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Montevideo, November 21st 2024 - 10:46 UTC

Health & Science

  • Thursday, August 15th 2024 - 07:56 UTC

    Brazil sets up special committee to tackle mpox crisis

    “We're going to analyze issues such as vaccines,” Trinidade explained

    Brazil's Health Ministry announced the creation of an emergency committee to deal with the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) decreed Wednesday by the World Health Organization given a monkeypox outbreak in Africa, Agencia Brasil reported. Health Minister Nísia Trindade explained there was no cause for alarm but it was necessary to remain alert.

  • Wednesday, August 14th 2024 - 21:31 UTC

    WHO declares global public emergency due to mpox outbreak in Africa

    The potential for further spread within Africa and beyond is of great concern, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said

    The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday its highest global alert level given a surge in the number of cases of monkeypox in Africa and the threat of a new pandemic it poses. This time around the virus has spread rapidly through 13 countries in Africa, including regions where cases had never been reported before.

  • Thursday, August 8th 2024 - 09:45 UTC

    BAS Professor Lloyd Peck awarded the 2024 SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research

    The SCAR award points out that Professor Lloyd Peck FRS has an exceptional breadth of Antarctic-based scientific output with 350+ science papers

    Professor Lloyd Peck FRS, Science Leader and marine biologist at British Antarctic Survey, has been announced as the 2024 recipient of the SCAR Medal for Excellence in Antarctic Research. The medals, awarded by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), recognize exceptional service to the international Antarctic community and contributions to Antarctic and Southern Ocean research.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 19:17 UTC

    Brazil: Over 5,000 deaths from dengue fever reported in 2024

    The State of São Paulo accounted for most of the proven cases of dengue

    Brazilian authorities issued a bulletin attesting to 5,008 deaths due to dengue fever so far this year, Agencia Brasil reported. The total number was around fourfold that of the same period last year when 1,179 casualties were recorded. In addition, 2,137 deaths are still under investigation to determine whether they were caused by dengue.

  • Wednesday, August 7th 2024 - 09:00 UTC

    Lula lays the foundation stone of Chile's Space Center

    “There is no activity today that does not require space infrastructure,” Lula underlined

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Tuesday laid the foundation stone of Chile's planned Space Center at the Cerrillos Air Base in Santiago during a ceremony also attended by his local colleague Gabriel Boric Font. The two countries also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Space Activities for Peaceful Purposes.

  • Tuesday, August 6th 2024 - 08:12 UTC

    PAHO issues bulletin regarding risks of Oropouche fever spreading

    The first two deaths due to Oropouche fever were recorded this year in Brazil

    The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a bulletin on Saturday warning of the risks of vertical transmission of Oropouche fever from pregnant women to their fetuses, Agencia Brasil reported.

  • Friday, July 26th 2024 - 09:17 UTC

    First two Oropuche fever casualties reported in Brazil

    Oropouche had never before been found to be lethal

    Brazilian health authorities Thursday reported the first two Oropouche fever deaths in the country and the world. The victims were two women from Bahia, aged under 30, with no comorbidities, it was also explained. The malady is said to cause symptoms similar to those of severe dengue fever.

  • Wednesday, July 24th 2024 - 10:40 UTC

    Argos Georgia rescue: Falklands Stanley hospital ready to receive survivors

    The King Edward Memorial Hospital in Stanley, Falklands main health service

    The lastest update from the Falkland Islands Maritime Authority, Tuesday 23 July, 2024 approximately 15:00 hours Falklands time, said that on Monday 22 July 2024, the Maritime Authority received information that the fishing vessel Argos Georgia, with 27 persons onboard, was taking on water and requesting assistance some 200 miles east of Stanley.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 21:22 UTC

    Argentine province of Misiones ups dengue prevention measures

    So far this year, Argentina has logged 527,517 cases of dengue, a 320% increase from 2023, the Federal Health Ministry found

    The Argentine province of Misiones, one of the most vulnerable to the spread of dengue and other maladies carried by the aedes aegypti mosquito, has upped preventive actions ahead of the warmer seasons when infections among humans tend to multiply.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2024 - 21:02 UTC

    Brazilian flying taxi model launched

    The estimated range is 100 kilometers, due to which it will be limited to urban transport, at least in the early stages

    A subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft manufacturers Embraer launched this weekend in Gavião Peixoto, in the State of São Paulo, the full-scale prototype of the new flying taxi, which was introduced during the 45th edition of the Farnborough Airshow in England. According to Eve, the company behind this development, the eVTOL model represents a leap in urban aerial mobility which will transform cityscapes by 2026.