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PRO/AH/EDR> Kyasanur Forest disease – India (11): (KL)
Hemorrhagic Fever -- Worldwide/UnknownWhile monsoon season is normally associated with peak disease activity in the state, the recent spell of heavy rains have helped tame the outbreak of Kyasanur Forest disease (KFD) or monkey fever in the state, which has claimed 11 lives so far in Wayanad.With the monsoon season marking the transformation of the disease transmitting _Haemaphysalis spinigera_ nymphs to adult ticks, health authorities say there has been a decrease in the number of new KFD cases Read more [...]
