Brazil identifies domestic cases of Chikungunya infection in 6 states

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Re: Brazil identifies domestic cases of Chikungunya infection in 5 states

Re: Brazil identifies domestic cases of Chikungunya infection in 5 states

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Cases of chikungunya have already reached 828

Survey by the Ministry of Health took into account all the cases registered up to October 25

The number of cases of chikungunya virus "cousin" of dengue fever reached 828 until October 25, reported the Ministry of Health on Wednesday night (29)

Of this total, 39 cases are imported, ie Brazilians who were infected abroad. The remaining 789 are autochthonous infections occurring within the national territory. Almost all of the cases are concentrated in municipalities in Bahia and Oiapoque (AP). A case was registered in Minas Gerais.

This is the first year that the country's national registers cases of chikungunya. Before that, only three cases had been identified in Brazil, all imported in 2010.

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20/11/2014

With 16 reported cases, Goiás fears epidemic of chikungunya


Health Department expects 300,000 cases only in Goiania within three months.

Among the actions to prevent the disease is the fight Aedes aegypti.

The State Department of Health (SES) has already notified 16 cases of chikungunya fever, viral disease similar to dengue in Goiás. Of these, two diagnoses were confirmed. The government fears a possible epidemic of infection.

"What is expected to chikungunya in this period of two to three months, only in Goiânia, is more than 300 thousand cases. It is a very worrying situation as a result of this highly pathogenic disease, high attack rate ", calculates the dengue control coordinator and chikungunya of SES, Murilo do Carmo Silva.

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20/11/2014

The number of suspected cases of chikungunya in Bahia rises to 1,848

Among the affected cities are Feira de Santana, Salvador and Alagoinhas.
Age group most affected comprises adults aged 20 to 49 years.

A new statement released by the Department of Health of Bahia (Sesab) reveals that rose to 1,848 the number of suspected cases of chikungunya in 68 municipalities in Bahia until Wednesday (19). Until Nov. 12, had been 1,755 cases reported in 57 cities.

According to the state report, the cities with confirmed cases are: Feira de Santana (563) , Riach?o Jacu?pe (196), Salvador (2), Alagoinhas (1) waterfall (1) and Am?lia Rodrigues (1).

The Sesab points out that people who contracted chikungunya have some sort of bond with Feira de Santana . According to the Secretariat, among the reported cases, 28 were hospitalized.

The most affected age group comprises adults aged 20 to 49 years. Most cases occurred in women (66.54%).

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02/12/2014

Brazil has 1,364 cases of chikungunya, says Ministry of Health

Bahia, Amapá, Minas Gerais and Mato Grosso do Sul had transmission.
Chikungunya causes symptoms similar to dengue, but is less lethal.

Until the 15th of November, 1364 cases of chikungunya virus infection were diagnosed in Brazil. Of the total, 1,293 were transmitted within the country itself (autochthonous cases). Another 71 cases were imported, that is, the patients were infected while traveling to other countries. The information was released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday (2).

There were 759 cases of internal transmission in Bahia, 531 in Amapá, 2 in Ontario and 1 in Mato Grosso do Sul.

Of the total cases, 125 were confirmed by laboratory examination and 1,239 by clinical and epidemiological criteria. According to the Ministry, when there is intense transmission in a given region, the diagnosis can be made by observing the symptoms, if the patient has had contact with other infected people.

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