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Dengue

  • The city of Iquitos, Peru, in the heart of the Amazon rain forest, has become a giant open-air laboratory to study the spread of dengue fever.
    NPR News
    In Heart Of Amazon, A Natural Lab To Study Diseases
    Dan Charles
    Dengue fever has returned to Iquitos, Peru. Researchers are studying the disease's migration by tracking mosquitoes and taking health surveys of the community. They're hoping the city-size experiment will help them understand what works best to stop the disease from spreading.