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Dengue Fever
Mosquito-Borne Virus an Emerging Public Health Problem in U.S.
November 12th, 2000
Dengue fever is emerging as a major public health problem in most areas along the Texas-Mexico border, in particular South Texas, according to a report at the annual meeting of the American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene held in October 2000. "Although nearly eradicated in the 1960s, the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that carry the disease are now present in abundant numbers in the Americas and the Caribbean and are present year round in the southernmost areas of Texas," said Dr. Frank Cortez-Flores, of the Department of International Health, Loma Linda University School of Public Health, Loma Linda, California. "Mosquitoes are flying syringes, and...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-11-12)
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