Brazil's First Urban Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nearly a Century May Have Been Fueled by a Surprising Culprit
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Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2,000 people fell ill with yellow fever in Brazil, and nearly 750 of them died. It was the country’s first urban outbreak of the disease in decades.
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Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2,000 people fell ill with yellow fever in Brazil, and nearly 750 of them died. It was the country’s first urban outbreak of the disease in decades. Now, scientists have proposed a possible explanation of how the deadly epidemic unfolded. In a study published August 14 in the journal Science Advances, they make the case that an extreme, once-in-a-century drought may have helped the disease proliferate.
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- Between 2016 and 2018, more than 2,000 people fell ill with yellow fever in Brazil, and nearly 750 of them died. It was the country’s first urban outbreak of the disease in decades.
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Brazil's First Urban Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nearly a Century May Have Been Fueled by a Surprising Culprit
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