Tag: dengue
Malaysia Launches Crucial Vaccination Drive versus Dengue
Dengue fever remains a formidable global health challenge, with over 7 million cases reported worldwide by April 2024, surpassing last year’s total. Malaysia, where dengue is hyper-endemic, has seen a 27% rise in cases and a 50% increase in deaths […]
icddr,b and UVM Pioneer Study of Promising Dengue Vaccine in Bangladesh
Researchers from icddr,b, a Dhaka, Bangladesh-based global health research institute, and the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine have made significant progress in the development of a tetravalent dengue vaccine, publishing their findings in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. In […]
Miraculous bacteria reduces dengue cases by 77%
Using mosquitoes infected with a “miraculous” bacteria that reduces the insect’s ability to spread dengue, researchers in Yogyakarta city, Indonesia, have managed to cut down dengue cases by an impressive 77% in part of the city. The groundbreaking technique is […]
Scientists create genetically modified mosquitoes resistant to dengue
Mosquitoes are considered one of the deadliest animals in the world and one of the biggest killers of the human race as they are the primary vectors for major human diseases such as yellow fever, malaria and dengue fever. According […]
Weekly clean-ups encouraged
MALAYSIA – Ten minutes a week – that’s enough time to spruce up one’s surroundings to prevent the dengue menace from spreading. Health Director-General Datuk Seri Dr Hasan Abdul Rahman lamented that while the people are “very aware” of the […]
Fishy solution to Fight off Dengue
PHILIPPINES – Government officials have joined a campaign hosted by the Association of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) to fight the spread of mosquitoes that cause dengue or hemmorhagic fever. Health and social workers are urging residents to send text messages through […]
TMOF Pill Starves Mosquito Larvae to Death
MALAYSIA – Biotechnology company, EntoGenex introduces a “diet pill” that can help fight off dengue. The pill contains a protein called Trypsin Modulating Oostatic Factor (TMOF) that shuts down mosquito larvae digestive system, starving them to death before they can […]
Dengue Virus turns mosquitoes hungrier
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that infection with dengue virus turns on mosquito genes that makes them hungrier and better feeders, and therefore possibly more likely to spread the disease to […]
