Click to Translate to English Click to Translate to French  Click to Translate to Spanish  Click to Translate to German  Click to Translate to Italian  Click to Translate to Japanese  Click to Translate to Chinese Simplified  Click to Translate to Korean  Click to Translate to Arabic  Click to Translate to Russian  Click to Translate to Portuguese
Forum Home Forum Home > Emerging Disease Tracking > Zika Virus
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Brazil says emergency is over
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Online Discussion: Tracking new emerging diseases and the next pandemic.

Brazil says emergency is over
 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
EdwinSm, View Drop Down
Adviser Group
Adviser Group


Joined: April 03 2013
Status: Offline
Points: 4705 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote EdwinSm, Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Brazil says emergency is over
    Posted: May 11 2017 at 9:32pm
Some good news, but the report does not go into why the numbers have dropped.

Originally posted by BBC BBC wrote:

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases.

The number of cases dropped 95% between January and April, compared to the same period a year ago, officials said.....

There were 7,911 cases of Zika from January to April this year, compared to 170,535 cases reported in the same time last year, the health ministry said in a statement (in Portuguese).

No deaths related to the virus have been reported this year, it added, saying that eight people died last year.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39892479
Back to Top
jacksdad View Drop Down
Chief Moderator
Chief Moderator
Avatar

Joined: September 08 2007
Location: San Diego
Status: Offline
Points: 38451 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote jacksdad Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2017 at 8:35am
Interesting. I wonder what's behind the sudden appearance, and subsequent decline? It certainly hit the ground running in that part of the world.

Without diminishing the personal tragedy of the victims, I never felt Zika was going to be a major public health issue, but as unpredictable as this virus has shown itself to be, it would probably be wise not to drop our guard yet. If nothing else, it will help with other vector borne threats like West Nile, chikungunya, dengue fever, and malaria.
"Buy it cheap. Stack it deep"
"Any community that fails to prepare, with the expectation that the federal government will come to the rescue, will be tragically wrong." Michael Leavitt, HHS Secretary.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down