Pelé, regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all-time, was hospitalized in Brazil on Tuesday but his daughter quelled any fears regarding his health.

(Reuters) - Brazil's Sports Minister Leonardo Picciani expects there to be almost no cases of the Zika virus during the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, adding that the country is prepared for the ...

BRASILIA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Dengue fever has surged in Brazil's hot rainy season, forcing health authorities to take emergency measures and start mass vaccination against the mosquito-borne illness.

Brazil is experiencing an enormous outbreak of dengue fever, the sometimes fatal mosquito-borne disease, and public health experts say it is a harbinger of a coming surge in cases in the Americas ...

Brazil has announced the end of its public health emergency over Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that became a global concern just 18 months ago.

Brazil announced Sunday that, in just a few days, it will lift public health emergency measures in place for more than two years, citing a drop in the number of deaths and infections. More than ...

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visited Brazil’s northern state of Roraima on Saturday after the government declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami ...

Brazil declares animal health emergency amid avian flu cases. The 180-day emergency comes after the South American nation confirms eight cases of H5N1 in wild birds in two states.

SAO PAULO, May 22 (Reuters) - Brazil on Monday declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country's first ever detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza ...

Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria as a consequence of illegal mining.