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Football fever could be a dose of dengue
Fans at next year's World Cup in Brazil may be exposed to a nasty and incurable tropical disease, warns Simon Hay.
27 November 2013
The twentieth FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil in June and July next year. This football tournament is expected to sell more than 3 million tickets and attract more than half a million international fans. But those who attend will have more to worry about than the fitness of their top goalscorers: dengue fever could be a significant problem in some of the tournament locations, and preventive measures are needed...
Football fever could be a dose of dengue
Fans at next year's World Cup in Brazil may be exposed to a nasty and incurable tropical disease, warns Simon Hay.
27 November 2013
The twentieth FIFA World Cup will take place in Brazil in June and July next year. This football tournament is expected to sell more than 3 million tickets and attract more than half a million international fans. But those who attend will have more to worry about than the fitness of their top goalscorers: dengue fever could be a significant problem in some of the tournament locations, and preventive measures are needed...