Brazil's authorities on Tuesday reported the first domestically contracted cases of the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus, prompting the government to announce it was stepping up attempts to control the disease.
Sep 17, 2014
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Brazil said Wednesday it has temporarily suspended the import of breast implants pending quality control tests in the wake of last December's health scare over defective French-made implants.
Mar 21, 2012
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Two years after Brazil began emerging from its pandemic horror show thanks to a massive immunization campaign, officials face a paradoxical predicament: vaccination rates have plunged, and not just for COVID-19.
Jul 10, 2023
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The World Health Organization voiced alarm Monday over a rapid worsening of the COVID-19 situations in Brazil and Mexico, urging them to be "very serious" about halting the spread.
Nov 30, 2020
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Deep in Amazonia, Raimundo Pereira expertly cuts a gash in a rubber tree to collect white sap destined for the nearby factory at Xapuri, the world's only producer of contraceptives made from tropical forest latex.
Nov 28, 2014
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Already reeling from one of the highest death tolls in the pandemic, Brazil is bracing for the threat of a third wave of COVID-19, fueled by vaccination delays and a lack of containment measures.
Jun 8, 2021
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Brazil's Health Ministry says that cases of chikungunya are soaring this year in Latin America's biggest country.
Nov 24, 2016
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The government of Rio de Janeiro state will distribute more than three million condoms free of charge during Brazil's five-day carnival that begins Friday.
Feb 16, 2012
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Children aged 8-13 years are being sought for a University of South Australia study to test whether nuts can improve their cognitive ability.
Jun 22, 2018
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Latin America saw its coronavirus cases pass 300,000 on Thursday as the region's death toll topped 16,000, according to an AFP count.
May 7, 2020
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