Dengue outbreak exposes healthcare management woes
By Agencies in Sao Paulo, Brazil | China Daily | Updated: 2015-05-14 07:44
A recent epidemic of dengue fever is testing the Brazilian healthcare system.
About 750,000 cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been confirmed this year in this country of 200 million people, leading to waits of four hours or longer at some hospitals.
The disease, which causes fever and joint pain, has killed 229 people so far this year - up 45 percent from the same period in 2014.
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