First dengue outbreak in the Darfur region, West Sudan: an Infectious Thoughts interview
The Darfur region in western Sudan has suffered from both conflict and civil unrest which have caused high levels of internal...
Indoor Residual Spraying: evaluating novel methods for Aedes aegypti control
The proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito globally in urban areas as well as the evolving resistance to current insecticides is...
Assessing the threat of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Morocco: an Infectious Thoughts interview
In 2015, the mosquito Aedes albopictus was detected in Morocco's capital city, Rabat, threatening the region with the introduction of...
A toolkit for national dengue burden estimation
Across numerous disciplines and countries, a major hurdle in the prevention and control of dengue has been the urgent need for improved...
Yellow fever in Italy: an Infectious Thoughts interview
Despite a relatively low incidence of yellow fever in recent decades following effective vaccination campaigns, outbreaks of this disease...
Dr. Mardiati Nadjib (Indonesia): The economic burden of dengue in Indonesia
Dr. Mardiati Nadjib is a researcher in the Health Policy and Administration Department at Universitas Indonesia, in Depok, Indonesia....
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...
WHO highlights dengue as a top global health threat for 2019
At the start of the year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a list of ten focal threats to global health that it forsees for...
The return of dengue in Guadeloupe: intensifying vector control measures
Dengue fever cases have been increasing in the last few weeks on the island of Guadeloupe. In this Infectious Thoughts interview, we...
Dengue en Guadeloupe: la lutte anti-vectorielle s'intensifie
Interview avec Joel GUSTAVE, chef du service de lutte anti vectorielle, Patrick SAINT-MARTIN, directeur du pôle de veille sanitaire et...
