Brazilian Real Exchange RateEven if you are not an American citizen, the US government’s CDC website should be your starting point for any consultation on health issues related to your upcoming trip to Brazil. You will find the information under the section Health Information for Brazil. It contains thorough, reliable and up-to-date information on all health issues, including [...]
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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. [...]
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updates: from 1 January 2010 till 3 April 2010, 50 deaths resulting from the disease. 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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I’ve just updated the entry 10 facts about yellow fever in Brazil and made some modifications under the light of recent changes announced by the Brazilian health authorities. I’ve incorporated two major changes: Brazil is no longer asking for an International Certificate of Vaccination Against Yellow Fever regardless of where the passenger comes from. This [...]
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