On Friday, the Agricultural Protection and Health Institute (IPSA) declared a health alert throughout Nicaraguan territory due to the presence of the screw-worm fly in livestock. RELATED: Spreading Bird Flu in US Raises Worries Over Its Risks to Human The screwworm disease is caused by the larvae of the Cochliomyia hominivorax fly, which lays its eggs in […]

On Thursday, the Brazilian Health Ministry published data showing that the number of dengue cases has almost tripled since January due to the rains and high temperatures associated with the El Niño phenomenon. RELATED: El Niño Puts Colombia in a Disaster Situation In the first three weeks of January, 120,874 cases were recorded, with an […]