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DENGUE FEVER SPOTLIGHT & FACTS

- Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), a potentially lethal complication, was first recognized in the 1950s..

- 2.5 billion people – two fifths of the world's population – are now at risk

- In 2007 alone, there were more than 890 000 reported cases of dengue in the Americas.

- The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries in Africa, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean, South-east Asia and the Western Pacific

- An estimated 500 000 people with DHF require hospitalization each year...

- About 2.5% of those affected die,a very large proportion being children.

- Without proper treatment, DHF fatality rates can exceed 20%..

NEWS & ARTICLES

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From Swine Flu to Dengue Fever: Infectious Disease Risks on the Rise
Emory University environmental studies professor Uriel Kitron was in Australia last week, assisting health authorities in an outbreak of dengue fever in the state of Queensland,..

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Chikungunya - No Longer a Third World Disease
Science 21 December 2007: Vol. 318. no. 5858, pp. 1860 - 1861 DOI: 10.1126/science.318.5858.1860 Prev | Table of Contents | Next News Focus INFECTIOUS DISEASES:..

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Deadly Equine Virus Has Some Folks Spooked
Northern Virginia's first-ever confirmed case of a rare mosquito-borne disease that is fatal to most horses is spreading concern among health officials who worry that the virus is somehow moving beyon..

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NIAID Experts see Dengue as Potential Threat to US Public Health
NIAID Experts See Dengue as Potential Threat to U.S. Public Health A disease most Americans have never heard of could soon become more prevalent if dengue,..

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Dengue Fever - Americas next health crisis
Jan 19) -- Last year, the H1N1 outbreak killed at least 12,500 people worldwide, and billions of dollars were spent on vaccine development and the rush to stymie the virus' spread...

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Taking the Bite Out of Travel
After leaving his job as a research analyst recently, 34-year-old Kristian Jhamb is preparing to visit several African countries, go on safari, climb Mount Kilimanjaro,..

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Dengue Reborn
Dengue Reborn Widespread Resurgence of a Resilient Vector A child watches as a worker fumigates to prevent dengue fever and other mosquito-borne diseases,..

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Arbovax Aims to Remove the Sting from Mosquito-Borne Diseases
You can't take the bite out of the mosquito, but a small Raleigh biotechnology company could become very big by taking the might out of that sometimes deadly bite. The company,..

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