Each year, the dengue virus infects 50 to 100 million people and kills on average 22,000, about three times higher than those killed by the virus A (H1N1) in 2009.

So says an article published in the latest edition of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO). According to the publication, Brazil is the country with more cases reported annually and 61% of those that occurred worldwide between 2000 and 2005. The most recent epidemic occurred in Rio de Janeiro.Sin however, within walking distance of the city, in Niteroi, just there were cases of dengue.Los article's authors attribute this situation to prevention to be held in Niteroi, where primary care Health covers over 70% of the population and the fight against mosquitoes, Aedes, casa.Además house is made of the presence of this insect, infection with the deadly disease is attributed to population density the variability between temperature and humidity and the availability of containers with standing water that provide breeding of mosquito.