CDC issues travel notice for Bolivia due to outbreak of hemorrhagic fever

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice this week for Bolivia. The notice is in response to an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever was recently reported in Bolivia, which is likely due to an arenavirus that appears similar to Chapare virus. The first case was in a man from Caranavi Province. A…

Bolivia suffers ash fallout from Peru volcanic eruption

Reuters reports for News First: REUTERS: Bolivia was feeling the fallout from a volcanic eruption in neighboring Peru on Saturday (July 20) with ash clouds darkening skies and dust blowing about the streets of cities in the eastern regions of this Andean country. One woman said that the dust smelled of sulfur and burned the…

Princess Mako attends anniversary ceremony in Bolivia

Japan Times reports; SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA – Princess Mako on Wednesday attended a commemoration in Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia, to mark the 120th anniversary of the arrival of Japanese immigrants to the South American country. “I express my sincere respect for Japanese immigrants and their descendants who have won trust in Bolivian society and become a…

Bolivia declares emergency plan to end gender killings

VOA for Citizen Digital: Bolivia, which has one of South America’s highest rates of women being killed because of their gender, has declared femicide a national priority and will step up efforts to tackle growing violence, a top government rights official said on Tuesday. Since January authorities have recorded 73 femicides – the killing of…