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Yellow Fever Outbreak In Venezuela, Travel Advisory Released: What You Need To Know About It
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is transmitted by the bite of specific kinds of mosquitoes. The disease is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America.
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117 Indians From Sudan, Not Vaccinated Against Yellow Fever, Quarantined
Under Operation Kaveri, 117 of 1,191 Indians rescued from strife-torn Sudan are currently being quarantined free of charge as they were not vaccinated against yellow fever, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
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Over 200 Monkeys Killed In Rio de Janeiro As Yellow Fever Panic Spreads
Fears of spreading yellow fever are behind the illegal killing of scores of monkeys in Rio de Janeiro, complicating efforts to fight the virus, authorities say.
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive In Congo's Capital Hits Target
A vaccination campaign against yellow fever in Congo's capital is almost complete, but the gains may be reversed by the looming rainy season and the spread of the disease to areas where people have not yet been vaccinated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Democratic Republic Of Congo Launches Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive
Democratic Republic of Congo launched a campaign today to vaccinate about a million people against yellow fever over the next 10 days in the capital Kinshasa and a nearby province.
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Facility Now At Tuticorin
Government has introduced yellow fever vaccination facility at VO Chidambaranar Port, one of the top 12 major ports in the country.
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Yellow Fever Outbreak 'Serious' But Not Global Health Emergency: WHO
A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great concern but does not amount to a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Climate Change May Boost Spread Of Zika, Other Viruses
As Europe and the United States brace for the likely arrival of the Zika virus from Latin America this summer, experts warn global warming may accelerate the spread of mosquito-borne disease.
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Angola's Yellow Fever Deaths Rises To 158: WHO
A yellow fever outbreak in Angola that began late last year has killed 158 people, up from 50 a month ago, as deaths from the disease transmitted by mosquitoes accelerate, a World Health Organisation official said today.
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Yellow Fever Death Toll Rises To 125 In Angola
An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 125 people out of 664 suspected cases since December 30, government statistics show, despite attempts to quell the outbreak.
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More Than 50 Killed In Angola Yellow Fever Outbreak: Government
Fifty-one people have now died in a yellow fever outbreak in Angola, less than two months after it started spreading in the capital, the national director of health said.
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Dengue Fever Spreads Around the World
Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the Aedes aegypti, which originate in Africa but which are now present in all tropical and subtropical areas.
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Darfur's yellow fever shows 'no sign of stopping': United Nations
A rare outbreak of mosquito-borne yellow fever which has killed 165 people in Sudan's Darfur region in the past three months continues to spread, the UN warned on Thursday.
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Yellow fever outbreak kills 164 in Sudan's Darfur
Yellow fever has killed 164 people over the last three months in Sudan's Darfur, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, an arid region the size of Spain where fighting and banditry makes access particularly difficult.
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Effective mosquito repellents
Mosquitoes can transmit a number of diseases, including malaria, yellow fever etc. Insect repellents containing the chemical DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) are more effective mosquito deterrents than other synthetic repellents or plant-derived products.
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Yellow Fever Outbreak In Venezuela, Travel Advisory Released: What You Need To Know About It
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is transmitted by the bite of specific kinds of mosquitoes. The disease is endemic in tropical areas of Africa and Central and South America.
-
117 Indians From Sudan, Not Vaccinated Against Yellow Fever, Quarantined
Under Operation Kaveri, 117 of 1,191 Indians rescued from strife-torn Sudan are currently being quarantined free of charge as they were not vaccinated against yellow fever, the Union health ministry said on Saturday.
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Over 200 Monkeys Killed In Rio de Janeiro As Yellow Fever Panic Spreads
Fears of spreading yellow fever are behind the illegal killing of scores of monkeys in Rio de Janeiro, complicating efforts to fight the virus, authorities say.
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Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive In Congo's Capital Hits Target
A vaccination campaign against yellow fever in Congo's capital is almost complete, but the gains may be reversed by the looming rainy season and the spread of the disease to areas where people have not yet been vaccinated, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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Democratic Republic Of Congo Launches Yellow Fever Vaccination Drive
Democratic Republic of Congo launched a campaign today to vaccinate about a million people against yellow fever over the next 10 days in the capital Kinshasa and a nearby province.
-
Yellow Fever Vaccination Facility Now At Tuticorin
Government has introduced yellow fever vaccination facility at VO Chidambaranar Port, one of the top 12 major ports in the country.
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Yellow Fever Outbreak 'Serious' But Not Global Health Emergency: WHO
A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Congo is of great concern but does not amount to a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
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Climate Change May Boost Spread Of Zika, Other Viruses
As Europe and the United States brace for the likely arrival of the Zika virus from Latin America this summer, experts warn global warming may accelerate the spread of mosquito-borne disease.
-
Angola's Yellow Fever Deaths Rises To 158: WHO
A yellow fever outbreak in Angola that began late last year has killed 158 people, up from 50 a month ago, as deaths from the disease transmitted by mosquitoes accelerate, a World Health Organisation official said today.
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Yellow Fever Death Toll Rises To 125 In Angola
An ongoing yellow fever epidemic in Angola has killed 125 people out of 664 suspected cases since December 30, government statistics show, despite attempts to quell the outbreak.
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More Than 50 Killed In Angola Yellow Fever Outbreak: Government
Fifty-one people have now died in a yellow fever outbreak in Angola, less than two months after it started spreading in the capital, the national director of health said.
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Dengue Fever Spreads Around the World
Dengue is transmitted by several species of mosquito within the Aedes aegypti, which originate in Africa but which are now present in all tropical and subtropical areas.
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Darfur's yellow fever shows 'no sign of stopping': United Nations
A rare outbreak of mosquito-borne yellow fever which has killed 165 people in Sudan's Darfur region in the past three months continues to spread, the UN warned on Thursday.
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Yellow fever outbreak kills 164 in Sudan's Darfur
Yellow fever has killed 164 people over the last three months in Sudan's Darfur, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, an arid region the size of Spain where fighting and banditry makes access particularly difficult.
-
Effective mosquito repellents
Mosquitoes can transmit a number of diseases, including malaria, yellow fever etc. Insect repellents containing the chemical DEET (N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide) are more effective mosquito deterrents than other synthetic repellents or plant-derived products.
