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The Dengvaxia controversy (locally [dɛŋˈvakʃa]) occurred in the Philippines when the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was found to increase the risk of disease severity for some people who had received it. [1] [2] A vaccination program run by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) administered Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia to schoolchildren. [3]
In August 2019, the Philippines declared an epidemic after more than 622 people had died of the disease in that country. [1] [14] The Philippines Department of Health reported that there were over 146,000 dengue fever cases from the beginning of 2019 to 20 July, which was "a 98% increase from the same time period last year". [14]
Mild cases of dengue fever can easily be confused with several common diseases including Influenza, measles, chikungunya, and zika. [61] [62] Dengue, chikungunya and zika share the same mode of transmission (Aedes mosquitoes) and are often endemic in the same regions, so that it is possible to be infected simultaneously by more than one disease ...
65,758 cases of dengue fever have been reported up to EW 19 in Mexico, accounting for 0.8% of total cases in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024. 405 severe cases and 20 deaths have been reported so far in Mexico, with a fatality rate of 0.03%.
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 number of cases of dengue fever in Central and South America has nearly tripled to a record high this year, the Pan American Health Organisation (Paho) said on Tuesday. More than 12.6m cases ...
Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans. [9] Development of dengue vaccines began in the 1920s but was hindered by the need to create immunity against all four dengue serotypes. [10] As of 2023, there are two commercially available vaccines, sold under the brand names Dengvaxia and Qdenga. [11] [12]
Dengue fever is on the rise in Puerto Rico, and island officials have declared it an epidemic. At least 549 cases have been reported so far and more than 340 people have been hospitalized ...