Health & Science

• Monday, March 25th 2024 - 20:49 UTC

  Expedition to study Antarctic krill and if fishery management is sufficient to safeguard stocks

  

  An expedition to study Antarctic krill and the baleen whales that feed upon them is underway in the Antarctic Peninsula. The project is funded by the UK Government through Darwin Plus.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 20:42 UTC

  Brazil: Dengue cases so far in 2024 surpass previous yearly figures

  

  Brazilian authorities have confirmed 1,889,206 positive cases of dengue fever so far this year, thus surpassing 2015's 1,688,688 and 2023's 1,658,816, it was reported. In addition to 630 confirmed fatalities, another 1,009 deaths are under investigation since Jan. 1 to determine whether they were caused by dengue or by another pathogen.

• Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 08:06 UTC

  Uruguay: President Lacalle announces first dengue-caused death

  

  President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday confirmed Uruguay's first fatality due to dengue fever in 2024 following a Health Ministry (MSP) report that a possible case was under investigation. The head of state will meet Wednesday with Health Minister Karina Rando at the Suarez y Reyes residency to review possible courses of action with the malady as a priority.

• Tuesday, March 19th 2024 - 10:44 UTC

  Cases of dengue soar in Argentina

  

  Argentina's medical facilities have been reporting an increasing number of patients with dengue-fever-like symptoms over the past few days as authorities say that over 120,000 positive cases and 79 deaths have been confirmed in the last eight months. Nevertheless, the government of President Javier Milei will not follow up on Brazil's model and no action will be taken for the State to afford a mandatory and free-of-charge vaccination campaign.

• Monday, March 18th 2024 - 18:29 UTC

  Bats force closing of Uruguayan Health Ministry HQs

  

  An invasion of bats forced Uruguayan authorities Monday to shut down the Health Ministry's (MSP) headquarters in Montevideo out of safety and sanitary concerns. All clerical work was done remotely as measures were taken to restore normalcy at the earliest, it was reported.

• Friday, March 15th 2024 - 20:46 UTC

  Brazilian State bordering Paraguay and Argentine under dengue emergency

  

  Authorities in the Brazilian State of Paraná bordering Argentina and Paraguay have decreed a health emergency given the increasing number of cases of dengue fever in recent weeks as new deaths have been confirmed, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Friday, March 15th 2024 - 19:56 UTC

  Unidentified Brazilian woman dies after 24 years in a coma

  

  A mysterious woman who spent the last 24 years in a coma after a hit-and-run car accident in downtown Vitória, in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo, has died of bronchial aspiration, it was reported Friday.

• Wednesday, March 13th 2024 - 06:52 UTC

  Avian Flu in South Georgia Gentoo and King penguin colonies

  

  The government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands has reported that Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has now been confirmed from 23 sites across South Georgia, including a colony of Gentoo and a colony of King penguins.

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 10:38 UTC

  Brazil to build memorial site for Covid-19 victims

  

  Brazilian authorities will build a memorial in Rio de Janeiro to honor the some 710,000 people who died of COVID-19 during the international crisis, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, March 4th 2024 - 21:18 UTC

  BAS implementing Antarctic infrastructure modernization program for polar scientists

  

  The British Antarctic Survey has been modernizing Antarctic infrastructure for future generations of polar scientists. Construction in the Antarctic is challenging and the Antarctic Infrastructure Modernization Program (AIMP) has made great progress at Rothera Research Station. The program will transform how the British Antarctic Survey enables and supports polar science.