Nurses attend to patients at a dengue emergency medical care unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 6.
Mandatory Credit:	Pilar Olivares/Reuters

Nurses attend to patients at a dengue emergency medical care unit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 6.
Mandatory Credit: Pilar Olivares/Reuters

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Rio declares dengue emergency - Brazil gears up for Carnival

Rio de Janeiro has declared a state of public health emergency due to an epidemic of dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations are set to take place across Brazil.