dengue fever

Costa Rica News – Not to put a damper on the current holiday weekend in Costa Rica but a large dengue fever outbreak has hit the country.  Health officials in…

Costa Rica News – A large cause of illnesses in 2012 in Costa Rica was due to the mosquito Aedes aegypti, which spreads the virus that causes dengue fever. 

Costa Rica News – Most gringos in Costa Rica have not worried much about dengue during this rainy season as it was concentrated in poorer cantons in Costa Rica.  Well…

Costa Rica News – All travelers should visit either their personal physician or a travel health clinic 4-8 weeks before departure for Costa Rica. The Costa Rican Times has been…

Costa Rica News – For those people living in Costa Rica, please take notice and try to protect yourself from mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus.  An outbreak of dengue is effecting…

A dengue outbreak is sweeping the Sarapiquí canton, where the number of infected people has gone from 50 to 138 in four weeks. In this group, seven patients are currently hospitalized…

San Jose, Costa Rica – This year there have already been 2,237 patients that have been diagnosed with dengue fever. This does not include those that did not make it…