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50% of Kids in USVI Have Had Dengue Fever: Proof WHO Neglects Poor Black Children

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Dengue fever is on the rise in the region and a recent study estimates more than half of children in the territory have had a prior infection. Dengue is…

John McCarthy April 10, 2023

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Some 700 Total Cases of Leptospirosis Since Hurricane Fiona, Outbreak News Today Says

SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico Department of Health reports nearly 800 total (confirmed, probable and suspect) cases of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona on September 18, 2022, according to…

John McCarthy January 1, 2023

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HOLIDAY TRAVEL UPDATE: COVID, Flu Risk ‘Minimal’ in USVI, But ‘High’ in Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON — COVID no longer plays the dominant role that it once did in most of our lives. But the risk of COVID — and other viruses — persists. This…

John McCarthy December 12, 2022

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A Deadly Tropical Disease Pops Up On The U.S. Mainland For First Time

The bacteria can cause severe illness SAN JUAN — The bacteria behind the potentially fatal disease melioidosis has been found in United States soil for the first time, the Centers…

John McCarthy July 31, 2022

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Jif Peanut Butter Under Recall For Potential Salmonella Contamination

LEXINGTON, Kentucky — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections that is possibly linked to Jif…

John McCarthy May 23, 2022

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Health Department Warns New COVID-19 Cases Are On The Increase And To Take Heed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Health officials are asking residents to be cautious as the number of new coronavirus cases is increasing on a daily basis. The warning comes on the heels…

John McCarthy April 17, 2022

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Health Officials Say 7 Cases of Highly Infectious ‘Stealth Omicron’ Variant Detected

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Health officials have confirmed the territory's first few cases of the highly-infectious BA.2 Omicron sub-variant of COVID-19. In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the Virgin Islands Department…

VI Free Press April 8, 2022

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CDC Scraps COVID Warning For Cruise Travel After 2 Years

ATLANTA —The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel, around two years after introducing a warning scale showing the level of…

VI Free Press March 31, 2022

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Health Department Confirms 110th COVID-19 Death In The Territory

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has confirmed the 110th death related to COVID-19 in the territory since the pandemic began in March 2020. The deceased is a…

John McCarthy March 21, 2022

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CDC Lowers COVID-19 Warnings For Cruise Ships And Some Caribbean Islands

MIAMI — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday moved several popular beach destinations — as well as cruise ship travel — into categories at lower risk of…

John McCarthy March 15, 2022