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Female mosquitoes are responsible for spreading mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, zika and yellow fever, and when they are not fertilised, the risk of these diseases can be cut down. In an interview with BBC, Dr Joerg Albe...
Once commonly called breakbone fever, dengue is painful to endure. (The origin of the name “dengue” is not certain but is thought by some to come from the Swahili phraseka-dinga pepo, meaning a cramplike seizure caused by an evil spirit.) Patients suffer debilitating spells of headach...
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A public health alert for 150 dengue fever cases has been issued in Mombasa, Kenya. The Conversation Africa's Health and Medicine Editor Joy Wanja Muraya spoke to Dr Andrew Githeko on the effective management of this disease whose spread is encouraged by
A fever causes an elevation in temperature brought on by inflammation, autoimmune disorders, and bacterial and viral infections. Hyperpyrexia differs from a
Yellow fever You're not likely to catch yellow fever because most countries in tropical areas of Africa and the Americas require travelers to get the vaccine for it. Most people who get yellow fever won't notice anything, but some may feel like they have a mild case of the flu. If you...
Kenya has seen a rapid increase in chikungunya and dengue viruses outbreaks since 2016. Both are mosquito-borne viral infections that lead to debilitating joint and muscle pain.
test approximately 102 variable outbreak definitions on a dataset of reported dengue cases in Brazil to show that inconsistency in these can hinder an effective outbreak response and establish the need for clear quantitative definitions to support modelling exercises. In the case of yellow fever, one...