A mosquito-borne virus that infects as many as 400 million people every year, dengue can cause a wide range of symptoms. One in four cases can produce high fever, severe headache, and/or nausea—as ...

The world's most deadly species is being bred to be safer, at a mega biofactory in Curitiba, Brazil. It aims to produce 100 million mosquito eggs each week infected with the 'Wolbachia' (WOAH-BACIA) ...

Scientists have developed a process for implanting the human antibody for dengue fever into mosquitos, potentially limiting their ability to pass the disease on to people. Researchers led by molecular ...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a potentially more ...

(CNN) — Dengue virus is the most common mosquito-spread virus globally, but generally relatively rare in the continental United States. However, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaii has had eight cases of Dengue acquired overseas in areas that are known to be spots with the virus. Dr. Nathan Tan with the Hawaii Department of Health joined Take2 Friday ...

At present, dengue control remains largely reactive. Authorities tend to act only after widespread transmission begins. As a ...

The Olympics are a massive deal for so many reasons, including the fact that it brings together athletes and spectators from around the world into one spot. But now, scientists are worried that having ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dengue fever, a potentially severe viral illness transmitted by mosquitoes, has experienced a significant upsurge in recent periods and expanded its geographic presence. The ...

Put this one in the “We’d feel bad about it if they were mammals” files. With dengue fever infections on the rise and two fifths of the world’s population at risk, scientists devise a scent trap that ...

A new system of tracking and predicting dengue outbreaks is saving hundreds of lives in Pakistan. Researchers working for the Pakistani government developed an early epidemic detection system that ...

Scientists have made a promising advance for controlling dengue fever, a tropical disease spread by mosquito bites. They've rapidly replaced mosquitoes in the wild with skeeters that don't spread the ...