Insecticide Spraying Needed To Control Yellow Fever In Paraguay And Brazil

National health authorities have reported the first cases of yellow fever in Paraguay. In the past two months, the number of cases reported by neighboring Brazilian health authorities has more than quadrupled, and deaths have more than doubled 2007 annual figures to 13 - though local media suggests the number of deaths may be as high as 16.

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Filed under: Tropical on February 26th, 2008