- by KRIZETTE CHU
MANILA, PHILIPPINES—At last month’s second Asia Dengue Summit in Manila, top infectious disease experts from the region met with government officials and public health stakeholders to discuss the increasing burden of dengue and the advances in science and technology that may help combat the spread…
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- by Alison
‘Friendly Mosquitoes’ from Oxitec are now protecting more than 60,000 people from the ‘dengue mosquito‘. The genetically modified male Aedes aegypti mate with wild females, passing a self-limiting gene on to offspring. The youngsters die before they reach maturity and before they’re able to spread…
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- by Alison
Data on where people have been in the days leading up to their diagnosis promises to provide a novel source of insight on the source of infections. But accessing that data isn’t as easy as you might expect, as the Fight Dengue app’s creator explains.…
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- by Gary Finnegan
As well as causing thousands of serious birth defects, Zika outbreaks threaten to distract us from other public health crises The Zika virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito – a bug that is also responsible for spreading dengue fever, yellow fever, and chikungunya.…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Integrating vector control and vaccination key to beating viruses spread by Aedes mosquitoes Public health organizations are uniting in a stance against the world’s deadliest creature. Four leading institutions working on dengue prevention and control have joined forces to take on one of the world’s…
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- by Alison
Controlling mosquito populations is becoming an ongoing battle in much of the world. Like any other living thing, mosquitoes need the energy to survive. They need it to fly, to reproduce … to live. Many people think that all mosquitoes bite humans and that our…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Mosquito bites can be deadly, but new clothing and wristbands impregnated with repellents and insecticides could help keep mosquitoes at bay. These new ‘wearables’ may do more than simply offer protection against mosquito bites; they could also reduce mosquito numbers near to their wearers. Aedes…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Releasing genetically modified Aedes aegypti sterile ‘dengue mosquitoes’ has caused the species’ population to fall by 90% in local trial sites. These results have raised expectations that this novel approach could be used to defeat dengue in combination with traditional vector control methods and…
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- by breakdengue
Malaysian Public Health Entomologist in vector control Dr. Moh-Seng Chang talked about how little vector control has changed since the 70s. In this article, he shares what he feels could be done better when it comes to fighting outbreaks of dengue fever and other diseases…
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- by breakdengue
Managing tomorrow’s disease using yesterday’s methods The time for improving vector control to prevent dengue outbreaks is now. “Dengue is the disease of the future,” comments Malaysian Public Health Medical Entomologist Dr. Moh-Seng Chang. “And it’s going to become more and more of a global health…
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