BRASILIA, March 11 (NNN=PRENSA LATINA) — Brazil recorded an average of 19,700 dengue cases per day from Jan 1 to March 8, and in that period the nation counted up 1.3 million dengue patients, local press revealed on Sunday.
According to data from the Health Ministry’s Arbovirosis (virus generally transmitted by mosquitoes) Monitoring Panel, there were also 363 confirmed deaths from dengue, and 763 are under investigation.
From the beginning of 2024 until Friday, Brazil registered 1,342,086 suspected dengue cases.
The Federal District (DF) is the region with the highest dengue incidence in the country (with 4,344 cases per 100,000 inhabitants). It is followed by the states of Minas Gerais (2,262), Espirito Santo (1,275), Parana (1,127) and Goias (1,117). The most affected age group is between 30 and 39 years, followed by 40 to 49 and 50 to 59. Women represent the majority of dengue cases (55.5%).
With an incidence of 635 cases per 100,000 inhabitants by 2024, the disease is considered an epidemic, according to criteria of the Brazilian Ministry and the World Health Organization. Earlier this week, the Ministry announced R$ 1.5 billion (about USD 300 million) to states and municipalities to support fighting off the virus.
The health cabinet reinforces that the moment is to intensify prevention, care, and joint actions with governors, mayors, and the whole society for the removal of the dengue-transmitting mosquito (Aedes aegypti) sites. — NNN-PRENSA LATINA
