By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Researchers have discovered that a deadly virus found in Bolivia can spread from person to person in healthcare settings, raising potential concerns of additional outbreaks...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 French health authorities reported 13 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mayaro fever in French Guiana earlier this month. According to the World Health Organization, in September...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Colombia Ministry of Health recorded an additional 8769 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, putting the country total case count over the one million mark, the eighth country...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Agence Regionale de Sante Guyane (ARS) reported recently (computer translated) an outbreak of Oropouche virus disease (OROV) in French Guiana, a department of France in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Colombia Health Ministry reported an additional nearly 8,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases Saturday, putting the country total to 758,398, surpassing Peru to become...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Peru’s Ministry of Health (Minsa) is now reporting 607,382 confirmed COVID-19 cases, the sixth highest count in the world, of which 414,577 people have completed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews UN health officials have reported a locally-acquired yellow fever case and death in French Guiana, in northeastern South America. The case, which was confirmed on...

South America, while a late bloomer in this COVID-19 pandemic, is seeing cases rise rapidly earning the moniker- The New Coronavirus Epicenter. Brazil reached a grim milestone today surpassing the 1,000,000...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that South America has now become an epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here we’ll look at...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Peru have reported more than 68,000 COVID-19 cases to date, second to Brazil in South America. More than 1,900 deaths have been recorded. Lima...