The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil since January 1 is four times higher than the same period last year, government data showed Saturday, ahead of the launch of a vaccination campaign.Two weeks ago, the Brazilian government announced that a free vaccination campaign targeting 3.2 million people would take place in February, with priority given to children aged 10 to 14, the group with the highest number of hospitalizations.

The number of dengue fever cases in Brazil since January 1 is four times higher than the same period last year, government data showed Saturday, ahead of the launch of a vaccination campaign.

In the first four weeks of 2024, 262,247 probable cases were recorded, compared to 65,366 in the same period last year, according to the latest figures available from the Brazilian Health Ministry’s database.

Fabio Baccheretti, president of the National Council of Health Secretaries, pointed to high temperatures as a major factor behind the spread of the mosquito-born illness.

“The record temperatures at the end of last year, with the El Nino phenomenon, are a new and determining factor,” he told AFP.

  • Avg@lemm.eeEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I had covid and dengue back to back, fucking sucked. The worst part is that dengue is more dangerous after you’ve had it once before. US doesn’t offer vaccines unless you are in impacted areas which I’m not but travel to often.