Posted on 03/31/2008 1:15:34 PM PDT by cardinal4
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Reuters) - The Brazilian military opened three field hospitals on Monday in Rio de Janeiro to help prevent more deaths from a dengue fever epidemic that has overwhelmed public clinics.
The outbreak has killed 54 people since January and infected more than 43,500 in Rio de Janeiro state, according to official figures.
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