Dengue fever costs Puerto Rico more than US$3,000 per patient
Wednesday, May 16, 2012 - 23:30
in Health & Medicine
Puerto Rico invests US$38 million a year in dengue fever cases, a study has found — and for every dollar spent on prevention, the state could save five in treatment.
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