Source Eugene has recently been designated a Stamaril Yellow Fever Vaccine Center. To understand what this means, read on. Yellow fever is a serious, potentially fatal disease caused by a mosquito-transmitted virus that may be contracted by travelers to some destinations in central Africa or central South America. For decades, the United States has had […]

A vaccine required before traveling to certain countries is about to run out in the United States. Yellow fever is carried by mosquitos. While not a threat in the U.S., it is in many countries people travel to. The problem is the only manufacturer of the vaccine in this country is undergoing renovations and the […]

An alarming outbreak of yellow fever that threatened Brazil early this year appears to be over, according to data released this week by the Pan American Health Organization. There were no new cases reported in Brazil in the last month, said officials of the agency, a regional branch of the World Health Organization. Of the […]

By STEVE BRIDGES BRUSSELS, 9. AUG, 17:03 Warmer weather and summer travel put tropical mosquito-borne diseases on the European health authorities’ radar. The warming climate has unpredictable and wide-ranging impacts on the environment. Some climate effects on human health are direct, such as extreme weather and rising sea levels that threaten low-lying areas. Other climate […]

YANGON (Reuters) – Four more people have died in an outbreak of H1N1 influenza in Myanmar, a health official said on Monday, taking the death toll in the latest outbreak to 10 as the government stepped up public awareness campaigns about the swine flu virus. The latest H1N1 outbreak began more than a week ago, […]