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| Aug.9 |
Venezuela |
38 Warao Indians dead from rabies| At least 38 Warao Indians are dead from a suspected outbreak of rabies from vampire bats | |
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| May.28 |
Colombia |
Weeks of rain bring disease| Flooding in central Colombia has left at least 14 people dead, 100 injured and 100,000 homeless over the week | |
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| Apr.7 |
Brazil |
Residents feel neglected in dengue fight Caxias community, rife with squalor and crime, is a key front in the battle against an epidemic that has killed at least 67 people
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue| More than 55,000 cases of a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne disease, have been reported in a southeastern Brazilian state in the past 4 months | |
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| Feb.22 |
Paraguay |
Yellow fever outbreak kills 7 The World Health Organization plans to send 2 million vaccines after yellow fever emerged there for the first time in 34 years
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| Nov.3 |
Mexico |
Devastating floods prompt outbreak fears Map of VILLAHERMOSA Mexico| Hundreds of thousands fled a flooded region of the Gulf coast, jumping from rooftops into rescue helicopters | |
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| Oct.29 |
Haiti |
Key Aids strain 'came from Haiti' The strain which predominates in the United States and Europe has been traced back to Haiti by an international team of scientists
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| Sep.18 |
Peru |
Scores ill in 'meteor crash'| Some 600 people have required treatment after an object from space plummeted to Earth in a remote area | |
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| Sep.13 |
Peru |
Blood banks face HIV crisis Dozens of blood banks in Peru have been closed after at least 4 people were infected with the virus through contaminated transfusions
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| Apr.13 |
Argentina |
Diego Maradona back in hospital former football star has returned to hospital with abdominal pains, 2 days after he went home following a 2-week stay
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| Mar.28 |
Argentina |
Maradona is admitted to hospital The 46-year-old former football star has been rushed to hospital in Buenos Aires
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| Apr.18 |
Argentina |
Maradona sedated in intensive care The soccer great was taken ill and admitted to a clinic
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| Feb.7 |
Dominican Republic |
Two-headed baby dies after op A young baby has died hours after landmark surgery to remove a live second head
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| Oct.30 |
Brazil |
Brazil promotes HIV testing The 'Get informed' initiative is aimed at those who are carrying the virus without realising it
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| Aug.30 |
Mexico |
24 cases of dengue Health officials were spraying mosquito breeding grounds to keeping the painful disease away from Mexico City
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| Dec.18 |
Colombia |
Colombia mourns tragic cancer boy Andres Felipe Perez, 12, has died after appealing in vain to see kidnapped father's face for one last time
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| Nov.16 |
Jamaica |
PM recovers after collapse P.J. Patterson collapsed at a political function in Greater Portmore
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