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Dengue Fever Vaccine One mosquito bite is all it takes . The World Health Organization reports that about half of the world ’ s population is now at risk for dengue fever , which up until now was preventable only by avoiding mosquito bites . More than 50 to 100 million people in more than 100 countries contract the dengue virus each year . The world ’ s first vaccine has been developed and tested , and is expected to be submitted to regularly groups in 2015 with commercialization expected later that year .
Cost-effective , Fast , Painless Blood-Testing Have the days of needles and vials come to an end ? The new art of blood collection uses a drop of blood drawn from the fingertip in a virtually painless procedure . Test results are available
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