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Cinnamon Apple Chips recalled over possible Salmonella contamination

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Seneca Snack Company, a Washington Corporation, is announcing a voluntary recall of Seneca Cinnamon Apple Chips and Clancy’s Cinnamon Apple Chips due to possible Salmonella contamination. Salmonella...

American Medical Association to tech companies: Physicians are troubled by reports of anti-vaccine related messages on your platforms

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Today, the American Medical Association (AMA)  issued a letter to the CEOs of six tech giants– Amazon, Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube–urging them to ensure their users have...

Chagas disease

Chagas: 14 infected in Tocantins, Linked to juice made from bacaba

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The Tocantins State Department of Health in Central Brazil is reporting 14 confirmed Chagas disease cases after a family consumes contaminated juice in Aparecida do Rio Negro, according to a Globo.com...

Malaria: 300K bednets sent to Amazon Region of Brazil

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The action will urgently address 34 municipalities in the Amazon Region that have concentrated around 80% of Brazil’s malaria cases. The Amazon Region will receive from the Ministry of Health...

Leprosy: 62% of the Amazonian armadillos carry the bacteria

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The bacteria that causes leprosy, a chronic disease that can lead to disfigurement and nerve damage, is known to be transmitted to humans from nine-banded armadillos. A new study in PLOS Neglected Tropical...

Bolivia: Danish tourist is 1st yellow fever case in 10 years

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The Bolivia Ministry of Health has confirmed yellow fever in a 27-year-old male Danish tourist who likely contracted the mosquito borne virus while visiting the jungle, according to a Terra report (computer...

Peru: 85 suspected human rabies cases reported in jungle of Cusco

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Health officials in the Cusco region in southeastern Peru have reported dozens of suspected human rabies cases in individuals in La Convención province, according to a Publimetro report (computer translated). Eighty-five people...

Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar recalled by Nutrisystem

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Nutrisystem announced Tuesday they were voluntarily recalling the Nutricrush Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough bar, manufactured by Noble Foods, Inc. This bar contains a chocolate chip cookie dough ingredient...

Peru: Dozens of Oropouche fever cases reported in Cusco Region

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On 2 May 2016, the Ministry of Health of Peru reported 57 cases of Oropouche fever. The majority of cases are from towns located in the northern part of the Cusco Region, which is situated in the Amazon...

Non-venereal treponematoses: Pinta

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From the Spanish meaning “painted”, pinta is an acute and chronic non-venereal treponemal infection of the skin. It is caused by the spirochete Treponema carateum. Pinta is found in rural areas of...