Infections: News and Research on Alphavirus Infections

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Race is on to make Paris Olympics mosquito-free

France is scrambling to make sure that that virus-carrying tiger mosquitos, a growing menace in Europe, don't spoil the Paris Olympics for athletes and fans, with millions of visitors due in the French capital for the summer ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South American cities release mosquitoes to stem disease

When Waldeir Barbosa da Silva explained to his family that he was going to release hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes into the open, infected with a bacterium, they were surprised.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bangladesh swamped by record dengue deaths

In the crowded fever ward in Bangladesh's Mugda hospital, every bed is taken, as the country struggles in the grip of its deadliest dengue outbreak.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Bangladesh dengue deaths top 1,000 in worst outbreak on record

More than 1,000 people in Bangladesh have died of dengue fever this year, the country's worst recorded outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which is increasing in frequency due to climate change.

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