Dengue Fever Alert Issued in Kenya

The World Health Organisation has sent out an alert on dengue viral disease, which it describes as a "pandemic threat".

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Dengue fever is a mosquito borne viral disease.

  • Kenya:   Dengue Fever Outbreak

    UNIRIN, 28 September 2011

    An outbreak of dengue fever in the northeastern Kenyan town of Mandera, close to the Somalia and Ethiopia borders, has affected more than 1,000 people, with four unconfirmed… Read more »

  • Africa:   Africa Lags On Epidemic Detection

    SciDev.Net, 6 January 2011

    Africa lags behind in detecting infectious diseases and warning of emerging epidemics, yet bears half the world's outbreaks, says a report. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Poor Countries Neglecting Research

    Business Daily, 16 December 2009

    Climate change is likely to increase the already huge toll of illness and death from insect-borne disease in the developing world. Read more »

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