Climate change and human activity are enabling the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, like dengue fever, to new places. Stanford infectious disease experts and disease ecologists discuss what we know and how communities can ...
Aug 9, 2023
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About 20 percent of the 7,528 confirmed or probable travel-associated U.S. dengue cases reported during 2010 to 2021 occurred in 2019, according to research published in the July 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Since Fall 2021, an increasing number of unexplained cases of severe acute hepatitis have been reported in children. Epidemiologic investigation is ongoing, and, to date, a cause of these outbreaks has not been identified. ...
Jul 28, 2023
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Detrimental effects of all severities of maternal dengue infections on birth outcomes have been discovered in a new research study from the University of Surrey and the University of Birmingham.
Jul 13, 2023
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Peruvoside, a plant-based compound that is commonly used to treat heart failure, has been discovered to be able to prevent up to 12 medically important viruses, all originating from different virus families. These viruses ...
Jun 22, 2023
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European Union officials warned Thursday there is a growing risk of mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue and chikungunya in Europe due to climate change.
Jun 22, 2023
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Researchers in New York and Texas have identified that female marmosets are more likely to transmit the Zika virus during pregnancy if they have been previously infected by a different virus, dengue. The findings, published ...
Jun 20, 2023
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A retrospective analysis of almost 6,000 persons with dengue found that while only 2 percent of cases were considered complicated, almost all complicated cases had warning signs. The authors advise that clinicians should ...
Jun 19, 2023
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Two months after cyclonic downpours flooded the town of Catacaos in northern Peru, dozens of inhabitants lie sick and dying of dengue, a disease carried by mosquitos attracted by stagnant water.
Jun 17, 2023
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Health personnel in protective suits are going door to door in Peru, fumigating homes to eradicate mosquitos spreading the dengue-causing virus that has already killed 79 people in the country this year.
May 12, 2023
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