Rio declares a state of emergency due to dengue fever Rio de Janeiro

A total of ten centres, in all areas of the city, are scheduled to be opened gradually. Moreover, the 150 hydration points that were already designed to deal with hot flashes will now be used to treat dengue patients.

An emergency plan was drawn up to combat the epidemic. Planning foresees a series of measures to help the population and combat Aedes aegypti, which transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Among the strategies are the establishment of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE-Dengue), the opening of ten service centres, the allocation of beds for dengue patients in municipal hospitals, and the use of smoke trucks in areas with the highest incidence and compulsory case rates. Entering closed and abandoned properties.

At the beginning of the year, the municipality recorded more than 11,000 cases of dengue fever, with an infection rate of 160.68 per 100,000 people. Throughout 2023, there were 22,959 cases. The number of hospitalizations broke a record in the first month of the year, with 362 patients hospitalized in the city.