The article reports on the impact of a mosquito-born dengue fever outbreak in Argentina on the credibility of President Cristina Kirchner's government. The northern provinces of Chaco and Catamarca have about 80 percent of the dengue cases. The failure of the government to control the dengue ...
BUENOS AIRES, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Argentina's government on Tuesday blamed a record outbreak of dengue fever on "lack of prevention last year," and confirmed the country's strategy will be to combat the disease-carrying mosquito instead of resorting to a vaccine. The Ministry of Health said...
YANGON, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The outbreak of dengue fever in Myanmar's Yangon has increased by four times in the first four months of this year compared to the same period of last year , the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday. During the period, a total of 954 dengue...
Dengue, largely transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes, causes symptoms such as fever, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and body aches. Most of the cases seen so far in Peru have been in the country's north, where hospitals are already overwhelmed. The nation's typ...
This new warning is about dengue fever an outbreak of which has been declared in the country as stated by Dr. Michelle Francois, national epidemiologist. “Over the last few weeks, the Ministry of Health and Wellness has continued to provide updates to the public on the significant increases ...
Update, 11/11/2015: As of now, there are 33 people infected with dengue fever on Hawaii's Big Island, CNN reports. The majority of those infected (25 people) are locals, while eight are visitors. Four of the patients are children. All of those diagnosed with the illness are in the ...
At least 2.1 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in North and South America, and this year 1,800 people have died from the mosquito-borne disease
We report the first outbreak of dengue fever caused by dengue 2 (DEN 2) in Araguaina, Tocantins State. Four hundred people of 74 families, living at S. Joo, Araguaina Sul and Neblina districts were questioned and then bled, in order to obtain sera to test for anti-dengue antibodies. If...
CMO's advice on managing the risk of viral persistence and relapse The recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in west Africa was unprecedented in scale, with over 28 600 cases and 11 300 deaths.1 Survivors may have a range of continuing health problems, including viral persistence and disease...
Pakistani health officials are battling an outbreak of dengue fever in the South Asian nation, confirming over 10,000 cases and 20 deaths in recent months.