Brazil: 2015 Dengue

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Source: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/brazil-drought-linked-to-surge-of-dengue-in-january-26188/

Brazil: Drought linked to surge of dengue in January
Posted by Robert Herriman on February 8, 2015
Brazil is experiencing one the worst droughts ever due to a multitude of reasons- Inadequate water management, increased urbanization, deforestation and low rainfall levels during ?rainy season?.


Malay Mail Online reports, Sao Paulo, the most populous city in South America, is the city worst hit by the drought. Local governments are partially to blame as officials have let pipes go without upgrades for too long. According to a recent government report, 37 per cent of the city?s tap water is lost due to leaky pipes. Rising population density and increased water consumption also placed extra pressure on already inadequate infrastructure.

An additional issue has been linked to the Brazilian drought?a dengue fever surge, according to the Brazilian Health Ministry...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.laprensasa.com/309_ameri...up-57-pct-in-january-due-to-water-crisis.html

Cases of dengue in Brazil up 57 pct in January due to water crisis
BRAZIL DENGUE | 07 de febrero de 2015

Brasilia, Feb 7 (EFE).- Dengue cases in Brazil rose by 57 percent in January, an increase that the Brazilian government partially attributed Saturday to the water crisis in the country's southeastern region.

In the first four weeks of the year, the South American country registered 40,196 cases of dengue, compared with 26,017 in the same period of 2014, the Brazilian Health Ministry said.

Health Minister Arthur Chioro said the water shortage has led many people to store water in their homes out of fear that their supply could be cut off at any time, which in turn creates breeding grounds for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which carries dengue fever and the chikungunya virus...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.emtempo.com.br/casos-de-dengue-aumentam-139-no-pais/

Google translation:

Dengue cases increased 139% in the country
March 7, 2015 Country

The Health Minister Arthur Chioro, on Saturday (6) in the first two months of the year, an increase of 139% in reported cases of dengue, compared to the same period last year. In January and February 2015, were 174,670 records, against 73,130 in the first quarter 2014.

The figures were released at an event in which were gathered over 600 managers and clinical directors responsible for the basic health units in the city of S?o Paulo.

The ministry said the preliminary numbers of deaths, health problems and the new name dengue with warning signs fell 28% and totaled 555 cases. Last year, there were 771.

From January to February, the reduction was 17.2% in severe cases, falling from 93 in 2014 to 77 in 2015. The decline in deaths was 37% (62 in 2014 to 39 in the first two months of 2015).

The Ministry of Health transferred R $ 150 million to states and municipalities to improve the fight against mosquitoes transmitting dengue and chikungunya fever.
Of this total, US $ 121.8 million was allocated to the city health department and R $ 28.2 million to the state departments.

By Agency Brazil

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/intern...azilian-cities-register-dengue-epidemic.shtml

One in Ten Brazilian Cities Register Dengue Epidemic
03/19/2015 - 09h30
NAT?LIA CANCIAN
FROM BRAS?LIA

About one in ten Brazilian cities have already registered epidemic rates of dengue this year, according to a survey by the Ministry of Health made at Folha's request.

This means that in 511 municipalities in the country, the incidence of dengue exceeds 300 cases per 100,000 inhabitants ? or is above the parameter set by the World Health Organization for the disease...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.espnfc.com/corinthians/s...uerrero-diagnosed-with-dengue-fever-in-brazil

Peru striker Paolo Guerrero diagnoBy Associated Press
7 hours ago

SAO PAULO -- A Brazilian hospital says Peru striker Paolo Guerrero has dengue fever.

