Get our news on your inbox! x

Remember me Forgot password

MercoPress, en Español

Montevideo, May 17th 2024 - 18:40 UTC

Tag: Dengue, Zika, and Chikungunya

  • Friday, April 12th 2024 - 22:20 UTC

    Brazil accounts for nearly 70% of dengue cases in LatAm and Caribbean

    Still, Brazil has reduced the number of deaths in the current dengue epidemic from previous years

    According to a survey conducted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Brazil accounted for almost 70% of dengue cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, where some 4.6 million infections were confirmed this year, representing a 237% interannual increase, Agencia Brasil reported. PAHO is the arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Americas.