SAO PAULO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has registered 1,601 confirmed deaths from dengue so far this year, with another 2,061 deaths under investigation, the Health Ministry said Saturday. A total of 3.53 million suspected cases of dengue have been reported nationwide, and the incidence rate...
SAO PAULO, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil has registered a record 1,889,206 suspected cases of dengue so far this year with 561 deaths, the health ministry said Monday. In face of surging dengue cases coincides, a health emergency was declared Monday by South America's largest city, Sao Pa...
The year 2024 has been a historic year for dengue in Brazil, with the highest number of probable cases ever registered. Herein, we analyze the temporal trend and spatio-temporal dynamics of dengue cases in Brazil during the first nine epidemiological weeks (EW) of 2024. Methods: This is an...
The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil since January 1 is four times higher than the same period last year, government data showed Saturday, ahead of the launch of a vaccination campaign. In the first four weeks of 2024, 262,247 probable cases were recorded, compared to 65,366 in the...
"Cities are expanding, becoming a paradise for mosquitoes." Data from Brazil’s Ministry of Health reveals that dengue fever cases have exceeded 6.48 million in 2024, with 5,139 deaths reported as of August 20th—a record high, surpassing even the government's worst predictions. ...
However, asthe number of cases continues to rise in 2024, this small percentage exerts a big impact, with even more pressure on health services. Brazil recorded more than a million suspected cases and dozens of deaths fromdengue feverin 2024 up to the beginning of March 2024, according to ...
This year, more than one-third of cases in Costa Rica, Mexico and Paraguay have been reported in children younger than 15, with Guatemala reporting a high number of child deaths, Barbosa said. Vaccines against denguehave been introduced inPeru, Brazil and Argentina...
Mar 29, 2024, 9:34 AM Save “According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Latin America is looking ahead at the worst dengue season in history, mainly due to the global increase in temperatures and extreme weather. The worst scenario is likely to occur in Brazil, Argentina,...
"Dengue often comes in cycles in regions where it occurs such as Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America. This is a pretty bad year, especially in countries like in Brazil, where higher temperatures and rainfall have increased numbers of mosquitos," Dr. Albert Ko, a professor...
Recent outbreaks of dengue fever in Brazil have prompted public health officials to launch an immunization campaign targeting children ages 10 to 11. Ad Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes. ...