Je viens de reserver les billets d'avion pour notre voyage de noces il y a tout juste 2 jours. Une destination longtemps rêvée: Rio.Mais mon mari vient de lire un article qui parle de la nouvelle épidémie de dengue à Rio.
Je panique. Faut-il annuller le voyage?
D'ailleurs je me demande maintenant si Air France a fait des promotions sur les billets d'avion cause de ça? (600 AR)
Merci d'avance pour vos réponses.
Si épidémie de "dungue"ma fille est Brésilienne.elle habite Sao Carlos.
Si vous parler aux brésiliens ils vous dirons ;c'est malheureusement les favèles
qui sont touchées!à Rio
Mon copain Suisse est quand mème parti lundi 31 Mars!
les hotels sont protégés.
Mais les plages sont dangereuses fin d'après midi.
Je suis comme vous j'attend des nouvelles.
Pour plus d'informations sur cette épidémie téléphoner à mon copain :Jules (Français)
Eminent Professeur à l'Université de Rio .
Il vous donnera un avis plus judicieux.
00 55 22570606
Vous demandez à Jean Marc (parti le 31 Mars des nouvelles)Portable:0793015980.
Merci
de la part de Max
merci pour votre réponse. en effet, plusieurs bresiliens m'ont dit que ce n'est pas grave, qu' il faut y aller quand même, mais après avoir lu les dernières nouvelles on hésite..il semble que la situation c'est agravée.
Excuse moi, mais est-ce le nombre de cas à la ville de Rio elle-même ou dans l'état de Rio? avez-vous de nouvelles depuis? Je n'ai vraiment pas envie d'annuler mon voyage, mais là je commençe à y réflechir.
merci
Bonjour, effectivement mes cousines qui sont brésiliennes et demeurent à Sao Paulo m'ont alertée de l'épidémie de dengue à rio. Et la semaine dernière ils en étaient à une trentaine de décès (alors que normalement le dengue ne tue pas!). Je suis allée sur google.com.br et j'ai pu lire quelques articles sur le sujet. Le problème au brésil c'est que les autorités régionales, responsables de la salubrité publique, laissent à désirer....
Et que les brésiliens eux mêmes, disent que l'Etat de Rio s'est dégradé ces dernières années... Il ne faut pas oublier que cette épidémie est provoquée par la stagnation d'eaux pluviales. Et pour en avoir été témoin, quand il pleut là bas, ce sont des torrents d'eau qui se déversent en emportant tout sur leur passage ...Je ne veux pas vous effrayer, mais j'ai moi même annulé le voyage de ma fille de 19 ans qui devait se rendre à Rio et dans le Nord de l'Etat de Rio, en Août.
Néanmoins, le coût intéressant de votre billet d'avion n'a rien à voir avec cette épidémie. J'ai moi même eu la possibilité de voyager par IBERIA en Février pour 640 EUROS.
Je ne sais si ces informations vous serviront pour prendre votre décision.
😕
Je vous souhaite néanmoins un très beau voyage de noces, où que ce soit.
Bien cordialement.
Marie
merci marie,
on va finalement en Argentine, mais on passera les deux derniers jours à rio...en espèrant que l'épidemie va se calmer d'ici là.
bonne soirée🙂
Avez vous des nouvelles concernant cette épidémie de dengue et sa progression? Je pars habiter à Rio dans un mois et je souhaiterais avoir des infos sur son évolution. J'ai déja deux potes qui l'ont chopé, l'un en Thailande et l'autre en Indonésie et ils n'étaient pas beaux à voir.
Merci d'avance
Les voyages prouvent moins de curiosité pour les choses que l'on va voir que l'ennui de celles que l'on quitte.
Alphonse Karr
A Rio depuis 2 mois, quelques piqures de mosquito, mais pour le moment nous y avons échappé, grâce à quelques conseils judicieux : mettre la clim en route, se vaporiser régulièrement de produits anti moustique, éviter l'eau stagnante. Pas de panique, et super honeymoon,
Désolée, je n'ai pas de nouvelles sur l'épidémie car j'ai décidé d'annuler le voyage de ma fille en Août à Rio par mesure de prévention. Mais je peux demander à mes cousines quelle est la situation actuellement. J'essaierai de
les contacter par msn.
Je vous communiquerai leur avis.
A plus. Marie
On y revient...pas de dengue, on en parle même pas là-bas (au même temps c'est un sujet tabu pour eux car il n'est pas favorable au tourisme...). On s'est quand même protégé avec des produits; Mais ayany eu peur de la dengue on est reste à Rio que pendant quelques jours et on a continué pour Argentine. Tant mieux, car malgré la beauté magique de la ville de Rio, je n'étais pas à l'aise, pour des raisons des sécurité. Faites attention à vous.
Bonne soirée.
[1] Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Date: Wed 30 Apr 2008
Source: A Tarde
The state Secretariat of Health of Rio de Janeiro today [30 Apr 2008]
confirmed that there were 10 more deaths this week due to dengue,
raising the number of deaths from this disease since 1 Jan
[2008] to 103. Up to the present, 121 586 cases have been
registered, 10 879 more than in the past week. Of the deaths, 62 were
in the capital city. Although the number of registered cases is not
increasing with the same intensity as in the beginning of the
epidemic, there are 106 dengue-suspected deaths under
investigation. This year [2008], Rio has registered the most deadly
dengue epidemic in its history -- in 2002 there were 92
deaths.
In the capital , 66 942 cases were recorded. Yesterday
[29 Apr 2008], the municipal secretary of health, Jacob Kligerman,
said there is "a clear decrease of dengue in the city " and that the
municipality is already studying the actions for 2009. The State
still has not demobilized the mechanism that has been mounted to
combat the epidemic -- stations for rehydration and hiring extra
doctors, many from other states.
According to the State Secretariat of Health, although experts say
that dengue should diminish considerably in the month of May,
secretary Sergio Cortes says that he believes it to be too early for
demobilization . This
week, more than 1.5 million booklets have started to be distributed
in bus and rail terminals in the metropolitan region of Rio.
According to Cortes, the educational action should be continued to
prevent another epidemic next year [2009].
sinon, la dengue est en explosion dans le monde entier en zones tropicales, mais je vous joins la carte des zones potentiellement à risque:
Pour les vacances en France, il faudra choisir Dunkerque 😕
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