Dengue Outbreak In Brazil Has Left More Than 1,000 Dead So Far
Brazilian authorities have registered 1,020 deaths from dengue in 2024 to date, nearly surpassing 2023’s year-long record.
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Sri Lanka Socialists Try to Bring Back Coronavirus Masks, Still No Food or Gasoline
The Sri Lankan Health Ministry on Monday asked residents to resume using face masks, social distancing, and aggressive hand washing to control the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus.
Pandemic Risk: Zika Mosquitos in 129 California Cities
The mosquitos that can carry the Zika virus have reportedly appeared in 129 California cities. With cold winter weather the only major obstacle to the Zika virus becoming America’s first pandemic since the 1957 Asian Flu, ground zero for a potential pandemic is now the West Coast.
Many Texas Counties Ill-Equipped for Zika Fight
The responsibility for protecting our communities in Texas from the Zika virus is local and municipal, say mosquito experts. The problem is that poorer areas do not have the expertise or the manpower because of their low tax base. Texas counties without formal mosquito districts or like services are ill-equipped to address Zika virus concerns.
Zika Pandemic Could Spread to US by Sexual Transmission
If Zika–or a possibly mutated strain–can also spread through sex, then it poses a risk of another HIV/Aids pandemic.
Zika Threat In India: Doctors Race to Avoid Pandemic
There have not been any cases of the Zika pandemic reported in India yet, but health authorities are nervous for several reasons, not least of which is that India has already dealt with Zika in the past, logging some of the oldest known cases of infection.
Rare African Zika Virus Forces Brazil’s Doctors to Warn: Don’t Get Pregnant
Health authorities in Brazil are warning couples to delay pregnancies as they treat thousands of cases of infant brain damage experts believe could be linked to the rare African Zika virus. Some suggest the virus made its appearance in Brazil through the high influx of tourists following the 2014 World Cup.
