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Humans, not climate, driving increased dengue risk in Australia

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created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Drought-proofing' Australia's urban regions by installing large domestic water tanks may enable the dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti to regain its foothold across the country and expand its range of possible infections, accord ...





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Hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Russia

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created Dec 27, 2006 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Voronezh region of central Russia is once again seeing an epidemic of hemorrhagic fever, this time affecting the kidneys.


Population movement can be critical factor in dengue's spread

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers based at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in ...


Dengue fever strikes Taiwan

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created Sep 14, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

At least 163 people in Taiwan have come down with infectious dengue fever, adding to a growing epidemic made worse by rainy weather.


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Internet 'flooded with swine virus spam emails'

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created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spam emails using "swine flu" as a keyword phrase have flooded the Internet as opportunists seek to exploit concerns over the outbreak of the virus, a global cyber security firm warned Thursday.


More than 2,700 dengue cases in India

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created Oct 04, 2006 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Medical officials say more than 2,700 cases of dengue fever have been reported in India, with at least 40 deaths.


Researchers develop the first climate-based model to predict Dengue fever outbreaks

Researchers develop the first climate-based model to predict Dengue fever outbreaks

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created Jun 06, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) are the most important vector-borne viral diseases in the World. Around 50-100 million cases appear each year putting 2.5 billion people at risk of suffering ...


Cambodian dengue education called poor

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created Dec 05, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medical researchers say Cambodian education regarding prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dengue fever is insufficient, underfunded and irregular.


Global warming linked to European viral epidemic

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created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An epidemic of the viral disease nephropathia epidemica (NE) has been linked to increases in the vole population caused by hotter summers, milder winters and increased seedcrop production by broadleaf trees. Research published ...


Typhus found in DNA from Napoleonic troops

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created Dec 16, 2005 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

University of the Mediterranean scientists have found evidence of typhus and trench fever in pulp from the teeth of Napoleonic soldiers.


Weather patterns help predict dengue fever outbreaks

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created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health.



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