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a decade of colonization: the spread of the asian tiger mosquito in pennsylvania and implications for disease risk.in recent decades, the asian tiger mosquito expanded its geographic range throughout the northeastern united states, including pennsylvania. the establishment of aedes albopictus in novel areas raises significant public health concerns, since this species is a highly competent vector of several arboviruses, including chikungunya, west nile, and dengue. in this study, we used geographic information systems (gis) to examine a decade of colonization by ae. albopictus throughout pennsylvania between ...201728504449
dengue fever: a risk to travelers.an outbreak of dengue fever occurred among a small group of maryland and pennsylvania residents following a trip to the british virgin islands in january 1996. dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral illness that occurs primarily in tropical urban areas. most dengue infections are benign and self-limited, but some produce severe and fatal hemorrhagic disease. although dengue is not endemic in the continental united states, travelers may acquire the infection during visits to the tropics. physicia ...19979579202
learning from the third world: health care in nicaragua.in this article, candace kugel, a family nurse practitioner in pennsylvania who visited nicaragua as part of an exchange program, describes her impressions of the country's health care system. kugel is a member of the project gettysburg/leon, a sister-city program that promotes cultural exchanges. she arrived in nicaragua less than 2 weeks after the newly elected uno government assumed power. in leon, kugel visited seven rural and urban clinics, the city's hospital, the health education organiza ...20042007063
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