Dengue fever: Uruguay’s 1st local transmission?, Brazil tops 100,000 cases in January

Health officials in Uruguay reports what may be the country's first case of autochthonous, or locally acquired dengue fever case in a Montevideo woman. The 31-year-old female developed fever and joint pain on Feb. 5. On Feb. 9, she sought medical attention and, on the same day, her samples were collected for laboratory testing. The samples ["]