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Feb 22, 2012
Dengue Virus Joins Carnival Celebrations?
Mar 9, 2011
Rio de Janeiro: Carnival 2011
Feb 25, 2011
Conjunctivitis Clusters in Brazil
Over the last week over 150 cases of conjunctivitis were reported in the city of Goioerê (located in Parana State), with 52 of those cases occurring over the weekend. At about 29,000 inhabitants...Feb 3, 2011
Hepatitis A Hovers over Mato Grosso
In Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, 32 cases of Hepatitis A were confirmed by the state Secretary of Health in the city of Santo Antônio do Leste (located 379 kilometers south of Cuiabá). There is...Feb 3, 2011
Leptospirosis in Brazil
On February 2nd, an outbreak of leptospirosis was reported in two cities of Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil, with Teresópolis reporting 2 confirmed cases and Nova Friburgo reporting 26 confirmed...Nov 17, 2010
Dengue in Brazil and Miami
Since January 2010, Brazil has seen a 90% increase in deaths from Dengue as compared to the same period last year. Many of the deaths have been from type 1 Dengue, which had been largely absent in...Oct 19, 2010
Update on KPC in Brazil’s Federal District
In the capital city of Brazil, the Department of Health has acknowledged an increase (English translation) of hospital related bacterial infections, triggering warnings and widespread concern...
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