Category: Dengue
Dengue Is Spreading: Is Warmer Weather to Blame?
American Society for Microbiology “More Americans are at risk than ever before as mosquitoes and ticks are moving into new areas of the country, increasing cases and geographic ranges of vector-borne diseases.” said Christopher Braden, M.D., the Acting Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Center for Emerging and Infectious Zoonotic Diseases. […]
Aug 14, 2024
60% of American Samoans have evidence of previous dengue infection
CIDRAP Since 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended dengue vaccination for kids ages 9 to 16 in communities where more than 20% of age-eligible persons have previously been infected with the virus. While vaccination offers strong protection for people with prior infections, but it may increase the risk of […]
Aug 14, 2024
World-First Mosquito Drone Deliveries Could Help Stop The Spread Of Diseases Like Dengue
IFL Science In the latest step in the fight against mosquito-borne disease, scientists have sent in the drones. Field trials have seen uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) flying over Fiji, dropping hundreds of mosquitoes infected with bacteria that stop them from spreading diseases like dengue among the human population. Dengue is a viral disease that is […]
Aug 6, 2024
Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics
Wired Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action. Every time the Olympics come around, it seems there’s a different disease stalking the event. At Rio 2016 it was Zika. At the postponed […]
Jul 30, 2024
Dengue Fever’s Worrisome Surge
MedPageToday Readers, sometimes I wish we could meet face to face and talk. If so, today I would ask: who here has dealt with the world’s most common mosquito-borne virusopens in a new tab or window and poster child for the 21st century’s explosion of epidemic, vector-borne blights? My guess? Some of you have seen travelers with […]
Jul 30, 2024
Dengue fever is — unfortunately — having a banner year. Can it be quelled?
NPR In the Americas alone, almost 10.4 million suspected cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, were reported to the World Health Organization in 2024 as of the first week of July, an increase of 232% compared with the same period the year before. Peru is a case in point. When torrential rains started to fall there […]
Jul 23, 2024
Dozens of NJ residents sickened with dengue fever as CDC warns of deadly virus
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Jul 10, 2024
Travelers beware: It’s a big year for dengue
NPR It’s already a record-breaking year for dengue infections in Central and South America, with almost 10 million cases diagnosed so far. Now, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of an increased risk of the mosquito-borne virus in the U.S., as summer weather and vacation travel heat up. This week, the CDC told health […]
Jul 3, 2024
CDC issues dengue fever alert in the U.S.
NBC News This year, the incidence of dengue fever globally has been the highest on record, as nations report increasingly hot temperatures — ideal for mosquitoes that spread dengue to hatch. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Tuesday alerting authorities, health care providers and the public of the increased risk […]
Jun 25, 2024
Tiger mosquitoes behind dengue fever rise in Europe
BBC An invasive species of mosquito has set up home in 13 countries in the EU, including France, Spain and Greece, with experts linking their presence to a rise in dengue fever in Europe. Climate change is creating favourable conditions for the tiger mosquito to spread, said the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control […]
Jun 12, 2024