dengue

WHO reports 5.5 million of dengue cases, 5000 deaths in 2023

Published on: February 13, 2024
17:18

Geneva, Feb 13 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reported that 5.5 million people worldwide got infected with dengue in 2023 and 5,000 passed away.

Brazil with more than 10,000 deaths from dengue fever in a decade

Published on: February 7, 2024
09:59

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil recorded 10,027 deaths and 16 million probable cases of dengue fever between 2004 and 2023, according to the Ministry of Health, quoted by the R7 portal.

Brazil´s Health Minister calls nationals to unite against dengue

Published on: February 7, 2024
01:03

Brasilia, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Brazil´s Health Minister Nísia Trindade has called states, municipalities and civil society to make a joint effort to fight off dengue.

State of emergency due to dengue fever in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Published on: February 5, 2024
11:44

Brasilia, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Mayor Eduardo Paes decreed a state of emergency in public health in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro due to dengue, as published today in the Official Gazette of the territory.

Alert in Costa Rica on increase of dengue cases

Published on: January 31, 2024
10:15

San José, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Costa Rica report 576 cases of dengue fever, increasing the statistics compared to 2023, which only reported 45 patients, according to the media.

Paraguayan hospital beds full of dengue and Covid-19 cases

Published on: January 11, 2024
09:25

Asunción, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Paraguay has 80% of its hospital beds occupied by cases of the so-called "co-infection" of dengue and Covid-19, which concentrates both diseases in the same patient, ABC TV reports.

The Americas reports nearly 80 percent of dengue cases globally – WHO

Published on: December 22, 2023
16:26

Geneva, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) In 2023, the number of dengue cases around the world increased, most of them in the Americas, while half of global population is at risk of becoming infected, the WHO warned on Friday.

Sri Lanka and Cuba foster agriculture and fight dengue fever

Published on: December 16, 2023
08:39

Colombo, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena reportedly advocated for strengthening cooperation with Cuba in health care, the fight against the dengue epidemic, and agriculture.

Four dengue serotypes circulating in Costa Rica

Published on: December 7, 2023
11:50

San José, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) In addition to serotypes one and two of dengue that circulate regularly in Costa Rica, health authorities report an increase of variants three and four of this virus caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Cuban President congratulates health workers on LatAm Medicine Day

Published on: December 3, 2023
10:32

Doha, Dec 3 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel sent congratulations to the health workers of the region on Latin American Medicine Day on Sunday.

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