A severe mosquito-borne virus outbreak in Cuba has led to dozens of deaths since midsummer, including many young children, ...

Most of the deaths were attributed to chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that causes joint aches, fever and fatigue.

Dengue has been a public health problem in the tropical world for decades and 2024 saw a global dengue surge, with more than 14 million cases and 10 thousand deaths reported worldwide – more than more ...

Fueled by climate change, the global incidence of dengue has also increased significantly over the past two decades, posing a major public health challenge. In 2024, 14.1 million dengue cases were ...

There are four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, DENV-4), which humans catch after they are bitten by an infected Aedes aegypti mosquito (or sometimes, Aedes albopictus). This has ...

A new travel-related case of dengue virus has been identified on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of cases to 14 in the state ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawai‘i health officials confirmed the state’s 11th dengue case of the year, and it’s linked to travel outside the islands. The newest case is on Oʻahu, where 10 of the state’s ...

The Hawaii Department of Health has confirmed another case of travel-related dengue on Oahu, bringing the total in the state to 12 so far this year. The latest case comes about a week after the 11th ...

SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) - From the high balcony of a Singapore public housing block, an environment official steadies his mosquito launcher, the latest contraption authorities have devised to ...