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Brazil records 19,700 dengue cases per day

Published on: March 10, 2024
12:03

Brasilia, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded an average of 19,700 dengue cases per day from January 1 to March 8, and in that period the nation counted up 1.3 million dengue patients, local press revealed on Sunday.

Circulation of two dengue serotypes confirmed in Uruguay

Published on: March 5, 2024
13:07

Montevideo, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Public Health (MSP) of Uruguay urges prevention after a second case of autochthonous dengue was confirmed.

Brazilian state of Sao Paulo decrees state of emergency due to dengue

Published on: March 5, 2024
10:35

Brasilia, Mar 5 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Sao Paulo decreed a period of emergency due to dengue fever that is sweeping the Brazilian state, where more than 138 thousand cases and 31 deaths have been registered as a result of the disease.

Brazil tops one million dengue cases, 214 deaths

Published on: February 29, 2024
17:43

Brasilia, Feb 29 (Prensa Latina) Brazil on Thursday reached a record of over one million probable cases of dengue so far this year and 214 deaths, according to Health Ministry.

Growing concern over dengue and measles cases in Peru

Published on: February 23, 2024
16:46

Lima, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The constant upturn of dengue cases and the resurgence of a second case of measles are the main concerns and efforts of Peruvian health authorities.

WHO reports 5.5 million of dengue cases, 5000 deaths in 2023

Published on: February 13, 2024
17:18

Geneva, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reported that 5.5 million people worldwide got infected with dengue in 2023 and 5,000 passed away.

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

Published on: February 7, 2024
09:59

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded 10,027 deaths and 16 million probable cases of dengue fever between 2004 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, quoted by the R7 portal.

Brazil´s Health Minister calls nationals to unite against dengue

Published on: February 7, 2024
01:03

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Minister Nísia Trindade has called states, municipalities and civil society to make a joint effort to fight off dengue.

State of emergency due to dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:44

Brasilia, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Mayor Eduardo Paes decreed a state of emergency in public health in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro due to dengue, as published today in the Official Gazette of the territory.

Alert in Costa Rica on increase of dengue cases

Published on: January 31, 2024
10:15

San José, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Costa Rica report 576 cases of dengue fever, increasing the statistics compared to 2023, which only reported 45 patients, according to the media.

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