Tag: spreading dengue fever

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  October 21, 2015 - by breakdengue

  Spreading dengue fever: Tales of a well-travelled virus

  Spreading dengue fever is easier than ever before. Dengue may be new to many parts of the world, but is not a new disease to most. In fact, dengue fever first got the eyes of health authorities back in the 1950s when outbreaks raged throughout Southeast Asia.…

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  May 18, 2015 - by breakdengue

  Did Cristiano Ronaldo start a dengue outbreak?

  Well, no… of course, he didn’t. But Ronaldo’s star power may have indirectly contributed to the arrival of dengue fever in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira. Dr. Ana Clara Silva, Vice President at the Institute of Health and Social Affairs of the Autonomous Region of…

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