Dengue Virus

Brazil declares epidemic 'under control'

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, May 28th, 2002

Brazil's health minister has declared a dengue fever epidemic that killed at least 50 people and infected more than 150,000 "under control."

There were no more than 6000 cases reported nationwide in the first 2 weeks of April compared with 100,000 cases in February and 60,000 cases in March, Barjas Negri said.

"If this keeps up we will end April with only 10,000 or so reported cases," Negri told reporters. "The epidemic is under control but we have to remain alert that this doesn't happen again next summer."

The most common form of dengue causes severe headaches and joint pains but is usually not deadly and most sufferers recover...

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