Brazil achieves lowest malaria case rate in 47 years

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• [● 19 SOURCES] The drug tafenoquin, offered via the SUS, is credited with the reduction in malaria cases. carajasojornal.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · paraonline.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +12 more
• [● 17 SOURCES] In the Yanomami Indigenous Territory, malaria relapses fell by 61.9% between March and June 2026. esportenaredemt.com.br · tribunadaserra.com.br · gpcnoticias.com.br · carajasojornal.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · +10 more
• [DISPUTED] Brazil has reached its lowest malaria case rate in 47 years. carajasojornal.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · paraonline.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +14 more
• [● 22 SOURCES] Over 33,700 people received tafenoquin treatment by June 2026. carajasojornal.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · paraonline.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +14 more
• [● 22 SOURCES] Malaria deaths in Brazil fell by 30% in 2025, dropping from 56 in 2024 to 39. carajasojornal.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · paraonline.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +14 more
• [○ 1 SOURCE] Brazil has confirmed 24 measles cases in 2026, with 23 located in the state of São Paulo.
• [DISPUTED] Malaria cases in Brazil decreased by 15% in 2025, reaching the lowest level since 1978. carajasojornal.com.br · esportenaredemt.com.br · paraonline.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +2 more
• [○ 1 SOURCE] The measles strain circulating in São Paulo originated from the United States and Canada. www.spacemoney.com.br
• [● 10 SOURCES] Brazil recorded 118,037 malaria cases in 2025, a 15% decrease from 2024. carajasojornal.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +4 more
• [● 7 SOURCES] Malaria deaths in Brazil fell by 30% in 2025, decreasing from 56 in 2024 to 39. carajasojornal.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +1 more
• [● 10 SOURCES] The drug tafenoquin, provided via the SUS, is credited with the reduction in malaria cases. carajasojornal.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +4 more
• [● 8 SOURCES] Brazil is the first country in the world to incorporate tafenoquin into its official malaria treatment. carajasojornal.com.br · imprensapublica.com.br · jornalenoticias.com.br · 98fmnatal.com.br · www.atualidadepolitica.com.br · +2 more