Brazil: Dengue cases grow 151% in 2022; Brasília leads the ranking
Brazil notified 757,068 cases of dengue fever in the first 18 weeks of this year, representing a 151.4% increase compared...
May 17, 2022Topic
Chikungunya
Dengue fever: Paraguay surpasses 300 notifications per week and more than 2,000 cases
According to the Arbovirosis Surveillance report, the weekly average of suspected cases of dengue fever in the last three weeks...
January 20, 2022
Brazil’s Minister Marcos Pontes says country will be major vaccine producer
Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations Marcos Pontes said yesterday (3) during the opening of the 18th National Week of...
December 4, 2021
Brazilian Versamune Covid vaccine may be included in National Immunization Plan this year
The vaccine is currently in its trial phase authorized by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA).
July 19, 2021
Health Secretary Warns Chikungunya Could Infect Half of Rio
New health secretary Carlos Eduardo says this summer half of the city’s residents may be infected with the disease transmitted...
January 4, 2017
Aedes Aegypti Mosquito is Top Priority for Brazil’s Government
Officials say fight against mosquito which transmits dengue, Zika and Chikungunya is priority but repellents promised a year ago have...
December 27, 2016
Opinion: Who’s Afraid of Yellow Fever? Why We Should Be
There hasn't been a yellow fever epidemic in Rio for over one hundred years, when the rich escaped to the...
April 22, 2016
Zika Testing Not Yet Covered by Health Plans in Brazil
According a government health agency the presence of the virus may be detected by the exclusion of dengue and the...
February 9, 2016
Opinion: Brazil’s Zika Crisis … Not!
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Brazilian media are buzzing like flies about a virus called Zika,...
January 8, 2016