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Is India Taking Dengue Fever Epidemic Seriously?
There’s a growing concern about the rapid spread of dengue fever in India, and international experts say the Indian government isn’t doing enough to tamp it down. An article this week in the New York…
The Evasive Dengue Fever Vaccine
<img class=” wp-image-6986 alignleft” title=”Aedes aegypti mosquito” src=”http://www.healthytravelblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Aedes-aegypti-mosquito-300×201.jpg” alt=”” width=”240″ height=”161″ />In what could arguably be the greatest brand cialis immunological breakthrough in decades, French drugmaker Sanofi SA announced that a vaccine against Dengue fever…
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For those heading to the Games, CNN’s Becky Anderson reports on how to navigate London without offending anyone. And at CNNGO, Barry Neild offers an insider’s guide on important things such as avoiding pork scratchings…
Fight Against Dengue Enlists Genetic Engineers
Recent bulletins carry news of dengue fever on the rise in Panama, Pakistan and the Bahamas. Add these destinations to those mapped by the Centers for Disease Control, including Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Vietnam, Australia, Thailand,…
Travel Bulletin Cambodia: Country Braces for Nightmare Dengue Season
Dengue season—June and July—is approaching in Cambodia where the National Dengue Control Program (NDCP) is warning of an impending outbreak at least as severe as the 2007 epidemic when 40,000 people were hospitalized, 10,000 in…
Travel Bulletin Philippines: Dengue Cases Double in Manila
The Philippine Department of Health reports that the incidence of dengue fever doubled in metro Manila during the first quarter of 2011. The Philippines have been a dengue fever hotspot for several years, but the…
Dengue Fever Takes Hold in Thailand
More evidence that the incidence of dengue fever is swelling significantly around the world: since January, Thailand has recorded almost 71,000 cases–more than double the amount this time last year. The World Health Organization has…
Hemorrhagic Version of Dengue Fever Now Spreading in Mexico
Last week, Mexico’s top epidemiological official reported a rise in the number of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) throughout the Gulf coast state of Veracruz. The disease is moving towards Tamaulipas state and is…
Dengue Fever in the United States
Last month we addressed dengue fever’s reappearance in the United States. Since last summer 28 cases have been reported. Though this disease is a little known entity in the United States, it is the most…
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