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Study tracks who dengue-carrying mosquitoes bite

Most people bitten by dengue fever-transmitting mosquitoes in four northwestern Thai villages weren't residents but visitors, a finding that provides new clues about the spread of the dengue virus.

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Use of dengue vaccine may cause short-term spikes in its prevalence

(Medical Xpress)—As researchers continue to work toward vaccines for serious tropical diseases such as dengue fever, experts caution in a new report that such vaccines will probably cause temporary but significant spikes ...

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Tokyo closes park after dengue mosquitoes found

Tokyo on Thursday closed most of Yoyogi Park, a popular green spot in the Japanese metropolis, after dengue-carrying mosquitoes were found there, an official said.

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Dengue fever strikes models in Japan

A worsening outbreak of dengue fever in Japan has claimed its first celebrities—two young models sent on assignment to the Tokyo park believed to be its source.

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19 new dengue cases in Japan, linked to Tokyo park

Japan is urging local authorities to be on the lookout for further outbreaks of dengue fever, after confirming another 19 cases that were contracted at a popular local park in downtown Tokyo.

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Climate change could see dengue fever come to Europe

Dengue fever could make headway in popular European holiday destinations if climate change continues on its predicted trajectory, according to research published in open access journal BMC Public Health.

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Dengue mosquito hitched ride from southeast US to reach California

(Medical Xpress)—The mosquito that transmits Dengue Fever probably arrived in California by plane or railway from the southeastern United States—and not from Mexico—a DNA analysis by Yale University researchers has ...

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Screening for emerging viral diseases

(Medical Xpress)—A microbe detection array technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists could provide a new rapid method for public health authorities to conduct surveillance for emerging ...

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