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...
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...
Dengue advocacy: global burden and impact of dengue (animation courtesy of Takeda Vaccines)
Dengue is a viral disease that causes approximately 500,000 hospitalizations each year worldwide and approximately half of the world’s...
Gregory Rose (Cambodia): contracting dengue while working in Cambodian slums
Gregory Rose, now Health & WASH Technical Team Manager at the British Red Cross, had been working as a consultant for WHO in Cambodia...
Regulatory approvals boost dengue prophylaxis
Two important developments have emerged in October regarding the first dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia (CYD-TDV), a live attenuated tetravalent...
Patient testimonial: Shermila Fernando's family & the impact of dengue in Sri Lanka
Shermila Fernando is a Sri Lankan mother: in 2012, her youngest son contracted dengue and in 2016 it was her eldest son, who spent nine...
Patient testimonial: Camila & the impact of dengue in Colombia, courtesy of Takeda Vaccines
Camila Lopez Davalos is a young girl from Cali, Colombia who loves painting. Dengue fever is endemic in Colombia, with regular outbreaks...
Dengue, WASH and new models of collaboration in an era of climate change
Climate change has made a great impact on dengue and other vector-borne disease Technology is now allowing for greater collaboration...
Dengue returns to Spain: first autochthonous cases in the south of the country
On 4 October 2018, the Spanish National Reference Laboratory for Arboviruses confirmed two locally acquired dengue cases in Spain; while...
