The Pan American Health Organization attributes the epidemic to factors such as the El Niño phenomenon, characterized by abnormal warming of the Pacific Ocean waters.
Socially determined diseases claimed over 59 thousand lives in Brazil from 2017 to 2021. The diseases targeted for elimination include malaria, Chagas disease, schistosomiasis, syphilis, hepatitis B, and HIV.
According to the Pan American Health Organization, most infections are asymptomatic, but 5 to 10 out of every 100 infected individuals may experience flu-like symptoms.
According to PAHO, the recent cholera outbreak in Haiti, cases of monkeypox, COVID-19 infections, and low polio vaccination rates threaten several countries.
The 50 thousand doses requested by Brazil from the Pan-American Health Organization will be aimed at health agents dealing with contaminated materials, the minister said.
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