Health Jun 25 As dengue fever cases ramp up worldwide, health officials tell U.S. doctors to stay alert By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Health Apr 12 What you need to know about the latest outbreak of dengue fever Heavy precipitation from El Nino and the ongoing effects of human-driven climate change have fostered conditions in which mosquitoes that carry the disease can thrive. By Laura Santhanam
World Mar 26 Puerto Rico has declared an epidemic following a sharp rise in dengue cases More than 340 people have been hospitalized for the mosquito-borne virus, according to the island’s health department. By Associated Press
Health Dec 22 Reported dengue cases spiked tenfold over the last generation, WHO says The agency says reported cases soared to a record 5.2 million in 2019, up from 500,000 in 2000, across 129 countries worldwide – and the figures likely understate the actual toll. By Associated Press
World Sep 17 Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by ‘second disaster’ of disease, WHO warns The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases. By Zarar Khan, Associated Press
Aug 20 Florida Keys to release modified mosquitoes to fight illness By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Sometime next year, genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the Florida Keys in an effort to combat persistent insect-borne diseases such as Dengue fever and the Zika virus. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 8:18 Can mutant mosquitoes be used to fight Zika and dengue fever? By PBS News Hour As mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and Zika virus continue to ravage Brazil, scientists are racing to fight back. Their latest tactic: genetically engineered mosquitoes that will pass along fatal mutations to their offspring, destroying mosquito populations from within. Continue watching
May 16 Watch 8:09 Can genetically modified mosquitoes curb Dengue fever? By PBS News Hour Officials in the Florida Keys are considering using genetically modified mosquitoes to curb the threat of the tropical disease, Dengue fever. The lab-grown mosquitoes have been used in Brazil and the Cayman Islands to reduce the local mosquito populations, but… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch Brazil confronts dengue fever fears amid World Cup frenzy By PBS News Hour Teams representing 31 countries have descended on Brazil hoping to bring home the World Cup trophy. But amid the excitement, scientists and health specialists are concerned that tourists and players may bring something else home with them: dengue fever, a… Continue watching