Dengue fever has killed over 2,000 people in Brazil while almost 4.2 million cases of the malady have been confirmed this year in South America s largest country. The incidence rate of the disease is 2,056.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The daily bulletin on dengue cases issued by the Ministry of Health this Wednesday afternoon (10/4) shows that the Federal Territory recorded 234 deaths
Brasilia, Apr 8 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded a total of 1,116 deaths from dengue in the first 13 weeks of 2024, according to the Health Ministry's Arbovirosis Panel.
Dengue fever has killed over 1,000 Brazilians so far this year while other 1,531 deaths are under investigation, federal authorities admitted Wednesday. The Health Ministry s Arbovirus Panel said 1,020 deaths from the disease have been recorded whereas the total number of casualties from the same ailment in 2023 amounted to 1,079. The country has recorded some 2.6 million infections, Agencia Brasil also reported.
The Minister of Health Surveillance, Ethel Maciel, said on Tuesday (2) that the majority of Brazilian states have already emerged from the peak of dengue