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Aedes Aegypti Mosquito is Top Priority for Brazil’s Government
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – The biggest challenge for Brazil today in the health sector is the combat against the...
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Combat Dengue in Brazil’s Niterói
For over eight years, the Brazilian city of Niterói has been implementing an innovative public health strategy to combat dengue fever by releasing genetically...
Rapid Increase in Dengue Fever Across the Americas in 2024
In 2024, the Americas will have experienced a sharp rise in dengue fever, with incidents far surpassing those in past years.
Within just the initial...
Brazil Braces for an Unprecedented Dengue Fever Epidemic
Brazil faces a critical challenge as dengue cases surge, prompting the government to acquire 6.2 million doses of a Japanese vaccine for immediate immunization.
In...
Dourados Leads Brazil’s Dengue Fight with Vaccination Drive
The Brazilian city of Dourados kickstarted the nation's first large-scale dengue vaccination on Wednesday, targeting 150,000 residents with Takeda's QDENGA vaccine.
This move marks a...
Brazil Leads in Global Dengue Surge
In 2023 Brazil reported the highest number of dengue cases globally, reaching 2.9 million, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
These cases form over...
Insecticide-resistant mosquitoes identified in Argentina amid dengue outbreak
Researchers from Argentina's National Scientific and Technical Research Council (Conicet) have found populations of mosquitoes resistant to insecticides in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area...
Santa Catarina city reports most dengue-related deaths in Brazil in 2023
Joinville, the largest municipality in Santa Catarina, is the city in Brazil that has reported the highest number of dengue-related deaths in 2023.
According to...
Chikungunya outbreak in Paraguay records 264 fatalities
Paraguay's Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare reported on Tuesday that there have been 264 confirmed fatalities from chikungunya fever since the outbreak...
Mayaro fever virus keeps Brazil and Paraguay on alert
The detection of Mayaro fever in the Brazilian state of Paraná (south), bordering Paraguay, set off alarms in the neighboring country about this emerging...
New dengue and chikungunya genotypes detected in Argentina: what is the risk?
With more than 30 deaths due to diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, Argentine health authorities identified at least two new genotypes of...
Chikungunya killed more than dengue in the last decade in Ceará, Brazil – study
According to an epidemiological study published in The Lancet Microbe journal, Ceará has been the Brazilian State most affected by chikungunya fever in the...
Brazil sees 53% increase in dengue cases and former health minister issues warning
Brazil has registered an increase in the number of dengue cases in 2023. According to the Ministry of Health, the number of cases increased...
Bolivia reports a yellow fever case on the border with Brazil
Bolivian health authorities recorded a case of yellow fever on the border with Brazil.
This happens 19 years after the last documented contagion in the...