Three popular soccer players from Brazil and Argentina appear in…
Three popular soccer players from Brazil and Argentina appear in…Endemic transmission has been interrupted in the Americas, but measles and rubella continue to circulate in other parts of the world. More than 600,000 people are expected to attend the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. With the theme "Vaccination: Your best shot!" Vaccination Week in the Americas highlights the importance of immunization
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Former Director of the Pan American Health Organization Sir George A.O. Alleyne led a lively discussion on the value of investing in health today when he…
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Dengue, malaria and Chagas disease. Leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis and yellow fever. Chikungunya, lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis and West Nile virus. These are 10 vector-borne diseases carried by mosquitoes, ticks, flies and other vectors that put one of every two people in the Americas at risk.
Dengue: a potentially lethal disease…
One of every two people in the Americas is at risk of diseases carried by insects
Washington, D.C., 7 April 2014 (PAHO/WHO) - Mosquitoes, ticks, flies and other insects can be far more than a nuisance. The diseases they carry-malaria, dengue, yellow fever, West Nile virus, Lyme disease and many others-can cause serious illness and in some cases…
Top health experts call for stepped-up action on West Nile virus, dengue and other vector-borne diseases
Washington, D.C., 4 April 2014 (PAHO/WHO) —Roughly 50% of people living in the Western Hemisphere are at risk of one or more diseases carried by mosquitoes, ticks, flies and other vectors, including West Nile virus, dengue, malaria and most…
Chile and Peru's…
More than half the world's population is at…