Tuberculosis has once again become the deadliest infectious disease in the world, ahead of Covid-19

Tuberculosis has once again become the deadliest infectious disease in the world, ahead of Covid-19

Tuberculosis has overtaken Covid-19 as the deadliest infectious disease in the world, according to a recent report from the World Health Organization (OMS). Globally, an estimated 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with TB in 2023, the highest figure since WHO global TB tracking began in 1995. A notable increase from previous 7.5 million cases … Read more

Mpox: WHO approves diagnostic test to accelerate fight against virus – LINFO.re

Mpox: WHO approves diagnostic test to accelerate fight against virus – LINFO.re

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved a new diagnostic test for the mpox virus, formerly called monkeypox. A test to facilitate screening and control of the virus The WHO has officially included this diagnostic test on its emergency use list, allowing other UN agencies to distribute it and ensuring faster dissemination in affected countries. … Read more

First outbreak of Marburg viral disease in Rwanda

First outbreak of Marburg viral disease in Rwanda

On Saturday September 28, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the first outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Rwanda. This is the fourth largest Marburg outbreak documented in modern history. Local health authorities have confirmed 26 cases and six deaths so far. Cases have occurred in seven of the country’s 30 districts. Survivors … Read more

Covid-19 in Peru cases of pneumonia and influenza ministry of health

Covid-19 in Peru cases of pneumonia and influenza ministry of health

Despite global efforts to overcome the pandemic, Covid-19the virus remains a threat in Peru. So far in 2024, the country has recorded 22,779 cumulative cases of SARS-CoV-2, highlighting the persistence of the virus in the daily lives of Peruvians. This increase in cases coincides with a spike in severe respiratory infections, such as pneumonia. According … Read more

Monkeypox cases on the rise in Canada

Monkeypox cases on the rise in Canada

Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox (MPOX) an international public health emergency, the number of cases continues to rise in Canada. The latest outbreak is a direct result of federal and provincial governments neglecting the threat posed by the smallpox virus, regardless of the virus clade. Colorized transmission electron micrograph of MPOX … Read more

What is the relationship between mobile phones and brain cancer risk?

What is the relationship between mobile phones and brain cancer risk?

RCN News September 08, 2024 06:53 p. m. A study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that there is no scientific evidence to show that mobile phone use increases the risk of developing brain cancer. The research was led by scientist Ken Karipidis, deputy director of health impact assessment at the Australian Radiation … Read more

Pandemic again? New virus species, including Covid variants, detected in China

Pandemic again? New virus species, including Covid variants, detected in China

The theory that the pandemic could exist by eating meat of bat It is not ruled out for Chinasince it recently detected that several animals can be disease hotbeds emerging infectious diseases. A study that publishes ‘Nature’headed by the Fudan Universityindicated that he performed metagenomic sequencing of tissues in 461 fur animals on farms and … Read more

UN begins vaccination of 640,000 children in Gaza

UN begins vaccination of 640,000 children in Gaza

Cairo/GazaThe United Nations, in collaboration with Palestinian health authorities, began vaccinating 640,000 children in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after Israel and Hamas agreed to brief pauses in their 11-month war to allow the campaign to develop. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed last month that a baby had been partially paralyzed by the type … Read more