Dengue: a silent issue and a growing problem
Dengue is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the world, spreading from nine countries to over one hundred in the past 50...
Tackling the burden of dengue in Cambodia: Malaria Consortium's multifaceted approach
Dengue remains a major public health problem in Cambodia, with 14,000 cases recorded every year. When outbreaks happen, hospitals are...
Tokyo 2020 Olympic & Paralympic Games: mass gatherings and disease outbreak prevention
Preparations for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo are well underway in Japan. But mass gatherings of this magnitude present...
Webinar: Dengue vaccination, where do we go from here?
Last Friday, September 28 2018, in a webinar titled "Dengue Vaccination: Where Do We Go from Here?" GDAC (the Global Dengue and...
BASF: Exploiting mosquito behaviour to control dengue
At the Worldwide Insecticide Resistance Network conference in Singapore this week, BASF entomologist and vector control expert, Dr. James...
Dr. Muhammad Altaf Khan (City University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar, Pakistan)
Dr. Muhammad Altaf Khan (City University of Science & Information Technology Peshawar, Pakistan) is co-author of a recent paper which...
Nicola Hill (UK): dengue, an infection with far-reaching consequences
Nicola Hill is an acclaimed British health journalist and seasoned traveller. When dengue fever hit her while meeting with her daughter...
Donald Brooks (Burkina Faso & USA): dengue & misdiagnosis
Donald Brooks is CEO and founder of Initiative:Eau an NGO dedicated to increasing the safety and quality of drinking water services in...
Pavan Srinath (India): dengue, a burden on patients as well as carers
In 2017, Pavan Srinath, a researcher in public policy from India, contracted dengue fever twice. After a mild first episode, the second...
Dr. Tanvir Rahman (Bangladesh Agricultural University): dengue & chikungunya in Bangladesh
Dr. Tanvir Rahman is a researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Hygiene at the Bangladesh Agricultural University. In this...
