Brail’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock confirmed Thursday (Mar. 2) that the case of mad cow disease discovered in the municipality of Marabá, Pará state is atypical (atypical type H), in other...

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  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever Brazil health officials are reporting a dramatic increase in dengue fever cases during the first 23 weeks of 2019, according to recent data from the...

The bacteria that causes leprosy, a chronic disease that can lead to disfigurement and nerve damage, is known to be transmitted to humans from nine-banded armadillos. A new study in PLOS Neglected Tropical...

Health officials in Pará state in northern Brazil are concerned about the number of Chagas disease cases seen this year as two fatalities were reported recently in the city of Barcarena, according to...