Brazil reports over 4,900 deaths due to dengue fever in 2024

A worker fumigates a neighborhood to combat yellow fever mosquitoes, which spread the dengue virus, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 19, 2024. /CFP

Brazil has reported nearly 5,000 deaths due to dengue fever and over 6.4 million probable cases of the disease this year, the country's health officials said on Thursday.

The three states with the highest number of cases in Brazil are Sao Pau