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Here’s what to know about dengue, as Puerto Rico declares a public health emergency

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few months of this year. It's the latest area…

John McCarthy March 28, 2024

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Puerto Rico Declares Public Health Emergency as Dengue Cases Rise

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency over dengue, a mosquito-borne illness that has surged throughout the Americas this year. Health officials in Puerto Rico have identified…

John McCarthy March 26, 2024

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Health Announces End of Free COVID Testing and Closure of the COVID-19 Hotline

CHRISTIANSTED — The VI Department of Health's Epidemiology Division is announcing the closure of its COVID-19 hotline and the end of free COVID-19 testing as of Friday. This decision follows…

John McCarthy March 4, 2024

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COVID-19 no longer means five days in isolation, CDC says

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who test positive for COVID-19 no longer need to stay in isolation for five days, U.S. health officials announced Friday. The Centers for Disease Control…

John McCarthy March 2, 2024

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CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys

BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys. The passenger returning from a…

John McCarthy February 13, 2024

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Report finds 93 US deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic since 2009

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — U.S. health officials say 93 Americans have died after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic since 2009, with many of the recent deaths involving a procedure…

John McCarthy January 26, 2024

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Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare

SAN JUAN (AP) — Dengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more than four decades ago, with experts warning that rising temperatures and rapid urbanization…

John McCarthy December 22, 2023

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Updated Moderna and Pfizer-Bio-NTech COVID Vaccines Coming To The USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said that the territory is set to receive its initial shipment of the enhanced Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccines by the…

John McCarthy September 21, 2023

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Malaria case in Florida brings national total to 8, the first U.S. acquired cases in 20 years

SARASOTA — Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria Tuesday, bringing the total number of locally acquired malaria infections in the U.S. to eight since May. The cases are the first to…

John McCarthy July 19, 2023

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First U.S. Malaria Cases Diagnosed In Decades In Florida and Texas

MIAMI — Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in…

John McCarthy June 27, 2023