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Mar 14, 2013
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The Deadly Virus That's Spreading Faster Than Malaria or West Nile

By Jason Hayes
About half of the world is at risk of a virus that Americans don’t know at all. For Americans, dengue fever is about as foreign as the metric system or the leading contenders in next year’s World...
Dengue, mosquito, take part
Jan 29, 2013
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Dengue Bites Back

By Catherine Stecyk
Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that dengue is the world’s fastest-spreading tropical disease. As reported by Reuters, dengue is a threat that is present in more than 125...
Dengue, mosquito, fever, outbreak
Dec 19, 2012
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Dengue On The Rise In Europe

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written by Elaine Nsoesie A recent outbreak of dengue in Madeira has resulted in a flurry of articles and reports. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC),...
Dengue, Europe, HealthMap
Oct 18, 2012
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Puerto Rico Declares Dengue Epidemic

By Steven Purcell
Health Secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez Feliciano announced Monday, Oct. 8 that Puerto Rico is in the grips of a dengue epidemic. At least six people have reportedly died, two of them children under 10...
Dengue, puerto rico
Sep 14, 2012
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Dengue Vaccine Candidate Falls Short in Clinical Trial

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
The full results of a clinical trial testing a potential dengue vaccine were published Tuesday in the Lancet, in a study that both disappointed and encouraged researchers.   The vaccine developed...
vaccine, Dengue, vaccine trial, Thailand, Sanofi Pasteur
Sep 5, 2012
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Dengue Reemerges in Greece

By Katharina Schwan
An elderly gentleman died on August 30 of hemorrhagic fever in Patras, Greece. Doctors believe it was a complication due to infection with dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that has not been...
Dengue, greece, mosquito, west nile virus
Jul 31, 2012
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Potential Dengue Vaccine Shows Promise in Thailand Trial

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur announced Wednesday that its dengue vaccine candidate showed significant success during a study conducted in Thailand. Roughly 4,000 children between...
Dengue, vaccine, vaccine trial, Sanofi Pasteur, Thailand
Jul 18, 2012
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Brazil Rolls Out GM Mosquito Farms

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
Brazil has opened its first-ever, large-scale genetically modified mosquito farm in an effort to reduce the incidence of dengue fever. The mosquitoes are a genetically modified (GM) version of...
Dengue, Brazil, Genetically-modified mosquito, Aedes aegypti
Jun 26, 2012
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New Test Detects Dengue Virus Faster

By David Bui
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new test to rapidly diagnose dengue infection in humans. The test, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, differs from...
Dengue, mosquito, diagnosis, antibody, virus, CDC
Apr 6, 2012
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Research Shows Dengue Makes Mosquitoes Hungrier, Better Feeders

By Robyn Correll Carlyle
  Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health announced that dengue virus infection in mosquitoes could make them hungrier and better at feeding. A study published in the...
Dengue, Johns Hopkins
Mar 2, 2012
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Number of Dengue Cases in Pakistan Demands Rapid Response from Government

By Gilan Megeed
  Earlier this week, 73 unconfirmed cases of dengue were reported in Punjab, Pakistan causing increased concern over the spread of the virus. According to the Pakistani Ministry of Health, 53...
Dengue, Pakistan
Feb 22, 2012
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Dengue Virus Joins Carnival Celebrations?

By David Scales
Late last week, Brazil’s health minister Alexandre Padilha warned of an impending dengue epidemic, due to the discovery of type 4 dengue virus in Rio de Janeiro. This warning came at the same time...
Dengue, Brazil, Carnival
Nov 28, 2011
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Climate Change and Infectious Disease

By Katharina Schwan
Durban, South Africa will host the most recent round of UN climate change discussions from November 28 to December 6. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is an...
climate change, cholera, malaria, Dengue, greenhouse gas
Oct 13, 2011
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First locally-acquired dengue infection in Palm Beach, FL

By Anna Tomasulo
Palm Beach County Health Department reported it’s first locally acquired case of dengue this morning, 13 Oct. 2011. While eight other cases have been reported this year, this is the first infection...
Dengue, Palm Beach
Sep 16, 2011
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Dengue Plagues Pakistan’s Most Populous Province

By Glory Song
  More than 5,000 dengue cases and 17 deaths have been reported in Pakistan, with 4,400 of those cases and 12 of the deaths occurring in Punjab province where just over half of the country’s...
Dengue, Pakistan, flood, mosquitoes
Aug 25, 2011
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Controlling the Spread of Dengue Fever?

By Anna Tomasulo
Yesterday Nature magazine published an article covering two Australian studies that showed the ability of Wolbachia pipientis bacteria to stop reproduction of dengue virus in mosquitoes, which...
Dengue, fever, bacteria, Nature, transmission, vaccines, Sanofi Aventis, infectious disease
Dec 29, 2010
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2010 Year-End Special Issue

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Here at HealthMap, we are often focused on outbreaks happening right now. As the new year approaches, we reflect on some of the outbreaks of 2010. Where were you when... Polio was imported...
polio, tajikistan, Angola, Central Africa, cholera, Haiti, Vancouver Olympics, British Columbia, World Cup, south africa, Argentina, Dengue, United States
Nov 17, 2010
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Dengue in Brazil and Miami

By healthmap
Since January 2010, Brazil has seen a 90% increase in deaths from Dengue as compared to the same period last year.  Many of the deaths have been from type 1 Dengue, which had been largely absent in...
Dengue, Brazil, florida, United States
Nov 12, 2010
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Special Edition: HealthMap's Increased Infectious Disease Surveillance for This Year's Hajj

By healthmap
Mass gatherings bring together people and pathogens (germs) from all over the world.  Such events present unique challenges to infectious disease surveillance.  Normally rare diseases may...
Hajj, viral conjunctivitis, Dengue, Egypt, yemen
Nov 9, 2010
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Total Dengue Cases in Taiwan Break 1000 Mark this Past Week

By healthmap
A total of 1031 cases of dengue have been reported for the island of Taiwan since August this year. Among these, 13 were cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and 2 resulted in deaths. Over half of the...
Dengue, Taiwan