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Exotic Diseases in the U.S. May Rise
We know about Dengue Fever, West Nile Virus and Lyme Disease - but have you heard of Leishmaniasis Disease, Chagas Disease and/or Chikungunya Virus? Probably not, unless you've been to places outside of the U.S.... 19 dead in Bolivia dengue outbreak, 31,000 affected
Bolivia is in the midst of a health emergency after three people died from dengue hemorrhagic fever. More than 1,000 Bolivians are thought to have contracted the mosquito-borne disease since November. Dengue has... 7,000 infected in Bolivia dengue fever outbreak
Bolivia is currently seeing its worst outbreak of dengue fever in 22 years. "The outbreak has already killed five people in the east of the country and infected more than 7,000. " The region of Santa Cruz,...
created by Marisa Olivia | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago
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Genetically Altered Mosquitoes fight against Dengue and Malaria
Scientists in Australia are finding new ways to fight deadly mosquito bites through genetic engineering. While they have been attempting to modify mosquitoes to become resistant to dengue and malaria for years,... Nine new dengue fever cases confirmed in Pakistan's cultural capital
As the prolonged dry spell has led to rise in infections related with such climate, nine new cases of Dengue fever have been confirmed in Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan."LAHORE'>http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=59326"]LAHORE: Nine new cases of Dengue fever... Will dengue fever expand in the United States?
With dramatic changes to our climate, we could very possibly see changes in disease patterns. Dengue fever is an excellent example of this, and it may be a "wake-up" for public health professionals. Attached is a...
created by EnvironmentalHealthToday | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Roskilde Festival Lineup Announced
Roskilde is massive, manic, music magic. It's the only multi-day, 80,000+ attendee festival that I've ever attended which is, gulp, ten years ago this summer. But with this kind of a line-up, maybe this is the...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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HEALTH ALERT: Dengue Fever Virus
An epidemic of dengue fever in Brazil has been reported by The World Organization of Family Doctors/General Practitioners.Pronounced: Den-gee30,000 cases have already been reported this year with 80 new cases... Thousands hit by Brazil outbreak of dengue
Having travelled here recently I felt this was of interest"Thousands hit by Brazil outbreak of dengueStory Highlights Authorities: More than 55,000 cases of dengue reported this year in Brazil The disease has killed 67 people this year in Rio de Janeiro state Dengue...Dengue in Rio: Judge Orders Private Hospitals to Help
Judge Patricia Cogliatti de Carvalho has ordered Rio de Janiero to mobilize private hospitals in combatting the surge of Dengue Fever outbreaks. "At least 54 people have died across Rio state since the start of...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Dengue breaks out in Java again
"The on-going rainy season in Indonesia is accompanied by the outbreak of the "annual" dengue fever with Java being hit most where tens of patients have died of the aedes aegypti virus since last January. Health...
created by imung satriani | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Dengue fever surges in Latin America
"Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the worst outbreaks in decades, causing agonizing joint pain for hundreds of thousands of people and killing nearly 200 so far this year. The mosquitoes that carry dengue are thriving in expanded... Dengue Fever Spreading In Latin America And Carribean
An outbreak of Dengue fever is spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean it has already claimed nearly 200 lives and caused suffering for hundreds of thousands."
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Dengue fever is... Aged Persons Are More Susceptible To Dengue: Survey
The relationship between age and risk for classic dengue fever has never been quantified. Dengue fever has emerged as a serious international public health threat with almost half of the world's population at risk for infection. Although >50 million cases of dengue fever...Dengue Fever Emergency | Paraguay
"Paraguay declares a state of 60 day emergency to deal with dengue fever, which has killed 10 people this year.According to officials 14,654 people have been diagnosed with dengue.Read More"
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