Health Centers Across Rio de Janeiro Offer H1N1 Flu Vaccine
Pregnant women, children aged six months to five years, elderly citizens and those with chronic renal failure can receive the...
April 26, 2016Topic
Swine flu
Brazil Faces Yet Another Health Problem: The Swine Flu
Since the beginning of the year more than 300 cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed by the Ministry of...
April 3, 2016
Brazil Buys H1N1 Vaccine
By Lindsay Spratt, Sub Editor [caption id="attachment_10926" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sanofi Pasteur CEO Wayne Pisano, photo by Jouhou Koukai."][/caption] RIO DE...
September 15, 2009
Swine Flu Schools Reopen
By Doug Gray, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_8872" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Carioca children go back to school, photo by Las Positas."][/caption] RIO...
August 18, 2009
Presidential Election: Jose Serra
By Jaylan Boyle, Contributing Reporter In the second of our stories profiling the key players in next year's Presidential election,...
August 4, 2009
First Brazilian Swine Flu Death Confirmed
By Sarah Coursey, Editor [caption id="attachment_5812" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Minister of Health, José Gomes Temporão, divulges the first mortal case...
July 7, 2009Suspected Swine Flu Cases Down in Brazil
By Clara Cavour, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_3348" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Rubén Figueroa, chief of Prevention and Control of Diseases Unity of...
May 19, 2009
Swine Flu Precautions Increased
By Nicole Pelligrino, Contributing Reporter [caption id="attachment_2732" align="alignleft" width="180" caption="Eduardo Hage, 2006, photo by Agencia FAPESP."][/caption] RIO DE JANEIRO -...
May 5, 2009