Biological Phenomena: News and Research on Climatic Processes

MeSH tree: G16.500.175

Sri Lanka expands anti-dengue drive as deaths mount

Sri Lanka is intensifying a military-backed drive to contain the spread of mosquito-borne dengue fever, a senior official said Wednesday, as the death toll climbed to 49 since the start of the year.

Unsafe food kills 1.5 mn people a year worldwide: WHO

Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organization warned on Thursday.

page 1 from 8