A puddle of rainwater located near an apartment building in Barra da Tijuca, 40 Km west from downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on March 20, 2008, a potencial breeding ground for the Aedes aegypty mosquito, the transmitter of the dengue disease. 29 people have died of dengue in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro only, and 45 new cases are confirmed every hour, medical sources said.
People wait for attention in the dengue area of a hospital in the neighborhood of Realengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 24, 2008. The Brazilian Health Minister announced Monday it is sending hundreds of health workers to Rio de Janeiro state to help overwhelmed emergency rooms that are reporting 80 new cases of dengue fever per hour.
People wait for attention at a hospital in the neighborhood of Realengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 24, 2008. The Brazilian Health Minister announced Monday it is sending hundreds of health workers to Rio de Janeiro state to help overwhelmed emergency rooms that are reporting 80 new cases of dengue fever per hour.
A hospital worker carries a woman with dengue symptoms at a hospital in the neighborhood of Realengo, in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 24, 2008. The Brazilian Health Minister announced Monday it is sending hundreds of health workers to Rio de Janeiro state to help overwhelmed emergency rooms that are reporting 80 new cases of dengue fever per hour.
Residents, riding a bicycle, cross a footbridge over an open-air sewer at the Curicica slum in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, March 21, 2008. An outburst of dengue has killed at least 47 people in Rio de Janeiro state this year, officials said Thursday, announcing a hot spot in a hemispheric outbreak that sickened nearly 1 million people in 2007. Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes breeding in stagnant pools of water.
Residents walk across a footbridge over an open-air sewer at the Curicica slum in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, March 21, 2008. An outburst of dengue has killed at least 47 people in Rio de Janeiro state this year, officials said Thursday, announcing a hot spot in a hemispheric outbreak that sickened nearly 1 million people in 2007. Dengue is transmitted by mosquitoes breeding in stagnant pools of water.
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