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A poster in Tampines, Singapore, notifying people that there are ten or more cases of dengue in the neighbourhood (November 2015) International Anti-Dengue Day is observed every year on 15 June in a number of countries. [95] The idea was first agreed upon in 2010 with the first event held in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2011. [95]
This year, the incidence of dengue fever globally has been the highest on record, especially in Latin American countries, where more than 9.7 million dengue cases have been reported. That's twice ...
The recent spread of Dengue can also be attributed to rapid population growth, increased coagulation in urban areas, and global travel. Without sufficient vector control, the dengue virus has evolved rapidly over time, posing challenges to both government and public health officials. [62] Malaria is caused by a protozoan called Plasmodium ...
The title was changed to "Control of Communicable Disease Manual" in 1995 (16th edition) to remove any perception of gender bias. Poster of past and present CCDM covers at APHA convention 2016. For a long time the paperback edition was a handy pocket book, the 17th edition still fitting in one hand or a pocket .
By the late 1990s, dengue was the most important mosquito-borne disease affecting humans after malaria, with around 40 million cases of dengue fever and several hundred thousand cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever each year. Significant outbreaks of dengue fever tend to occur every five or six months.
Enthusiasm regarding DDT became obvious through the American government's advertising campaigns of posters depicting Americans fighting the Axis powers and insects and through media publications celebrating its military uses. [37] In the South Pacific, it was sprayed aerially for malaria and dengue fever control with spectacular effects. While ...
Marketing materials distributed to the public on dengue prevention. NEA adopts a multi-pronged approach – which includes surveillance and enforcement, community outreach and education, and research, to tackle vector-borne diseases such as dengue fever. Most recently, it rolled out educational home visits, where NEA officers visit homes in ...