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Bugs In The News: Arbovirus And Hantavirus, Richard N. Bradley

Richard N Bradley

The objectives of this presentation are:

(1) Recognize zoonotic infections of public health importance that are currently in the news

(2) Understand the clinical presentations of arbovirus and hantavirus

(3) Describe actions a physician should take when suspecting one of these infections

Dengue And Aedes Aegypti: A Public Health Problem Along The United States-Mexico Border (Lecture Number 1 - A Series Of Dengue Lectures), Frank Cortez Flores

Frank Cortez Flores

My primary public health interest is the reemerging arboviral infections (e.g., dengue) that are increasing in incidence, expanding into new geographic areas, affecting new populations, and are threatening to increase in the near future, especially following a natural disaster (e.g., hurricanes). The goal of the dengue lecture series is to promote the recognition of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever and improve the understanding of factors involved in prevention, surveillance and control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the principal mosquito vector of dengue virus. The purpose of these lectures is to accelerate learning and development of an effective dengue prevention and …