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Tanzania: Why Tanzania's Dengue Spike May Have Gone Unnoticed
Citizen, 14 June 2020
The dengue viruses (DENVs) which thrive in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are highly prevalent in Tanzania and other parts of the world are continually spreading and causing dengue… Read more »
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Tanzania: Go for Expert Guide in Handling Dengue Fever, Public Advised
Daily News, 23 May 2019
MEMBERS of the public were yesterday warned against relying on distorted reports on treatment of dengue fever, amid advice to pursue professional information from reliable sources. Read more »
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Tanzania: Anti-Dengue Fever Battle Heightened
Daily News, 2 July 2019
IN concerted efforts to fight the mosquito-borne dengue fever, the government has ordered eight fumigation machines which will be used for spraying chemicals to kill mosquitoes and… Read more »
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Tanzania: Dengue Fever Kills 4 in Tanzania, As 4,000 Diagnosed With Disease
East African, 21 June 2019
Four people have died in Tanzania as a result of the dengue fever and more than 4,000 others have been diagnosed with the disease, the government has said. Read more »
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Tanzania: Government Forms a Team to Fight Dengue Fever, House Told
Citizen, 19 June 2019
The government has established a task force to fight Dengue fever in Dar es Salaam, the parliament was told by the minister of health, community development, gender, children and… Read more »
Why Tanzania’s Dengue Spike May Have Gone Unnoticed
The dengue viruses which thrive in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that are highly prevalent in Tanzania are continually spreading and causing dengue fever which is usually reported in the months of March to May in Dar es Salaam, yet many cases of the disease may have gone unnoticed as attention was turned to COVID-19. Four out of 10 houses in Dar es Salaam have been found to have water-holding containers that support dengue mosquito breeding in their premises, according to a study.