The Corinthians player has been hospitalised since Saturday with high fever and body pain. Doctors suspected the mosquito-borne disease was to blame and tests released on Tuesday confirmed the diagnosis...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Bulletin
Epidemiological
Secretariat of Health Surveillance - Ministry of Health
Volume 46
No. 11-2015
ISSN 2358-9450

Dengue
In 2015, 460,502 cases were reported notified of dengue in the country until the week
epidemiological (SE) 12 (04/01/15 28/03/15 to) (Figure 1). The Southeast region had the largest number
of reported cases (304 251 cases; 66.1%) in the total of the country, followed by regions
Midwest (59 855 cases; 13%), Northeast (51 221 cases; 11.1%), North (19,402 cases; 4.2%)
and South (25,773 cases; 5.6%) (Table 1).

Analysis of the incidence (number of cases / 100,000 inhab.) by region shows
increase in 2015 in all regions the country, with the Midwest and the Southeast
presenting the highest incidence: 393.3 cases / 100,000 inhabitants. and 357.5 cases / 100,000 inhabitants.,
respectively. Among the states, stand out Monitoring of cases of
dengue and chikungunya fever up Epidemiological Week 12, 2015
Acre (882.5 cases / 100,000 inhab.), Goi?s (702.4 cases / 100,000 inhab.) and S?o Paulo (585.5 cases
/ 100,000 inhab.) (Table 1).

In Table 2, the municipalities are presented with the highest incidence per stratum
population. Stand out from St. John's Caiu? / PR, with 16,760.4 cases / 100,000 inhabitants.
(Population <100,000 inhab.); Catanduva / SP, with 9037.3 cases / 100,000 inhabitants. (Population
100 thousand to 499 thousand inhabitants.); Sorocaba / SP, with 1948.6 cases / 100,000 inhabitants. (Population
500 thousand to 999 thousand inhabitants.); and Campinas / SP, with 1.707,9casos / 100,000 inhabitants. (Population> 1
million inhab.).

Severe cases and deaths
In 2015, to the SE 12, were confirmed 235 cases of severe dengue and 2,967 cases of dengue
alarm signals. In the same period of 2014 were confirmed 169 severe cases and 1,605
cases of dengue with warning signs.

The region with the highest number of records severe and alarm signals cases is the region
Southeast (166 serious; 2,517 with alarm signals) with the following distribution among states:
Sao Paulo (136 serious; 2,382 with signs of alarm), Minas Gerais (8 bass, 75 with signs of
alarm), Rio de Janeiro (15 serious; 35com signs alarm) and Holy Spirit (7 serious; 25 with
alarm signals).

There was also confirmation of 132 deaths,
This represents an increase of 29% in the country
compared to the same period 2014, when 102 deaths were confirmed.
The Southeast region concentrates 83% of deaths of country, determined mainly by higher
records in the state of S?o Paulo (Table 3).

There are 126 severe cases and with signs of alarm and 111 deaths in research that may
be confirmed or discarded in the next weeks.
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http://portalsaude.saude.gov.br/images/pdf/2015/abril/17/Boletim-Dengue-SE12-2015.pdf

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.eurasiareview.com/30042015-brazil-over-200000-cases-of-dengue-fever-in-sao-paolo-state/


Brazil: Over 200,000 Cases Of Dengue Fever In Sao Paolo State
April 30, 2015
By MISNA

Over 222,000 cases of haemorrhagic Dengue fever have been confirmed in 645 cities of the southern State of Sao Paulo since the start of 2015, marking a historic record based on data released by the Epidemiological monitoring center (CVE).

Just in the first three weeks of April, 32,472 suspected cases were reported, 10,902 of which confirmed. The outbreak has already left 125 dead in the State, nearing the 140 deaths in Sao Paulo in all of 2012, which had at the time marked a record number of deaths.

It is highly probable that the current number will increase, since other 90 deaths are suspected to have been caused by the Dengue fever, reports the Folha newspaper...

 

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Source: http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/188361/dengue-epidemic-in-brazil-death-toll-of-223-

Monday, May 4, 2015
Dengue epidemic in Brazil, death toll of 223

Brazil has registered 223 deaths this year due to dengue which positions the country on an epidemic alert, according to data obtained form the Health Ministry and revealed by the "O Estado de Sao Paulo? journal...