W. Africa: outbreak of Dengue fever in Cape Verde

 

Published: November 10, 2009

PRAIA , Cape Verde (AP) — A Red Cross official says Dengue fever has infected as many as 11,000 people and killed four in the first known outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus in West Africa .

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies health official Anders Naucler said Tuesday the fever was initially mistaken for H1N1 swine flu virus. He said 3,000 cases have been confirmed in the i...


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