DENGUE FEVER:

- Thailand. 13 May 2011. From the beginning of this year [1 Jan 2011]
until 10 May 2011, there have been 9418 dengue fever patients
nationwide and 7 fatalities, whereas 16 110 patients and 20 fatalities
were recorded during the same period last year [2010]. The central
region has the most infections so far with 5244 plus one death,
followed by the south with 1796 patients and 2 deaths. Provinces most
prone to dengue fever include Krabi, Samut Sakhon, Satun, Songkhla,
Ratchaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Nakhon Sawan, Chon Buri and Trat.
<http://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news.php?id=255405130012>
[A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Thailand can be accessed
at <http://healthmap.org/r/00cC>. - Mod.TY]
- Brazil (Ceara state). 14 May 2011. The number of cities in Ceara
having a dengue epidemic has increased. Now there are 35
municipalities that have dengue deaths or have an incidence of cases
over 300 per 100 000 population, criteria that the State Secretariat
of Health use for epidemiological classification. There are now 39
deaths with another 31 under investigation. There are 17 066 confirmed
[dengue] cases up to now. At the beginning of April 2011, there were
27 cities with [dengue] epidemics.
<http://www.opovo.com.br/app/opovo/fortaleza/2011/05/14/noticiafortalezajornal,2243296/35-municipios-em-epidemia.shtml>
in Portuguese, trans. Mod.TY
[A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Ceara state can be
accessed at <http://healthmap.org/r/00Sq> - Mod.TY]
- Brazil (Sao Caetano, Sao Paulo state). 13 May 2011. From the
beginning of the year [2011] up to 9 [May 2011], 43 dengue cases have
been reported in Sao Caetano, with 19 of these confirmed. A dozen
cases have been discarded, and 12 await laboratory results.
<http://www.jornalabcreporter.com.br/noticia_completa.asp?destaque=13456>
in Portuguese, trans. Mod.TY
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Thailand can be accessed
at <http://healthmap.org/r/0QIh>. - Mod.TY]
- Brazil (Alto Floresta, Mato Grosso state). 12 May 2011. Suspected
dengue cases now total 173 between January and April [2011], a
reduction of approximately 47 per cent in relation to last year
[2010], when there were 325. Nevertheless, the Department of
Environmental Surveillance does not discard the possibility of an
epidemic due to the high prevalence of mosquito infestation in
different parts of the city, such as the Setor Norte 3, with [an
_Aedes aegypti_ household index of] 4.08 per cent.
<http://www.24horasnews.com.br/index.php?mat=368761> in Portuguese,
trans. Mod.TY
[A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map showing the location of Alto
Floresta in northern Mato Grosso state can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/r/00L->. - Mod.TY]
- Brazil (Rio de Janeiro state). 12 May 2011. In just the 1st 5
months of 2011, the number of dengue deaths in Rio de Janeiro
registered a 35 per cent increase in relation to all of 2010. Up to
last Wednesday (11 [May 2011]), the state Secretariat of Health
confirmed 66 [dengue] deaths, versus 43 totaled between January and
December of last year [2010]. The [case] count for last week was 14
deaths. The number of people suspected of dengue [infections] in the
state reached 677 per day, with a resulting total of 85 425 cases.
According to the Secretariat of Health, 18 municipalities have reached
epidemic status.
<http://www.correiodopovo-al.com.br/v3/mundo/13989-Mortes-por-dengue-superam-total-2010-Rio.html>

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