Study Links Lack of Basic Sanitation Systems to Epidemics in Brazil
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Only 38.2 percent of Brazilian municipalities have basic sanitation...
September 20, 2018Topic
Dengue
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
Officials Worry About Chikungunya Virus Epidemic in Rio de Janeiro
The official warns that unlike dengue, persons infected with the chikungunya virus may develop chronic joint problems for months or...
December 21, 2016
D-Day for Combating Zika Virus Mosquitos in Brazil
More than 220,000 armed forces personnel are expected to knock on at least three million homes looking for the mosquito’s...
February 13, 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 Real Zika Crisis
Opinion by Michael Royster RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL — The Curmudgeon wrote a couple weeks ago that “Brazilian media are...
January 27, 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 Microcephaly Cases Linked to Zika Virus Surge in Brazil
Number of microcephaly cases rise to 3,174 in 2015, while in the entire year of 2014 only 147 cases of...
January 6, 2016