Dengue, a mosquito-borne disease, affects millions of people every year across Asia, Africa and Latin America. And it’s expanding geographically as warmer temperatures and urban growth allow mosquito ...

Frontal view of a tropical disease vector mosquito biting human skin and sucking blood, known carrier of chikungunya, dengue and yellow fever, in Brazil it's commonly known as mosquito da dengue ...

Dengue has become a serious health problem worldwide, and scientists are focusing their attention on understanding how the dengue virus causes disease. As they learn more about how dengue affects the ...

Puerto Rico has declared a dengue fever epidemic following a spike in cases, prompting questions about the mosquito-borne virus. The U.S. territory declared the public health emergency Monday, ...

Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore. Mosquitoes lay eggs inside the World Mosquito Program's factory, in Medellin, Colombia, Aug. 10, 2023. Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME ...

Although malaria elimination has been reported in 14 countries, human health risk reduction against vector-borne diseases remains dire. With neither effective treatment nor widely available ...

What the CDC's Dengue Fever warning means for Caribbean travel originally appeared on Come Cruise With Me. Before you travel, it’s always a good idea to review country-specific health information ...

Amid the outbreak of dengue fever currently sweeping Jamaica, health experts are warning about the dangers of the mosquito-borne illness. Jamaica’s Ministry of Health & Wellness announced the outbreak ...

A person in Maricopa County, Arizona, has been diagnosed with dengue fever, health officials announced this week, adding that this case could be the county's first that was acquired locally, rather ...

In A Nutshell A 2023 cyclone triggered Peru’s worst dengue outbreak on record, and a new study estimates that roughly 60 percent of all cases were directly caused by the storm’s extreme rainfall.

Diseases historically absent from the United States have been showing up in Florida, Texas, California and other U.S. states ...