As reported by la-razon.com, “This is the case of a person who came to the tropics from Oruro. In the tropics there are nine positive cases of dengue and 126 suspects. A person from Oruro died of yellow fever in the tropics of Cochabamba. The fact alerted health authorities urged people to get vaccinated ten days before travel to the tropics.” (Translated) Read Article
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As reported by wcax.com, “A possible outbreak of avian influenza H7N3 has been detected in five breeder farms located in the state of Guanajuato. The company has nearly one hundred breeder farms dispersed along the country which produce hatching eggs for producing chickens. This type of influenza is similar to the one detected in 2012 […]
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As reported by themalaysianinsider.com, “The red sea phenomenon that is happening in Sabah, claimed another life yesterday, believed from consuming cockles bought at the Inanam night market, near here. This brings the number of fatalities in such cases to three so far.” Read Article
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According to m.smh.com.au, “A NSW man has been confirmed as the third fatality in Australia’s largest outbreak of listeria. The death of the 68-year-old man late last month was confirmed by Victoria’s acting chief health officer as being linked to the outbreak at Jindi, one of the nation’s biggest cheese companies…Twenty-six cases have been identified […]
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Marian Christa Elizabeth Theaelsbeph (sic) age 62 a German tourist died of a heart attack while visiting the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala as reported by prensalibre.com. She had arrived at the National Park along with other tourists from Antigua Guatemala at about 3:30 in the afternoon. Because of her age she decided to ascend on […]
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As reported by abc.net.au, “Fifty-five cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in the city since late last year, mostly around Whitfield and Edge Hill. Dr Richard Gair, from the Cairns Public Health Unit, says most properties in the affected areas have been sprayed to kill the mosquitoes that carry the virus.” Read Article
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As reported by dailystar.com, “Aid workers in flood-hit Mozambique said they were fighting to contain an outbreak of cholera Wednesday, which has sickened 282 people…The outbreak happened as disaster officials battle floods that have killed 109 people since the start of the rainy season in October and affected at least 240,000 more.” Read Article
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As reported by rnzi.com, “A dengue outbreak in New Caledonia has led to nearly 500 more people catching the virus this month. The health authorities say 965 people were diagnosed with dengue in January, bringing the season’s tally to nearly 1,900…There is no vaccine against the disease but there are hopes one will be developed […]
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Patient had traveled in Pakistan and the Middle East studentnewsie.com reported that health authorities in the UK have confirmed the presence of a SARS-like virus that is currently spreading. The latest infection called as the coronavirus was found in another British person who is now in the ICU of a hospital in Manchester. This brings […]
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Europe’s horse meat scandal has widened to affect several member states, with Romania emerging as the possible source. Britain first discovered the presence of horse meat in what were supposed to be beef burgers in late January, but subsequent investigations quickly found the tainted products in Ireland and now other EU countries, including France and […]
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