Latest News for: dengue fever

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A deadly mosquito-borne illness rises as the US cuts all climate and health funding

Grist 03 Apr 2025
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, issued an urgent alert about dengue fever, a painful and sometimes deadly mosquito-borne illness common in tropical and subtropical parts of the world.
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Bengaluru civic body initiates measures to combat dengue cases

The Times of India 03 Apr 2025
BBMP chief commissioner Tushar Giri Nath has directed officials to take immediate precautionary measures to control dengue incidence in the city ... Fever clinics will be set up and fines imposed on those ...
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Hidalgo County Commissioners Court Extends Disaster Declaration

Texas Border Business 03 Apr 2025
Mosquitoes are capable of transmitting several serious illnesses, including West Nile virus, Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV), and Dengue fever ... as fever, rash, or muscle and joint pain, occur.
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Two years of war in Sudan: A humanitarian disaster that needs global attention

Arab News 03 Apr 2025
Sudan marks nearly two years since the outbreak of civil war in April 2023 ... Dr. Majid Rafizadeh. The outbreak of diseases such as cholera, malaria, and dengue fever is spreading rapidly due to poor sanitation and the collapse of water infrastructure ... X ... .
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STHS Urging Valley Residents to Take Measures to Prevent the Threat of Dengue Fever

Texas Border Business 02 Apr 2025
Following last week’s torrential rain, a boom in the mosquito population is expected, which can lead to an increase in mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever ... This year, one case of dengue fever has been reported at an STHS facility to date.
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Islanders urged to tidy up after dengue deaths

FBC News 02 Apr 2025
... the severity of dengue fever, transmitted by infected mosquitoes and ....
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Genetically modified mosquitoes released in the US: How they can prevent disease outbreaks

The Times of India 02 Apr 2025
As the number of disease-carrying females decreases, the population of mosquitoes capable of spreading diseases like Zika, dengue, and yellow fever also diminishes, helping to control the spread of these infections.
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WHO warns of disease outbreak risk following Myanmar earthquake

Times of Oman 02 Apr 2025
Geneva. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the potential outbreak of diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and hepatitis ....
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HK rescuers continue relief work in Myanmar under heat and mosquito infestations

Hong Kong Standard 02 Apr 2025
The authority highlighted the severe mosquito situation in the disaster area, noting that accompanying doctors of the Hospital Authority are paying special attention to preventing dengue fever and malaria to safeguard the health of team members ... .
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Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700

Sun Star 02 Apr 2025
Death toll numbers forecast to increase ... A small U.S ...Vulnerability to respiratory infections, skin diseases, vector-borne illnesses such as dengue fever, and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles is escalating,” OCHA said in its latest report.
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Myanmar earthquake death toll exceeds 2,700

The Oregonian 02 Apr 2025
Death toll numbers forecast to increase ... A small U.S ...Vulnerability to respiratory infections, skin diseases, vector-borne illnesses such as dengue fever, and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles is escalating,” OCHA said in its latest report.
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Spring means the return of these common creepy crawlies in Missouri. How to stay safe

Columbia Daily Tribune 01 Apr 2025
If traipsing around in nature, be sure to put on a repellent that includes DEET as mosquitos can carry a variety of viruses and parasites that cause West Nile, Zika, yellow fever, dengue fever, malaria and more.
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Gongloff: Spring is here! Prepare for a sneezy, miserable season

East Bay Times 01 Apr 2025
Hay fever and the like may not be the most devastating illnesses in the world, but they have a real cost in terms of dollars and human misery ... And every little bit hurts ... It’s becoming a new normal ... They carry malaria, dengue fever, Zika virus and more.
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HCM City students turn garlic peels into useful products

Vietnam News 01 Apr 2025
Following Typhoon which hit northern Việt Nam last September, when dengue fever outbreaks surged in some areas, Nam began to consider using garlic peels as a natural mosquito repellent ... After numerous trials, they succeeded using soy wax or beeswax ... .
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A woman is rescued from rubble in Myanmar but hope is fading for more quake survivors

Springfield News-Sun 01 Apr 2025
Most of the reports so far have come from Mandalay and Naypyitaw ... The U.S ...Vulnerability to respiratory infections, skin diseases, vector-borne illnesses such as dengue fever, and vaccine-preventable diseases like measles is escalating,” it added ... ___.
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