- by Alison
With no known cure for dengue fever, many people turn to dengue home remedies in the hope these will cure them more quickly. But traditional dengue home remedies aren’t the answer. Dr. Professor Pratit Samdani, Honorary Associate Professor of Medicine and Head of the Medicine…
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- by Alison
We don’t yet have a clear picture of the true burden of dengue. It could be 58 million cases a year. It could be double that number. It could be half that number. We just don’t know. But understanding the true burden of the disease…
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- by Alison
Half a century ago, dengue was under control; DDT and spraying kept Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at bay. In stark contrast, dengue is now a serious global health threat. Over the past four decades, dengue’s global threat has grown as urbanization and globalization have helped the…
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- by Alison
Lying in the northernmost region of Queensland in North East Australia, the city of Cairns is no stranger to dengue. This gateway to the Great Barrier Reef has seen almost 40 outbreaks and more than two thousand cases since 2000, including more than 900 cases…
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- by Gary Finnegan
New online medical training module explores the role of vaccine in dengue protection For people living in, or traveling to, areas affected by dengue fever, protection is vital. The most effective ways to reduce the risk of infection have, for decades, been the use of…
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- by Marian Blondeel
To mark ASEAN Dengue Day 2017, we speak to two leading experts in the region about the challenge of controlling this vector-borne disease What is dengue and how does it spread? Sergio Lopes, Malaria Consortium Cambodia Country Technical Coordinator: Dengue is a disease caused by…
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- by Gary Finnegan
A social mobilization campaign is recruiting communities, scientists and governments in a marathon against dengue, Zika, and chikungunya Beating dengue is a challenge of Olympic proportions – but it’s a marathon, not a sprint. And it is a global race that requires collaboration between a…
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- by Alison
Dengue outbreaks in Argentina have prompted authorities to engage communities in local mosquito control. After major outbreaks in 1998, 2009 and 2016, the people of Argentina are all too familiar with dengue fever. The 2016 outbreak saw 7,000 cases reported in Buenos Aires and inspired…
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- by KRIZETTE CHU
The Denvaxia rollout continues as more countries around the globe approve the world’s first dengue vaccine. In April, Argentina and Malaysia joined 14 other countries to have already given the dengue vaccine a green light. A total of 16 countries approved Dengvaxia for rollout to…
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- by KRIZETTE CHU
Lessons and challenges from the first country in the world to vaccinate in a public health program. Could a dengue-free Philippines be on the horizon? The populous southeast Asian nation is moving in the right direction but the dengue burden remains high. For many doctors…
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