Authorities battle dengue fever outbreak in Brazil
Health authorities in Campo Grande, a Brazilian city in the south of the country, are fighting a dengue fever epidemic. Currently, around 600 residents a day are reporting symptoms of… Read more »
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Dengue fever outbreak in Madeira, Portugal
Dengue fever has been reported for the first time on the Portuguese island of Madeira. An update from the Portuguese Ministry of Public Health put the number of confirmed cases at… Read more »
Mosquito birth control to combat spread of malaria
The worry of relocating to a malaria zone could become a thing of the past if researchers can perfect mosquito birth control. The male malaria mosquito has a unique mating… Read more »