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Yellow Fever

Yellow fever is a hemorrhagic fever that is transmitted by infected mosquitoes and it can lead to liver failure and death.

Inflammation of Mosquito Bites Helps Zika or Dengue Viruses Replicate

Inflammation of Mosquito Bites Helps Zika or Dengue Viruses Replicate

Mosquito bite helps a virus such as Zika or dengue establish an infection and spread in the body more quickly, increasing the likelihood of severe illness.

Novel Discovery Could Lead to Improved Future Mosquito Control

Novel Discovery Could Lead to Improved Future Mosquito Control

A receptor on the legs of mosquitoes that when activated, keeps female mosquitoes from taking a sugar meal and makes them fly away, revealed researchers.

Zambia on Alert Following Yellow Fever Outbreak in Neighboring Countries

Zambia on Alert Following Yellow Fever Outbreak in Neighboring Countries

Health authorities in Zambia said that surveillance measures have been heightened in border areas following an outbreak of yellow fever in Angola.

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Risk of Yellow Fever Re-assessed in Light of the Ongoing Outbreaks

Risk of Yellow Fever Re-assessed in Light of the Ongoing Outbreaks

The risk of international spread within Africa and beyond is currently high with 509 newly reported cases as on May 23, 2016.

Mosquito Confirmed as Zika Vector in Brazil

Mosquito Confirmed as Zika Vector in Brazil

Brazilian scientists have found the first hard evidence of the Zika virus transmission though Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.

Yellow Fever Outbreak Poses a Strong Risk of Epidemic

Yellow Fever Outbreak Poses a Strong Risk of Epidemic

While the yellow fever vaccine is very effective, the WHO is concerned that the outbreak in unvaccinated populations poses a strong risk of epidemic.

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Zika Crisis Fueled by Failure on Mosquito Control and Family Planning Measures: WHO

Zika Crisis Fueled by Failure on Mosquito Control and Family Planning Measures: WHO

In Brazil, more than 1.5 million people have been infected with Zika, and nearly 1,400 cases of microcephaly have been registered since its outbreak last year.

Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola Could Spark Off a 'Global Crisis': Red Cross

Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola Could Spark Off a 'Global Crisis': Red Cross

A deadly yellow fever outbreak in Angola, which has already spread the disease as far as China, risks sparking a global crisis, the Red Cross warned.

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola

WHO Calls Emergency Meeting on Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola

The World Health Organization will hold an emergency meetingon the yellow fever outbreak that has hit hardest in Angola.

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Yellow Fever Epidemic, the New Global Health Emergency

Yellow Fever Epidemic, the New Global Health Emergency

Yellow fever is spread by a species of mosquito common to areas of Africa and South America. If untreated, it can lead to liver failure and death.

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