Central America

US quarantines 5,200 migrants over mumps and chicken pox exposure

US authorities have said they had placed 5,200 detained migrants into quarantine, mainly over exposure to mumps, linking a surge in cases to a recent outbreak of the contagious disease in Central America.
15 June 2019

Rare, elusive bush dogs photographed in Panama

Rare and elusive bush dogs from Central and South America are photographed in a camera trap study.
22 January 2016