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Brazil dengue: More than 14,000 cases reported in Ribeirão Preto

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  Health officials in the São Paulo state, Brazil city of Ribeirão Preto has reported 14,253 confirmed dengue fever cases through May 15 this year, roughly equaling...

Singapore: Dengue cases top 7500, Doubling same period last year

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  The National Environment Agency (NEA) in Singapore has reported 7,502 dengue fever cases through May 15 this year, doubling the case count for the same period in...

Florida: 1st West Nile virus case reported in Miami, Aedes aegypti detected in downtown Gainesville

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Miami-Dade County Today, the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade) reported a locally acquired case of West Nile virus (WNV) in a Miami-Dade...

Singapore dengue: Cases rise, Officials expand release of Wolbachia-carrying Aedes aegypti mosquitoes

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Singapore health officials continue to report high numbers of dengue fever this year seeing 300-400 cases each week. Through May 6, some 6800 dengue cases have been...

Peru dengue: 40,000 homes to be fumigated in San Martín region, Country cases top 8,000

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Peru announced they will be fumigating 40,000 homes in the San Martín region, for the elimination of the dengue fever vector, Aedes aegypti. Health...

Sri Lanka reports more than 8,400 dengue cases in January as Wolbachia project starts this month

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Sri Lanka reported more than 100,000 dengue fever cases in 2019, one of the most active dengue years on the island country. Health officials continue to see high...

Researchers develop the first mosquitoes synthetically designed to neutralize dengue

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An international team of scientists has synthetically engineered mosquitoes that halt the transmission of the dengue virus. Led by biologists at the University of California San Diego, the research team...

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Singapore reports dengue increase in past 5 weeks

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Environmental officials in Singapore have reported a steady increase in dengue fever cases over the past five weeks. Through Friday, 14,617 dengue cases have been...

Malaysia Wolbachia trials: Battling dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses

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An international team of scientists have reported an effective and environmentally sustainable way to block the transmission of mosquito-borne dengue virus, in trials carried out in Malaysia. The breakthrough...

Nebraska: Rabies warning, Aedes aegypti mosquito seen for 1st time

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Rabies Nebraska health officials have reported fifteen animals have tested positive for rabies so far this year, 12 of them bats, prompting reminding residents to...