First Vaccine For Chikungunya —An Emerging Mosquito-Borne Threat—Nears After Promising Trial Results
If approved, Valneva ’s shot could be the first approved for chikungunya, a virus transmitted by mosquitoes with similar symptoms to dengue and Zika, including severe joint pain that can last years. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Peru battles record dengue outbreak, in a warning for a warming world
Recent warm and wet El Niño conditions — which scientists say are likely to be prevalent in the future because of climate change — are ideal for mosquitoes. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Frances Vinall Source Type: news
Ethiopia: Ongoing Dengue Fever Outbreak Kills Nine in Afar Region - WHO
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ongoing outbreak of Dengue fever in Logia and Mille districts in Zone 1 of Afar regional state has killed nine people with a total of 1,638 suspected and confirmed cases as of 10 May according to the WHO. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 30, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Evidence of Locally Acquired Dengue Virus Infection, Arizona Evidence of Locally Acquired Dengue Virus Infection, Arizona
This report details the identification of the first locally acquired human dengue virus infection in Maricopa County, Arizona.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
Understanding how mosquitoes smell humans could save human lives
How human-biting mosquitoes track us isn't known, but it matters, since they carry diseases such as Zika, dengue, West Nile virus and malaria. Understanding how mosquitoes sniff us out so more effective repellents can be made could save up to half a million lives lost annually. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dengue too high in Puerto Rico, other U.S. territories, CDC says
Dengue, a virus transmitted by infected mosquitos, can lead to symptoms ranging from mild fever to shock or death. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Tuberculosis Risk Factors Exacerbated by Climate Change
A doctor talks to a TB survivor at a clinic in Manilla,
Philippines. Credit: Getty Images for TB Alliance
By Ed HoltBRATISLAVA, May 2 2023 (IPS) While there is no established causal relationship between climate change and tuberculosis (TB), studies have begun to highlight the potential impact its effects could have on the spread of the disease.
Undernutrition, HIV/AIDS, overcrowding, poverty, and diabetes have all been identified as TB risk factors that are worsened by climate change. Worryingly, many countries with high burdens of TB, including, for instance, drought-hit Ethiopia, Indonesia, Kenya, and Peru, have suffered...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ed Holt Tags: Climate Change Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report tuberculosis (TB) Source Type: news
Climate Change May Promote the Global Spread of Arboviruses Climate Change May Promote the Global Spread of Arboviruses
Arboviruses such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika are being detected in new regions that are ill prepared to confront them.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 28, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Dengue Fever Is Making Inroads in Europe
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing.
Doctors from the United Kingdom and France are scheduled to present a case study at a meeting... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
British woman infected with deadly dengue fever on holiday in south of France
Climate change is making parts of the UK and Europe vulnerable to the dengue virus, researchers have warned. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Warning to holidaymakers heading to France this summer after deadly new virus threat
British holidaymakers could be at greater risk of dengue fever when they travel to southern France, after a 44-year-old woman was infected there, experts have warned. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - April 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mosquito Spit: It Could Weaken People's Defense Against Dengue
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 -- A new discovery explains why deadly mosquito-borne dengue viruses are so easily transmitted: The answer may lie in the insect ' s saliva.
The saliva of mosquitoes infected with dengue viruses contains a substance that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Europe at Risk of Dengue and Zika Summer Outbreaks, WHO Warns
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blood Transfusion in Severe Dengue Infection Blood Transfusion in Severe Dengue Infection
This case series suggests that in many cases of severe dengue infection refractory to standard treatment, blood transfusion may produce rapid improvement, even in patients without bleeding.Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Sudan: Khartoum Witnesses 'Significant Increase' in Dengue Cases Amidst Medical Shortages
[Dabanga] Khartoum -- The United Doctors' Office told Radio Dabanga that there has been a significant increase in dengue fever cases in Khartoum State, whilst warning of the 'terrible deterioration' of the situation in health institutions. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 24, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
