Health & Science

• Monday, March 18th 2024 - 18:29 UTC

  Bats force closing of Uruguayan Health Ministry HQs

  

  An invasion of bats forced Uruguayan authorities Monday to shut down the Health Ministry's (MSP) headquarters in Montevideo out of safety and sanitary concerns. All clerical work was done remotely as measures were taken to restore normalcy at the earliest, it was reported.

• Friday, March 15th 2024 - 20:46 UTC

  Brazilian State bordering Paraguay and Argentine under dengue emergency

  

  Authorities in the Brazilian State of Paraná bordering Argentina and Paraguay have decreed a health emergency given the increasing number of cases of dengue fever in recent weeks as new deaths have been confirmed, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, March 15th 2024 - 19:56 UTC

  Unidentified Brazilian woman dies after 24 years in a coma

  

  A mysterious woman who spent the last 24 years in a coma after a hit-and-run car accident in downtown Vitória, in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, has died of bronchial aspiration, it was reported Friday.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 06:52 UTC

  Avian Flu in South Georgia Gentoo and King penguin colonies

  

  The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has now been confirmed from 23 sites across South Georgia, including a colony of Gentoo and a colony of King penguins.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:38 UTC

  Brazil to build memorial site for Covid-19 victims

  

  Brazilian authorities will build a memorial in Rio de Janeiro to honor the some 710,000 people who died of COVID-19 during the international crisis, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, March 4th 2024 - 21:18 UTC

  BAS implementing Antarctic infrastructure modernization program for polar scientists

  

  The British Antarctic Survey has been modernizing Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists. Construction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP) has made great progress at Rothera Research Station. The program will transform how the British Antarctic Survey enables and supports polar science.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2024 - 10:28 UTC

  First case of autochthonous dengue reported in Uruguay

  

  Uruguay's Health Ministry confirmed Friday the first case of autochthonous dengue in the country. There are currently 32 confirmed cases of imported infections, according to Montevideo outlets. The last autochthonous case in Uruguay dates back to 2020 and only three detections were registered in the country in the past four years.

• Friday, March 1st 2024 - 09:49 UTC

  Brazil surpasses 1 million probable cases of dengue this year

  

  Brazil has recorded 1,017,278 probable cases of dengue and 214 confirmed deaths from the disease so far this year, Agencia Brasil reported Thursday. Another 687 fatalities are under investigation.

• Friday, March 1st 2024 - 05:00 UTC

  Cuban government begs UN food program for milk to feed children

  

  The Cuban government has asked the UN's food program for help as food shortages on the Communist-run island worsen. The World Food Program (WFP) said it had received an unprecedented official request from the Cuban government for help providing powdered milk to children under seven years of age.

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 10:51 UTC

  Almost all of Peru under dengue health emergency

  

  Peruvian authorities declared a state of health emergency in 20 of the country's 25 regions due to an outbreak of dengue fever. ”Tomorrow 20 regions of the country will be declared in sanitary emergency for a period of 90 days due to (the cases of) dengue,” Prime Minister Alberto Otárola announced. The state of health emergency allows the authorities to grant a larger budget to combat the disease, among other measures.