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Argentina battles dengue surge and repellent shortage
Residents find it nearly impossible to buy mosquito repellent ahead of their worst-ever dengue season.

It's amazing that you're still here in Argentina in the middle of the apocalypse. I commend you for your unheralded bravery. But I suppose you have your bags packed and your ticket home booked. Please, have a safe flight home, and god bless. Think of us once in a while.The governments response to the dengue outbreak has been appalling . Buenos Aires streets are in disarray with garbage overflowing everywhere . The spraying of Parks and plazas nearly non existent. No mosquito spray even though in neighbouring Brazil they do no have this problem as their government has made sure that enough stock is available for the demand . Is it so hard to get some plane loads in for this nacional emergency
Tissue?The governments response to the dengue outbreak has been appalling . Buenos Aires streets are in disarray with garbage overflowing everywhere . The spraying of Parks and plazas nearly non existent. No mosquito spray even though in neighbouring Brazil they do no have this problem as their government has made sure that enough stock is available for the demand . Is it so hard to get some plane loads in for this nacional emergency
I'm looking to get the 1st dose this week. My friend got it, he had an elevated temp and headache but that's it.I’m interested in any update members may have re the dengue fever and the vaccine. The CDC indicates that the vaccine is not approved or suggested for travelers in any case except long-term residence in a highly-infected area. The vaccine is based on a weakened, live virus. "The vaccine partially mimics a primary dengue infection and can increase the risk of severe dengue in vaccinated individuals who were dengue-naive prior to vaccination. This phenomenon is known as antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE).” Which means if you haven’t have dengue in the past you will get it from the vaccine. The only treatment I find in the literature is lots of repellant, i.e. DEET. BTW, don’t look too closely in to the history and effectiveness of DEET. It was created in 1944 for the US Army and has never been replaced by anything better. It’s not clear how it functions to discourage mosquitos. But it will dissolve watch crystals and fabrics like rayon.
The governments response to the dengue outbreak has been appalling . Buenos Aires streets are in disarray with garbage overflowing everywhere . The spraying of Parks and plazas nearly non existent. No mosquito spray even though in neighbouring Brazil they do no have this problem as their government has made sure that enough stock is available for the demand . Is it so hard to get some plane loads in for this nacional emergency
No, repellent. You're so high on your Fuyi you feel you can sneer at the rest of us?Tissue?