NewsDesk @bactiman63 Of the three main diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, chikungunya is the only one that shows an increase in cases this year in Brazil compared to 2019, the year of the last survey...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Brazil Ministry of Health, 162,407 probable cases of chikungunya were reported through August 31, an 89.4 percent increase compared to the same period in 2021. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Brazil Ministry of Health on June 4, six suspected monkeypox cases have been reported in the country- Ceará (1), Santa Catarina (1), Rio Grande do Sul (1), Mato...

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  @infectiousdiseasenews Case counts The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil rose to 12,345, including 581 deaths. São Paulo has reported the most cases and deaths of all Brazilian...

The Secretary of Health of the State of Ceará in northeastern Brazil announced receiving reports of three suspect cases of “black urine disease” last week. The cases are being investigated...

Microcephaly is a medical condition in which the circumference of the head is smaller than normal because the brain has not developed properly or has stopped growing.  In northeast Brazil, they have seen...

The Secretary of Health of Ceará (SESA) has confirmed at least 10 cases of Zika virus (ZikaV) in the state, according to a Globo report (computer translated). The information was released on Thursday...