Mosquito control: targeting breeding sites using street view images
In addition to personal protection against mosquito bites and the chemical control of mosquitoes and their larvae, the removal of common...
First case of autochthonous dengue near Lyon, France
This week, French health authorities including the local Agence Régionale de Santé Auvergne Rhône-Alpes have confirmed the first case of...
World Dengue Day at the Asia Dengue Summit
The 4th Asia Dengue Summit took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, in July 2019, bringing together dengue experts from academies and research...
Women and biosocial approaches to dengue control
Successful dengue control is reliant upon integrated and cross-disciplinary approaches, including collaboration across entomology and...
They signed the World Dengue Day petition: find out why
The global petition calling for a World Dengue Day has garnered support from signatories across the globe and across disciplines. In this...
Dengue in the Americas: rising concern as further local cases detected
This month, a second case of locally-acquired dengue has been confirmed in Florida by health authorities. This means that in addition to...
Dengue hospitalisations in Singapore: reducing the burden of epidemics on healthcare systems
Singapore has regularly faced outbreaks of dengue. Following a severe epidemic in 2005, authorities reviewed hospital admission criteria...
Towards the biocontrol of dengue: copepods as predators of Aedes larvae in Sri Lanka
With the expansion of the disease-transmitting Aedes mosquitoes worldwide, researchers have been exploring control strategies to enhance...
Dengue cases set to break records in 2019
Dengue fever has become the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease worldwide, now present in over 100 countries compared to only nine...
Prudence Hamade (Myanmar & UK): contracting dengue while working in an outbreak
Dr. Prudence Hamade is Senior Technical Advisor at Malaria Consortium. Trained as a pediatrician, she has more than 20 years’...
