The Colombian government declared a nationwide health emergency late on Wednesday due to an increase in yellow fever cases. The outbreak has resulted in 74 confirmed cases and 34 deaths since the ...

It was 1795, and the yellow fever—which had burned through Philadelphia ... the virus was spread in cities by a unique species of mosquito, the Aedes aegypti. Not until 1937 would medical ...

5. Yellow Fever Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes. It is common in tropical regions of Africa and South America. The symptoms range from fever and ...

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Mosquito-borne diseases also fall within two main categories: Viral diseases — dengue fever, Zika virus, chikungunya, yellow fever, West Nile Virus, Japanese encephalitis, and eastern equine ...

One of the species that concerns county officials most is Aedes aegypti, or yellow fever mosquito, which can be found across Miami-Dade and can spread Zika, dengue and yellow fever. Most people ...

Yellow fever is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of Aedes and Haemagogus mosquitoes. Jaramillo said the most critical situation is in Tolima, in central-west Colombia, where 22 cases have been ...

A health emergency has been declared by the Colombian government after rapid increase in the number of yellow fever cases. Read about its symptoms, ...