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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. [...]

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 [...]

Dengue fever in Natal

The considerable increase in the number of cases of dengue fever in Natal has forced its local authorities to declare state of emergency (Dengue: Prefeito Carlos Eduardo decreta estado de emergência).
In the first three months of 2008 there were 2.568 cases of dengue fever and 272 of hemorrhagic dengue fever, resulting in two deaths (in [...]

Dengue fever epidemic in Rio

Dengue fever is endemic in Brazil and each year it reaches epidemic proportions. In 2008, dengue fever is being felt in earnest in Rio de Janeiro, where the epidemic is particularly virulent this year. From the beginning of 2008, and only in the capital, there have been more than 50.000 cases of the disease with [...]

10 facts about dengue fever in Brazil

1. Dengue fever is one of the biggest threats to the health of those living in Brazil and of those visiting the country as well.
Dengue hemorrhagic fever can cause death.
2. Dengue fever is spread throughout most of Brazil.
Contrary to what happens with yellow fever, dengue is present both in rural and urban areas. In [...]