The Ministry of Health, through the National Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance (Conave), today issued a new notice for all first, second and third level medical units, in response to the detection of imported cases of measles. The notice reports on the current situation of this disease in the world and calls on public and private … Read more
Quito. Dengue cases tripled in Ecuador in 2024 and the number of deaths increased more than four times in the first three months of the year, a winter season characterized by constant rains. The number of people infected by the virus, transmitted by a mosquito, reached 17,043 cases until April 1 and deaths increased from … Read more
1 minute read Norovirus Outbreak Surges in the Northeastern United States A highly contagious stomach virus has been spreading rapidly in the Northeast since November and has now reached New Jersey. The norovirus, also known as the stomach flu or stomach bug, has been spreading across the country, with the Northeast reporting the highest positivity … Read more
3 min. The Constitutional Court (TC) has endorsed unanimously that a judge authorizes the vaccination of a minor against COVID-19 in case the parents disagree. The magistrates have rejected the appeal for protection that the mother of an 11-year-old girl had filed against the judicial resolutions that authorized the minor to be vaccinated. Thus, the … Read more
Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood” enters its sixth day, and with it the field and life reality in Gaza enters a more complex stage in terms of securing the basic requirements of life in all its diversity and diversity, as well as in terms of monitoring the general health situation in the Strip. The Palestinian Ministry of … Read more
Physically, these stocky mammals have everything of a raccoon. But while they wear a black mask around their eyes, their fur is brown – earning them the nickname “marten dog” – and the tail is a solid color. Because in reality, raccoon dogs are part of the canids, like all domestic dogs. Closely related to … Read more
The circulation of the influenza virus in Castilla y León continues to rise, within the general trend registered in the last two weeks, in which the incidence was above the epidemic threshold. The data indicates that in week eight, from February 20 to 26, the incidence was placed at 86 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, something … Read more
From February 1, the computerized monitoring of positive cases and contact cases will also evolve. The recording of positive test results in the SI-DEP computer file will now be “conditional on obtaining the prior consent of the persons concerned“, until the end of this epidemic monitoring tool, scheduled for the end of June 2023. The … Read more
Passengers at a Shanghai railway station during the travel rush ahead of Lunar New Year, January 16, 2023. Aly Song/Reuters When I was a little boy in rural China, one of my happiest moments was seeing my dad getting off the ship from Shanghai, carrying the load of goods he had purchased for the Lunar … Read more
Taiwan’s Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones for Apple Inc., has appointed Michael Chang to head iPhone manufacturing. The photo is the company’s logo. FILE PHOTO: Taipei, Taiwan, November 2023. REUTERS/Ann Wang (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn, which manufactures iPhones for Apple Inc., has named Michael Chang as head of iPhone manufacturing. He will take over the assembly … Read more