming rate” with 432 cases and 51 hospitalizations. The outbreak shows no signs of fading and authorities say there could be 1000 cases before April’s end. Officials fear this outbreak could echo the 1999/2000 Dublin outbreak before which vaccination coverage was below 80 percent. Over 1000 children were infected and three died.” Read Article
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According to thelocal.ch, “Emergency services were called to a high-speed train in central Germany on Monday when a group of Swiss students were struck by the norovirus which causes violent nausea and diarrhea…The students, aged between 16 and mid-20s, belonged to a group from Switzerland who had been on a trip to Hamburg on the […]
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According to ktvu.com, “A beach advisory warning people against going into the water is in effect for Lover’s Point Beach in Pacific Grove as a result of high levels of bacteria found in the water, according to the Monterey County Health Department.” Read Article
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As reported by myrepublica.com, “Many children in Jumla district have taken ill due to an outbreak of viral fever…He said it is likely that more children would contract the fever in the days to come. Abrupt rise in body temperature is one of the symptoms of viral fever. ‘The illness may be life threatening if […]
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As covered by crofsblogs.typepad.com, “According to the Department of Health (DOH), which described dengue as a “year-round disease,” a total of 1,537 dengue cases have been recorded in Metro Manila since January, most of them in Quezon City, Caloocan, Manila and Pasay. In March alone, 175 dengue patients have been recorded in Metro Manila, with […]
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As reported by durhamtimes.co.uk, “THE NUMBER OF people who have fallen victim to a measles outbreak in the North-East has risen by 30 in a week. Figures released today (Tuesday March 19) show 164 confirmed cases and 158 suspected cases of measles have been reported in the region since the beginning of September 2012. ” […]
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As reported by , “Halifax saw a sharp increase in the number of people who tested positive for syphilis in 2012. Last year, 59 people tested positive for the sexually transmitted infection, an increase of nearly 70 per cent in just one year. Syphilis is transmitted through oral, genital or anal sex with someone already […]
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The state of Rio de Janeiro declared emergency in 36 municipalities because there were almost 42,000 cases of possible infection. So far, the government of Rio de Janeiro no fatalities have been reported in the official statistics, although the possibility exists that has, since not all patients know they have dengue. Frequent rains during this […]
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In the Dominican Republic last year there were 4.438 cases of tuberculosis were diagnosed and placed on treatment. Belkis Marcelino, director of the National Tuberculosis Control estimated that failure to detect a 33% increase, so the Public Health Ministry yesterday launched a campaign aimed at reducing the disease by 2015. Read Article
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As reported by couriermail.com, “AUSTRALIA’S first victim of a killer strain of drug-resistant tuberculosis has died amid warnings of a looming health epidemic on Queensland’s doorstep. Medical experts are seriously concerned about the handling of the TB epidemic in Papua New Guinea after Catherina Abraham died last Thursday of an incurable form of the illness, […]
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