Medellin uses mosquitoes to fight dengue fever
Mosquitoes treated with a special bacteria have been released into Medellin to stop the spread of...
Tag: Dengue
Dengue fever and malaria outbreak in farmers protest camp in north Colombia
A farmers protest camp in north Colombia is reporting 30 cases of dengue fever and malaria,...
Dengue caused 82 deaths in Colombia so far this year
Colombia’s ministry of health has stated that in 2013 to date, 82 people have died of dengue in the country. Approximately 60,000 cases of the hemorrhagic fever have been identified in 56 of a little more than 1,000...
Colombia warns citizens of dengue fever outbreak
Colombian health authorities Wednesday alerted the population to an outbreak of dengue fever that has amounted to 1,600 confirmed cases since January 2012. The ministry of health responded to a Red Cross report from Sunday that...
