Brazil snaps into action in response to dengue fever outbreak
Heath authorities in Rio de Janeiro have been working to capture and identify infected mosquitoes as an outbreak of dengue fever hit several of Brazil's cities. The rise in dengue cases across Brazil has caused several states to declare public health emergencies. Among them are Acre, Minas Gerais and Goias, the Federal District and the city of Rio de Janeiro. Cases of type 3 virus (DENV-3), which had not been circulating in the country since 2002, began to be reported, prompting Rio de Janeiro's health department to begin a project of vacuuming the mosquitoes to identify the type of virus they...