The Latest Breaking News from Dengue fever

Cases of ‘bonebreak fever’ are on the rise, mostly in Latin America, Africa and south-east Asia. But incidences in Europe and the US are also being recorded – with an estimated 4 billion people at risk worldwide

French health authorities are sounding the alarm as dengue, a virus spread by tiger mosquitoes, continues to progress across the country. A record number of cases have been transmitted locally this year, new figures show, while experts warn France is at high risk of an epidemic in the next five…

The Los Angeles area is seeing more cases of people with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, a year after the first such case was reported in California

There have been twice as many cases of the virus in the Americas in the first six months of 2024 than in all of 2023

The CDC has issued a new health alert as global cases of dengue fever soar.

These mosquitoes are mall and sterilized by radiation. Authorities hope they will impregnate females with dead-end sperm, rendering eggs worthless

In September 2023, several people came down with dengue fever in Paris, France. The presence of this mosquito-borne disease was notable for two reasons. It was the most northerly outbreak ever recorded, and none of the people had travelled recently. This demonstrated it is now possible for dengue to be…

Climate change creating ‘more favourable conditions’ for invasive mosquitos, say experts

A campaign to monitor and trap tiger mosquitos in Paris is in full swing weeks ahead of the Olympics. Authorities are worried that travellers will exacerbate a surge in diseases such as dengue fever.

Florida recorded nearly as many cases in early 2024 as in all of 2023.

Children whose mothers contracted dengue fever during pregnancy faced a 27% higher likelihood of hospitalization from birth to age three, the study revealed.