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28-Jul-2010
Dengue tightens its grip on Caribbean
The death toll is mounting as epidemics of dengue fever intensify in the Caribbean with warm weather and early rains bringing an explosion in mosquito numbers. The Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad and Tobago are experiencing their worst outbreaks in at least a decade, according to this week’s global dengue bulletin.
15-Jul-2010
Delhi-bound for the Games? Here are some tips for a healthy, safe trip...
Expectations are high for more Australian sporting success at this year’s Commonwealth Games, beginning on October 2 in Delhi, India. Just as the athletes are making their final preparations, Games spectators need to take steps to safeguard their health well before they fly to India. Four to six weeks is ideal – but the earlier the better.
15-Jul-2010
Dengue risk persists in the tropics
In this week’s global Dengue fever update, epidemics and major outbreaks persist in Latin America, the Caribbean, and South East Asia
11-May-2010
WHO issues ‘yellow card’ over Rift Valley Fever outbreak
Rift Valley Fever (RVF) among a group of German tourists who visited game parks in South Africa has prompted warning to World Cup fans from the World Health Organisation.
31-Mar-2010
Widespread Dengue Fever Alert
Widespread Dengue Fever Alert
Travelvax Australia has issued a warning to Australian travellers concerning the current heightened risk of dengue fever in Southeast and South Asia, South and Central America, Africa and other tropical regions. Annual rains, higher temperatures and unseasonal weather events have created ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, which may carry dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, such as malaria and yellow fever, in the tropics.
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