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How Big Island Transfer Stations Help Reduce the Spread of Dengue Fever in Hawaii
2016-04-18 16:22:00| Waste Age
By being vigilant in cracking down on potential mosquito breeding grounds, Hawaii's sanitation industry is doing its part to help reduce the spread of Dengue Fever. read more
Warming climate puts Europe at risk for seasonal outbreaks of dengue fever
2016-04-07 05:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Increasing temperatures will enlarge Europe's seasonal window for the potential spread of mosquito-borne viral disease, expanding the geographic areas at risk for a dengue epidemic to include much of Europe. The findings by researchers at Ume University in Sweden are published in the journal EBioMedicine. Researchers at Ume University's Unit for Global Health have calculated the risk for dengue outbreaks in Europe based on a set of different climate change predictions. Climate change-related...
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Small trial shows dengue vaccine is working
2016-03-17 03:44:59| Biotech - Topix.net
Scientists are really, really close to fighting a fair fight against dengue fever. The infection, which is spread by mosquitoes, affects more than 400 million people each year.
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Dengue fever: what you need to know
2016-02-16 16:00:04| Biotech - Topix.net
Like Zika virus, dengue fever is spread to people through mosquito bites. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says dengue fever is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics, with as many as 400 million people infected yearly.
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El Nio brings fears of dengue fever outbreaks
2016-02-09 13:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The dengue virus affects 390 million people globally every year, and fears are that early 2016 will see an epidemic, particularly in South-East Asia, due to the predicted extreme intensity of El Nio. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has revealed the significant role that this monster climatic phenomenon plays in the outbreak of haemorrhagic fevers. Reviewing health reports from eight South-East Asian countries, spanning a period of 18 years, the research...