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There are almost 20 cases of dengue being reported in the city everyday. With sporadic rains and 2,500 of the 3,200 domestic breeding checkers of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) still on strike, the condition is likely to worsen. On Saturday,...
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The United Nations plans to launch a massive anti-dengue campaign this week in cyclone-hit areas of Myanmar where mosquitoes that carry the disease have become a major...
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The death toll from a dengue outbreak in Rio de Janeiro state has reached 92, topping what was previously the state’s deadliest bout with the disease,...
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Brazilian troops joined the fight against dengue fever Monday, setting up three field hospitals to combat an epidemic that has surged to 1.4 new cases each minute.State...
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A dengue epidemic has claimed at least 54 lives in Rio de Janeiro state since January, health officials said Thursday.Hospitals have reported a total of 114 deaths from...
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Brazil will send hundreds of health workers to Rio de Janeiro state to help overwhelmed emergency rooms that are reporting 80 new cases of dengue fever every hour, the...
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Dengue fever killed 407 people in Cambodia last year, the highest number of fatalities in nearly a decade, a health official said Friday. Most of those who died from...
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A woman diagnosed with dengue receives medical attention at Brazil’s Air Force field hospital in Barra da Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro, Wednesday, April 2, 2008. Rio de Janeiro Governor Sergio Cabral said he was considering asking Cuba to send doctors to...
