The municipality started a new release of wolbitos—mosquitoes infected with the Wolbachia bacteria. The microorganisms are used to combat arboviruses such as dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, as they prevent the viruses that cause these diseases from developing inside their main carrier.
The cold front arriving in the region Friday should bring rainfall of up to 100mm in 24h, plus flooding and landslides. In Rio de Janeiro state, precipitation could reach 200mm by Sunday.
The inquiry is being held in secret and no details can yet be obtained about the reasons that led the Federal Police and the Superior Court of Justice to send the case to the country’s top court.
The chosen location for the memorial, Health Minister Nísia Trindade said, is the ministry’s Cultural Center in Rio de Janeiro. The disease is reported to have killed 710 thousand Brazilians.
Local authorities have announced the establishment of an Emergency Health Operations Center dedicated to addressing dengue, bringing together all health sectors.
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