
Venezuela: Dengue fever cases up a third compared to 2013
The number of dengue fever cases in the South American country has increased by 37 percent in 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013, according to an El Universal report Wednesday. Aedes aegypti Image/CDC During More...

Chikungunya in the Caribbean update
The chikungunya outbreak in the Caribbean and Latin America continues to roll on with increases in cases in most affected areas. The latest numbers released by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control More...

Venezuela is the most likely country of origin for the dengue outbreak in Madeira in 2012: study
I covered the dengue fever outbreak on the Portuguese island of Madeira since the first locally transmitted cases were detected in early October 2012, both here at The Global Dispatch and on the Infectious Disease More...