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Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dengue fever is sweeping across the Caribbean and the Americas, with a record 12.6 million suspected cases of the mosquito-transmitted virus reported this year, nearly triple the number from last year, health officials said Tuesday. The number of cases in the region, which includes the United States, is the highest reported since record keeping began …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Dengue sparks concern in Latin America

China Daily

By Jimena Esteban in Buenos Aires, Argentina | China Daily | Updated: 2024-05-02 07:57 A dengue fever patient walks inside a hospital on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, on April 17. JUAN CARLOS CISNEROS/AFP The dengue outbreak across Latin America has reached alarming levels with reported cases already surpassing 5.2 million this year. "We have an emergency situation," Jarbas Barbosa, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Dengue is surging across the Americas early this year from Puerto Rico to Brazil, with 3.5 million cases of the tropical disease reported so far, health officials said Thursday. That tally is three times the number of cases reported at this point last year, said Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, director of the Pan American Health Organization, …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dengue is surging across the …

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2 years ago

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines

Al Jazeera

Initial shipment of more than 1.1 million cholera jabs to be distributed in areas with most reported cases, PAHO says. The Haitian government is expected to launch a cholera vaccination campaign this week, the World Health Organization and local officials have said after the Caribbean nation received its first shipment of jabs. The country received an initial shipment of approximately …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official

Al Jazeera

UN coordinator in Haiti says nearly 200 murders were recorded last month as cholera cases are now reported in eight of 10 provinces. Armed gangs are “terrorising” residents in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, a United Nations official has warned, as deadly violence and instability continue to complicate the country’s response to a worsening outbreak of cholera. “The cholera situation …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Haiti’s public health crisis deepens as cholera cases reported

Al Jazeera

Haiti reports at least seven suspected deaths as outbreak hits amid rising gang violence, limited fuel and water access. Haiti has reported at least two confirmed cases of cholera, local health officials and the World Health Organization said, raising concerns that the disease will spread amid worsening gang violence and insecurity in the Caribbean nation. A day earlier, Haiti’s public …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world

Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela — The wails pierced the walls of the walk-in clinic tucked among rundown homes in the heart of Venezuela’s capital. But an Associated Press analysis of rare government data and estimates from public health agencies shows that Venezuela’s vaccination crisis is growing, putting it among the world’s worst countries for inoculating children against potentially fatal diseases. “Equitable access …

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2 years, 10 months ago

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

Al Jazeera

Health systems across the region are feeling the strain of a rapid rise in cases and hospitalisations linked to Omicron. New COVID-19 infections in the Americas have reached their highest level since the pandemic began, health officials said, as the highly contagious Omicron variant is now the predominant strain in the region. During a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Associated Press

MIAMI — The Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday it expects omicron to become the predominant coronavirus variant in the Americas in the coming weeks, where confirmed cases have reached record levels. “While delta is still causing new infections in the Americas, based on current trends, omicron is on track to become the dominant strain in our region,” Carissa Etienne, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights

Al Jazeera

COVID news from January 12: Biden administration warns it could act in response to China’s cancellations of US flights. 12 Jan 2022 - 16:45 GMT ‘Every corner’ of Americas is seeing increases in COVID cases: PAHO Coronavirus infections are increasing in every country in the Americas and the Omicron variant has been detected in nearly every nation in the region, …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera

The virus spread rapidly across the region during the holiday season and is challenging already strained health systems. Driven by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, new infections have reached unprecedented levels across the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said, doubling cases during the past week. During a regular news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne …

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2 years, 11 months ago

December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

CNN

Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. The country has the highest rate of vaccination in the region – …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America

CNN

CNN — Many countries in Latin America were hit with soaring Covid-19 death rates early in the pandemic, as coronavirus raged throughout the region. The tide is turning in many Latin American nations today, where vaccination rates are outpacing countries in Europe and North America and helping drive down deaths. Regionally, over 868 million doses have been administered as of …

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3 years, 1 month ago

COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera

The Americas marked a 23 percent jump in cases last week, though most cases were recorded in the US and Canada. New coronavirus infections jumped 23 percent in the Americas last week, the Pan American Health Organization said, warning that the region could potentially be on track to follow trends in Europe, where several countries are issuing lockdown amid surging …

