Africa: World Health Day - Stop Disease-Carrying Pests

[State Department]Washington -Mosquitoes, flies, ticks, water snails and other pests can carry diseases that sicken more than 1 billion people each year with malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, yellow fever and other dangerous conditions. Half the world -- 3.6 billion people -- live in areas where they risk exposure to what are known as vector-borne diseases.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news