Dengue

Bacteria-infected Brazilian mosquitoes pack a punch in dengue fight

by Allison JACKSON RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Dengue-resistant mosquitoes breed in a Rio de Janeiro laboratory, producing offspring…

What is dengue, and why is it so widespread this year?

by Jenny VAUGHAN HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Dubbed "breakbone fever", dengue is one of the world's leading mosquito-borne illnesses and…

Mosquito trials raise hopes of defeating dengue

by Jenny VAUGHAN NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AFP) -- Hundreds dead in the Philippines; a threefold increase of cases in Vietnam;…

Dengue claims more lives as 88 deaths recorded in Calabarzon; PHL dengue death toll at 720

https://youtu.be/Ni0cRYSDqiY (Eagle News) – Dengue has claimed more lives as the death toll in the Calabarzon region reached 88, and…

Amid dengue epidemic, Duterte says he is open to using Dengvaxia again

(Eagle News)--President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Aug. 8, said he was open to using Dengvaxia again, amid a national dengue…

JUST IN: DOH declares national dengue epidemic

(Eagle News)--The Department of Health on Tuesday, Aug. 6, declared a national dengue epidemic due to what it said was…

Palace to study if Dengvaxia can be used for those who already had dengue to stop spike in cases

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jmJg3VcUjI (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it is weighing very carefully and considering the proposal to allow the use…

For the first time, PHL gov’t declares nationwide dengue alert as cases spike by 85 percent

(Eagle News) – For the first time, the Philippine government declared a “national dengue alert” after the health department noted…

Former Health Secretary Garin charged over Dengvaxia mess anew

Charges filed vs 38 others following death of 12-year-old girl  (Eagle News)---The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died after…

Two senators hail Senate approval of P1.16-billion supplemental budget for dengue patients, including Dengvaxia recipients

(Eagle News) -- At least two senators hailed the Senate's approval of the P1.16-billion supplemental budget for dengue patients, including…

Sterilized mosquito trial slashes dengue-spreading population in an Australian town

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)--More than 80 percent of a dengue fever-spreading mosquito has been wiped out in an Australian town during…

PH intensifies anti-dengue activities as it observes ASEAN Dengue Day

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) -- As a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN),…

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