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dengue fever is back

On 10 facts about dengue fever in Brazil, our main entry devoted to dengue fever on this blog, we explained how the dengue epidemic coincides with the rainy season. What with the rainy season well under way, dengue is back to the headlines: Risco de dengue deixa em estado de alerta 17 capitais, diz ministério. [...]

the situation in Ilha Grande after the tragedy

Most of you will be aware of the tragedy in Ilha Grande that resulted in the loss of 31 lifes.
The situation
The situation on the island has become a hot topic among many travelers who were heading to Ilha Grande on the coming weeks and months. Reliable information is scarce and hard to come by. [...]

important information for those taking a cruise ship to Manaus

A few days ago we learned of the closure by the authorities of the floating port of Manaus. It is at the floating port where all the liners and cruise ships dock. The reason for the closure is lack of safety due to negligent maintenance of the premises (you can read the full story in [...]

Swine flu / A (H1N1) in Brazil

updates:

29 Oct 2009, 1368 deaths resulting from the disease.
23 Sep 2009, 1047 deaths resulting from the disease.
16 Sep 2009, 899 deaths resulting from the disease.
10 Sep 2009, 731 deaths resulting from the disease.
02 Sep 2009, 657 deaths resulting from the disease. Continues discrepancies between the death toll figures issued by [...]

dengue fever alert: state of Bahia

Dengue fever is a regular visitor of this blog. If last year it was Rio de Janeiro that suffered a devastating epidemic, this year the bad news come from the state of Bahia. So far this year there have been 26.597 cases, a 291% increase over 2008. 28 deaths have been confirmed and there are [...]