Govt on red alert as dengue count touches 550

Deadely disease dengue is driving in Delhi more than 500 people are reported positive till now according to recent report and more than 1000 are  suspested case. " With 54 people testing positive for...

Haiti Relief Work: Threat Of Diseases As Aid Is Hampered

Haiti earthquake relief work is ongoing, but Haitians are now faced with a threat of diseases as aid supplies are hampered by the country's aged infrastructure. Dead bodies are still lying unattended in Haiti's...

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....

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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