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Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen of dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend the ever-growing needs of its population.
Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections into cities too.