Senegal and Cape Verde: Dengue Fever on the Rise

Date: November 12th, 2009 | No Comments

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 [read more]