As millions of carnival revelers prepare to gather in Brazil's cultural capital, authorities are rallying to combat an explosion of mosquito-borne dengue fever in the city's favelas. (Feb. 7) (AP video by Mario Lobao and Lucas Dumphreys)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- In a February 7, 2024 story about a dengue outbreak in Brazil, The Associated Press, citing the government health ministry, reported that Brazil was the first country in the world to offer a dengue vaccine through its public health system. In fact, the Philippines was the first country to administer a dengue vaccine through its public health system, in 2016.
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