30 May 2016

BRAZIL: MEDICAL & PERSONAL INJURY RISKS

INFECTION

Chikungunya 21,000 in 2015 Aedes aegypti A albopictus

Dengue 1.6-million in 2015  Aedes aegypti  A.albopictus

Leishmania infantum Transmitted by Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. Vector mainly dogs. Incidence 1.9/100,000.

Trypanosoma Cruzi (Chaga's Disease) " Barbiero" in Brazil. Spread through faeces of Triatomid insects; contaminated food; blood transfusion;.

Zika virus Aedes aegypti  & A.albopictus

BOMBING & SHOOTING eg 2013 Boston Marathon. ; 1972 Munich Olympics attack.

KIDNAPPING:: BBC reports in Mexico 270 a day kidnapping INSURANCE advised