Dengue Fever

EU approves Moderna shots, Pfizer boosters for young kids – latest updates

Covid-19 has infected more than 441M people and killed nearly 6M worldwide. Here are some of the latest coronavirus-related developments:

UN's Yemen coronavirus efforts may end in June as it runs out of cash

The warning comes a day after a UN appeal for countries to fund emergency aid in the Arab world’s poorest nation fell a billion dollars short of what agencies need to cover essential activities from June to December.

Yemen world's worst humanitarian crisis - UN

The war between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces escalated in 2015 when a Saudi-led military coalition intervened against the rebels who control large parts of Yemen including the capital Sanaa.

Bacteria-infected mosquitoes take bite out of deadly dengue

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease. But new research shows that the bacteria Wolbachia can turn mosquitoes against themselves.

Pakistani officials say outbreak of dengue fever kills 20

The mosquito-borne viral infection, that is found in tropical countries worldwide, kills dozens of people every year in Pakistan.

Honduran hospitals overrun by dengue fever epidemic

Health authorities are calling the outbreak the worst dengue fever epidemic in the past half century.

Sterilised mosquitoes offer hope for dengue, Zika victims

Scientists in Australia have managed to wipe out more than 80 percent of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, known for carrying Zika virus, in a field experiment, by rendering the male mosquitoes impotent.

Philippines says anti-dengue vaccine may be connected to three deaths

French drug maker Sanofi had earlier revealed that Dengvaxia - the world's first dengue vaccine might increase the risk of severe disease in people who had never been exposed to the virus.

Sri Lanka's worst-ever dengue outbreak kills 225

Over 76,000 people have been infected by the mosquito-borne disesase in the first six months of this year, a record figure that far surpasses last year's total of 55,000.

Dengue fever on the rise in Peru

Thousands of people have contracted dengue fever since last month's torrential rains and deadly floods created breeding grounds for mosquitoes, which carry the virus.

Zika, dengue fever pose immediate threat in Ecuador

International charity CARE says mosquito-borne diseases, including Zika virus and dengue fever, pose immediate threat to survivors of earthquake that hit Ecuador this week

WHO recommends dengue disease vaccine in high-risk areas

World Health Organization recommends Sanofi drug company's dengue vaccine in areas with high virus prevalence rates