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3 years, 1 month ago

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Al Jazeera

The Pan American Health Organization says less than half of people in the Americas are fully vaccinated. Following two consecutive months of decline, COVID-19 infections are rising again in some countries in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization has said, cautioning that uneven vaccination rates across the region continue to be a problem. Concerns have been rising that despite …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Americas COVID cases are down, vaccine inequity still a problem

Al Jazeera

The Pan American Health Organization says only 44 percent of people in Americas are fully vaccinated. New coronavirus cases and deaths in the Americas have reached the lowest levels in more than a year, the Pan American Health Organization said, but access to COVID-19 vaccines, remains a challenge. PAHO Assistant Director Jarbas Barbosa on Wednesday said the Americas reported more …

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3 years, 2 months ago

US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge

Al Jazeera

PAHO director says Alaska doctors are deciding which patients get hospital beds amid worst COVID outbreak in the US. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 — PAHO/WHO October 6, 2021 Carissa Etienne, director of the Pan American Health Organization, the Americas branch of the World Health Organization, warned on Wednesday that doctors in Alaska have been forced to make “difficult choices” amid the surge …

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3 years, 2 months ago

PAHO says it is buying more COVID vaccines for Americas

Al Jazeera

WHO’s Americas branch says it is in ‘advanced’ talks with vaccine manufacturers to buy additional doses. The Pan American Health Organization has said it is pushing to secure additional COVID-19 vaccines for residents of the Americas amid huge discrepancies in vaccination rates between countries in the region. PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said vaccine donations, including through the United Nations-backed COVAX …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency

News 18

COVID-19 infections have risen by a third in North America over the past week, due to surges in the United States and Canada, where new infections have doubled in the province of Alberta, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. The United States is reporting more than 100,000 new daily infections for the first time since January and hospital …

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3 years, 3 months ago

COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO

Al Jazeera

The Pan American Health Organization said Americas should prioritise vaccines for pregnant and lactating women. Amid lagging vaccination rates, new COVID-19 infections in the Americas are nearly double the rate they were at the same time last year, the Pan American Health Organization says. In a weekly virtual news briefing on Wednesday, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said only 28 percent …

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3 years, 3 months ago

More vaccine donations are urgently needed in the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera

At least 540 million doses are required to vaccinate at least 60 percent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. During a weekly news briefing, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said 540 million doses are required to ensure that every country in the Americas can vaccinate at least 60 percent of their population. “We must expand vaccine access in our …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas

Al Jazeera

More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO says. More than 1.3 million COVID-19 cases and 19,000 related deaths were reported in the Americas during the past week, PAHO officials said. Meanwhile, the US government said Wednesday that it will deliver nearly 837,000 Pfizer vaccines to Caribbean nations as …

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3 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera

During the last week, more than 1.26 million new cases and nearly 29,000 deaths in the Americas have been reported. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have “a devastating toll” on the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday, with Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, and Paraguay among the countries with the world’s highest weekly death rates. PAHO Director Carissa …

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Dengue cases set a new record in the Americas this year as deaths also surge

Dengue sparks concern in Latin America

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Dengue is sweeping through the Americas early this year

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines

Armed gangs ‘terrorising’ Haiti as cholera spreads: UN official

Haiti’s public health crisis deepens as cholera cases reported

Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world

COVID cases in Americas hit highest level on record: PAHO

PAHO: Omicron to become dominant variant in Americas shortly

Latest COVID updates: US blasts China over cancelled flights

Omicron detected in nearly every country in Americas: PAHO

December 28, 2021 coronavirus pandemic and Omicron variant news

Many Latin American countries now have higher vaccination rates than Europe and North America

COVID cases rising in the Americas, following Europe, PAHO warns

COVID vaccine inequity persists in Americas, PAHO warns

Americas COVID cases are down, vaccine inequity still a problem

US: Doctors in Alaska making ‘difficult choices’ amid COVID surge

PAHO says it is buying more COVID vaccines for Americas

Covid Cases Surge in North America, Decline in South America, Says Health Agency

COVID cases soar in the Americas as vaccination rates lag: PAHO

More vaccine donations are urgently needed in the Americas: PAHO

Amid Delta surge, PAHO to increase vaccine access in the Americas

COVID-19 still has a ‘devastating toll’ on the Americas: PAHO