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As spring breakers this season continue to head south into warmer territory, mosquitoes are posing a health risk that calls for extra attention. Global cases of dengue fever are on the rise, says the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I’m an infectious diseases physician, scientist, leader, and entrepreneur. Dengue is a miserable illness caused by infection with ...

Amid the outbreak of dengue fever currently sweeping Jamaica, health experts are warning about the dangers of the mosquito-borne illness. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness announced the outbreak ...

Two new locally acquired dengue "breakbone fever" cases were reported in Brevard County, Florida. bringing the total to eight first-ever dengue cases in the county. While most dengue cases are mild, ...

There are many reasons to look forward to summertime, from beach weather to planning the perfect getaway. Then, there are those pesky mosquitoes that try to land on you, ruining all the fun. As if the ...

In the Americas alone, almost 10.4 million suspected cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, were reported to the World Health Organization in 2024 as of the first week of July, an increase ...

Global cases of flu-like dengue fever reached a historic high last year, with over 14.6 million cases and more than 12,000 related deaths reported to the World Health Organization. Global warming is ...

Dengue has become a serious health problem worldwide, and scientists are focusing their attention on understanding how the dengue virus causes disease. As they learn more about how dengue affects the ...

Dengue appears each year in India and continues to be a active health concern. In 2025, many parts of the country saw early and sustained increases in dengue cases and public-health sites called it a ...

The global burden of dengue, a mosquito-borne viral acute febrile illness common throughout the tropics, is worsening. 1,2 Approximately 5% of patients have progression to severe dengue, including ...