Infections: News and Research on Dengue

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Genetic ancestry linked to risk of severe dengue

For the first time, the extreme variability in dengue fever has been linked to a biological mechanism, potentially opening doors to new treatments and vaccines for the most common mosquito-borne disease worldwide.

Deadly dengue fever impacts climate-hit Bangladesh coast

Mosquito-borne dengue fever was rarely a major problem in Bangladesh's coastal districts, but some hospitals are so full of those with the potentially deadly virus that patients are treated on the floor.

Expert explains dengue fever

Dengue fever is a potentially life-threatening viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes.

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