SUS incorpora teste rápido NS1 para diagnóstico precoce de dengue

Rio de Janeiro recorded 4 dengue-related deaths in 2025 and over 9,200 confirmed cases, with 1,550 additional cases already reported in early 2026.

In a country where dengue returns each season with the reliability of rain, Brazil's public health system has taken a quiet but consequential step: incorporating a rapid protein-detection test that can identify the virus within days of infection, before the body has even begun to fight back. The NS1 test, now covered under the SUS, gives clinicians in cities like Rio de Janeiro — where thousands fall ill each year and deaths are measured not in exception but in grim expectation — a narrower window in which to act. It is a reminder that in public health, time is not merely a resource but a mora

SUS incorpora teste rápido NS1 para diagnóstico precoce de dengue

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