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, 2022Topic
zika virus
Brazil to Distribute 3.5 Million Fast-Detecting Zika Tests
Ministry of Health will spend R$119 million on tests which can detect if a person is or was ever infected...
November 1, 2016
WHO Rejects Postponement of Rio Olympics Due to Zika Virus
According to the international entity there is no public health justification for postponing or cancelling the games.
May 30, 2016
New Sports Minister in Brazil to Push Olympic Ticket Sales
Brazil’s interim sports minister, Ricardo Leyser, has launched task force that aims to secure the purchase of more tickets to...
April 6, 2016 International Health Officials Arrive in Brazil to Assess Zika Actions
The international health officials want to assess the Zika virus situation in Brazil and the country’s response.
February 23, 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 Virus Linked to Microcephaly in Two Brazilian Newborns
The U.S.’s CDC announced it was able to identify the Zika virus in the brains of two newborns who died...
February 11, 2016
Brazil Says No Possibility of Canceling Olympics Due to Zika
According to the Rousseff Administration, the virus only poses a threat to women who are pregnant or who a planning...
February 2, 2016
Women Wrestlers Fight it Out at Olympic Test Event
In 2013 wrestling was momentarily dropped from the future Olympic agenda. After modernizing, revising its rules and making it more...
February 1, 2016