Personal Health: Mosquito Thrives; So Does Dengue Fever

May 12th, 2008 at 5:27 pm (Dengue Fever, Insects, Medicine and Health, Travel and Vacations, Viruses)

Dengue fever has increased rapidly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide in recent years, thanks to factors both natural and manmade.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/health/13brod.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By JANE E. BRODY

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Dengue Outbreak Sweeps Through Rio

April 14th, 2008 at 6:35 pm (Brazil, Dengue Fever, Epidemics, Insects, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Tourism, Viruses)

Heavy rains the past month have created a fertile breeding ground for mosquitoes carrying the deadly dengue fever virus, deepening a crisis that has now claimed at least 80 lives.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/15/world/americas/15dengue.html?ex=1365912000&en=663417061c665612&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By MERY GALANTERNICK and ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

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