Skin study findings may help to explain why African ancestry is associated with a lower risk of severe dengue.

A Newsweek map shows where cases of dengue fever have been seen in the United States as an alert has been issued for the upcoming peak season during spring and summer travel.. Why It Matters ...

Four states—Florida, Hawaii, Texas and Arizona—have already documented locally acquired cases of dengue, which is also known as “breakbone fever” on account of the severe pain it causes.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, ... Background. Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, was designated a World Health Organization top 10 threat to global health in 2019.

Dengue is typically seasonal — case numbers tend to go up in summer or the rainy season and down in winter or the dry season. But global temperature increases mean that dengue seasons might get ...

There were 1,247 travel-associated cases of dengue in 2022, the second-highest number in 12 years after the 1,474 reported in 2019. Key Background There are four types of Dengue: DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN ...

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, Hondurans are being educated about a ...

In severe cases, dengue hemorrhagic fever can cause bleeding, breathing issues and severe abdominal pain. Fiji’s Central Division reported over 1,000 cases from January to late March.

Health officials in Jamaica have declared an outbreak of the dengue fever Saturday with at least 565 suspected, presumed and confirmed cases in the Caribbean nation. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health ...

Puerto Rico has issued a public health emergency after recording an unusually rapid rise in dengue cases over the first few months of this year.. It's the latest area to grapple with a surge of ...