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'Breakbone fever' poses risk to Florida as dengue cases mount in Puerto Rico
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 3 months ago"Breakbone fever" sounds like something we'd all pray to avoid. But the disease caused by dengue viruses is spreading at a break-neck pace in Puerto Rico, which just declared a dengue epidemic ...
Mosquito-borne illnesses are picking up speed. Experts say Americans are unprepared
Salon via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMosquito in old book with mosquito swatter and blood stain Getty Images/Nikola Nastasic This summer,...
Dengue Fever
Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJoao Paulo Burini / Getty Images Medically reviewed by Kashif J. Piracha, MD Dengue fever is a viral infection you can develop after getting bitten by a...
Peru declares health emergency as dengue cases soar
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA member of a health brigade fumigates a street against the dengue virus at a shanty town on the hills of San Juan de Lurigancho district, Lima in 2023....
Bangladesh’s worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
CNN via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMore than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh’s worst outbreak on record, official data...
Rising temperatures, longer monsoon drive Bangladesh's worst dengue outbreak
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRising temperatures and a longer monsoon in Bangladesh because of climate change are providing ideal...
Experts warn of dengue fever surge in Europe due to rising numbers of ‘invasive’ tiger mosquitoes
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 week agoAn invasive species of Asian mosquitos growing in Europe due to the climate crisis is believed to be...
Unprecedented outbreak of dengue surges across Brazil
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn unprecedented outbreak of dengue fever is surging across Brazil, as the nation battles an...
Carnival party-goers told to cover up as mosquito-borne virus surges in Rio de Janeiro
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoParty-goers at Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Carnival have been urged to cover their bodies to...
Special mosquitoes are being bred to fight dengue. How the old enemies are now becoming allies
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFor decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and...