Malaysia dengue count continues to climb
The number of dengue fever cases in Malaysia jumped another 4,000 from the June 7 total of 38,000 to hit 42,000 on June 21, according to an AFP report Tuesday. In the same two-week period, seven more fatalities were counted bringing that total to 82. Aedes aegypti Image/CDC Malaysia reported nearly 40,000 dengue fever cases in all of 2013. More...
Paraguay reports first chikungunya case
The Paraguay Health Ministry has issued a public alert after the discovery of the country’s first imported chikungunya case, according to a Prensa Latina report (computer translated). Aedes aegyptiImage/CDC According More...
Brazil: Sao Paulo reports 12,500 dengue fever cases in 2014 to date
The dengue fever tally in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo has reached 12,500 cases to date, increasing by about 1,000 cases during the past week, according to a Prefeitura de Sao Paulo notice published June 26 (computer More...
Oklahoma: 2nd chikungunya case reported in Tulsa County
A second case of imported chikungunya has been reported in a Tulsa County resident, Oklahoma health officials report Thursday. Like the first case reported last week, the new case had recently traveled to the Caribbean. The More...
Mexico reports first imported chikungunya case in traveler to Antigua and Barbuda
The Mexico Health Secretariat has confirmed the first imported case of a person infected with the chikungunya virus, according to a CNN Mexico report Thursday (computer translated). Image/CIA A woman from Jalisco More...
Egypt: Bishoy Armia Boulous, aka Mohammed Hegazy, gets five years in prison for reporting persecution
Photo/Vectorportal via wikimedia commons A Christian leader in Egypt has now become the figure associated with the hypocritical Egyptian government attempting to project an image of tolerance towards non-Muslims. More...
Florida Dengue fever outbreak 2013: Martin County release summary results
Martin County, Florida, on the Sunshine State’s Treasure Coast experienced a locally acquired dengue fever outbreak with onset dates ranging from June to September 2013. Photo/CDC-James Gathany In September More...
Ted Wright discusses the global flood in Bible, apologetics and discovering the city Ai
Working with the author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith To Be An Atheist, Frank Turek, Ted Wright brings his background as a trained archaeologist to the apologetics arena. Talking with The Global Dispatch’s More...
Mississippi health officials confirm first chikungunya case
In a follow-up to a story last week, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is confirming its first case of chikungunya virus in a Mississippi resident who recently returned from Haiti. Several other More...
Oklahoma reports first chikungunya case in Tulsa County resident
A Tulsa County resident, who recently traveled to Haiti on a mission trip, is the first Oklahoman confirmed to test positive for the chikungunya virus. Chikungunya is not indigenous to Oklahoma nor to the continental More...