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Heavy torrential rains in West Africa have caused flooding in several cities and affected over 350,000 people. In Burkina Faso, this is the worst flooding in 40 years. Burkina Faso is the last country that suffered the impact of these torrential rains that flooded the capital, Ouagadougou, in a few hours. About 110,000 inhabitants of this city have [...]

Dengue Fever (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) are found to be the highest recorded vector-borne viral diseases in the world, affecting approximately 2.5 billion people every year. Often, these diseases prove to be fatal. Dengue Fever is prevalent in the tropical and subtropical regions of the globe. These areas experience a good amount of rainfall. [...]