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Also worth to mention is that on Madeira (Portugal) the biggest outbreak in Europe happened since 1920. Experts say that it will spread to the mainland soon..

• munchor 14y ago
  I'm Portuguese and this has been on the news for a few months now, it's quite scary to think of the consequences this can have when it reaches the mainland, especially in the USA, where over 200 million people live.
  • ra 14y ago
    Dengue has always been around in the tropics and subtropics. "There are around 50 million cases of dengue fever around the world each year according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Of those, about 500,000 people contract severe dengue, which is a potentially life-threatening." [1] It's a nasty disease, but it's no Ebola. [1] http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/info/worldwide.asp http://www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/info/worldwide.asp
• nacker 14y ago
  And it's much worse in Brasil. http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2012-11-27/dengue-brasil-tem-77-municipios-em-situacao-de-risco-e-375-em-alerta http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2012-11-27/dengue-br... http://www.healthmap.org/dengue/index.php http://www.healthmap.org/dengue/index.php