Very overweight children infected with dengue appear to be at higher risk of hospitalization, according to researchers who say more public awareness is needed about the risks of obesity and severe ...

Children who experience multiple cases of dengue virus develop an army of dengue-fighting T cells, according to a new study led by scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI). The findings, ...

Dengue fever is on the rise in U.S. territories in the Caribbean, and a recent study estimates more than half of children in the U.S. Virgin Islands have had a prior infection. Dengue is a ...

Dengue continues to pose a significant public health threat in Costa Rica. According to data from the National Children’s Hospital (HNN), 25 children have been hospitalized this year due to ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Among children aged 9 to 13 years in the U.S. Virgin ...

In a new study, scientists have discovered more about how the body protects against dengue fever, one of the world's most common mosquito-borne illnesses, prompting hopes for more effective vaccines ...

Epidemiology and Infection, Vol. 146, No. 2 (January 2018), pp. 236-245 (10 pages) The number of dengue epidemics in Brazil has increased dramatically in the last 15 years. In this study, we analysed ...

It was 10 a.m. on a Monday when a young patient entered my office, screaming and complaining of the worst headache of her life. She described feeling as though her bones were breaking and had a ...

The monsoon season often brings with it a surge in mosquito-borne illnesses, with stagnant water creating ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes. As a result, infections like malaria and dengue become ...