Thailand dengue epidemic surpasses 80,000 cases
The dengue fever outbreak in the Kingdom of Thailand continues to skyrocket, already eclipsing the number of cases recorded in 2012. Female Aedes aegypti mosquitoImage/James Gathany According to a National More...
Bangkok officials warn of dengue fever
Dengue fever is on the rise in the Thailand capital and the spread of the mosquito borne viral disease may be serious this year, warns the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), according to a National News More...
Thailand dengue count stands at 13,200 cases
In an update from a report from the end of February, Thailand health officials say more than 13,000 people have been infected with the mosquito borne viral disease, dengue fever, as of last week, according to a More...
Northern Kenya reports dengue fever outbreak, leishmaniasis cases being investigated
The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), the humanitarian news and analysis service of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports an outbreak of dengue fever in More...
Dengue epidemic in Southwest Brazil, Campo Grande in a ‘State of Emergency’
Health officials in the southwestern Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul are battling a epidemic-like surge of dengue fever in which some 9,000 cases have been reported from the capital city during the month More...
Queensland health officials report second group of dengue cases in a month in Cairns
Aedes aegypti Image/CDC Health authorities in far north Queensland are investigating a new outbreak of dengue fever in the Cairns area. This is the second such outbreak in a month, according to a 7 News report today. To More...
Madeira dengue fever update
In the latest update on the Madeira dengue fever outbreak, European health officials report an additional 53 cases since the last update, according to a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) More...
CDC issues travel notice for Madeira Island, offers recommendations to prevent dengue fever
Aedes aegypti Image/CDC Because of the dengue fever outbreak on Madeira Island, located some 600 miles from the European continent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising travelers to the More...
Madeira dengue fever outbreak tops 2,000 cases
Photo/CDC-James Gathany In what is the first sustained transmission of dengue fever on the European continent in nine decades, Portuguese health authorities report that the Madeira Island dengue outbreak More...
Madeira dengue fever outbreak nearing 2,000 cases, health officials say its slowing
Aedes aegypti Image/CDC The dengue fever outbreak on the Portuguese island of Madeira that began on Oct. 3 is still ongoing, albeit slowing, according to a Portuguese Ministry of Health release Dec.10. The number More...
Sri Lanka dengue fever outbreak nears 40,000 cases
Photo/CDC-James Gathany The number of dengue fever cases in Sri Lanka has increased some 11,000 cases compared to the same period in 2011, according to a Sri Lanka Sunday Times report Thursday. The Sri Lankan Health More...
Costa Rica health officials warn the public after recent dengue fever surge
Health officials are advising the public to be on the alert for dengue fever after a recent surge in cases in Guanacaste during the past three weeks, according to a Inside Costa Rica report today. They say the areas More...
Madeira dengue outbreak skyrockets past 500 confirmed cases
In a follow-up to a story Nov. 1, the British Health Protection Agency (HPA) reports the dengue outbreak on the island of Madeira has grown substantially since it’s beginning approximately two months ago, More...
Madeira dengue outbreak tops 60 confirmed cases
The dengue fever outbreak on the travel-spot of Madeira island off the coast of Portugal continues to increase as at least 10 additional cases of the viral, mosquito borne disease have been reported in the past More...
India reports spike in dengue fever since September
The number of dengue fever cases since September has surged in India producing approximately four times the number of cases this year compared to the same period in 2011. Image/CIA According to a report in The National, More...
