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California last week clocked its fourth case of locally transmitted dengue fever this year — an alarming rise in a sometimes-deadly disease that experts fear could be fueled by climate change.
About 4 billion people, or about half the world’s population, live in areas where dengue is a risk, and each year there are up to 400 million infections and about 40,000 deaths, according to the ...
A California health department has confirmed its first locally-acquired case of dengue virus in one of its residents. 'Extremely rare' case of mosquito-borne dengue found in California Skip to ...
Record dengue outbreaks reported in 2013 in many countries: Brazil (double deaths over 2012), [75] Singapore, and Thailand (worst in 20 years), [76] among others. San Pedro Sula, Honduras declared a dengue 'state of emergency', [77] and Central America had its worst outbreaks since 2008. [78]
The dengue virus causes symptoms including fever, headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, rash and bleeding. Severe cases can involve organ impairment, shock and severe bleeding.
Reported cases of dengue in the Americas nearly tripled to a record high of over 12.6 million this year, including 21,000 severe cases and over 7,700 deaths, the Pan American Health Organization ...
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends the dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, for children 9–16 years old with prior laboratory-confirmed dengue virus infection and living in areas ...
Latin America is experiencing its worst dengue fever outbreak on record. Case numbers in the first 4 ½ months of 2024 are already 238% higher than they were by this time last year, which itself ...