Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a spike in dengue cases
Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases.
Mar 26, 2024
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Puerto Rico's health secretary declared an epidemic on Monday following a spike in dengue cases.
Mar 26, 2024
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By comparing data for the immune response to natural infection by dengue virus to data for activation of the immune system by dengue vaccines, researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) have identified molecular markers ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Dengue is a disease characterized by fever, rash, headache, myalgia, and arthralgia, with a risk for complications due to endothelial dysfunction and hemorrhage. Most common in countries in Central and South America, Southeast ...
Mar 19, 2024
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Dengue, caused by the virus transmitted by the bite of the female Aedes aegypti mosquito and, to a lesser extent, the Aedes albopictus mosquito, is an acute illness characterized mainly by high fever, body aches, and redness ...
Mar 16, 2024
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Since Rio de Janeiro declared a public health emergency after an outbreak of dengue fever last month, the city has ramped up testing capacities, opened up a dozen dengue health centers and trained medical staff to attend ...
Mar 4, 2024
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A study led by Brazilian researchers shows that people who have had the Zika virus run a higher risk of subsequently having severe dengue and being hospitalized. The finding is highly relevant to the development of a Zika ...
Feb 6, 2024
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A single-dose dengue vaccine produced by Butantan Institute in São Paulo state (Brazil) prevents development of the disease in 79.6% of those vaccinated, according to an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Feb 1, 2024
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Scientists and clinicians at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) have identified two compounds—sST2 and suPAR—in the blood of dengue patients ...
Dec 18, 2023
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Unknowns, dangers and surprises persist about dengue viral infection and now an assumption once accepted as conventional wisdom about immunity to the mosquito-borne disease may be incorrect.
A simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch is being developed to protect people from the potentially deadly mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Dec 1, 2023
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