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After dengue fever outbreaks in Europe put travellers on red alert in spring, cases of another potentially deadly, mosquito-borne virus have now been reported. West Nile virus has been detected in two individuals in Spain and Italy. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the infections were acquired locally rather than on trips to tropical regions. The case in Italy was discovered on 20 June in Modena, a city in the northern Emilia-Romagna region. It follows a case identified in Seville, Spain, in March. What is West Nile virus and what are the symptoms?Wes...
Euronews (English)
By David Owens It is notoriously difficult to compare mortality data from different locations and even from the same place over time. Differences in reporting and in geographical, socio-economic and demographic factors confound direct comparisons. Notwithstanding these issues, as the Covid-19 pandemic slowly recedes further we are left with some reasonably consistent observations from worldwide data. Firstly, Covid is still an important public health issue, although its impact has lessened significantly and is likely, barring unforeseen mutations, to continue to pose less of a risk over time. ...
Hong Kong Free Press
A rise in dengue fever cases across Europe isn’t the most comfortable pre-holiday news but there are ways to reduce the risk of infection. New data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) shows that both locally-acquired and imported cases of dengue soared last year as hotter temperatures aided the spread of disease-bearing mosquitoes. Climate change is making summer holiday planning ever-more unpredictable, with flooded airports and heatwaves among the biggest challenges that tourists have to navigate. Mosquitoes might seem like a small annoyance, but these pesky in...
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Climate change is leading to a spike in mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in Europe, according to the latest official figures. There were 130 locally acquired cases of dengue fever in the EU last year, compared to 71 cases in 2022, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) revealed this week. There has been a recent spike in cases in Europe, with the invasive mosquito species found in 13 EU countries. Dengue fever is spread by tiger mosquitoesDengue - also called break-bone fever because of how bad the joint pain can be - is a viral and potentially fatal infection spread to ...
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A new vaccine against dengue has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) as over 6 million cases of the mosquito-borne virus have been reported in the Americas so far this year. Dengue is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. It can cause flu-like symptoms and in rare cases lead to death. The vaccine was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda and contains weakened versions of the four serotypes of dengue virus. The global health agency recommended the vaccine for children aged six to 16 years old in areas where there are high levels of the vi...
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French health authorities warn of the risks of imported cases of dengue fever ahead of the Olympics due to the ongoing surge of the virus in the Americas. There are more than 5.2 million cases of dengue in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s regional office, with many countries facing large epidemics. This is up more than 400 per cent compared to the average over the past five years. Dengue is a virus that is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. While many infections are asymptomatic, in some cases the virus can be severe or fatal. The "u...
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