Senegal and Cape Verde: Dengue Fever on the Rise

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | November 12th, 2009 | Trackback

An outbreak of dengue fever occurred in Cape Verde, with more than 3,000 cases reported and one death. Thus far no cases have been reported in Senegal, but dengue is endemic to West Africa and Senegal has many ties to Cape Verde, so it is possible that cases could show up there. Dengue is spread by mosquitoes and there is no specific treatment for it. The only prevention is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

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