Puerto Rico has declared a dengue fever epidemic following a spike in cases, prompting questions about the mosquito-borne virus. The U.S. territory declared the public health emergency Monday, ...

Dengue is an infectious disease caused by dengue viruses, which are transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. The rising level of dengue infections has become a serious international concern. When was ...

Named "the world’s deadliest animal" by the CDC, mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature in the world. Mosquito-borne illnesses, including a rise in and the chikungunya virus and the ...

Brazil has authorised the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, showing strong trial results. This approval comes as ...

Los Angeles County public health officials are investigating a new case of dengue as part of an “extremely rare” occurrence of transmission. Dengue is a viral infection that “is primarily transmitted ...

More than 3 million cases of dengue fever have been reported in the Americas this year with over 882 in the United States, according to the CDC. This is the second highest annual rate in the Americas ...

Puerto Rico Health Secretary Carlos Mellado declared a public health emergency last week in response to a rise in cases of dengue fever. While Mellado said “cases have exceeded historical figures” ...

Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental United States. However, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned this ...

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