Proliferation of the dengue, Zika and chikungunya prompts ‘state of emergency’ in NE Brazil
by Robert Herriman from Outbreak News Today on (#W5XR)
A state of emergency has been declared in northeast Brazil's Pernambuco state due to the proliferation of the viruses, dengue, Zika and chikungunya in the region, all transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector. The emergency decrees were signed Sunday by Pernambuco Governor Paulo Camara and the mayor of the capital city of Recife, Geraldo Julio, according to ["]
