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Dengue hospitalisations in Singapore: reducing the burden of epidemics on healthcare systems

Singapore has regularly faced outbreaks of dengue. Following a severe epidemic in 2005, authorities reviewed hospital admission criteria...

Towards the biocontrol of dengue: copepods as predators of Aedes larvae in Sri Lanka

With the expansion of the disease-transmitting Aedes mosquitoes worldwide, researchers have been exploring control strategies to enhance...

The ArboTyping tool: monitoring virus genotypes to track disease outbreaks

Monitoring of virus genotype diversity is an important aspect of tracking the emergence and evolution of these outbreaks and, in recent work

They signed the World Dengue Day petition: find out why

The global petition calling for a World Dengue Day has garnered support from signatories across the globe and across disciplines. Dr....

Territorial expansion of the invasive Aedes mosquito in Turkey

In recent decades, the highly invasive and disease-carrying Aedes mosquitoes have undergone a dramatic global expansion, establishing...

Mapping the spread of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes

Over the last decades, factors including human movement and climate change have opened up opportunities for the dramatic expansion of...

They signed the World Dengue Day petition: find out why

The global petition calling for a World Dengue Day has garnered support from signatories across the globe and across disciplines. In this...

First dengue outbreak in the Darfur region, West Sudan: an Infectious Thoughts interview

The Darfur region in western Sudan has suffered from both conflict and civil unrest which have caused high levels of internal...

Indoor Residual Spraying: evaluating novel methods for Aedes aegypti control

The proliferation of the Aedes aegypti mosquito globally in urban areas as well as the evolving resistance to current insecticides is...

Assessing the threat of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in Morocco: an Infectious Thoughts interview

In 2015, the mosquito Aedes albopictus was detected in Morocco's capital city, Rabat, threatening the region with the introduction of...

A virtual biobank to accelerate NTD diagnostics development: an Infectious Thoughts interview

Tackling dengue in Pakistan: an Infectious Thoughts interview

Unprecedented dengue in Nepal: Myths & Misunderstandings

Country experience: dengue in Ethiopia

Takeda opens new dengue vaccine manufacturing plant in Singen, Germany

Kayla de Freitas (Guyana): dengue in Guyana, collective experiences

Assessing the repellent efficacy of essential oils

They signed the World Dengue Day petition: find out why

Understanding patient mobility patterns to tackle dengue transmission

In the frontline: Disease Control Agents' role, an insight from Brazil