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| Jan.20 |
Brazil |
Brazil declares yellow fever emergency in Minas Gerais Map of Minas Gerais Brazil Brazil's south-eastern state of Minas Gerais has declared a public health emergency following a deadly outbreak. At least 15 have died there since December
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| May.11 |
Brazil |
Zika virus: Brazil says emergency is over
| May.10 |
Venezuela |
In Venezuela, infant deaths, malaria cases skyrocket
| Jan.25 |
Brazil |
Brazil orders 11.5 million yellow fever vaccine doses
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| Jun.14 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika virus: Risk of spread from Olympics 'very low' says WHO
| May.27 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika crisis: WHO rejects 'move Rio Olympics' call
| May.6 |
Puerto Rico |
Puerto Rico baseball games moved due to players' Zika fears
| May.1 |
Brazil |
Zika virus: Risk higher than first thought, say doctors
| Mar.19 |
Panama |
Zika: Panama has 'first microcephaly case outside Brazil'
| Feb.3 |
Brazil |
Zika virus: 'War' declared on deadly mosquitoes
| Feb.1 |
South America |
Zika: WHO declares global emergency  A disease linked to the Zika virus in Latin America poses a global public health emergency requiring a united response, says the WHO | |
| Jan.30 |
Colombia |
Zika: Colombia cases in pregnant women double in a week
| Jan.28 |
Brazil |
Zika: Activists in Brazil to petition court to allow abortions A Brazilian group of lawyers, activists and scientists is to ask the country's supreme court to allow abortions for women with the Zika viru...
| Jan.26 |
Brazil |
Zika: Brazil to deploy army in fight against virus
| Jan.23 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Zika: Olympics plans announced by Rio authorities
| Jan.22 |
South America |
Zika virus travel warnings spread to Africa and Oceania
| Jan.20 |
Brazil |
Zika outbreak: More babies born with birth defects
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| Aug.19 |
Venezuela |
Opossum germs 'kill 17 babies in Venezuela hospital'
| May.11 |
Chiapas |
2 babies die, dozens hospitalized after vaccination
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| Dec.15 |
Rio de Janeiro |
Superbug found in Rio Olympic waters
| Dec.6 |
Cuba |
Cuban doctor returns home after Ebola treatment
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| Dec.23 |
Haiti |
45 people lynched amid cholera fears Most of them voodoo priests, have been lynched in Haiti since the beginning of epidemic by mobs blaming them for the spread of the disease
| Dec.7 |
Haiti |
French Haiti cholera report 'inconclusive' A French doctor's report suggests that the strain of cholera ravaging Haiti may have originated with U.N. peacekeepers from Nepal
| Nov.16 |
Dominican Republic |
Haiti cholera spreads over border The Dominican Republic has detected its first case of cholera, following the outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Haiti last month
| Nov.15 |
Haiti |
Haiti cholera protests target UN Map of Cap Haitien Haiti There have been violent protests in Haiti against peacekeepers, amid a continuing cholera epidemic that has killed more than 900 people
| Nov.12 |
Haiti |
New UN plea for Haiti cholera aid Medical workers expressed alarm over the increase in hospitalizations and deaths in Haiti's cholera outbreak
| Nov.8 |
Haiti |
Haiti capital cholera fears grow Map of Port-au-Prince Haiti A doctor in Haiti's capita has seen cases of suspected cholera, sparking fears that the epidemic has spread to the city | |
| Nov.6 |
Haiti |
Cholera death toll rises in Haiti The death toll from the current cholera epidemic in Haiti has exceeded 500
| Oct.24 |
Haiti |
U.N.: Cholera in Haiti's capital 'worrying' Map of Port-Au-Prince Haiti The confirmation of five cases in Haiti's capital is a 'very worrying development'. In Port-au-Prince tens of thousands of are still living in tent cities
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Haiti |
Haiti cholera outbreak 'slowing' Health officials have said there are signs that the cholera outbreak in central Haiti may be stabilising
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Haiti |
Cholera death toll jumps in Haiti The death toll from a outbreak has leapt past 250. More than 3,000 people were infected. Five cases of cholera were detected in the capital
| Oct.23 |
Haiti |
Cholera reaches Haiti's capital The first cases are detected and isolated in Port-au-Prince, raising fears over an outbreak that has killed more than 200 people
| Oct.22 |
Haiti |
Haiti cholera outbreak kills 138 The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to more than 150 confirmed deaths
All the reported cases are in the Artibonite and Central Plateau regions. Hospitals overflowed with people rushing to get help from the fast-moving outbreak
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| Oct.15 |
Chile |
31 of 33 miners released from hospital All but two of the 33 miners rescued after more than two months underground have been released from the Regional Hospital
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| May.2 |
Mexico |
Mexico plea as virus 'stabilises' Mexico appealed for fair treatment towards its citizens and products, as officials there said the swine flu outbreak could be stabilising
| Apr.30 |
Mexico |
Mexico shuts down to control flu Mexico is beginning a 5-day shutdown of parts of its economy in a bid to slow the spread. Non-essential government ... | |
| Apr.28 |
Mexico |
City shuts down venues due to swine flu About 35,000 public venues in Mexico City were shut down or told to serve only takeout meals as officials tried to contain a deadly outbrea...
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Mexico |
152 swine flu deaths Governments and health officials around the world continued to take steps against the outbreak that has killed scores of people in Mexico
| Apr.25 |
Mexico |
Suspected Mexico flu toll hits 81 The authorities say 81 people are now thought to have been killed by an outbreak of a human swine flu virus
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Mexico |
WHO: Mexico flu 'a potential pandemic' The presence of swine flu in Mexico and the U.S. is 'a serious situation' that could develop into a pandemic
| Apr.24 |
Mexico |
'Swine flu' kills 60 Map of Mexico City Mexico The World Health Organization says it suspects flu has killed 60 people and infected 800 others; majority of the cases were in the capital
The new virus strain is a type of influenza A (H1N1) virus, commonly called the swine flu.
By the end of April, 300 schools had closed across the U.S. and the Mexican government ordered a multi-day shutdown of all non-essential activities in the government and private sector, amounting to a shutdown of most of the economy
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| Apr.3 |
Brazil |
Thousands hit by outbreak of dengue
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| Sep.18 |
Peru |
Scores ill in 'meteor crash'
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