Dengue in Africa

  • WHO health topics- Dengue
    http://www.who.int/topics/dengue/en/
    • This page provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices working on Dengue. Also shown are links to related web sites and topics.
  • TDR- Dengue
    http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/dengue/default.htm
    • Disease information and links from the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR). TDR is an independent global programme of scientific collaboration, established in 1975 and co-sponsored by UNICEF, UNDP, WHO and the World Bank.
  • CDC- Dengue Fever
    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/dengue/#top
    • Site provides general information, maps, fact sheets, images, slides, and information for both travelers and health care providers.
  • Dengue Fever (article)
    http://www.nathnac.org/healthprofessionals/dengue.html
    • This article provides basic information about dengue's epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention and risks for travelers. The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) is funded by the British Department of Health to promote clinical standards in travel medicine.
  • MedlinePlus- Dengue
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dengue.html
    • Features factsheets, news stories, and articles.
  • NIH- Health Matters, Dengue Fever
    http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/dengue.htm
    • Factsheet with cause, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
  • Merck Manual- Arbovirus and Arenavirus Diseases
    http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section13/chapter162/162e.jsp
    • Included under this subheading are Yellow Fever and Dengue Fever.
  • The Potential for Dengue in South Africa (PDF article)
    http://wrbu.si.edu/www/MS/23/MS23N03P182.PDF
    • Article from Mosquito Systematics, Vol. 23, no.3
  • Map- World Distibution of Dengue, 2002
    http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/maps/dengue_map.htm
    • Map provided by the CDC.
  • Orphanet- Arbovirus Fever
    http://www.orpha.net/consor/cgi-bin/data
    • Provides general description of Arboviruses and varieties.
  • CDC Travelers' Health- Dengue Fever
    http://www.cdc.gov/travel/diseases/dengue.htm
    • Basic information and links to information about outbreaks, and vaccinations for travelers.
  • eMedicine- Dengue Fever (article)
    http://www.emedicine.com/MED/topic528.htm
    • Article by Suzanne Shepherd of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center.
  • MedlinePlus- Dengue
    http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dengue.html
    • Features factsheets, news stories, and articles.
  • WHO- Brochure, Dengue
    http://www.who.int/ctd/docs/dengue.pdf
    • Colour brochure - "Preventing dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever, a fact sheet for municipal and community leaders" (CTD/FIL(DEN)/94.4) is available in four languages [English, French, Spanish, Portuguese].
  • NaTHNaC- Dengue Information
    http://www.nathnac.org/healthprofessionals/dengue.html
    • This article provides basic information about dengue's epidemiology, transmission, symptoms, treatment, prevention and risks for travelers. The National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) is funded by the British Department of Health to promote clinical standards in travel medicine.