Health & Science

Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 10:53 UTC
Mosquitoes invading Montevideo, not the ones carrying dengue

Uruguay's Health Ministry (MSP) Zoonosis and Vectors Director Gabriela Willat said Monday that “they are the flood mosquitoes, which breed in puddles and hatch at the same time.” She made those remarks as the number of dengue cases is soaring in neighboring Argentina and Brazil while an increase is expected locally following the current Tourism Week holiday, the country's lay version of the Easter Week recess.
Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 10:49 UTC
Argentina not using dengue vax for now despite soaring number of cases

Health Ministers from Argentina's 24 districts (23 provinces plus the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires -CABA-) convened Monday with their federal government colleague, Mario Russo, to review the situation of dengue fever nationwide and agreed to review the use of the Japanese-developed Qdenga vaccine next year.
Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:49 UTC
Expedition to study Antarctic krill and if fishery management is sufficient to safeguard stocks

An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus.
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 20:42 UTC
Brazil: Dengue cases so far in 2024 surpass previous yearly figures

Brazilian authorities have confirmed 1,889,206 positive cases of dengue fever so far this year, thus surpassing 2015's 1,688,688 and 2023's 1,658,816, it was reported. In addition to 630 confirmed fatalities, another 1,009 deaths are under investigation since Jan. 1 to determine whether they were caused by dengue or by another pathogen.
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 08:06 UTC
Uruguay: President Lacalle announces first dengue-caused death

President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday confirmed Uruguay's first fatality due to dengue fever in 2024 following a Health Ministry (MSP) report that a possible case was under investigation. The head of state will meet Wednesday with Health Minister Karina Rando at the Suarez y Reyes residency to review possible courses of action with the malady as a priority.
Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 10:44 UTC
Cases of dengue soar in Argentina

Argentina's medical facilities have been reporting an increasing number of patients with dengue-fever-like symptoms over the past few days as authorities say that over 120,000 positive cases and 79 deaths have been confirmed in the last eight months. Nevertheless, the government of President Javier Milei will not follow up on Brazil's model and no action will be taken for the State to afford a mandatory and free-of-charge vaccination campaign.
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.