South Florida in cone of concern for Hurricane Eta
All of South Florida is now in the cone of concern for Hurricane Eta, which is making landfall on Tuesday in Nicaragua. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Monday 10 pm Tropical Update: Hurricane Eta forecast to be Cat 5 at landfall in Nicaragua
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Source: Reuters: Health - November 3, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eta forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, a rare occurrence in November
Eta, now the 12th hurricane this Atlantic season, is forecast to strike Nicaragua as a Category 4 hurricane. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Whether Californians vote may hinge on race, ethnicity, UCLA health survey finds
Ballots have been rolling in ahead of Election Day, but a big question remains: How many people will ultimately vote? According to data from the latestCalifornia Health Interview Survey, or CHIS, an estimated 2.8 million eligible Californians never vote in national, state or local elections, and 7.7 million only vote sometimes — which could potentially leave more than 10 million ballots uncast. The findings on voter participation and other demographic and health-related topics are part of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research ’s annual CHIS data release, which takes place online today at noon PT.The 2019 e...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 29, 2020 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age in Nicaragua: results from a nationwide survey - Hern ández-Vásquez A, Chévez-Ramírez T, Rojas-Roque C.
This article aims to identify the factors associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) using data from the latest available nationwide survey in Nicaragua. A secondary analysis of the 2011-2012 Nicaraguan Demography and Health Survey (ENDESA 2011-2012) ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 29, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Children's Hospital Los Angeles is US site for $7M study of COVID-19 transmission
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Researchers at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, as well as in Nicaragua and New Zealand, are enrolling 250-325 households in a new study designed to study how COVID-19 spreads within households. The study was awarded $7.1 million by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 14, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Dozens Of Evangelical Pastors Have Died In Bolivia, Nicaragua During Pandemic
Evangelical churches in Latin America have flouted public health guidelines by holding in-person services. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 27, 2020 Category: Science Source Type: news
Zika Infection Increases Risk of Severe Dengue Fever
A study of Nicaraguan children links prior Zika virus infection with aggravated dengue fever symptoms. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - August 27, 2020 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Zika virus infection enhances future risk of severe dengue disease
The Zika pandemic sparked intense interest in whether immune interactions among dengue virus serotypes 1 to 4 (DENV1 to -4) extend to the closely related Zika virus (ZIKV). We investigated prospective pediatric cohorts in Nicaragua that experienced sequential DENV1 to -3 (2004 to 2015), Zika (2016 to 2017), and DENV2 (2018 to 2020) epidemics. Risk of symptomatic DENV2 infection and severe disease was elevated by one prior ZIKV infection, one prior DENV infection, or one prior DENV infection followed by one ZIKV infection, compared with being flavivirus-naïve. By contrast, multiple prior DENV infections reduced deng...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 26, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Katzelnick, L. C., Narvaez, C., Arguello, S., Lopez Mercado, B., Collado, D., Ampie, O., Elizondo, D., Miranda, T., Bustos Carillo, F., Mercado, J. C., Latta, K., Schiller, A., Segovia-Chumbez, B., Ojeda, S., Sanchez, N., Plazaola, M., Coloma, J., Hallora Tags: Epidemiology, Microbiology reports Source Type: news
Nicaragua's COVID-19 crisis demands a response
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Source: ScienceNOW - July 22, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Huete-Perez, J., Hildebrand, J. Tags: letters Source Type: news
PAHO waits for Nicaragua to approve visit by virus experts
The Pan American Health Organization says it is awaiting authorization from the government of Nicaragua to send in a team of experts to evaluate the coronavirus outbreak in the Central American country (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
This Nicaraguan Is Showing How To Better Share Pandemic Health Data
Young Nicaraguan activist Natalia Norori is using her skills and experience in open health data to not only measure the true impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable groups, but also aiming at some point to measure the environmental, economical, and social shockwaves that come with them. #globalsouthscience (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 19, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrew Wight, Contributor Tags: Science /science Innovation /innovation Leadership /leadership ForbesWomen /forbeswomen Healthcare /healthcare Coronavirus Source Type: news
During pandemic, Nicaraguan doctors face political pressure
Inside Nicaragua’s public hospitals, the walls are plastered with political propaganda, ruling-party activists ensure no information leaks out, and doctors were once forbidden from wearing masks (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
'It's a tsunami': pandemic leaves vulnerable Latin America reeling
Years of social progress could be reversed by the virus, amid accusations that politicians have been fatally ineptCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs coronavirus galloped through Latin America in late April, the mayor of Manaus was in despair. “The outlook is dismal,” Arthur Virgílio admitted as gravediggers in the Amazon’s largest citypiled coffins into muddy trenches, Brazil ’s death toll hit 5,500, and its president, Jair Bolsonaro,responded with a shrug. “It’s obvious this won’t end well.”Two months later, Virg ílio’s nightmare has come true. Brazil’s death toll has ri...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 5, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Tom Phillips Rio de Janeiro Tags: Brazil Americas World news Coronavirus outbreak Mexico Infectious diseases Science Nicaragua Venezuela Source Type: news
‘It's a tsunami’: Covid-19 plunges Latin America back into poverty and violence
Years of social progress have been reversed by the virus, amid accusations that politicians have been fatally ineptCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAs coronavirus galloped through Latin America in late April, the mayor of Manaus was in despair. “The outlook is dismal,” Arthur Virgílio admitted as gravediggers in the Amazon’s largest citypiled coffins into muddy trenches, Brazil ’s death toll hit 5,500, and its president, Jair Bolsonaro,responded with a shrug. “It’s obvious this won’t end well.”Two months later, Virg ílio’s nightmare has come true. Brazil’s death toll has r...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 5, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Tom Phillips Rio de Janeiro Tags: Brazil Americas World news Coronavirus outbreak Mexico Infectious diseases Science Nicaragua Venezuela Source Type: news
