Brazil battles dengue fever outbreak

Government says cases of the mosquito-borne disease have shot up 162 percent so far this year.

Brazil is battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the heavily-populated state of Sao Paolo.

The government says cases of the mosquito-borne disease have shot up 162 percent so far this year.

Hundreds of cities have been put on alert.

Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports.

Source: Al Jazeera