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This year's surprising spike in dengue infections globally represents a potentially high public health threat, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. more
UK health experts warn London could experience endemic dengue transmission by 2060

Health officials on Monday warned climate modelling under a high emissions scenario suggests that parts of England might become home to Aedes albopictus mosquito, which is capable is spre ...

Bangladesh records highest spike in Dengue cases in past 24 hours, death toll touches 364

Dhaka: A total of 2,959 people were diagnosed with dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours on Thursday, the highest number in a single day so far this year, said the Directorate G ...

Spike in dengue cases due to global warming, alerts WHO

New York: Global warming marked by higher average temperatures, precipitation and longer periods of drought, could prompt a record number of dengue infections worldwide, the World Health ...

Vietnam's capital Hanoi likely to become dengue fever hotspot

Hanoi: Vietnam's capital city Hanoi could become a hotspot for dengue fever soon, local media reported on Wednesday, citing the country's National Institute of Malariology, Parasi ...

Eight more dengue patients recorded in past 24 hours in Bangladesh

Dhaka: At least eight more people were hospitalized due to dengue fever in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours.

Pakistan registering spike in Dengue cases

Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a spike in Dengue cases as panic is spreading in public over the shortage of fever medicine, media reports said on Sunday.

Pakistan: 81 new dengue fever cases, 2 more deaths reported in Punjab

Islamabad/UNI/Xinhua: Pakistan's eastern Punjab province reported 81 new dengue fever cases and two more deaths during the last 24 hours, Secretary of the Primary and Secondary Health ...

Bangladesh registers 26 more dengue cases

Dhaka: In the last 24 hours, 26 more patients have been admitted to the hospital with dengue fever. Among them, 21 were admitted to hospitals in the capital and five to divisional hospita ...

UN mosquito sterilization technology set for global testing, in battle against malaria, dengue

New York: With more than half the world now at risk from mosquito-transmitted dengue fever, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN has taken the lead on a global effort ...