Health experts are warning of an anticipated surge of Dengue Fever in North and South America. The potentially deadly, mosquito-borne disease is currently spreading across Brazil. Dr. Albert Ko, a professor at the Yale School of Public Health, joined CBS News to discuss the illness. Source
Brazil has a Dengue emergency, portending a health crisis for the Americas spokesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from spokesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Brazil is experiencing an enormous outbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is a harbinger of a coming surge in cases in the Americas, including Puerto Rico. Brazil’s Health Ministry warns that it expects more than 4.2 million cases this year, outstripping the 4.1 million cases the Pan American Health Organization recorded for all 42 countries in the region last year. Brazil was due for a bad dengue year — numbers of cases of the viru