A chikungunya vaccine is nearing approval. Who will get it?
The first vaccine against the mosquito-borne viral disease chikungunya will likely come to market next month. With the debilitating disease now afflicting more than half the countries in the world and threatening to spread further, the imminent U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the vaccine is “great news,” says Scott Weaver, a virologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch whose own lab started to work on a chikungunya vaccine nearly 2 decades ago.
The vaccine, made by the French company Valneva, will likely be recommended mainly to U.S. travelers at first. But many expect an FDA approval ...
Source: ScienceNOW - October 30, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Sudan: Cholera and Dengue Fever Continue to Spread Rapidly in Sudan
[Dabanga] Sharg El Nil / Wad Madani / El Gedaref / En Nehoud -- Sudan is grappling with a growing health crisis as dengue fever and cholera continue to spread across the country. The rapid expansion of these diseases has raised serious concerns, posing significant challenges to the country's healthcare infrastructure, as new cases were reported from Khartoum, El Gezira, El Gedaref, and West Kordofan this week. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 30, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
Chad: First Dengue Fever Outbreak - What You Should Know
[The Conversation Africa] Chad has reported its first dengue outbreak, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The country's health ministry declared an outbreak on 15 August and so far 1,342 suspected cases have been reported, 41 of them confirmed in the laboratory. One death was reported among the patients with lab-confirmed cases. The outbreak started in Ouaddaï province in eastern Chad, currently the outbreak epicentre. Illnesses have also been reported in three other provinces. Godfred Akoto Boafo spoke to (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Chad Health and Medicine Source Type: news
This new malaria vaccine will transform our battle with the deadliest creatures on Earth | Devi Sridhar
The breakthrough has come just in time: malaria has re-emerged in my home state of Florida, and will spread further thanks to climate changeWant to guess the most dangerous animal in the world? When my team asked children in Edinburgh during a public outreach event with schools, they said sharks, alligators, spiders and lions. All good guesses, but none on target. The deadliest animal is the mighty mosquito, which kills more than1 million people a year. Almost 700 million people contract a mosquito-borne illness each year. Mosquitoes carry serious diseases like malaria, dengue fever, West Nile virus, Zika virus and chikung...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 26, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Devi Sridhar Tags: Malaria Health World news Africa Science Source Type: news
Sudan: Health Services Deteriorate As Disease Spreads
[Dabanga] El Gedaref / Nyala / Sharg El Nil -- Cases of dengue fever* and cholera continue to spread across Sudan. The Federal Ministry of Health announced that 3,414 cases of dengue fever were recorded, including 38 deaths, in the period from April 15 to October 20 in nine states. Meanwhile, Nyala's health services have reported a "terrible" decline, as the Emergency Room of Sharg El Nil (East Nile) resumed its operations on Monday after a two-week closure. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 25, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places
Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Dengue Fever Mosquitoes Vaccination and Immunization Joints (Body Part) Medicine and Health Viruses Blood your-feed-healthcare Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Disease Rates Source Type: news
Sudan: Health Services in Disarray - Thousands of Children Will Die By the End of This Year, Say Unicef, WHO
[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Gedaref / En Nahud -- The Coalition of Civilian Forces in Eastern Sudan has condemned the way the de facto military authorities are dealing with a worsening cholera epidemic, as well as malaria and dengue fever in El Gedaref state. UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed 65 deaths from cholera, including children, out of 1,310 cases in four states in Sudan. They warn that more than 10,000 children will die by the end of this year as a result of further attacks and disruptions to health and nutrition (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 24, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
As Dengue Fever Fears Grow In U.S., First Prevention Pill Has Promising Trial
Johnson& Johnson said it is testing a drug to prevent dengue that is the first antiviral to show activity against the virus, which infects millions of people each year and has no treatment. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Science /science Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Chad: Chad Reports Its First Dengue Outbreak
[WHO] Situation at a Glance (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 19, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Central Africa Chad External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Painful Dengue May ‘Take Off’ In United States—What To Know About The ‘Breakbone Fever’ Virus
Four states —Florida, Hawaii, Texas and Arizona—have already documented locally acquired cases of dengue, which is also known as “breakbone fever” on account of the severe pain it causes. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Sustainability /sustainability Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Travel-Associated Dengue Cases Travel-Associated Dengue Cases
This report reveals that travel-associated dengue cases in the United States peaked in 2019, with a 168% increase over the annual average from the prior 8 years.Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Journal Article Source Type: news
How Old Do You Have to Be To Receive Yellow Fever Vaccine?
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In the United States, Yellow Fever (YF) is rare and usually due to traveler’s coming to the US from Africa (34 countries) or South America (13 countries, see maps here) This wasn’t always true. There were numerous outbreaks in the past few centuries. However, after the Spanish-American War, a YF commission was sent to Cuba that proved YF was mosquito-borne and 1 year later major improvement was seen due to a multi-pronged mosquito control program.
“In May 1900, the U.S. Army,…formed the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission to gather data in Cuba that might inspire improvements in the publi...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 9, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Africa: Dengue - Why Is This Sometimes Fatal Disease Increasing Around the World?
[The Conversation Africa] Something unusual seems to be happening with dengue, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne viral disease found across swathes of tropical Africa, Asia and the Americas. As with most infectious diseases, the number of cases tends to rise and fall over the years as epidemics come and go, but recently changes seem to be afoot in how dengue is behaving. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Sudan: Ministry of Health 'Absent' As Dengue Fever Spreads - Doctor
[Dabanga] El Fasher / Um Rawaba / East Nile -- The director of the El Salam Diabetes Centre in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, expressed his concern about the rapid spread of dengue fever* and malaria. Health sources reported an increase of dengue fever cases in Um Rawaba in North Kordofan. Cholera cases are also increasing across Sudan. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 4, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Sudan Source Type: news
