- by Gary Finnegan
eBarometer is an actionable predictive tool to provide users in the field with relevant alerts of possible dengue outbreaks. It is enriched with toolkits to efficiently react to these alerts. This enables key actors to set up action plans early enough to help reduce dengue…
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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
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 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 Wanweena Tangsathianraphap
How will a new dengue vaccination change how health officials approach outbreak control? Scientists and experts from 22 countries came together at the two-day Asia Dengue Summit in Bangkok to explore how to harmonize regional integrated efforts and enable coordinated action to combat the growing…
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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 Alison
Even when resources are stretched to the limit, one shouldn’t lose hope. Integrated vector management (IVM) is one of the measures that can be put in place to help outsmart dengue. Together, its five elements will help us in our fight against the deadly disease:…
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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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