It was in 2015 when researchers were attempting to capture tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) in the Brazilian Cerrado to install monitoring collars so they could study the species. While trying to complete the anesthetic procedure, they noticed that the anesthesia was not working, and as a result, they had to supplement the doses for the procedure […]
Paraná state reports 1,836 new dengue cases, 3 deaths Paraná state reports 1,836 new dengue cases, 3 deaths
The weekly dengue bulletin published by the Secretary of State for Health in Paraná, Brazil confirms 1,836 new cases of the disease and three deaths. The data accumulated in the epidemiological period, which started in August last year, registered 16,679 confirmed cases and 22 deaths, in addition to 72,775 notifications, 32,680 discarded cases and 13,385 under investigation.
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In Paraná, 358 municipalities have notifications for dengue and 267 have confirmed cases.
The three new deaths in this period refer to a 71-year-old woman from the municipality of Matelândia (West) with comorbidities, and a 91-year-old man and a 79-year-old woman, both without comorbidities and residents of Londrina (North) . The deaths were recorded on April 28, April 12 and May 2, respectively.