Nigeria: Govt Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak in Northern State
[Premium Times] No deaths have been recorded from the outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - December 18, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news
Companies announce partnership to release dengue-fighting mosquitoes in the Caribbean
Two private companies have announced a partnership to release mosquitoes across the Caribbean bred with a bacterium that blocks the dengue virus as the region fights a record number of cases (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Dengue Fever Is Soaring Worldwide. Here ’s What to Know—and How to Stay Protected
Governments and public health experts around the world are sounding the alarm about the record-high spread of one of the most notorious—and incurable—diseases, which about half the world is at risk of catching: dengue.
The mosquito-borne virus has a long history in warm climates but is now also emerging in regions where it had been generally unheard of—such as in Europe and parts of the U.S. By early December, there had already been more than five million dengue infections worldwide this year—a dramatic increase from some 500,000 cases in 2000—recorded across at least 80 countries and terri...
Source: TIME: Health - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Koh Ewe Tags: Uncategorized Explainer News Desk Source Type: news
U.K. At Risk Of Tropical Diseases If Temperatures Rise
Potentially fatal dengue could become endemic in London by 2060 as the effects of climate change intensify. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Katherine Hignett, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
Warning that THREE tropical diseases are heading to Britain: Health officials predict mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue will become domestic issues by 2040 because of climate change
Asian tiger mosquitoes, which spread dengue, zika and chikungunya, could become established in England by mid-century. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The severe El Ni ño in South America is a preview of a climate-changed world
Karlotta Freier for Vox Dengue, drought, and floods are hammering Peru and Bolivia this year. At the UN climate talks, they’re seeking justice. This story is part of a Vox series examining how the climate crisis is impacting communities around the world, as the 28th annual United Nations…#peru #bolivia #vox #unitednations #ecuador #spanish #pacificocean #elniños #elniño #fahrenheit (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mosquito-borne disease risk looms for UK - study
Diseases like dengue fever could be common if little is done to tackle climate change, report warns. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dengue fever is on the rise in Mali with more than 20 deaths, health director says
Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
As temperatures rise, dengue fever infections keep surging around the world
The explosive spread of dengue offers a case study in how climate change, human movement, and rising temperatures are all coaligning to fuel the expansion of potentially deadly threats to human health. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Simple-to-apply, needle-free vaccine patch developed against Zika infection
Limited global surveillance shows Zika virus is active in at least 89 countries and territories but there is no currently licensed vaccine, said Branka Grubor-Bauk, an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide. "This vaccine is unique because it targets a protein inside, rather than outside of the virus meaning it won't enhance the symptoms of closely related viruses such as dengue fever, in people who have been vaccinated," Grubor-Bauk said. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - December 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sudan: SAF-RSF Jebel Aulia Clashes Intensify, North Darfur Dengue Fever and Malaria Cases Surge
[Dabanga] Jebel Aulia / El Gezira / El Fasher -- In a series of developments that unfolded over the past four days, warplanes executed airstrikes on specific sites within Jebel Aulia, situated at the southernmost edge of Khartoum. Intense clashes continued to rage throughout yesterday, marking the fourth consecutive day conflict in the region. The North Darfur Health Ministry also cautioned of a surging epidemic threat yesterday, following heavy fighting in the state capital of El Fasher last week, which claimed five lives and left many injured and (Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria)
Source: AllAfrica News: Malaria - November 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Malaria Sudan Source Type: news
Rising Temperatures Drive Bangladesh's Worst Dengue Outbreak Rising Temperatures Drive Bangladesh's Worst Dengue Outbreak
Rising temperatures and a longer monsoon in Bangladesh because of climate change are providing ideal breeding conditions for the dengue-spreading mosquito, experts said, as the country grapples with its worst-ever outbreak of the viral disease.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Scaling up infection prevention and control capacities in fragile, conflict-affected and ...
25 Oct 2023, Field visit to the very well-equipped central sterile services department (CSSD) at Zarqa Hospital, Jordan.
The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region is at a critical juncture to capitalize on the momentum from the COVID-19 response. Turning temporarily scaled-up capacity in countries and territories into permanent capacities, agendas and networks will strengthen health security and systems for the future.
Infection prevention and control (IPC) is an area in which the Region made substantial gains during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Region has also historically been vulnerable to the emergence and rapid transmissio...
Source: WHO EMRO News - November 13, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
WHO warns painful mosquito-borne disease will become a major threat this decade: 'We need to really prepare'
The agency's chief scientist, Sir Jeremy Farrar, warned in an interview dengue fever could take hold in the southern US and southern Europe before the year 2030. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California officials confirm 2 cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness rarely transmitted in US
Public health officials say two people in Southern California people have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness is rare (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
