RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city said in its official gazette on Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil.
Since the beginning of 2024, the municipality has registered more than 10,000 dengue cases.
On Monday, the Brazilian air force set up a 60-bed field hospital in the Federal District in Ceilandia that was due to begin treating patients.
In such cases, dengue can be fatal.
In March 2023, Brazil approved a vaccine against dengue and became the first country in the world to offer a dengue vaccine through the public health system, according to the health ministry.
Persons:
Brig, Marcelo Kanitz Damascene, Eduardo Paes, “ cariocas, —, ” Paes
Organizations:
RIO DE, Federal, World Health Organization, WHO, Rio
Locations:
RIO DE JANEIRO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Rio, Minas Gerais, Goias, Federal, Ceilandia