Health & Science

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 18:51 UTC

  Third case of monkeypox confirmed in Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan health authorities have confirmed a third monkeypox infection had been detected in the country after 38 suspected cases were ruled out.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  RRS Attenborough calls at Belfast to pick up a new crew before further scientific research

  

  After a long season in Antarctica, Falkland Islands' flagged exploration ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has docked in Belfast for the first time, to pick up new crew members ahead of carrying out further scientific studies around the UK coastline. The state of the art vessel is owned by the Natural Environment Research Council and operated by the British Antarctic Survey.

• Tuesday, August 23rd 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Monkeypox awareness campaign launched in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Health Ministry Monday launched an awareness campaign on monkeypox, to inform the population about transmission, contagion, and symptoms of the malady.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 17:26 UTC

  First Cuban case of monkeypox almost fatal, still serious

  

  Cuban authorities have confirmed during the weekend the first case of monkeypox in the country. It was a 38-year-old Italian tourist who was reported to be in serious condition, according to Granma.

• Monday, August 22nd 2022 - 09:36 UTC

  Paraguayans skipping booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  

  Paraguayan health authorities have expressed their concern over a slowdown in vaccination against COVID-19, with very few booster doses applied.

• Saturday, August 20th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Pfizer files for emergency clearance of bivalent C-19 vax in Brazil

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has received a request for the emergency use of Pfizer's newest vaccine against COVID-19 which would be active against both the original and the Ômicron strain, subvariant BA.1.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 22:13 UTC

  Monkeypox spreading fast, reaches 37 cases in Bolivia

  

  Monkeypox infections have soared in Bolivia at an average of two daily infections for a total of 37 cases by Thursday, it was reported in La Paz. The spread has also reached 3 of the country's 9 departments after 100% of the infections were only in Santa Cruz just 4 days before. By Aug. 18, Santa Cruz had 35 cases, La Paz 1 and Potosi 1. No recovered patients have been reported yet.

• Friday, August 19th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Antarctic Heritage has selected three young explorers for the Geographic South Pole ski expedition in November

  

  The Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Inspiring Explorers Expedition to attempt to ski to the Geographic South Pole, has selected three candidates for the coming November challenge, which coincides with the 150th anniversary since the birth of legendary polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the first to reach the South Pole in 1911.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 20:52 UTC

  Brazil's Anvisa signals end of mandatory facemasks in airplanes

  

  Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has agreed to end the mandatory wearing of facemasks on airplanes, which will be henceforth just “recommended,” it was reported. The measure will become effective as soon as it is published in the Official Gazette.

• Thursday, August 18th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Household pet dog reported having caught monkeypox

  

  Experts Wednesday issued a series of recommendations after the medical journal The Lancet reported the first case of human-to-dog transmission of monkeypox last week. The case occurred in France.