Category: Dengue
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
Latin America experiences worst dengue fever outbreak on record
DW Latin America is experiencing its worst outbreak on record of dengue fever – a virus that has infected over 1.4 million people in the region this year. Dengue is spread by mosquitos, hitting almost every country in central and South America. About one in four people who are infected will develop illness, and a […]
Apr 2, 2024
With a million cases of dengue so far this year, Brazil is in a state of emergency
NPR It was 3 a.m. on Feb. 6 when the dengue field hospital in Brasília temporarily shut its doors. The generator powering the medical facility had blown and the 29 members of the Brazilian Air Force in charge had to change it before they could see patients again. Medical professionals who’d been trained to care […]
Mar 5, 2024
Peru declares health emergency as dengue cases soar
DW The El Nino weather pattern has created ideal conditions for mosquitos to breed and transmit dengue fever. The viral infection can cause fever, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and body aches. Peru declared a health emergency in most parts of the country on Monday after a heat wave and heavy rains led to a spike in dengue […]
Feb 27, 2024
South America Dengue Increase Brings Vaccination Drive
VOA rom VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. During the southern hemisphere summer, South America is experiencing a sharp increase in cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne disease common in much of Latin America. The symptoms, or signs, of dengue are high fever, extreme tiredness, muscle pain, and internal bleeding. In Brazil, dengue is […]
Feb 6, 2024
Millions Infected with Dengue as Temperature Rises
VOA The disease dengue is spreading across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began in 1980. Experts are warning that rising temperatures and growing cities are increasing the rate of infection. More than 4 million cases have been reported throughout the Americas and the Caribbean so far this year, breaking a record […]
Dec 26, 2023
Nigeria confirms 13 fresh cases of dengue fever
Gazette The dengue virus (DENV) is a leading mosquito-borne virus with a wide geographical spread and a major public health concern. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported 13 cases of dengue fever in Sokoto State, sparking concerns about the low level of awareness among Nigerians regarding this mosquito-borne illness. Despite […]
Dec 19, 2023
Science Today’s post is not exactly chemical per se, but it’s very promising news on the anti-infectives front. Dengue fever is a viral disease whose range has been extending in recent years, very likely as a result of changes in the climate (it was formerly considered more of a tropical disease). It’s yet another mosquito-carried […]
Nov 7, 2023
Dengue is spreading. Can new vaccines and antivirals halt its rise?
Nature Dengue is on the march. This year, more than 4.2 million cases of the disease, which is caused by a virus transmitted by mosquitoes, had been reported by 2 October, compared with half a million in 2000. And the disease, which was once confined to the tropics, is spreading to new locations around the world, including southern […]
Nov 7, 2023
Dengue rates drop after release of modified mosquitoes in Colombia
Nature Largest-ever deployment of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes yields ‘encouraging’ results in three densely populated cities. Three cities in Colombia saw a dramatic fall in the incidence of dengue in the years following the introduction of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia, a bacterium that prevents the insect from transmitting viruses. In neighbourhoods where the Wolbachia mosquitoes were well established, dengue incidence dropped by […]
Nov 1, 2023
