Tag: Ricardo Barros

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 09:29 UTC

  Yellow fever in Brazil: extended vaccine fractionation because of lack of supplies

  

  The Brazilian Ministry of Health has reported that from July 1, 2017 to February 15 of this year, 409 cases of yellow fever were confirmed in the country, 183 in São Paulo, 157 in Minas Gerais, 68 in Rio de Janeiro and 1 in the Federal District. There were also 118 deaths throughout the country, 44 in Minas Gerais, 46 in São Paulo, 27 in Rio de Janeiro and one death in the Federal District.