Climate and infectious diseases: a health issue without borders
The billionth dose of pneumococcal vaccine has just been delivered to Ethiopia. News which refers to the health challenges linked ...
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Tiger mosquitoes: the ARS of Île-de-France warns against their proliferation before the Olympics
A surveillance and awareness plan was launched on May 1 to combat the proliferation of the tiger mosquito and the ...
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Suffering from dengue fever, skipper Antoine Cornic is “devastated with fatigue”
Sailor Antoine Cornic is affected by dengue fever, a tropical disease, while he is currently participating in the transatlantic race ...
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Why the case of dengue identified in the Paris region is worrying
One person was infected with dengue fever in Alfortville. She was returning from a stay in Africa. In the municipality, ...
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In the Southeast, the risk of contracting a tropical disease is decreasing
Mosquitoes are still as numerous in the Southeast but, as a direct consequence of the confinement which has stopped the ...
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Malaria: an oral insecticide to kill mosquitoes with blood
A trial in Kenya showed the effectiveness of ivermectin, an oral antiparasitic capable of killing mosquitoes when they bite.Revenge is ...
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Neglected tropical diseases: considerable progress
Over the past 10 years, unprecedented progress has been made in rolling back neglected tropical diseases. But there is still ...
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Melioidosis: a largely underestimated tropical disease
Melioidosis, a deadly infection endemic in South East Asia and Australia, is believed to be widespread across the globe, a ...
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