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In Brasile la dengue supera i 2 milioni di casi, è record

epa11228666 A worker fumigates a classroom at a school to prevent the proliferation of the dengue-transmitting mosquito Aedes aegypti, on 16 March 2024, in the administrative region of Ceilandia, in Brasilia, Brazil (issued 18 March 2024). Brazil broke the historical record of dengue cases on 18 March, with more than 1.88 million infections in just over two and a half months compared to 1.68 in all of 2015, the year that had the maximum number of records until date. The country already exceeds the total reported in the previous record year by 200,000 cases, according to data released by the Ministry of Health, which represents a new milestone for a disease on the rise due to climate change. EPA/ANDRE BORGES
epa11228666 A worker fumigates a classroom at a school to prevent the proliferation of the dengue-transmitting mosquito Aedes aegypti, on 16 March 2024, in the administrative region of Ceilandia, in Brasilia, Brazil (issued 18 March 2024). Brazil broke the historical record of dengue cases on 18 March, with more than 1.88 million infections in just over two and a half months compared to 1.68 in all of 2015, the year that had the maximum number of records until date. The country already exceeds the total reported in the previous record year by 200,000 cases, according to data released by the Ministry of Health, which represents a new milestone for a disease on the rise due to climate change. EPA/ANDRE BORGES
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ROMA, 22 MAR - Il Brasile ha superato la soglia dei 2 milioni di casi di dengue nel 2024, un record storico, secondo un rapporto pubblicato dal Ministero della Salute. Il Paese ha registrato 2.010.896 casi, compresi quelli confermati e quelli sotto indagine, con un coefficiente di incidenza di 990,3 casi per 100.000 abitanti, ha riferito il gruppo di monitoraggio del Ministero. I decessi confermati sono 682 e altri 1042 sono in fase di indagine. Secondo le autorità, il Brasile non ha registrato un numero così elevato di casi in un solo anno da più di un ventennio.

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