BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Shelves have gone empty, as residents hunt in vain and resort to DIY alternatives. And surging resale prices are shocking even to Argentines accustomed to triple-digit inflation. The country’s latest crisis: There isn’t enough mosquito repellent. As the South American country contends with its worst outbreak of dengue fever in recent … Read more
Norovirus, aka the “stomach flu,” is on the rise in the U.S. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that, nationally, more than 12% of tests for norovirus came back positive the week of Feb. 17 — up from from 11.5% the week before. The Northeast has been hit especially hard, … Read more
Outbreak Festival has announced its first batch of names for next year’s festival. The hardcore and counterculture festival will be returning to Manchester for its 13th year from June 28-30. It will be coming back to its old home of Bowlers Exhibition Centre after the 2023 edition was held at Depot Mayfield. The only confirmed … Read more
China’s health-care system is once again in the spotlight as a wave of pneumonia cases sweeps through the country, hitting kids particularly hard. The sudden increase in sick children, and a report suggesting widespread clusters of undiagnosed respiratory illnesses, prompted the World Health Organization to ask for more details in order to allay concerns that … Read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe — These days, Catherine Mangosho locks her 3-year-old grandson in the house for hours on end in an attempt to shield him from a deadly cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. The virulent bacterial disease is killing the young and the old in the southern African country, with health authorities reporting more than 150 suspected … Read more
On the morning of September 11, critical care specialist Anoop Kumar was presented with an unusual situation. Four members of the same family had been admitted to his hospital—Aster MIMS in Kozhikode, Kerala—the previous day, all similarly sick. Would he take a look? He gathered his team of doctors to investigate. Soon they were at … Read more
DERNA, Libya — The United Nations Help Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of ailments within the nation’s northeast, the place floods have killed over 11,000 folks, might create “a second devastating disaster,” with Libyan authorities reporting the unfold of diarrhea amongst over 100 individuals who drank contaminated water. In an announcement, the … Read more
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is combating a file outbreak of dengue fever, with consultants saying a scarcity of a coordinated response is inflicting extra deaths from the mosquito-transmitted illness. The World Well being Group not too long ago warned that ailments corresponding to dengue, Zika, chikungunya and yellow fever brought on by mosquito-borne viruses are … Read more