Brazil with more than 10,000 deaths in a decade due to dengue fever

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded 10,270 deaths and 16 million probable cases of dengue fever between 2014 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, quoted today by the R7 portal.

February 7, 2024
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In that decade, the number of deaths from the disease increased from 19 to 1,094, which represents a very high percentage increase.

Sao Paulo (2,132 deaths), Goiás (1,186), Minas Gerais (1,179) and Rio de Janeiro (796) are the states with the highest number of lost lives.

Since last year, Brazil has been facing a rise in the number of cases of dengue fever.

Only in the first four weeks of the current calendar, 243,720 probable cases were notified, surpassing the total number of suspicions registered in 2017 (239,389).

The figure corresponds to a growth of 273 percent compared to the same period in 2023.

According to the latest epidemiological report released, 24 deaths were confirmed and 163 are under investigation.

Among the federal states with the highest incidence rates are the Federal District (DF), with 1,108 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, Minas Gerais (384 per 100,000), Acre (357 per 100,000) and Paraná (264 per 100,000).

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