Recently the Health authorities from Hong Kong disclosed quite a few cases regarding the possibility of a dengue fever pandemic. New outbreak of Dengue Fever is prompted by increase mosquito activity. Sources from the Ministry of Health declared that there are a couple of species of mosquitos capable of carrying out the disease. By using surveillance techniques, authorities … [Read more...]
New York Rats Spread Fear of the Plague
More than two million rats live in New York's sewers, subways and streets. According to a recently published study, after a research made on fleas, mites and lice from 133 rats, some of them can transmit bubonic plague. Every year, around 100 New Yorkers are bitten by rats. And the plague is not the only dangerous disease that can be spread by the rodents and their … [Read more...]