Tag: dengue
Dengue: record cases imported into mainland France since the start of 2024, even before the Olympics
A record number of imported cases of dengue fever, nearly 1,700, has been recorded in mainland France since the start of 2024, an “unprecedented” situation in the face of which…
South America, Central America and the Caribbean hard hit by dengue fever
Mosquito control operation, in Brasilia, March 9, 2024. ERALDO PERES / AP There is a strong chance that South America, Central America and the Caribbean will experience their ” worse…
Vaccines are finding their place in the fight against dengue fever
A 24-year-old woman will receive an injection of the Qdenga dengue vaccine, as part of research to evaluate the vaccine’s effectiveness, in Rio de Janeiro, February 16, 2024. PILAR OLIVARES/REUTERS…
The most intense dengue epidemic in twenty years “flattens all of Guyana”
Sitting in the corridor, the man waits his turn at the infectious and tropical diseases unit (UMIT) of the Cayenne hospital center. Patrick, a 60-year-old metropolitan civil servant who wishes…
Brazil threatened by an unprecedented dengue epidemic
Does a new large-scale epidemic threaten Brazil? Barely recovered from the Covid-19 massacre (which claimed 709,000 victims here), the Latin American giant is today facing the accelerated spread of another…
Tropical disease – Dengue fever cases in Switzerland are increasing again after Corona – News
Contents Dengue fever, which is transmitted through mosquito bites, is considered a tropical disease: it does not actually occur in this country. But the latest federal statistics make us sit…
Bangladesh faces worst dengue outbreak ever recorded in the country
A mosquito control operation, in Dhaka, October 12, 2023. FATIMA TUJ JOHORA / REUTERS Dozens of feverish patients on drips are lying on beds, lined up one after the other,…
Dengue will spread in southern Europe over the decade, says WHO
Published on 06/10/2023 at 2:50 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Dengue will become a…
Dangerous disease – Is the dengue mosquito approaching Austria?
Bone-breaking fever, rash, internal bleeding, plus pain in the head, muscles, limbs, bones and joints. Doesn’t sound very exciting. Dengue fever can even be fatal under certain circumstances. Whether the…
Guadeloupe and Martinique facing a virulent dengue epidemic
In the Antilles, health services are on alert. Dengue fever, a very debilitating condition transmitted by mosquitoes, even if it never completely disappears from Caribbean territories, is in the midst…
Dengue Fever: Vaccination, Symptoms & Spread
Dengue fever is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes. The infection is often mild, but can sometimes be life-threatening. Long-distance travelers are also increasingly affected. How dengue fever manifests itself,…
More than 130 countries affected by dengue, “whose progressive expansion seems to know no bounds”
“Aedes aegypti” mosquitoes in a laboratory in Cucuta, Colombia, February 11, 2016. RICARDO MAZALAN / AP Half of the world’s population is now exposed to dengue fever. Several experts from…