- by Gary Finnegan
Innovative Dengue Track initiative turns big data into actionable information People from all over the world now have the chance to report cases of the disease in their area and get tailored advice on how to avoid infection. Brought to you by our team here…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Behavior change communication (BCC) can help to mobilize individuals, families, and communities to reduce the risk of mosquito bites and embrace the dengue vaccine The anti-dengue arsenal is growing. New insecticides and diagnostics, GM mosquitoes, better surveillance systems and the first dengue vaccine, along with…
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- by Gary Finnegan
The boom in low-cost airlines in the ASEAN region is helping people and mosquitoes spread dengue virus Cheap flights have become the norm between the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) thanks to the arrival of low-cost carriers. The introduction of…
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- by Danielle Barron
Zika is the topical tropical disease on everyone’s lips due to the devastating consequences of the latest outbreak; namely, the microcephaly suffered by offspring of women who have become infected during pregnancy. Zika virus is a flavivirus that is primarily transmitted by infected Aedes mosquitoes.…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Today’s increasingly connected world offers us an opportunity using digital surveillance tools to gain a true, timely picture of dengue activity around the globe. Data gleaned from social media, online searches, mobile phone tracking, crowdsourcing and more have the potential to fill gaps in epidemiological…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Predicting dengue: public health takes notes from sports and political forecasting Will Donald Trump become the US President? Could Real Madrid win the Champions League? What is the risk that Greece could leave the Eurozone by 2020? These questions – ranging from the serious to…
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- by Alison
It may seem like the result of just one tiny bite, but dengue transmission is in fact, a complex issue. Many factors affect the dynamics of dengue transmission: local vector control efforts, socio-economic conditions, cultural behaviors, local infrastructure, and climate change, to name a few. A…
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- by breakdengue
Spreading dengue fever is easier than ever before. Dengue may be new to many parts of the world, but is not a new disease to most. In fact, dengue fever first got the eyes of health authorities back in the 1950s when outbreaks raged throughout Southeast Asia.…
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- by Dr. Kim Knowlton
Dengue fever is expanding into new geographic areas. The number of people at risk from the disease is growing faster than ever before. In the US – a place you might not associate with dengue – the estimated number of people hospitalized with dengue more…
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- by breakdengue
It’s not just the mosquitos spreading dengue among our communities. Healthy mosquitos can catch it from us before they pass it on to our friends and our families. Why is that so important to understand? Because our dengue surveillance initiatives and vaccination programs need to…
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