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Update from Venezuela: First Polio Outbreak in Nearly 30 Years

June 14, 2018March 23, 2022 Emily Wolfson

  One confirmed case and three suspected cases of polio have been reported in Venezuela, the first cases to emerge since polio was eradicated from

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Multiple Outbreaks Amidst Crisis in Venezuela

June 7, 2018March 23, 2022 Emily Wolfson

  The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning on May 15, 2018 that nonessential travel to Venezuela should be avoided.

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Diphtheria Reemerges as Venezuela Remains on the Brink of Economic Collapse

February 21, 2017March 23, 2022 Jackie Sheridan

  Venezuela, simply put, is running out of time. In the midst of a three-year economic recession, basic resources such as food and medicine are

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Have We Underestimated the Zika Outbreak in Venezuela?

February 19, 2016March 23, 2022 Colleen Nguyen

In Venezuela, there have been reports of over 5,000 suspected cases of the Zika virus [1, 2] – a virus with potential links to severe

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Swine Flu Overwhelms Venezuela

March 30, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

Today, the Venezuelan government confirmed 415 cases of H1N1 influenza in Venezuela. This is twice as many cases as there were last week, meaning that

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Cholera Spreads to Venezuela

February 3, 2011March 23, 2022 Lakshmi Yajurvedi

The Cholera outbreak in Haiti beginning in October has infected nearly 210,000 people and killed more than 4,000. This terrible disease spread to a neighboring

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