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LATIN AMERICA
NEWS BRIEFS
| Friday
04
March 2011 |
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Dengue
Grips
Brazilian
Amazon
Brasilia
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The
Brazilian
state of
Amazonas
is going
through
its
third
dengue
epidemic,
the
second-worst
in its
history.
As of
Tuesday,
15,548
cases
had been
reported,
a figure
only
exceeded
by the
19,000
cases
registered
in 2001.
The
State
Secretariat
of
Health (SUSAM)
said
that the
first
dengue
epidemic
took
place in
1998,
when
13,000
cases
were
reported,
but only
dengue
type 1.
Dengue
type 1
and 2
were
seen in
2001,
according
to the
Amazonas
state
health
authorities,
who
emphasized
the risk
of the
current
dengue
epidemic
due to
the
presence
of all
four
types of
dengue.
Nine
deaths
had been
confirmed
as of
March 1,
all of
them
from
dengue
type 1
and 2.
Two of
the dead
were
minors
and
seven
were
young
and
adults.
Four
other
deaths
were
being
investigated
to
confirm
whether
dengue
was the
cause.
The
state
health
authorities
said the
epidemic
had
spread
to two
municipalities:
Manaus,
the
state
capital,
and Tefe.
As of
Tuesday,
10,798
cases
had been
reported
in
Manaus.
Health
authorities
said the
spread
of
dengue
is
escalating,
with
over 230
cases
reported
daily.
Ninety-eight
percent
of
dengue
patients
present
classic
symptoms
such as
high
fever
with
headache
and
aches
all over
the body
and
joints.
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