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Zika virus: emergency and aftercare of patients

06 July 2016

Emergency Nurse

Evidence & practice

Zika virus, a mosquito-borne vector, is an emerging population health threat, and is linked to fetal microcephaly, pregnancy loss and neurologic symptoms like...

Mosquito-borne viral infections and the traveller

07 May 2008

Nursing Standard

CPD

This article reviews the mosquito-borne infections yellow fever, Chikungunya virus, West Nile virus, dengue fever and eastern equine encephalitis. It provides advice...

A net gain for Kenya

12 May 2009

Nursing Standard

Feature

After raising almost £2,000 for the charity ICROSS at last year’s RCN congress, college president Maura Buchanan visited Kenya to experience the charity’s work first...

Mosquito-borne infections and UK travellers

28 June 2016

Primary Health Care

CPD

Mosquitoes are responsible for transmitting a significant number of infections around the globe. Vaccines or chemoprophylaxis can protect against very few of theses...