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FDA approves first vaccine against chikungunya virus
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it has approved the first vaccine to prevent disease caused by the chikungunya virus. The...
FDA approves world's 1st chikungunya vaccine
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFemale mosquitoes in the species Aedes aegypti (pictured) can carry chikungunya virus and spread it to people. (Image credit: Centers for Disease Control...
Puerto Rico declares public health emergency as dengue cases surge
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoPuerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a surging number of dengue cases. Puerto...
Dengue is not the only virus this mosquito carries. Here are some of the other diseases
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAs if summer in South Florida didn’t already come with scorching heat and unrelenting humidity,...
Warmer weather means longer mosquito seasons. List of US cities with the biggest increase
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs the climate warms, many places are becoming more hospitable to mosquitoes, a new Climate Central...
'They only feed on us': Experts tracking Aedis, other mosquito populations in wake of Ian
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe lingering impacts of deadly Hurricane Ian have left Southwest Florida reeling; but a new menace...
Millions infected with dengue this year in new record as hotter temperatures cause virus to flare
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDengue is sweeping across the Western Hemisphere in numbers not seen since record-keeping began more...
What to know about dengue as cases are reported in Florida
CNN via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Florida Department of Health placed two counties under a mosquito-borne illness alert as five...
Dengue cases top 5.2 million in the Americas as outbreak passes yearly record, PAHO says
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDengue cases are surging in the Americas, with cases reported topping 5.2 million as of this week,...
Two more cases of dengue fever confirmed in South Florida. Here’s what you need to know
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoThe Florida Department of Health in Broward County issued a mosquito-borne illness alert for Broward...