Health & Science

Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:50 UTC
Ecuadorian poultry farm detected to have cases of bird flu

Ecuadorian authorities have activated an epidemiological encirclement following a surge in cases of avian influenza. The first confirmation stemmed from a poultry production farm in the Andean province of Cotopaxi thanks to controls by the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control (Agrocalidad), the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry said.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:44 UTC
New COVID-19 deaths reported in Brazil

Brazilian health authorities Sunday confirmed 20,385 new cases of COVID-19 nationwide and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours, for a total of 35,188,586 detections and 689,536 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:14 UTC
British Antarctic expedition to research metabolic cost of polar travel

British members of a tri-service military and civilian research team have set off on an Antarctic expedition to research the metabolic cost of sustained polar travel.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:02 UTC
Seismic activity reported in Uruguay

Uruguayan authorities have confirmed that the department (province) of Florida has reported its second earthquake in 18 months after tremors were felt Sunday. Residents also said loud sounds similar to thunder or explosions were heard.
Tuesday, November 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC
US poultry farms forced to eliminate 50,5 million chickens because of avian flu

More than 50,5 million birds in US poultry farms have been slaughtered because of outbreaks of avian flu among flocks in over forty states, according to the Department of Agriculture.
Monday, November 28th 2022 - 09:44 UTC
Uruguay to launch new COVID-19 vax campaign only for some people

Uruguayan health authorities have launched a recommendation during the weekend that immunocompromised patients and anyone over the age of 50 should take their fifth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Saturday, November 26th 2022 - 10:12 UTC
Brazilian-developed COVID-19 vax begins clinical trials

Volunteers were given Friday their first injections of SpiN-Tec MCTI UFMG, a vaccine against COVID-19 developed in Brazil “with national technology and inputs” and “financed with resources from Brazilian institutions,” according to Agencia Brasil.
Friday, November 25th 2022 - 08:46 UTC
Peru declares avian influenza health alert

Peruvian health authorities have launched a health alert for 180 days after three cases of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza were detected in pelicans, it was announced Thursday in Lima.
Thursday, November 24th 2022 - 09:58 UTC
High-tech telescope launched in northern Argentina observatory

A new high-tech telescope has been launched at the observatory in Alto Chorrillos, near San Antonio de Los Cobres, in the Argentine province of Salta.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2022 - 18:30 UTC
Brazil back to mandatory facemasks on airplanes and at airports

Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Wednesday approved the return effective Nov. 25 of the mandatory use of face masks in airplanes and airports in a move to reduce the risk of COVID-19 contagion after a significant increase in the number of cases in recent weeks.