NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a recent report on measles in Brazil, a new case of measles registered in São Paulo turned on the alerts among the health authorities: it was the third record...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Ministry of Health, in the 90 day period from December 11 to the end of February 2022, 10 confirmed cases of measles were reported. The cases were reported in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The State Department of Health (Sesa) in Ceará state in northeastern Brazil has confirmed the first measles case in 16 months. The case, a 3-year-old child, was reported in July...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In 2020, Brazil health officials reported 8,448 confirmed measles cases, including 10 deaths. Pará State saw the most cases with 5,385 confirmed cases, followed by Rio de Janeiro...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Of the 8,479 confirmed cases of measles reported in the Western Hemisphere during the first nine-plus months of 2020, nearly 97 percent have been reported in Brazil, and while...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews While most of the attention on infectious diseases in Brazil is focused on the rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in the country (465,000 cases and 28,000 deaths), other...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews As 2019 comes to a close, UN health officials say Brazil accounted for the vast majority of measles cases in the Americas region. Through December 12, Brazil reported...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Eight out of 10 measles cases reported in the Americas this year have been in Brazil, according to the Pan American Health Organization Friday. Between 1 January...