Venezuela: Dengue Fever on the Rise

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | July 14th, 2010 | Trackback

Dengue fever has increased more than 80 percent over 2009 figures and almost 10 percent of the cases have been hemorrhagic dengue fever, which can be fatal. The states most affected are Miranda, Merida, and the Capital District of Caracas. The government has implemented a program to control mosquitoes by fumigating homes and destroying breeding sites, but the only sure way to avoid the disease is to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.

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