Dengue cases soar in Brazil, as death toll climbs

May 05, 2015 03:40

Cases of dengue have soared in Brazil where the disease has caused 229 fatalities this year, the Health Ministry has said, as authorities try to combat its spread using transgenic mosquitos.

The health ministry said it had logged 745,900 cases nationwide in the first 15 weeks of the year - an annual increase of 234 per cent.

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