6 things you need to know about dengue fever

By Sally Boyani,

Over 120 cases of dengue fever were reported in Mombasa County by Sunday, May 8, 2017 – causing Mombasa County health officials to raise alarm over ...

What is behind the global shortage in Yellow Fever vaccine?

By VOA,

Angola is battling a yellow fever outbreak amid a global shortage of the vaccine. Cases have also been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, K...

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Angola rushes to avert worst yellow fever outbreak in decades

By Agencies,

The Angolan government is rushing to halt the country's worst yellow fever outbreak in 30 years as death toll continues to rise. Since the first ca...

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Are you safe from yellow fever? What you need to know

By Lisa Kamau,

What is Yellow Fever? Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The "yellow" in the name refers to the...

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Researchers find new Zika clues to birth defect in foetus study

By Agencies,

Researchers on Wednesday reported new evidence strengthening the association between Zika virus and a spike in birth defects, citing the presence of t...

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