In 2014, before the FIFA World Cup opened in Brazil, there were fears that many of the 600,000 foreign visitors expected for the world's largest soccer tournament would acquire dengue fever. Their numbers could reach hundreds ...
Jun 3, 2016
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Bird keeping for personal or commercial purposes is as common in Malaysia as in the rest of South-East Asia. However, birdcages could provide an ideal environment for the development of mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus ...
May 5, 2016
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Understanding epidemiological terms such as pandemic, endemic and outbreak can be confusing, especially as more news emerges about Zika virus and dengue fever.
Mar 23, 2016
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A rare tropical disease has become epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean. The mosquito-borne Zika virus usually causes a mild illness but is now suspected in an unusual birth defect and other health issues. Some things ...
Mar 18, 2016
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Forget mosquito bites. Volunteers let researchers inject them with the dengue virus in the name of science—and an experimental vaccine protected them. Next up, scientists plan to use this same strategy against dengue's ...
Mar 16, 2016
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne tropical disease that can develop into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome. There are currently no standard biomarkers or algorithms for the prognosis of the ...
Feb 25, 2016
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In the past few weeks, Zika virus infection has become headline news and on February 1st, it was declared as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by the World Health Organisation, this was due primarily due ...
Feb 18, 2016
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An outbreak of dengue fever in Hawaii has prompted officials to declare a state of emergency on Hawaii Island.
Feb 16, 2016
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Hawaii Gov. David Ige declared a state of emergency to fight mosquito borne illnesses including dengue fever and the Zika virus.
Feb 13, 2016
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The mosquitoes that spread the Zika virus are among the hardest species to fight because they live and breed in tub drains, dog bowls, buckets, flower pots and other spots where water collects inside the houses and yards ...
Feb 9, 2016
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