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.
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