COTE D’IVOIRE: Yellow Fever, Dengue Kill At Least Three

Ivorian health officials are vaccinating people against yellow fever in Abidjan, the commercial capital, and two other major cities, after the disease killed two people and struck nine others in recent weeks.

In Brief: Sri Lanka Steps Up Dengue Prevention

Sri Lanka has declared the third week of August National Dengue Prevention Week, as dengue cases spike during the months-long monsoon season. There have been 21,486 cases nationwide, and 158 deaths up till July 20th.

Sri Lanka Army Launches Dengue Awareness Programs

Sri Lanka Army’s 52 Division has launched dengue awareness programs in the peninsula to educate the people on prevention of the disease following a rising toll of dengue cases and deaths in Jaffna. How People Arrived Here: dengue poor awareness...

Mauritius Medical Students to Study in Bordeaux University Health Centre, France

University of Mauritius students holding a bachelor’s degree in medicine will be able to study at Bordeaux University Health Centre in France following an agreement signed on Tuesday by the two institutions. Health Minister Rajesh Jeetah said Mauritius...

Asian Computers are Joining Forces to Fight Avian Flu

Dealing with deadly diseases is not just a matter of test-tubes and petri dishes. Increasingly, grid computing is being used to simulate the ways that new drugs could attack viruses, looking for a magic bullet that could cure diseases or even prevent...

Human Movement Can Play a Critical Role in Mosquito-borne Disease Transmission

To control mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, researchers need to look at the behavior of people, not just the insect that transmits the disease, according to newly published research by Steven Stoddard of the University of California, Davis, and colleagues.