- by Danielle Barron
A new dengue fever treatment for victims may not be as far off as you might think. Australian scientists took a massive leap forward following a recent, ground-breaking discovery. The finding that the body reacts similarly to dengue fever and bacterial infections could lead to existing therapies…
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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
Tweet The global burden of dengue is thought to be substantial, but unrecognized and unreported infections, along with challenges around data access and quality, have made estimating its true burden difficult. Diverse sources have estimated the annual number of symptomatic dengue cases globally at anywhere…
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- by Gary Finnegan
The study published in the New English Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows that dengue is responsible for around 10% of febrile episodes recorded in children – a startling statistic that highlights the potential impact that is controlling dengue could have. The research, based on secondary…
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- by Nicholas Brooke
A key WHO expert group recommends that the world’s first dengue vaccine be used in countries where the disease is endemic. The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) said that countries with high dengue transmission should consider the introduction of dengue vaccination as…
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- by Gary Finnegan
Dengue becomes a vaccine preventable disease In the Philippines, dengue fever has claimed thousands of lives and incapacitated many since the first known cases were reported in 1953, and the world’s first dengue vaccine couldn’t have arrived sooner. And so, last Monday, with much festivity…
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- by Alison
Limiting dengue outbreaks requires rapid action; early warning systems need to be prompt and efficient. But current dengue reporting systems are often delayed, holding up outbreak responses. “Detecting a dengue outbreak in its early stages means fewer people get sick,” says Doctor Ronald Skewes-Ramm, Director…
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- by Alison
by Gary Finnegan Experts say it’s time to act and prevent dengue outbreaks A coalition of dengue fever experts issued a powerful call-to-action in a bid to inject new momentum into the urgent battle against the disease. The unprecedented move follows the inaugural Asia Dengue…
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- by Gary Finnegan
It may have looked like a routine injection – the kind administered on a daily basis at clinics around the world – but, in fact, it was a big moment for public health. Launching the world’s first dengue vaccine The Philippines made history last month…
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