Brazil is facing a serious outbreak of dengue fever, with Rio de Janeiro the latest area to declare a health emergency. After tens of thousands of patients
Foreign news agencies reported that Rio de Janeiro, the largest city in Brazil Declaration of health emergency because they were dealing with a severe outbreak of dengue fever This latest has made more than 10,000 people infected since 2024, even though throughout 2023 there were only 23,000 people infected.
Not only in Rio de Janeiro, but Brazil saw four times more dengue cases in January 2024 than in the same period last year, even though health regulators have approved the use of a dengue vaccine. which is produced by the Japanese company ‘Takeda’. But the vaccine has not been widely distributed.
Mr. Eder Gatti from the Brazilian Ministry of Health stated that The number of vaccines the state health department has received from Takeda is limited, so the government plans to prioritize cities with high dengue transmission rates.
In Rio de Janeiro, City Hall announced the opening of 10 hemorrhage treatment centers. Rio de Janeiro’s Health Secretary Daniel Soranz said they aimed to reduce the number. Severely ill patients and deceased By providing treatment since the disease is in its early stages.
Officials also urged people to protect themselves from mosquito bites with insect repellent. Including checking the house or residence so that there is no standing water source. which will become a breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes that are carriers of dengue fever
Rio de Janeiro is not the only city in Brazil to declare a health emergency because of an outbreak of dengue fever. In the past several weeks The states of Minas Gerais, Acre and Goias also made similar announcements.
Fabio Baccheretti, Secretary of Health of the State of Minas Gerais Blame it on the hot weather. This, together with the El Niño phenomenon, is one of the factors that cause dengue fever to spread widely in Brazil. Neighboring countries like Argentina are also facing an outbreak of dengue fever.
2024-02-06 20:15:00
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