Here is another post I decided to forward from birdchat, since I don't
know how many tweets either subscribe to both or surf birdchat on the
web; again, apologies to those who've already seen it *and* a special
apology to those who hate these posts that don't concern them at all (you
know who you are). However, I'm doing this because I recently heard from
a fellow tweet tentative plans to visit Latin America in the near future
and I thought this info might be important. THere are two other,
follow-up, posts with a bit more info. If you want them, please email me
personally (not tweeters) and I'll forward them to you. Cheers, --Anna
Coles, Seattle, WA acoles at u.washington.edu

---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 10:21:22 MST
From: Craig Faanes <craig_faanes at MAIL.FWS.GOV>
To: Multiple recipients of list BIRDCHAT <BIRDCHAT at LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: Dengue Fever for Tropical Travelers

Ornithologists and birders planning a trip to the lower latitudes
might want to make themselves aware of the information contained in
the Friday, October 20, 1995, isse of the *Washington Post* regarding
Dengue Fever. A rather large article headlined: "Dengue Fever
Epidemic Spreads Despite Latin American Efforts", chronicles the
spread of the fever through the new world tropics and discusses some
of the health rpoblems related to contracting the disease. Mosquitoes
are the vector for dengue fever. Dengue fever has been reported in
the States, but those cases have been attributed to tropical travelers
bringing it "home" with them.

The story provides a table of the distribution of reported cases of
Dengue and Hemorrhagic Dengue (the latter is the more serious form of
the disease) by country. Brazil and Venezuela have the highest number
of reported cases followed by Nicaragua and Salvador. But its also
been reported in farily large numbers in Costa Rica, the Dominican
Republic, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, y Mexico.

If anyone outside the distribution area of the Post is interested in
reading the text of this story, send me your fax number and I'll get
you a copy. I'm not technologically advanced enough to scan the
article, so we'll have to resort to slower means of getting the
information to you. Sorry.

Craig Faanes
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Arlington, Virginia
703-358-2161 x 5492
Craig_Faanes at mail.fws.gov

"Picture if you can, when the Everglades ran, from the Gulf Coast to
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