Brazil Has a Dengue Emergency, Portending a Health Crisis for the Americas
Record numbers of cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in the Southern Hemisphere summer, and the surge is likely to move north. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - February 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Dengue Fever Brazil Disease Rates Medicine and Health Mosquitoes Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Dengue Fever: What You Need To Know About The Mosquito-Borne Threat Surging Worldwide
Dengue, also known as breakbone fever, is spread through the bites of mosquitoes common throughout much of the United States. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Dengue spreads fast in Brazil prompting emergency health measures
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rio de Janeiro declares a dengue health emergency days ahead of Carnival
Rio de Janeiro city authorities have declared a public health emergency. (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Dengue Outbreak - Peru, 2023
This report describes an increase in dengue cases in Peru during 2023. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 1, 2024 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
Sudan: Cholera and Dengue Fever Rates Increase in North Kordofan
[Dabanga] El-Obeid -- The North Kordofan Health Ministry yesterday reported an increase in cholera and dengue fever patients. At least 47 cholera cases and 817 dengue fever cases have been recorded this month. The supply of medicines in the state is sufficient for one month. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
Single-Dose Dengue Vaccine Effective, Regardless of Baseline Serostatus
(MedPage Today) -- One dose of the live, attenuated, tetravalent dengue vaccine Butantan-DV prevented symptomatic disease through 2-year follow-up, regardless of baseline serostatus, a phase III, placebo-controlled study in Brazil found.
Overall... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - January 31, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
South America Dengue Spike Prompts Vaccination Drive as Bug Spray Runs Out South America Dengue Spike Prompts Vaccination Drive as Bug Spray Runs Out
South America is seeing a surge in cases of the mosquito-borne disease dengue during the southern hemisphere summer, prompting Brazil to roll out a novel vaccine campaign,...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - January 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Yale epidemiologists lead effort to boost disease surveillance in Chad
An intensive training program led by the Yale School of Public Health is helping to strengthen disease surveillance after a recent surge in malaria and dengue. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - January 17, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Brazil warns dengue cases could hit 5mn as extreme weather takes toll
Climate change and El Niño threaten ‘epidemic’ of mosquito-borne diseases in some regions, says health ministry#elniño (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Brazil warns dengue cases could hit 5mn as extreme weather takes toll
Climate change and El Niño threaten ‘epidemic’ of mosquito-borne diseases in some regions, says health ministry (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - January 8, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Dengue to new strain of Covid: Diseases that made headlines in 2023
Amidst all this, a new strain of Covid called JN.1 created panic as cases jumped in Singapore. India is being affected too at the moment. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Dengue Spike Fuels Concerns of Public Health Threat in Previously Untouched Countries - WHO
[UN News] This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 23, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
UN health agency cites tenfold increase in reported cases of dengue
The U.N. health agency says reported cases of dengue globally increased tenfold over the last generation (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Panic As Ncdc Alerts Sokoto Residents On Dengue Fever, Commissioner Reacts
[Vanguard] Following the confirmation of the dengue fever outbreak in Sokoto State by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), residents of Sokoto metropolis, the state capital, are living in grief and fear of the possible spread of the dreaded fever. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
